Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4912
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 4912
- Applied behavior analyst: means a person who is licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of applied behavior analysis. See
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- Practice of applied behavior analysis: means the design, implementation, and evaluation of systematic instructional and environmental modifications for the purpose of producing socially significant improvements in and understanding of behavior based on the principles of behavior identified through the experimental analysis of behavior. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 4912. Advisor appointees
(a) The Secretary of State shall appoint three persons in accordance with 3 V.S.A. § 129b for three-year staggered terms to serve at the Secretary’s pleasure as advisors in matters relating to applied behavior analysis. One of the initial appointments shall be for less than a three-year term.
(1) Two of these appointees shall be applied behavior analysts.
(A) An applied behavior analyst advisor appointee shall have not less than three years’ experience as an applied behavior analyst immediately preceding appointment, shall be licensed as an applied behavior analyst in Vermont, and shall be actively engaged in the practice of applied behavior analysis in this State during incumbency.
(B) Not more than one of these appointees may be employed by a designated agency. As used in this subdivision, “designated agency” shall have the same meaning as in 18 V.S.A. § 7252.
(2) One of these appointees shall be the parent of an individual with autism or a developmental disorder who is a recipient of applied behavior analysis services. This appointee shall not have a child or other family member who is receiving applied behavior analysis services from one of the advisor appointees appointed under subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(b) The Director shall seek the advice of the advisor appointees in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (Added 2015, No. 38, § 46, eff. July 1, 2016.)