§ 6-111 — Public notice of statutory change

The Department, with the cooperation of other departments of State government, shall make reasonable efforts to notify members of the public who may be affected by changes in statute governing the release of identifying and nonidentifying information and access to original birth certificates, including:
(1) informing the general public by submitting press releases to the news media in Vermont and other states;
(2) informing adoptee, birth parent, and genealogy groups in Vermont and other states;
(3) including information in motor vehicle registration and license renewals;
(4) including information in appropriate locations on the internet; and
(5) contacting the adoption coordinators in each state and determining what agencies or groups in that state should be notified. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2021, No. 100 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. July 1, 2023.)