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Joint Rules Committee approves State House security camera policy with 14-day retention; wording on scope to be revisited
Summary
The Joint Rules Committee approved a policy governing State House security cameras that sets a 14‑day default retention for footage, allows longer retention for safety or JLMC‑approved uses, and bars audio and facial‑recognition collection; members asked staff to clarify wording about the policy’s geographic scope.
The Joint Rules Committee on a recorded roll call approved a policy and procedure for security cameras at the Vermont State House that sets recorded video retention at 14 days by default and restricts uses of footage to safety and security purposes.
Betsy Anne Ras, clerk of the house, told the committee the draft was prepared by the sergeant at arms’ office with Legislative Council review and that the cameras were installed under committee approval from October 2022. "The document provides the policy for the use of these security cameras, and it provides the procedure for the limited retention of the footage that they record," Ras said, summarizing the proposal and its legal basis under Joint Rules and statutes establishing the Capitol Police Department.
The policy assigns oversight to the sergeant at arms and the chief of the Capitol Police, requires trained operators, and states footage is confidential and "not subject to the Public Records…
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