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House committee reviews bill to expand Vermont advisory council on harassment, hazing and bullying
Summary
A bill introduced to the House Education Committee would expand membership, require more regular meetings and mandate annual reporting for the Advisory Council on Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying Prevention in Schools; no committee vote was recorded.
Representative Bridal Minier, sponsor of H.130, introduced the bill to the House Education Committee on Feb. 18, 2025, saying the measure would expand the membership and duties of the Advisory Council on Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying Prevention in Schools.
H.130 would add student, parent and advocacy-group representatives to the council, require it to meet at least four times (and not more than 12 times) a year, and direct it to submit an annual report to the Legislature and the State Board of Education. "Here to talk about H130, which seeks to expand the membership and the duties of the Advisory Council on Harassment, Hazing, and Bullying Prevention in Schools," Representative Minier said during her remarks.
The committee’s legislative counsel, identified in the meeting as St. James of the Office of Legislative Counsel, walked members through the bill’s draft language and how to read edits in the text. "Any language that you see that is not underlined or struck through is current law," St. James said. St. James…
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