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Senate amends and passes bill to certify residential recovery programs
Summary
The Vermont Senate adopted a technical language amendment to S157 to align criminal‑statute phrasing and then passed the bill establishing a certification system for residential care for people with substance use disorders.
The Senate amended and then passed S157, an act to establish certification for residential recovery residences, after adopting a short technical amendment clarifying criminal‑statute language.
Senator from Windham, the amendment sponsor, told the Senate the change replaces two instances of the phrase "commits a crime" with "is charged with a criminal offense," aligning the bill's wording with standard…
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