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Senate advances bill to support Vermont Language Justice Project; appropriations committee withholds immediate funding
Summary
Senate committees reported favorably on S243, which would provide support to the Vermont Language Justice Project; Appropriations forwarded the policy but recommended holding funding in the larger appropriations bill, and senators requested clarifications about languages covered and timing of funds.
The Senate moved S243 forward after committee reports in favor of providing support to the Vermont Language Justice Project, an organization formed during the pandemic to produce multilingual public‑health and safety videos.
Senator Gulick, reporting for the Health and Welfare Committee, described the project's work and history: the project produced public‑health videos in what the bill text characterizes as "10 to 21 different languages," helped vulnerable and isolated Vermonters access critical health information…
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