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Committee vets H.534 to rename community service agencies and update board rules
Summary
The committee reviewed H.534, which replaces "community service agencies" with "community action agencies," modernizes people‑first language, clarifies planning expectations, and moves board term‑limit authority from statute to local bylaws; staff were directed to draft revised language and a vote was scheduled for the next session.
The committee examined H.534, a bill that would modernize 3 V.S.A. chapter 59 by replacing the term "community service agencies" with "community action agencies," updating outdated phrasing and adjusting board governance and planning language. Katie McLean of the Office of Legislative Counsel told members "the term community service agencies is used throughout the chapter, and this changes it to community action agencies," and walked the committee through several technical edits to sections 39.01–39.05.
Joshua Davis, executive director of Southeastern Vermont Community Action and representing…
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