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House advances miscellaneous education bill after rejecting extension of interim educator program
Summary
The House moved H.480 (miscellaneous education amendments) to third reading after debate over a proposed amendment to extend the state's interim educator program. The amendment, offered by Representative Bouton, would have extended the program's sunset to 2027 and removed a one-year position limit; the body defeated the amendment 49-91 on a roll
The Vermont House advanced H.480, a package of miscellaneous amendments to education law, to third reading after a day of committee explanation and a narrowly focused floor amendment that was defeated on a roll-call vote.
Representative Conlon of Cornwall, speaking for the Committee on Education, described H.480 as a collection of technical and substantive changes to Title 16, including delays to dates created by Act 29 of 2023 related to school safety plans, removal of closed postsecondary institutions from the accredited-college list, procurement clarifications for non-food items in the school nutrition program, expanded definitions and requirements for flexible pathways (including new language about virtual learning and career planning), and changes to grant timing for…
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