Vermont § 3531 - Child care – Building Bright Futures Fund
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3531 — Child care – Building Bright Futures Fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3531. Child care – Building Bright Futures Fund
- (a) An early childhood services financing program is established to facilitate the development
and expansion of early childhood service programs in the State. This financing program
shall be administered by the Department for Children and Families. (b) The “Building Bright Futures Fund,” referred to in this section as “the Fund,” is hereby created for this purpose to be administered by the Commissioner for Children and Families. Subject to approvals required by 32 V.S.A. § 5, the Fund may accept gifts and donations from any source, and the Commissioner may take appropriate actions to encourage contributions and designations to the Fund, including publicizing explanations of the purposes of the Fund and the uses to which the Fund has been or will be applied. (c) The Commissioner shall disburse the proceeds of this fund in accordance with the plan
developed by the Building Bright Futures Council per subdivision 4603(3) of this title and all applicable administrative bulletins. (Added 2001, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 139; amended 2003, No. 66, § 138; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 66, eff. May 20, 2014; 2021, No. 20, § 321; 2023, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § E.316, eff. July 1, 2024.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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