Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 5730
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 5730
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Compacting state: means any state which has enacted the enabling legislation for this compact. See
- Interstate Commission: means the Interstate Commission for Juveniles created by section 5723 of this title. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia (or its designee), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U. See
§ 5730. Compacting states; effective date; amendment
(a) Any state as defined in subdivision 5722(12) of this title is eligible to become a compacting state.
(b) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than 35 of the states. The initial effective date shall be the later of July 1, 2004, or upon enactment into law by the 35th jurisdiction. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding as to any other compacting state upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of nonmember states or their designees shall be invited to participate in the activities of the Interstate Commission on a nonvoting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states and territories of the United States.
(c) The Interstate Commission may propose amendments to the compact for enactment by the compacting states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the Interstate Commission and the compacting states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the compacting states. (Added 2009, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 1, 2010.)