Vermont § 5923 - Commissioner for Children and Families [Contingently repealed; effective until contingency met] As used in subsection
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§ 5923. Commissioner for Children and Families [Contingently repealed; effective until contingency met] As used in subsection
- (a) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement
of Children, the phrase “appropriate authority in the receiving state” with reference
to this State shall mean the Commissioner for Children and Families. (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 5, 1972; amended 1973, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. April 14, 1974; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. May 20, 2014.) § 5923. Commissioner for Children and Families [Contingently repealed; effective until contingency
met] (Added 1971, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 5, 1972; amended 1973, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. April 14, 1974; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 79, eff. May 20, 2014; contingently repealed by 2021, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.) § 5923. Agreements [Contingently enacted] 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 the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children.
Any such agreement that 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 Administration. (Contingently added 2021, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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