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| 1 | 1 | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.165 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2025 Page 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | VT LEG #379677 v.1 | |
| 6 | 6 | H.165 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | SHORT FORM 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | Introduced by Representative Headrick of Burlington 3 | |
| 9 | 9 | Referred to Committee on 4 | |
| 10 | 10 | Date: 5 | |
| 11 | 11 | Subject: Education 6 | |
| 12 | 12 | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to create an 7 | |
| 13 | 13 | Inclusive Schools Protection Fund to offset reductions in federal funding for 8 | |
| 14 | 14 | inclusive programs, prioritizing LGBTQ+ student support programs, 9 | |
| 15 | 15 | antidiscrimination initiatives, inclusive curriculum development, and training 10 | |
| 16 | 16 | for educators on equity and inclusivity; to provide direct funding to school 11 | |
| 17 | 17 | districts for inclusive programs; to protect funding for gender and sexuality 12 | |
| 18 | 18 | alliances, equity coordinators in schools, and mental health and antibullying 13 | |
| 19 | 19 | programs targeting marginalized students; to task the Agency of Education 14 | |
| 20 | 20 | with reporting annually on the efficacy of the State’s funding efforts to support 15 | |
| 21 | 21 | inclusivity; and to develop alternative revenue streams to supplement the 16 | |
| 22 | 22 | Inclusive Schools Protection Fund. 17 | |
| 23 | 23 | An act relating to funding inclusive schools 18 | |
| 24 | 24 | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 19 | |
| 25 | 25 | (TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 20 |