Pages tagged “bill summary”
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Universal Early Education (H.217) - Overview
The bill was introduced by Representative Michael Marcotte in February, 2023. It was reviewed by the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee, the Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee, and the relevant money committees. The bill incorporated many of the provisions from S.56, which the Senate had worked on.
The bill is intended to make significant investments in Vermont's child care system by increasing the quality of early childhood education and afterschool programs, provide financial and workforce stability, address workforce shortages, and maintain a mixed-delivery model which assigning schools with providing pre-k services for 4-year-olds.
Written by Ben Kinsley
June 29, 2023 -
FY2024 Property Taxes (H.492) - Overview
The annual property tax bill was introduced by the House Ways & Means Committee on March 29, 2023. This bill sets the yield amount for homestead property tax rates (key determining factor in local property tax rate calculations) and also sets the non-homestead property tax rate.
Written by Ben Kinsley
June 26, 2023 -
Housing Opportunities for Everyone (S.100) - Overview
S.100 was introduced by the Senate Economic Development Committee in February. After moderate revisions, the bill was passed by both the House and Senate and delivered to the Governor on May 30th, 2023.
The bill intends to address the state's housing crisis by cracking down on municipal zoning that is seen as exclusionary and by making significant investments in low-income housing stock. Critics question the effectiveness of the bill without significant revisions to the Act 250 land use regulations to make development easier.
Written by Ben Kinsley
June 06, 2023 -
Expanding Apprenticeships (H.452) - Overview
The bill expanding Vermont's Apprenticeship programs, H.452, passed both House and Senate in the final days of the legislative session and is on its way to the Governor for signature. It was an important bill for the Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL) and the Administration. This bill (which is 52 pages) puts current practice into statute to ensure compliance with the federal law.
Additionally, these changes needed in order to leverage federal grants, to modernize the system, to provide support for employees, to ensure the programs are doing what they say they are doing, and to give VDOL the authority to manage the programs.
Written by Pat Mcdonald
May 13, 2023