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AHS presents Act 119 review to Senate panel, defers legislative changes until next cycle
Summary
Agency of Human Services told the Senate Committee on Government Operations that its Act 119 report (delivered Nov. 2025) summarizes outreach to more than 1,000 participants and sets a three-tier plan of recommendations; AHS said it will not pursue new legislation this year while it pursues internal change management and consultation.
On Feb. 4, 2026, the Agency of Human Services told the Vermont Senate Committee on Government Operations that its Act 119 legislative report lays out a three-tier structure of recommendations and a plan for implementing internal improvements, but the agency will not submit new legislative proposals this year.
"We took this report incredibly seriously," said the lead presenter for AHS, who presented the report to the committee and explained the agencyapproach to continuous improvement. Jacqueline Bolden, director of performance and improvement, said the project ran from September 2024 through a final report in November 2025 and included outreach to "over 1,000 participants" across staff, partners and people who use AHS…
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