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Senate Government Operations committee advances bill to create Office of New Americans
Summary
The Vermont Senate Government Operations Committee voted to report S.56, draft 3.1, favorably after accepting changes that expand the Secretary of State’s role and require at least one committee member with lived experience as a new American.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations on March 13 voted to report S.56, draft 3.1, favorably, advancing legislation to create a study group to consider establishing an Office of New Americans in Vermont.
The bill as amended explicitly names the Secretary of State’s office as a consulting entity (replacing a narrower reference to the Office of Professional Regulation) and adds a requirement that at least one member appointed to the study group be a person with lived experience as a new American. Committee members also agreed to replace one organizational listing with a Brattleboro-based nomination and to keep appointment authority with the governor.
Lauren Hibbert, deputy secretary of state, told the committee the office supports new Americans across…
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