§ 1152 Youth in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Food Production Consortium; creation

21 V.S.A. § 1152 (N/A)
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§ 1152. Youth in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Food Production Consortium; creation

(a) There is created a Youth in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Food Production Consortium of program providers in order that programs to build pathways to careers in agriculture, natural resources, and food production may be connected, developed, and supported in a coordinated manner. The Consortium shall comprise employees of the Department of Labor assigned by the Commissioner of Labor; employees of the Agency of Education assigned by the Secretary of Education; employees of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets; employees of the Agency of Natural Resources appointed by the Secretary of Natural Resources; representatives of the Extension Service of the University of Vermont selected by the Service; and representatives from agriculture, food, and natural resources businesses appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets.

(b) The consortium shall be attached to the Department of Labor for administrative support. It shall elect its own chair and meet as required to fulfill its obligations under this chapter. (Added 2003, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 164a; amended 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 265, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)