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House orders third reading of bill to create statewide ADA coordinator after debate over funding and duties
Summary
The House ordered third reading of H.861, which would create a statewide Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator to improve cross-agency accessibility, after sponsors and committees debated duties, funding language and grant authority; Appropriations inserted a $150,000 appropriation condition and an amendment allowing the coordinator to seek grants was adopted.
The Vermont House ordered third reading of H.861, an act to establish a statewide Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator within the Agency of Administration, after extended floor debate and committee amendments.
Representative Burroughs (Member from West Windsor), the bill sponsor, told the chamber the position would centralize ADA compliance across state agencies, improve training, and help municipalities access federal funds. She highlighted that the Vermont Department of Health's 2024 State Health Assessment and other sources show large numbers of Vermonters living with disabilities and uneven statewide application of accessibility practices. "Having a statewide ADA coordinator would not only improve compliance, it would coordinate these programs to actually function as a system," Burroughs…
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