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Senate approves H.480, an education law package; sponsors cite social‑work support and multistate precedent
Summary
The Vermont Senate passed H.480 in concurrence with a proposal of amendment. Sponsors said the bill updates education law, cited a letter of support from the Vermont chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and said a dozen states had adopted similar measures.
The Vermont Senate passed H.480, an act making miscellaneous amendments to education law, by voice vote after floor discussion and moves to message the action to the House forthwith.
Senators on the floor described outreach that accompanied the bill. A senator responding to questions said the Vermont chapter of the National Association of Social Workers had submitted a letter supporting the bill’s goals, urging the legislature to advance the measure “with urgency and thoughtfulness.” A floor speaker also said 12 states had adopted similar legislation or had bills prepared.
Members discussed a provision in H.480 related to a BOCES (boards of cooperative educational services) startup grant program. A senator clarified that the BOCES language follows Act 168 of 2024 and that the term “supervisory union” in that act includes supervisory districts; the clarification was offered to address a question about whether supervisory districts were covered by the startup grant language.
After the reading and brief floor discussion the Senate voice‑voted to adopt the concurrence and later suspended its rules to message the action on H.480 to the House immediately.
The bill was advanced by voice vote; the transcript does not include a roll‑call tally in the excerpt provided.
