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.
§ 1201. Acceptance by State
The State of Vermont hereby accepts the provisions of the Act of Congress, approved
June 6, 1933, entitled “An act to provide for the establishment of a national employment
system and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such system, and for
other purposes.”
§ 1202. Commissioner of Labor as agent
The Commissioner of Labor is hereby designated and constituted the agent of the State
of Vermont for the purposes of the Act, with full power to cooperate with all authorities
of the United States having powers or duties under the Act and to do and perform all
things necessary to secure to the State of Vermont the benefits of the Act in the
promotion and maintenance of a system of public employment offices. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 1961, No. 210, § 15, eff. July 11, 1961; 1981, No. 66, § 5(b), eff. May 1, 1981; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006.)
§ 1203. Employment Service Division; creation; rules
(a) There is hereby created, under the direction of the Commissioner of Labor, a division
to be known as the Vermont Employment Service Division, responsible for administering
a system of public employment offices for the purpose of assisting employers to secure
employees and workers to secure employment.
(b) The Commissioner is authorized and directed to establish Division offices in various
locations in the State as the Commissioner deems necessary and to adopt rules not
inconsistent with any of the provisions of this chapter.
(c) The Commissioner shall appoint the director, assistants, and other employees of the
Vermont Employment Service Division in accordance with the regulations prescribed
by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 1961, No. 210, § 15, eff. July 11, 1961; 1981, No. 66, § 5(b), eff. May 1, 1981; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 167, eff. July 1, 2024.)
§ 1204. Receipt of funds
The State Treasurer is authorized to receive, on behalf of this State, all funds granted
to it pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq. (Amended 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 168, eff. July 1, 2024.)
§ 1205. Contractual special services
The Commissioner of Labor may enter into agreements to provide customized or special
services that are beyond basic services required by federal statute, provided that
such services do not interfere with the Department’s statutory purposes and programs.
The Department may charge for services provided under this section. Charges collected
under this section shall be credited to separate special funds for each type of service
agreement, and shall be available to the Department to offset the costs of each type
of service. (Added 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 65; amended 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006.)
§ 1206. Termination
This chapter may be terminated by the Governor at any time, upon notice to the U.S.
Department of Labor, when in his or her judgment the need for the same no longer exists.
However, such notice of termination shall not be effective until the close of the
U.S. fiscal year in which the notice is given.