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V.S.A. tit. 3, ch. 53, subch. 1

in effect

3 V.S.A. § 3001 Definitions

3001. Definitions In this chapter, the following words mean: (1) Agency: The Agency of Human Services. (2) Department: A major component of the Agency. (3) Director: The head of a division of the Agency. (4) Division: A major component of a department engaged in furnishing services to the public or to units of government at levels other than the State level. (5) Commissioner: The head of a department responsible to the Secretary for the administration of the department. (6) Secretary: The head of the Agency, a member of the Governor’s Cabinet and responsible to the Governor for the administration of the Agency. Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 10, 1971.

3 V.S.A. § 3002 Creation of Agency

3002. Creation of Agency (a) An Agency of Human Services is created consisting of the following: (1) The Department of Corrections. (2) The Department for Children and Families. (3) The Department of Health. (4) The Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living. (5) The Human Services Board. (6) The Department of Vermont Health Access. (7) The Department of Mental Health. (b) The following units are attached to the Agency for administrative support: (1)-(17) [Repealed.] (18) Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. [Repealed.] (c) Units attached to the Agency for administrative support shall receive, and shall use, the services provided by the Operations Division of the Agency under section 3086 of this title. Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1971, No. 53, § 3; 1971, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 31, 1972; 1973, No. 101, § 3; 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1973, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 267 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1975, No. 111, § 5; 1975, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1983, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1989, No. 187 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 9(a); 1989, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1995, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 106; 2005, No. 45, § 1; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 54; 2007, No. 15, § 2; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.5; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2013, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § E.342.8; 2025, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. April 30, 2026.

3 V.S.A. § 3003 Advisory capacity

3003. Advisory capacity (a) All boards and commissions that under this chapter are a part of or are attached to the Agency shall be advisory only, except as hereinafter provided, and the powers and duties of the boards and commissions, including administrative, policy making, and regulatory functions, shall vest in and be exercised by the Secretary of the Agency. (b) [Repealed.] Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 2023, No. 53, § 8, eff. June 8, 2023.

3 V.S.A. § 3004 Personnel designation

3004. Personnel designation The Secretary; Deputy Secretary; commissioners; deputy commissioners; attorneys; Directors of the Offices of State Economic Opportunity and of Child Support; and all members of boards, committees, commissions, or councils attached to the Agency for support are exempt from the classified State service. Except as authorized by section 311 of this title or otherwise by law, all other positions shall be within the classified service. Added 1969, No. 272 (Adj. Sess.), § 6(b), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1979, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.); 1981, No. 12, eff. March 27, 1981; 1989, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 9(a), (c); 1993, No. 227 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2005, No. 45, § 2; 2009, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § I.6; 2021, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/03/053Fetched: 10/21/2026