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
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INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN[CONTINGENTLY ENACTED]
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 5908)
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§ 5908. Limitations—Article VIII [Contingently repealed; effective until contingency met]
This compact shall not apply to:
(1) the sending or bringing of a child into a receiving state by his or her parent, step-parent,
grandparent, adult brother or sister, adult uncle or aunt, or his or her guardian
and leaving the child with any such relative or nonagency guardian in the receiving
state;
(2) any placement, sending or bringing of a child into a receiving state pursuant to any
other interstate compact to which both the state from which the child is sent or brought
and the receiving state are party, or to any other agreement between said states which
has the force of law. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.)
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§ 5908. Limitations—Article VIII [Contingently repealed; effective until contingency met]
(Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972; contingently repealed by 2021, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
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§ 5908. Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children [Contingently enacted]
The member states hereby establish, by way of this Compact, a commission known as
the “Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children.” The activities of the Interstate
Commission are the formation of public policy and are a discretionary state function.
The Interstate Commission shall:
(1) Be a joint commission of the member states and shall have the responsibilities, powers,
and duties set forth herein, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it
by subsequent concurrent action of the respective legislatures of the member states.
(2) Consist of one commissioner from each member state who shall be appointed by the executive
head of the state human services administration with ultimate responsibility for the
child welfare program. The appointed commissioner shall have the legal authority to
vote on policy related matters governed by this Compact binding the state.
(A) Each member state represented at a meeting of the Interstate Commission is entitled
to one vote.
(B) A majority of the member states shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business,
unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the Interstate Commission.
(C) A representative shall not delegate a vote to another member state.
(D) A representative may delegate voting authority to another person from the state for
a specified meeting.
(3) In addition to the commissioners of each member state, the Interstate Commission shall
include persons who are members of interested organizations as defined in the bylaws
or rules of the Interstate Commission. Such members shall be ex officio and shall
not be entitled to vote on any matter before the Interstate Commission.
(4) Establish an executive committee that shall have the authority to administer the day-to-day
operations and administration of the Interstate Commission. It shall not have the
power to engage in rulemaking. (Contingently added 2021, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)