Vermont Agency of Human Services
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Jurisdiction | Vermont |
Headquarters | Montpelier, Vermont |
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Parent agency | State of Vermont |
Website | humanservices.vermont.gov |
The Vermont Agency of Human Services (AHS) is a Vermont executive agency (or cabinet agency). Its purpose is to develop and execute policy on human services for the U.S. state of Vermont.
AHS was created by the Vermont Legislature in 1969 to govern all human service activities of the state government.[1] The Agency is led by the Secretary, who is appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate,[2] and the Deputy Secretary who is appointed by the Secretary with the Governor's approval.[3] In 2019, Vermont Governor Phil Scott appointed Mike Smith as the new secretary of the Agency of Human Services for the state of Vermont.[4]
Departments[]
Departments of AHS include:[5]
- Office of the Secretary
- Department for Children and Families
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Department of Health
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Vermont Health Access
References[]
- ^ "3 V.S.A. § 3002". legislature.vermont.gov. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "3 V.S.A. § 3021". legislature.vermont.gov. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "3 V.S.A. § 3023". legislature.vermont.gov. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Meyn, Colin; X; L, er; Oct 10 2019October 11, en; Footnotes, 2019 | 4 Reader (October 10, 2019). "Veteran Republican administrator Mike Smith named new AHS secretary". VTDigger. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ "AHS Departments". humanservices.vermont.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- State agencies of Vermont
- Vermont stubs