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: 21 V.S.A. § 1633)
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§ 1633. Rights of the State
Subject to the rights guaranteed by this chapter and subject to all other applicable
laws and rules, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with the right
of the State to:
(1) carry out the statutory mandate and goals of the Agency of Human Services and to utilize
personnel, methods, and means in the most appropriate manner possible;
(2) with the approval of the Governor, take whatever action may be necessary to carry
out the mission of the Agency of Human Services in an emergency situation;
(3) comply with federal and State laws and rules;
(4) enforce rules and regulatory processes;
(5) develop rules and regulatory processes that do not impair existing contracts, subject
to the duty to bargain over mandatory subjects of bargaining and to the rulemaking
authority of the General Assembly and the Human Services Board; and
(6) solicit and accept for use any grant of money, services, or property from the federal
government, the State, or any political subdivision or agency of the State, including
federal matching funds, and to cooperate with the federal government or any political
subdivision or agency of the State in making an application for any grant. (Added 2013, No. 48, § 1, eff. May 24, 2013; amended 2025, No. 18, § 35, eff. May 13, 2025.)