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AARP Vermont to be added to Public Transit Advisory Council under proposed bill edits
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Summary
AARP Vermont told the House Transportation Committee it supports bill edits that would replace the dissolved Council on Vermont Elders on the Public Transit Advisory Council and will review membership for any further gaps.
Kelly Stoddard Poor, associate state director of AARP Vermont, told the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 10 that AARP supports proposed bill language to replace the dissolved Council on Vermont Elders (COVE) with AARP representation on the Public Transit Advisory Council. "They closed, I want to say it's been about 2 and a half years now, and replacing that with AARP, which we welcome that change in statute," Stoddard Poor said.
The committee review focuses on edits on pages 10–11 (committee staff cited section 7, 24 VSA §5084). Stoddard Poor said AARP has participated on the council for several years, has received and reviewed data on ridership and transit trends, and contributes on issues such as volunteer driver programs. She told the committee she would check the council membership and, if she identified gaps, would provide a formal memo to the committee with recommendations.
Committee members thanked Stoddard Poor for the review and asked whether other organizations should be added; she said she does not currently see membership gaps but will follow up if needed. The committee did not take a formal vote on the statutory edit during the session.
The statutory change discussed would formalize AARP's participation on the advisory council if the bill passes.
