Executive Orders

An Executive Order transfering State-owned land known as the Windsor Prison Farm from Buildings and General Services (BGS) to the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW). Approximately 118 acres is retained by BGS. An Executive Order was previously signed by the Shumlin Administration (E.O. 08-15) which needed to be revised after a property survey was completed, as directed by the Legislature in Acts of 2016, Act No. 160, Section 29.

An Executive Order to create an Agency of Economic Opportunity. This order reorganizes the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) and the Department of Labor (DOL) to directly connect the needs of our employers and workforce. This structure allows for a better, more coordinated, and more accountable approach to advancing economic opportunities for all Vermonters. The new agency will carry out all ACCD functions and all DOL functions with exception of V.O.S.H.A., Project WorkSAFE, and Passenger Tramway Safety, which will move from DOL to the Department of Public Safety. Disapproved by the Senate pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 2002(b) by Senate Resolution S.R. 6, entitled “Senate Resolution Disapproving Executive Order 05-17” on February 10, 2017.

An Executive Order creating the Program to Improve Vermont Outcomes Together (PIVOT). Accompanying the creation of the Government Modernization and Efficiency Team under Executive Order 03-17, PIVOT will support the implementation of GMET's recommendations, and assessment of results.