Vermont § 5914 - Member states; effective date and amendment [Contingently enacted]
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§ 5914. Member states; effective date and amendment [Contingently enacted]
- (a) Any state is eligible to become a member state. (b) The Compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the Compact
into law by no fewer than 35 states. The effective date shall be the later of July
1, 2007 or upon enactment of the Compact into law by the 35th state. Thereafter it
shall become effective and binding as to any other member state upon enactment of
the Compact into law by that state. The executive heads of the state human services
administration with ultimate responsibility for the child welfare program of nonmember
states or their designees shall be invited to participate in the activities of the
Interstate Commission on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption of the Compact by all
states. (c) The Interstate Commission may propose amendments to the Compact for enactment by the
member states. No amendment shall become effective and binding on the member states
unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the member states. (Contingently added 2021, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5914 ("Member states; effective date and amendment [Contingently enacted]") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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