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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 7601

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living. See
  • Department: means the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living. See
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

§ 7601. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living.

(2) “Department” means the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living.

(3) “Savings” means the difference remaining at the conclusion of each fiscal year between the amount of funds appropriated for Choices for Care and the sum of expended and obligated funds, less an amount equal to one percent of that fiscal year’s total Choices for Care expenditure. The one percent shall function as a reserve to avoid implementing a High Needs wait list due to unplanned Choices for Care budget pressures throughout the fiscal year. (Added 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § E.308.)