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VSBA supports S.227s intent but urges drafting fixes, inclusion of volunteers and caution on superintendent authority
Summary
The Vermont School Boards Associations policy director told the House Education committee that VSBA supports the intent of S.227 but recommended adding volunteers and independent contractors to the bills definitions, fixing a clause that appears to let superintendents approve certain agreements that statutory law assigns to the governor and attorney general, and flagged potential unfunded-mandate costs for districts.
Mark Hennig, director of policy services and legislative affairs for the Vermont School Boards Association, told the House Education Committee on April 7 that his group supports the intent of S.227 as it emerged from Senate Education but urged several drafting clarifications and cautions.
Hennig said VSBA and legislative counsel reworked earlier language so the bill sets policy and procedure rather than embedding every detail in statute. "We the VSBA is in favor of the intent of this language when it came to senate ed a month ago," he said, adding that members and counsel had "got it all cleaned up" and that "they all got made, so we're happy with the general bill." He encouraged the committee to allow district-level flexibility while keeping core protections statewide.
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