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Human Services committee tentatively backs End Homelessness Vermont funding, plans homelessness bill rewrite
Summary
Committee members indicated preliminary support for an adjusted End Homelessness Vermont appropriation (~$511,625 after removing a concrete-supports line), and directed staff to draft a homelessness bill that uses governor's budget resources plus flexible supports; final votes scheduled Tuesday.
Unidentified Speaker 3 introduced a recommendation to fund End Homelessness Vermont and framed it as a high-priority, one-time appropriation that addresses supportive peer-run services for people with disabilities. The organization’s original request was described as roughly $600,000; the committee considered removing $100,000 in 'concrete supports,' leaving an adjusted figure presented as $511,625.
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