Vermont § 5902 - Definitions—Article II [Contingently repealed; effective until contingency met] As used in this compact:

§ 5902. Definitions—Article II [Contingently repealed; effective until contingency met] As used in this compact:

• (1) “Child” means a person who, by reason of minority, is legally subject to parental,
  guardianship, or similar control. (2) “Sending agency” means a party state, officer or employee thereof; a subdivision of
  a party state, or officer, or employee thereof; a court of a party state; a person,
  corporation, association, charitable agency, or other entity which sends, brings,
  or causes to be sent or brought any child to another party state. (3) “Receiving state” means the state to which a child is sent, brought, or caused to
  be sent or brought, whether by public authorities or private persons or agencies,
  and whether for placement with state or local public authorities or for placement
  with private agencies or persons. (4) “Placement” means the arrangement for the care of a child in a family free or boarding
  home or in a child-caring agency or institution but does not include any institution
  caring for the mentally ill, mentally defective, or epileptic or any institution primarily
  educational in character, and any hospital or other medical facility. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4, 5, eff. April 5, 1972.) § 5902. Definitions—Article II [Contingently repealed; effective until contingency met] (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj.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 April 5, 1972; contingently repealed by 2021, No. 101 (Adj.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.) § 5902. Definitions [Contingently enacted] As used in this chapter: (1) “Approved placement” means the public child placing agency in the receiving state
  has determined that the placement is both safe and suitable for the child. (2) “Assessment” means an evaluation of a prospective placement by a public child placing
  agency in the receiving state to determine if the placement meets the individualized
  needs of the child, including but not limited to the child’s safety and stability,
  health and well-being, and mental, emotional, and physical development. An assessment
  is only applicable to a placement by a public child placing agency. (3) “Child” means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age. (4) “Certification” means to attest, declare, or swear to before a judge or notary public. (5) “Default” means the failure of a member state to perform the obligations or responsibilities
  imposed upon it by this Compact, the bylaws, or rules of the Interstate Commission. (6) “Home Study” means an evaluation of a home environment conducted in accordance with
  the applicable requirements of the state in which the home is located, and documents
  the preparation and the suitability of the placement resource for placement of a child
  in accordance with the laws and requirements of the state in which the home is located. (7) “Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community
  of Indians recognized as eligible for services provided to Indians by the Secretary
  of the Interior because of their status as Indians, including any Alaskan native village
  as defined in section 3