VT H0105

Lowers the minimum age for the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program from 16 to 12 years old, applying civil violations for underage alcohol possession, consumption, misrepresentation of age, and cannabis possession to persons ages 12-20

Adds impaired driving provisions for persons under 21 with blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more, requiring referral to the Youth Substance Awareness Safety Program and automatic license suspension (90 days for first offense, 145 days for subsequent offenses)

Establishes civil penalties for failing to complete the diversion program: $300 fine and 30-day license suspension for first offense; up to $600 and 90-day suspension for subsequent offenses on substance violations; $300-$600 and 180-day to one-year suspension for impaired driving violations

Repeals four existing statutes covering underage alcohol and cannabis possession for those under 16 and impaired driving for those under 21, consolidating these provisions into a single expanded framework

Requires annual reporting beginning October 1, 2026 on program referrals, completion rates, and participant demographics, with the first report to include proposed outcome measures for assessing program effectiveness