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Statutes› Title 33› Chapter 049› § 4902

Title 33 : Human Services

Chapter 049 : Child Welfare Services

Subchapter 001 : General Provisions

(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 4902)

  • § 4902. Definitions

    As used in this chapter:

    (1) “Child” means a person under 18 years of age committed by the Family Division of the Superior Court to the Department for Children and Families.

    (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Children and Families.

    (3) “Department” means the Department for Children and Families.

    (4) “Foster care” means care of a child, for a valuable consideration, in a child care institution or in a family other than that of the child’s parent, guardian, or relative.

    [Subdivision (5) effective July 1, 2028.]

    (5) “Qualified ABLE account” means an ABLE account, as that term is defined in section 8002 of this title, or an account established pursuant to any qualified state ABLE program created pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 529A (section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

    [Subdivision (6) effective July 1, 2028.]

    (6) “Representative payee” means the person appointed by the Social Security Administration to manage Social Security benefits for a child.

    [Subdivision (7 )effective July 1, 2028.]

    (7) “RSDI benefits” means a child’s retirement, survivors, or disability insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter II (Title II of the Social Security Act).

    [Subdivision (8) effective July 1, 2028.]

    (8) “Social Security Act” means the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, as may be amended.

    [Subdivision (9) effective July 1, 2028.]

    (9) “Social Security benefits” means a child’s RSDI benefits, SSI benefits, or both, as applicable.

    [Subdivision (10) effective July 1, 2028.]

    (10) “SSI benefits” means a child’s Supplemental Security Income benefits under 42 U.S.C. chapter 7, subchapter XVI (Title XVI of the Social Security Act). (Added 1967, No. 147, § 5; amended 1973, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 22, 31, eff. April 14, 1974; 1981, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 20, 1982; 1983, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1989, No. 42, eff. May 5, 1989; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 118; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 74, eff. May 20, 2014; 2021, No. 20, § 333; 2025, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2028.)