The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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.
Title 33 : Human Services
Chapter 059 : Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children [Contingently enacted]
Subchapter 001 : INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN[CONTINGENTLY ENACTED]
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 5917)-
§ 5917. Binding effect of compact and other laws [Contingently enacted]
(a) Other laws. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with this Compact.
(b) Binding effect of the Compact.
(1) All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the member states.
(2) All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the member states are binding in accordance with their terms.
(3) In the event any provision of this Compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any member state, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state. (Contingently added 2021, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
