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.
(Cite as: 3 App. V.S.A. ch. 3, § 64)
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Executive Order No. 3-64 (No. 05-14) [Accessibility of Buildings Used for Public Meetings to People with Disabilities]
WHEREAS, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans
with Disabilities Act provide that programs and buildings financed in part or in whole
by a grant or loan from the federal government must be accessible to people with disabilities;
WHEREAS, since 1981, Vermont law regarding public buildings has required that a person
shall not construct or permit construction of a public building unless the specifications
equal those of the American National Standards Institute and current Americans with
Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines related to making buildings and facilities
accessible to and usable by people with physical disabilities;
WHEREAS, an estimated 92,000 Vermonters have disabling conditions that are significantly
restrictive and can be exclusive unless reasonable accommodations are made;
WHEREAS, all Vermonters with disabilities should have access to and use of buildings
and facilities where the functions of State Government are conducted; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State of Vermont to conduct all state business in
barrier-free facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Peter Shumlin, by virtue of the authority vested
in me as Governor of the State of Vermont do hereby direct that all meetings that
are open to the public where Vermont State Government business is conducted shall
be held in buildings or facilities accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.
This Order shall take effect upon signing and supersedes and replaces Executive Order
28-86 (codified as No. 29-14).
Dated October 21, 2014