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
002
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PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN[CONTINGENTLY ENACTED]
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 5924)
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§ 5924. Agreements [Contingently repealed; effective until contingency met]
The officers and agencies of this State having authority to place children are hereby
empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in
other party states pursuant to subsection (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact
on the Placement of Children. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment
or imposes a financial obligation on this State or agency thereof shall not be binding
unless it has the approval in writing of the Secretary of the Agency of Administration. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 5, 1972.)
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§ 5924. Agreements [Contingently repealed; effective until contingency met]
(Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 5, 1972; contingently repealed by 2021, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
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§ 5924. Placement of child in another state [Contingently enacted]
The officers and agencies of this State having authority to place a child in the custody
of the Commissioner for Children and Families may place such a child in another state.
However, unless parental rights have been judicially terminated, any such child being
placed in another state pursuant to this Compact shall, upon request, be given a court
hearing on notice to the parent or guardian with opportunity to be heard prior to
the child’s being sent to such other state for care and the court finds that:
(1) equivalent facilities for the child are not available in this State; and
(2) care in the other state is in the best interest of the child and will not produce
undue hardship. (Contingently added 2021, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)