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Committee reviews H.93 plan for a Vermont veterans registry; counsel flags privacy, IT and staffing questions
Summary
Counsel reintroduced H.93, a short bill proposing a state database of Vermont veterans. The committee discussed opt‑in language, Public Records Act exemptions for personally identifying data, IT capacity, and whether to source federal data to reduce burden.
Counsel Sophie Sedat of the Office of Legislative Council provided a short‑form reintroduction of H.93, which would create a new chapter in Title 20 directing the Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs to develop and maintain a database of veterans residing in the state.
Sedat explained the bill’s core provisions: the director of the Office of Veterans Affairs would work with state agencies to develop the database; agencies should provide veteran information "to the…
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