§ 3304 - State primary prevention plan - Vermont Statutes

§ 3304. State primary prevention plan

(a) The state primary prevention plan shall provide for the use of state resources in ways that will strengthen the commitment of local communities to altering conditions which contribute to delinquency or other problem behaviors, so that the burden of state-funded treatment and crisis-oriented service programs will be reduced. The plan shall set forth specific goals, objectives and key result areas and shall include proposals to integrate and build upon successful methods of primary prevention.

(b) By July 1, 1984, the council shall submit a prevention plan to the governor and to the senate and house committees on health and welfare and appropriations. Such plan shall incorporate and consolidate the proposals and recommendations for primary prevention developed by:

(1) the department of education;

(2) the agency of human services, including all departments;

(3) the department of motor vehicles.

(c) By July 1, 1985, the council shall submit a revised prevention plan to the governor and to the senate and house committees on health and welfare and appropriations. The revised plan shall incorporate and consolidate proposals and recommendations for primary prevention developed by:

(1) the office of the attorney general;

(2) the agency of commerce and community development;

(3) the department of labor;

(4) the department of public safety;

(5) the department of forests, parks and recreation.

(d) By July 1, 1986, and biennially thereafter, the council shall revise the state primary prevention plan which shall be submitted to the governor and the senate and house committees on health and welfare and appropriations. (Added 1983, No. 79, § 1; amended 1995, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 1(a); 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006.)