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VT LEG #371318 v.1 have impacted utilization of the Program in comparison to prior years, any potential ways to further increase awareness and utilization of the Program, and any suggestions for legislative action to improve awareness or utilization of the Program. Sec. 46. 21 V.S.A. § 1256 is added to read: § 1256. NOTIFICATION TO THE PUBLIC The Department shall take reasonable measures to provide information to the public about the Program, including publishing information on the Department’s website and providing timely materials related to the Program to public agencies of the State and organizations that work with domestic and sexual violence survivors, including law enforcement, State’s Attorneys, community justice centers, the Center for Crime Victim Services, the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (the Network), and any others deemed appropriate by the Commissioner in consultation with the Network. * * * Effective Dates * * * Sec. 47. EFFECTIVE DATES (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act shall take effect on July 1, 2023. (b)(1) Sec. 3 (determination of weighted long-term membership and per pupil education spending) shall take effect on July 1, 2026, subject to the contingency provisions in Sec. 3a. (2) Sec. 5 (Child Care Financial Assistance Program; eligibility), Sec. 6