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Senate advances privatization‑contracts bill after debate on scope and workload
Summary
Senators debated S96, a bill that would tighten the definition and oversight of privatization contracts, including raising required projected savings from 10% to 20% and new reporting duties; the Appropriations Committee offered a substitute and the Senate ordered third reading to allow further study.
The Vermont Senate on the floor discussed S96, a measure to tighten oversight of privatization contracts and to require higher demonstrated savings and wage and benefit parity where privatization occurs.
On second reading the reporter from Government Operations (the senator from Chittenden Central) said the bill is “both a labor bill and an accountability bill,” arguing that a loophole currently allows private contractors to perform work similar to state employees without triggering the privatization‑contracts statute. The…
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