Vermont Statutes Title 10. Conservation and Development, § 2605. Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

(1) develop, foster, and coordinate services and programs of physical fitness for the people of Vermont;

(2) sponsor physical fitness and sports workshops, clinics, conferences, and other similar activities;

(3) give recognition to outstanding developments and achievements in, and contributions to, physical fitness and sports;

(4) stimulate physical fitness research;

(5) collect and disseminate physical fitness and sports information and initiate advertising campaigns promoting physical fitness and sports;

(6) upon request assist schools to develop health and physical fitness programs for students;

(7) encourage local governments and communities to develop local physical fitness programs;

(8) encourage the private sector to develop programs for promotion of personal health and physical fitness;

(9) enlist the support of individuals, civic groups, amateur professional sports associations, and other organizations to promote and improve physical fitness and sports programs;

(10) promote the development of a program of statewide amateur athletic competition to be known as the Green Mountain State Games. The Games shall be designed to encourage the participation of athletes representing a broad range of age groups, skill levels, and Vermont communities in a variety of activities. Participants shall be residents of this State. Regional competitions shall be held throughout the State, and the top qualifiers in each sport shall proceed to the final competitions to be held at a site in the State with the necessary facilities and equipment for conducting the competitions. The frequency of the Games shall be determined by the Council.