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Committee weighs 95%/5% funding split for after-school and summer library grants in competing draft
Summary
Legislative counsel presented two drafts: one leaves a 'reasonable portion' for libraries; the other (draft 3.1) sets 95% of the fund to Agency of Education programs and 5% to Department of Libraries grants. State librarian asked for clarity on which libraries qualify and requested past grantee data.
Montpelier — During the Feb. 18 session the Senate Education Committee reviewed competing drafts for funding after‑school and summer programming connected to a special fund. Legislative counsel described two options: a broader 2.1 draft and a prescriptive 3.1 draft that apportions fund revenue.
Tucker Anderson, legislative counsel, told the committee that, under draft 3.1, "95% of the cannabis sales tax revenue that's deposited in the fund shall be used by the…
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