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Senate orders third reading of H.630 to create regional BOCES and extend community‑school support
Summary
Senators debated H.630, a bill to authorize up to seven regional Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), enable resource sharing, set governance and audit requirements, and extend funding and reporting for community schools. The Senate adopted the education committee report and ordered a third reading.
The Vermont Senate voted to adopt the Committee on Education report and ordered the third reading of H.630, legislation creating Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) to allow school districts to share services and reduce costs.
Floor presenters described H.630 as a measure to create up to seven regional BOCES with powers to provide shared educational programs and services, require articles of agreement (including a cost‑benefit analysis), and impose auditing and reporting…
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