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Vermont committee reviews bill to allow school support staff to seek unemployment benefits
Summary
The House Commerce & Economic Development committee heard testimony on S.37, which would make school support staff eligible for unemployment insurance during school breaks; testifiers and the Department of Labor disagreed on legal fit and cost estimates, and the committee requested further information.
The House Committee on Commerce & Economic Development on Feb. 7 reviewed bill S.37, which would allow school support staff — including bus drivers, food service workers, administrative assistants and paraeducators — to apply for unemployment insurance during the summer interim when they are not paid.
The proposal, proponents said, distinguishes support staff from instructional staff and would extend unemployment eligibility to workers who regularly do not receive pay during school breaks. Advocates from the Vermont National Educators…
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