§ 705 - Duties
§ 705. Duties
The council shall:
(1) advise the governor as to the nature and extent of alcohol and drug abuse problems and the programs necessary to understand, prevent and alleviate those problems;
(2) make recommendations to the governor for developing a comprehensive and coordinated system for delivering effective programs, including any appropriate reassignment of responsibility for such programs;
(3) provide for coordination and communication among the regional alcohol and drug abuse councils, state agencies and departments, providers, consumers, consumer advocates and interested citizens;
(4) jointly, with the state board of education, develop educational and preventive programs;
(5) develop a five-year plan for effectively providing preventive, education and treatment services to the Vermont public. (Added 1983, No. 51, § 2, eff. April 22, 1983.)