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.
Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 22 V.S.A. § 601)
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§ 601. Appointment of State Librarian; powers and duties
(a) After consultation with the Board, the Secretary of Administration, with the approval
of the Governor and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a State
Librarian for an indefinite term. The Secretary, after consultation with the Board,
may remove the State Librarian from office. Any person appointed State Librarian must
be a professional librarian and must possess a degree in library science from an institution
accredited by the American Library Association. The State Librarian shall serve as
the administrative head of the Department of Libraries and shall serve as Secretary
to the Board of Libraries but shall not be a member of the Board.
(b) As administrative head of the Department of Libraries, the State Librarian may appoint
and engage employees subject to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 13.
(c) The State Librarian shall distribute, in accordance with 22 V.S.A. § 611, the following State publications: Acts and Resolves of the General Assembly; the
legislative directory; the Vermont Statutes Annotated, including cumulative pocket
part supplements when issued; and the journals of the Senate and House of Representatives.
The State Librarian shall maintain records of all documents that he or she distributes. (Added 1969, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. March 31, 1970; amended 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. May 6, 1996; 2017, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2021, No. 53, § 4.)