The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
§ 451. Redesignated. 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.
§ 461. Creation and purpose
The Office of Human Resources is created as a permanent agency to service the members
and employees of the General Assembly with nonpartisan human resources services. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
§ 462. Director; employees
(a) The Joint Legislative Management Committee shall employ an individual with experience
and expertise in human resources management to be the Director of Human Resources.
The Committee may conduct the hiring process itself or may delegate this duty to a
special hiring committee comprising an equal number of members from the House and
Senate, not all of whom shall be from the same political party; however, the Joint
Legislative Management Committee shall make the final hiring decision.
(b)(1) The Director of Human Resources shall employ human resources and other professional
staff as needed to carry out the duties of the Office of Human Resources, except that
requests for new, permanent positions shall be subject to the approval of the Joint
Legislative Management Committee.
(2) All individuals employed by the Office of Human Resources shall be subject to the
personnel policies adopted by the Joint Legislative Management Committee.
(3) The provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 13 (classification of State personnel) shall not apply to employees of the Office of
Human Resources. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
§ 463. Functions
The Office of Human Resources shall provide human resources services to members of
the General Assembly and legislative employees, including:
(1) developing, in consultation with the heads of the other legislative offices, compensation
and benefits plans and personnel policies for legislative offices and employees for
Joint Legislative Management Committee approval and providing advice, guidance, and
technical assistance in the administration of these plans and policies;
(2) providing training on topics such as the prevention of harassment and discrimination,
implicit bias, time management, and other workplace issues;
(3) providing job recruitment services to other legislative offices;
(4) providing performance evaluation services to other legislative offices;
(5) providing advice and guidance to legislative employees, supervisors, and members of
the General Assembly regarding labor and employment laws, policies, and practices;
(6) coordinating legislative internship opportunities, including registering legislative
interns and developing and implementing internship policies and procedures;
(7) developing processes for investigating and resolving disputes and other interpersonal
issues involving members of the General Assembly or legislative employees, or both;
(8) investigating and resolving, and providing guidance and assistance with investigating
and resolving, employee disputes and other personnel matters; and
(9) providing guidance and assistance with investigating and resolving conflicts involving
members of the General Assembly. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
§ 464. Budget
The Director of Human Resources shall propose a budget for the Office of Human Resources
to the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
§ 465. Intergovernmental cooperation
For the purposes of carrying out its duties, the Office of Human Resources shall have
access to and the right to copy any public record of all executive, administrative,
and judicial departments of the State, except income and franchise tax returns and
other documents classified as confidential by law. (Added 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)