§ 2321. Chief Prevention Officer
(a) There is created the permanent position of Chief Prevention Officer within the Office of the Secretary in the Agency of Administration for the purpose of coordinating, across State government and in collaboration with community partners, policies, programs, and budgets to support and improve the well-being of all Vermonters through prevention efforts. The Chief Prevention Officer shall:
(1) identify and coordinate initiatives across State government and among community stakeholder groups that improve well-being;
(2) examine promising prevention practices in other jurisdictions that may be replicated in Vermont; and
(3) improve the well-being of all Vermonters by considering population prevention measures in relation to all policy determinations.
(b) The Chief Prevention Officer shall have a master’s-level degree or bachelor’s-level degree in a human services field, public health, or public administration and professional-level experience in prevention, substance use disorders, public health, or a closely related field. (Added 2019, No. 82, § 2.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
§ 2221. Appointment and salary
§ 2222. Powers and duties; budget and report
§ 2222d. Employee Misclassification Task Force
§ 2223. Deputy Secretary; acting Secretary
§ 2226. Public highways; conduit standards
§ 2251. Commissioners—Appointment; term
§ 2253. Permissive duties; approval of Secretary
§ 2281. Department of Finance and Management
§ 2283. Department of Human Resources
§ 2283a. Department of Buildings and General Services
§ 2289. Division of Property Valuation and Review
§ 2290. Compensation of members of boards and commissions
§ 2291. State Agency Energy Plan
§ 2291a. State agency planning and coordination
§ 2291b. Adoption of State agency energy implementation plans
§ 2292. Department of Libraries
§ 2311. Chief Performance Officer; annual State Outcomes Report
§ 2312. Performance accountability liaisons to the General Assembly