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Commerce committee trims and clarifies elements of Economic and Workforce Development bill
Summary
Committee staff reviewed changes to the Economic Development and Workforce Development bill (S.122/S-one 22 in the packet), removed several unfunded sections, discussed program funding clarifications, and debated adding per-diem language to a convention center task force whose funding remains unresolved.
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development on May 21 reviewed a revised committee amendment to the Economic Development and Workforce Development bill (referred to in committee materials as S-one 22) and discussed multiple program sections, funding language and a new task force for a convention center and performance venue.
Rick Segal of the Office of Legislative Council summarized the amendment as “the Economic Development and Workforce Development Bill that came over from, the Senate Economic Development Committee” and said the yellow highlights in the draft show where funding numbers and language changed after the Senate and the budget process. “What we have in yellow is, mostly the numbers that have changed from what the Senate passed to what is in the budget,” Segal said.
Committee members focused on several program-specific items. Members and staff agreed to remove sections that did not make it into the enacted budget, including an outdoor recreation section and a Vermont Arts…
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