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Senate panel advances language for S.157 on recovery residences, leaves exemptions for later
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee reviewed S.157, removing a statutory certification scheme in favor of delegated rulemaking to the Department of Health, debated two proposed landlord‑tenant exemptions and the seven‑day reaffirmation requirement, and agreed to revisit exemptions later or in the House.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee reviewed revisions to S.157 on recovery residences on Feb. 19, discussing changes that remove a statutory voluntary certification program and instead add a definition of “recovery residence” while delegating certification standards to the Vermont Department of Health through rulemaking.
Legislative Council attorney Katie McLennanoff told the committee the introduced bill’s section creating a voluntary certification program had been removed; section 1 now inserts a definition of a recovery residence into Title 18, and section 2 adds recovery residences to the Division of Substance Use Programs’ list of responsibilities. McLennanoff said the draft…
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