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House advances S.96 after amendment to tighten privatization-contract oversight
Summary
The Vermont House proposed amendments to S.96 to expand review of privatization contracts that replace classified state employees, require disclosure of contractor wages and benefits, and set a July 1, 2025 effective date for a key definition change; the House ordered third reading after committee reports and debate about fiscal effects.
The Vermont House on Monday voted to propose to the Senate amendments to S.96, a bill addressing privatization contracts, after the House Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee adopted changes to strengthen transparency and protections for state employees.
The committee’s amendment narrows the definition of a privatization contract to agreements substantially similar to services provided by permanent classified state employees or vacant positions and removes the requirement that a reduction-in-force trigger the…
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