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H.489 1
Introduced by Committee on Appropriations 2
Date: 3
Subject: Appropriations; budget adjustment act; fiscal year 2025 4
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to make 5
adjustments in the fiscal year 2025 omnibus appropriations act (“Big Bill”) and 6
other acts affecting fiscal year 2025. 7
An act relating to fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments 8
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 9
Sec. 1. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.105 is amended to read: 10
Sec. B.105 Agency of digital services - communications and information 11
technology 12
Personal services 82,994,362 82,994,362 13
Operating expenses 62,547,212 61,761,212 14
Total 145,541,574 144,755,574 15
Source of funds 16
General fund 209,808 209,808 17
Special funds 511,723 511,723 18
Internal service funds 144,820,043 144,034,043 19
Total 145,541,574 144,755,574 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 2. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.145 is amended to read: 1
Sec. B.145 Total general government 2
Source of funds 3
General fund 117,405,610 117,405,610 4
Transportation fund 4,292,149 4,292,149 5
Special funds 31,882,209 31,882,209 6
Federal funds 1,467,374 1,467,374 7
Internal service funds 214,635,950 213,849,950 8
Interdepartmental transfers 7,053,789 7,053,789 9
Enterprise funds 4,298 4,298 10
Pension trust funds 4,800,305 4,800,305 11
Private purpose trust funds 1,329,205 1,329,205 12
Total 382,870,889 382,084,889 13
Sec. 3. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.204 is amended to read: 14
Sec. B.204 Judiciary 15
Personal services 58,439,095 58,827,799 16
Operating expenses 12,479,384 14,640,960 17
Grants 121,030 121,030 18
Total 71,039,509 73,589,789 19
Source of funds 20
General fund 63,414,698 65,964,978 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Special funds 4,503,401 4,503,401 1
Federal funds 953,928 953,928 2
Interdepartmental transfers 2,167,482 2,167,482 3
Total 71,039,509 73,589,789 4
Sec. 4. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.205 is amended to read: 5
Sec. B.205 State’s attorneys 6
Personal services 17,309,679 17,548,979 7
Operating expenses 2,034,016 2,202,516 8
Total 19,343,695 19,751,495 9
Source of funds 10
General fund 18,734,634 19,142,434 11
Federal funds 31,000 31,000 12
Interdepartmental transfers 578,061 578,061 13
Total 19,343,695 19,751,495 14
Sec. 5. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.206.1 is amended to read: 15
Sec. B.206.1 Crime Victims Advocates 16
Personal services 3,016,156 3,016,156 17
Operating expenses 104,396 142,396 18
Total 3,120,552 3,158,552 19
Source of funds 20
General fund 3,120,552 3,158,552 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Total 3,120,552 3,158,552 1
Sec. 6. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.208 is amended to read: 2
Sec. B.208 Public safety - administration 3
Personal services 4,620,756 5,397,783 4
Operating expenses 6,022,923 6,022,923 5
Total 10,643,679 11,420,706 6
Source of funds 7
General fund 6,179,193 8,092,770 8
Special funds 4,105 4,105 9
Federal funds 396,362 396,362 10
Interdepartmental transfers 4,064,019 2,927,469 11
Total 10,643,679 11,420,706 12
Sec. 7. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.210 is amended to read: 13
Sec. B.210 Public safety - criminal justice services 14
Personal services 5,387,100 4,705,897 15
Operating expenses 2,152,467 2,152,467 16
Total 7,539,567 6,858,364 17
Source of funds 18
General fund 1,829,099 2,172,295 19
Special funds 4,975,847 3,951,448 20
Federal funds 734,621 734,621 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Total 7,539,567 6,858,364 1
Sec. 8. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.236 is amended to read: 2
Sec. B.236 Human rights commission 3
Personal services 927,697 952,559 4
Operating expenses 115,103 125,378 5
Total 1,042,800 1,077,937 6
Source of funds 7
General fund 953,800 988,937 8
Federal funds 89,000 89,000 9
Total 1,042,800 1,077,937 10
Sec. 9. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.241 is amended to read: 11
Sec. B.241 Total protection to persons and property 12
Source of funds 13
General fund 228,238,448 233,526,438 14
Transportation fund 20,250,000 20,250,000 15
Special funds 119,824,272 118,799,873 16
Tobacco fund 672,579 672,579 17
Federal funds 162,959,452 162,959,452 18
Interdepartmental transfers 16,031,869 14,895,319 19
Enterprise funds 15,070,107 15,070,107 20
Total 563,046,727 566,173,768 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 10. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.300 is amended to read: 1
Sec. B.300 Human services - agency of human services - secretary’s office 2
Personal services 16,219,746 18,219,746 3
Operating expenses 7,220,486 6,062,286 4
Grants 3,795,202 3,795,202 5
Total 27,235,434 28,077,234 6
Source of funds 7
General fund 12,913,202 11,923,905 8
Special funds 135,517 135,517 9
Federal funds 13,565,080 11,606,177 10
Global Commitment fund 0 4,300,000 11
Interdepartmental transfers 621,635 111,635 12
Total 27,235,434 28,077,234 13
Sec. 11. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.301 is amended to read: 14
Sec. B.301 Secretary’s office - global commitment 15
Grants 2,039,512,911 2,164,607,988 16
Total 2,039,512,911 2,164,607,988 17
Source of funds 18
General fund 668,380,623 716,109,638 19
Special funds 32,047,905 32,047,905 20
Tobacco fund 21,049,373 21,049,373 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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State health care resources fund 28,053,557 28,053,557 1
Federal funds 1,285,494,243 1,363,223,270 2
Interdepartmental transfers 4,487,210 4,124,245 3
Total 2,039,512,911 2,164,607,988 4
Sec. 12. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.305 is amended to read: 5
Sec. B.305 AHS - administrative fund 6
Personal services 330,000 330,000 7
Operating expenses 13,170,000 16,870,000 8
Total 13,500,000 17,200,000 9
Source of funds 10
Interdepartmental transfers 13,500,000 17,200,000 11
Total 13,500,000 17,200,000 12
Sec. 13. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.306 is amended to read: 13
Sec. B.306 Department of Vermont health access - administration 14
Personal services 134,929,148 136,693,560 15
Operating expenses 44,171,193 39,250,661 16
Grants 3,112,301 3,112,301 17
Total 182,212,642 179,056,522 18
Source of funds 19
General fund 39,872,315 42,023,781 20
Special funds 4,733,015 4,733,015 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Federal funds 128,790,580 124,836,223 1
Global Commitment fund 4,308,574 4,308,574 2
Interdepartmental transfers 4,508,158 3,154,929 3
Total 182,212,642 179,056,522 4
Sec. 14. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.307 is amended to read: 5
Sec. B.307 Department of Vermont health access - Medicaid program – 6
global commitment 7
Personal services 547,983 547,983 8
Grants 899,550,794 964,407,046 9
Total 900,098,777 964,955,029 10
Source of funds 11
Global Commitment fund 900,098,777 964,955,029 12
Total 900,098,777 964,955,029 13
Sec. 15. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.309 is amended to read: 14
Sec. B.309 Department of Vermont health access - Medicaid program – 15
state only 16
Grants 63,033,948 67,780,595 17
Total 63,033,948 67,780,595 18
Source of funds 19
General fund 62,151,546 62,308,757 20
Global Commitment fund 882,402 5,471,838 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Total 63,033,948 67,780,595 1
Sec. 16. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.310 is amended to read: 2
Sec. B.310 Department of Vermont health access - Medicaid non-waiver 3
matched 4
Grants 34,994,888 38,232,431 5
Total 34,994,888 38,232,431 6
Source of funds 7
General fund 12,511,405 13,459,034 8
Federal funds 22,483,483 24,773,397 9
Total 34,994,888 38,232,431 10
Sec. 17. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.311 is amended to read: 11
Sec. B.311 Health - administration and support 12
Personal services 8,373,168 8,373,168 13
Operating expenses 7,519,722 8,166,662 14
Grants 7,985,727 7,985,727 15
Total 23,878,617 24,525,557 16
Source of funds 17
General fund 3,189,843 3,513,313 18
Special funds 2,308,186 2,308,186 19
Federal funds 11,040,433 11,363,903 20
Global Commitment fund 7,173,924 7,173,924 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Interdepartmental transfers 166,231 166,231 1
Total 23,878,617 24,525,557 2
Sec. 18. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.312 is amended to read: 3
Sec. B.312 Health - public health 4
Personal services 67,812,371 67,812,371 5
Operating expenses 11,025,497 11,025,497 6
Grants 46,766,832 46,866,832 7
Total 125,604,700 125,704,700 8
Source of funds 9
General fund 12,908,892 13,008,892 10
Special funds 24,906,804 24,906,804 11
Tobacco fund 1,088,918 1,088,918 12
Federal funds 64,038,301 64,038,301 13
Global Commitment fund 17,036,150 17,036,150 14
Interdepartmental transfers 5,600,635 5,600,635 15
Permanent trust funds 25,000 25,000 16
Total 125,604,700 125,704,700 17
Sec. 19. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.313 is amended to read: 18
Sec. B.313 Health - substance use programs 19
Personal services 6,570,967 6,570,967 20
Operating expenses 511,500 511,500 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Grants 58,215,510 59,240,635 1
Total 65,297,977 66,323,102 2
Source of funds 3
General fund 6,672,061 7,697,186 4
Special funds 2,413,678 2,413,678 5
Tobacco fund 949,917 949,917 6
Federal funds 15,456,754 15,456,754 7
Global Commitment fund 39,805,567 39,805,567 8
Total 65,297,977 66,323,102 9
Sec. 20. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.314 is amended to read: 10
Sec. B.314 Mental health - mental health 11
Personal services 50,191,086 50,191,086 12
Operating expenses 5,517,999 5,709,973 13
Grants 270,625,138 272,536,080 14
Total 326,334,223 328,437,139 15
Source of funds 16
General fund 25,555,311 26,279,270 17
Special funds 1,718,092 1,718,092 18
Federal funds 11,436,913 12,661,803 19
Global Commitment fund 287,609,767 287,763,834 20
Interdepartmental transfers 14,140 14,140 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Total 326,334,223 328,437,139 1
Sec. 21. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.316 is amended to read: 2
Sec. B.316 Department for children and families - administration & 3
support services 4
Personal services 46,644,080 44,844,080 5
Operating expenses 17,560,755 19,402,705 6
Grants 5,627,175 5,627,175 7
Total 69,832,010 69,873,960 8
Source of funds 9
General fund 39,722,724 40,113,958 10
Special funds 2,781,912 2,781,912 11
Federal funds 24,448,223 24,098,939 12
Global Commitment fund 2,417,024 2,417,024 13
Interdepartmental transfers 462,127 462,127 14
Total 69,832,010 69,873,960 15
Sec. 22. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.317 is amended to read: 16
Sec. B.317 Department for children and families - family services 17
Personal services 45,197,694 45,286,553 18
Operating expenses 5,315,309 5,315,309 19
Grants 98,251,027 97,732,465 20
Total 148,764,030 148,334,327 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Source of funds 1
General fund 58,838,741 59,984,059 2
Special funds 729,587 729,587 3
Federal funds 34,666,196 36,180,206 4
Global Commitment fund 54,514,506 51,425,475 5
Interdepartmental transfers 15,000 15,000 6
Total 148,764,030 148,334,327 7
Sec. 23. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.318 is amended to read: 8
Sec. B.318 Department for children and families - child development 9
Personal services 5,908,038 5,908,038 10
Operating expenses 813,321 813,321 11
Grants 223,329,336 211,815,836 12
Total 230,050,695 218,537,195 13
Source of funds 14
General fund 76,723,518 51,443,165 15
Special funds 96,312,000 109,512,000 16
Federal funds 43,511,414 42,902,383 17
Global Commitment fund 13,503,763 14,679,647 18
Total 230,050,695 218,537,195 19
Sec. 24. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.319 is amended to read: 20
Sec. B.319 Department for children and families - office of child support 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Personal services 13,157,660 13,061,794 1
Operating expenses 3,759,992 3,759,992 2
Total 16,917,652 16,821,786 3
Source of funds 4
General fund 5,200,064 5,163,429 5
Special funds 455,719 455,719 6
Federal funds 10,874,269 10,815,038 7
Interdepartmental transfers 387,600 387,600 8
Total 16,917,652 16,821,786 9
Sec. 25. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.320 is amended to read: 10
Sec. B.320 Department for children and families - aid to aged, blind and 11
disabled 12
Personal services 2,252,206 2,481,741 13
Grants 10,717,444 10,369,155 14
Total 12,969,650 12,850,896 15
Source of funds 16
General fund 7,376,133 7,368,843 17
Global Commitment fund 5,593,517 5,482,053 18
Total 12,969,650 12,850,896 19
Sec. 26. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.321 is amended to read: 20
Sec. B.321 Department for children and families - general assistance 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Personal services 15,000 15,000 1
Grants 11,054,252 10,702,625 2
Total 11,069,252 10,717,625 3
Source of funds 4
General fund 10,811,345 10,486,987 5
Federal funds 11,320 11,070 6
Global Commitment fund 246,587 219,568 7
Total 11,069,252 10,717,625 8
Sec. 27. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.322 is amended to read: 9
Sec. B.322 Department for children and families - 3SquaresVT 10
Grants 44,377,812 45,677,812 11
Total 44,377,812 45,677,812 12
Source of funds 13
Federal funds 44,377,812 45,677,812 14
Total 44,377,812 45,677,812 15
Sec. 28. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.323 is amended to read: 16
Sec. B.323 Department for children and families - reach up 17
Operating expenses 23,821 23,821 18
Grants 37,230,488 36,730,493 19
Total 37,254,309 36,754,314 20
Source of funds 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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General fund 24,733,042 24,233,047 1
Special funds 5,970,229 5,970,229 2
Federal funds 2,806,330 2,806,330 3
Global Commitment fund 3,744,708 3,744,708 4
Total 37,254,309 36,754,314 5
Sec. 29. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.325 is amended to read: 6
Sec. B.325 Department for children and families - office of economic 7
opportunity 8
Personal services 817,029 1,042,639 9
Operating expenses 100,407 100,407 10
Grants 35,466,283 35,812,536 11
Total 36,383,719 36,955,582 12
Source of funds 13
General fund 28,178,010 28,687,068 14
Special funds 83,135 83,135 15
Federal funds 4,935,273 4,998,078 16
Global Commitment fund 3,187,301 3,187,301 17
Total 36,383,719 36,955,582 18
Sec. 30. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.329 is amended to read: 19
Sec. B.329 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - administration & 20
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Personal services 45,217,977 46,217,977 1
Operating expenses 6,472,558 6,714,680 2
Total 51,690,535 52,932,657 3
Source of funds 4
General fund 22,916,281 24,037,342 5
Special funds 1,390,457 1,390,457 6
Federal funds 26,063,097 26,184,158 7
Global Commitment fund 35,000 35,000 8
Interdepartmental transfers 1,285,700 1,285,700 9
Total 51,690,535 52,932,657 10
Sec. 31. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.330 is amended to read: 11
Sec. B.330 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - advocacy and 12
independent living grants 13
Grants 24,571,060 24,781,798 14
Total 24,571,060 24,781,798 15
Source of funds 16
General fund 8,392,303 8,504,605 17
Federal funds 7,321,114 7,321,114 18
Global Commitment fund 8,857,643 8,956,079 19
Total 24,571,060 24,781,798 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 32. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.332 is amended to read: 1
Sec. B.332 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - vocational 2
rehabilitation 3
Grants 10,179,845 9,179,845 4
Total 10,179,845 9,179,845 5
Source of funds 6
General fund 1,371,845 371,845 7
Federal funds 7,558,000 7,558,000 8
Interdepartmental transfers 1,250,000 1,250,000 9
Total 10,179,845 9,179,845 10
Sec. 33. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.333 is amended to read: 11
Sec. B.333 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - developmental 12
services 13
Grants 329,299,344 331,262,271 14
Total 329,299,344 331,262,271 15
Source of funds 16
General fund 132,732 132,732 17
Special funds 15,463 15,463 18
Federal funds 403,573 403,573 19
Global Commitment fund 328,697,576 330,660,503 20
Interdepartmental transfers 50,000 50,000 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Total 329,299,344 331,262,271 1
Sec. 34. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.334 is amended to read: 2
Sec. B.334 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - TBI home and 3
community based waiver 4
Grants 6,845,005 6,864,520 5
Total 6,845,005 6,864,520 6
Source of funds 7
Global Commitment fund 6,845,005 6,864,520 8
Total 6,845,005 6,864,520 9
Sec. 35. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.334.1 is amended to read: 10
Sec. B.334.1 Disabilities, aging and independent living - Long Term Care 11
Grants 293,584,545 347,376,122 12
Total 293,584,545 347,376,122 13
Source of funds 14
General fund 498,579 498,579 15
Federal funds 2,450,000 2,450,000 16
Global Commitment fund 290,635,966 344,427,543 17
Total 293,584,545 347,376,122 18
Sec. 36. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.338 is amended to read: 19
Sec. B.338 Corrections - correctional services 20
Personal services 147,472,104 148,472,104 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Operating expenses 24,914,205 25,249,795 1
Total 172,386,309 173,721,899 2
Source of funds 3
General fund 162,807,888 163,643,478 4
Special funds 935,963 935,963 5
ARPA State Fiscal 5,000,000 5,000,000 6
Federal funds 499,888 999,888 7
Global Commitment fund 2,746,255 2,746,255 8
Interdepartmental transfers 396,315 396,315 9
Total 172,386,309 173,721,899 10
Sec. 37. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.342 is amended to read: 11
Sec. B.342 Vermont veterans’ home - care and support services 12
Personal services 17,631,222 17,595,290 13
Operating expenses 5,013,462 13,247,462 14
Grants 0 1,583,157 15
Total 22,644,684 32,425,909 16
Source of funds 17
General fund 4,320,687 11,224,018 18
Special funds 10,051,903 12,450,095 19
Federal funds 8,272,094 8,751,796 20
Total 22,644,684 32,425,909 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 38. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.347 is amended to read: 1
Sec. B.347 Total human services 2
Source of funds 3
General fund 1,328,118,806 1,364,156,647 4
Special funds 202,800,452 218,398,644 5
Tobacco fund 23,088,208 23,088,208 6
State health care resources fund 28,053,557 28,053,557 7
ARPA State Fiscal 5,000,000 5,000,000 8
Federal funds 1,803,398,922 1,882,012,745 9
Global Commitment fund 1,980,839,553 2,108,560,133 10
Internal service funds 490,853 490,853 11
Interdepartmental transfers 32,893,535 34,367,341 12
Permanent trust funds 25,000 25,000 13
Total 5,404,708,886 5,664,153,128 14
Sec. 39. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.501 is amended to read: 15
Sec. B.501 Education - education services 16
Personal services 28,237,700 28,312,700 17
Operating expenses 1,134,912 1,134,912 18
Grants 322,345,763 322,345,763 19
Total 351,718,375 351,793,375 20
Source of funds 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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General fund 6,387,955 6,462,955 1
Special funds 3,033,144 3,033,144 2
Tobacco fund 750,388 750,388 3
Federal funds 340,584,414 340,584,414 4
Interdepartmental transfers 962,474 962,474 5
Total 351,718,375 351,793,375 6
Sec. 40. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.503 is amended to read: 7
Sec. B.503 Education - state-placed students 8
Grants 20,000,000 19,000,000 9
Total 20,000,000 19,000,000 10
Source of funds 11
Education fund 20,000,000 19,000,000 12
Total 20,000,000 19,000,000 13
Sec. 41. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.504 is amended to read: 14
Sec. B.504 Education - adult education and literacy 15
Grants 4,694,183 4,997,820 16
Total 4,694,183 4,997,820 17
Source of funds 18
General fund 3,778,133 4,081,770 19
Federal funds 916,050 916,050 20
Total 4,694,183 4,997,820 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 42. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.504.1 is amended to read: 1
Sec. B.504.1 Education - Flexible Pathways 2
Grants 11,361,755 11,564,179 3
Total 11,361,755 11,564,179 4
Source of funds 5
General fund 921,500 921,500 6
Education fund 10,440,255 10,642,679 7
Total 11,361,755 11,564,179 8
Sec. 43. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.505 is amended to read: 9
Sec. B.505 Education - adjusted education payment 10
Grants 1,893,267,394 1,882,267,394 11
Total 1,893,267,394 1,882,267,394 12
Source of funds 13
Education fund 1,893,267,394 1,882,267,394 14
Total 1,893,267,394 1,882,267,394 15
Sec. 44. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.508 is amended to read: 16
Sec. B.508 Education - nutrition 17
Grants 20,400,000 17,500,000 18
Total 20,400,000 17,500,000 19
Source of funds 20
Education fund 20,400,000 17,500,000 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Total 20,400,000 17,500,000 1
Sec. 45. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.516 is amended to read: 2
Sec. B.516 Total general education 3
Source of funds 4
General fund 228,890,519 229,269,156 5
Special funds 23,651,687 23,651,687 6
Tobacco fund 750,388 750,388 7
Education fund 2,323,283,242 2,308,585,666 8
Federal funds 354,654,849 354,654,849 9
Global Commitment fund 260,000 260,000 10
Interdepartmental transfers 1,467,771 1,467,771 11
Pension trust funds 3,572,780 3,572,780 12
Total 2,936,531,236 2,922,212,297 13
Sec. 46. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.704 is amended to read: 14
Sec. B.704 Forests, parks and recreation - forestry 15
Personal services 7,880,566 7,913,766 16
Operating expenses 1,005,046 1,005,046 17
Grants 1,712,423 1,713,923 18
Total 10,598,035 10,632,735 19
Source of funds 20
General fund 6,299,512 6,334,212 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Special funds 547,215 547,215 1
Federal funds 3,394,931 3,394,931 2
Interdepartmental transfers 356,377 356,377 3
Total 10,598,035 10,632,735 4
Sec. 47. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.710 is amended to read: 5
Sec. B.710 Environmental conservation - air and waste management 6
Personal services 27,995,328 27,995,328 7
Operating expenses 10,788,954 10,816,954 8
Grants 4,943,000 4,943,000 9
Total 43,727,282 43,755,282 10
Source of funds 11
General fund 199,372 227,372 12
Special funds 24,643,580 24,643,580 13
Federal funds 18,800,064 18,800,064 14
Interdepartmental transfers 84,266 84,266 15
Total 43,727,282 43,755,282 16
Sec. 48. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.711 is amended to read: 17
Sec. B.711 Environmental conservation - office of water programs 18
Personal services 50,153,806 50,153,806 19
Operating expenses 8,362,915 8,370,915 20
Grants 92,365,140 92,365,140 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Total 150,881,861 150,889,861 1
Source of funds 2
General fund 11,887,629 11,895,629 3
Special funds 30,967,150 30,967,150 4
Federal funds 107,154,542 107,154,542 5
Interdepartmental transfers 872,540 872,540 6
Total 150,881,861 150,889,861 7
Sec. 49. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.714 is amended to read: 8
Sec. B.714 Total natural resources 9
Source of funds 10
General fund 42,792,800 42,863,500 11
Special funds 81,275,829 81,275,829 12
Fish and wildlife fund 10,418,331 10,418,331 13
Federal funds 152,068,301 152,068,301 14
Interdepartmental transfers 14,131,324 14,131,324 15
Total 300,686,585 300,757,285 16
Sec. 50. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.1100 is amended to read: 17
Sec. B.1100 MISCELLANEOUS FISCAL YEAR 2025 ONE-TIME 18
APPROPRIATIONS 19
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(d) Department of Health. In fiscal year 2025, funds are appropriated for 1
the following: 2
* * * 3
(8) $835,073 General Fund for the Bridges to Health Program; and 4
(9) $400,000 $550,000 General Fund for the Vermont Household Health 5
Insurance Survey; and 6
(10) $500,000 General Fund for community grants related to health 7
equity. 8
(e) Department for Children and Families. In fiscal year 2025, funds are 9
appropriated for the following: 10
* * * 11
(2) $1,034,065 General Fund to extend 10 Economic Services Division 12
limited service positions, including associated operating costs, in support of the 13
General Assistance Emergency Housing program; and 14
(3) $332,000 General Fund for a 2-1-1 service line contract to operate 15
24 hours seven days per week; 16
(4) $340,000 General Fund and $660,000 federal funds for the Office of 17
Child Support mainframe transition planning. Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. 18
§ 703, unless otherwise reverted by a future act of the General Assembly, these 19
appropriations shall carry forward until fully expended; and 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(5) $1,800,000 General Fund shall be added to the appropriation made 1
in Sec. B.1102(b)(4) of this act for the Comprehensive Child Welfare 2
Information System. 3
* * * 4
(n) Agency of Human Services Secretary’s Office. In fiscal year 2025, 5
funds are appropriated for the following: 6
(1) $3,913,200 $5,586,324 General Fund and $5,366,383 $7,713,259 7
federal funds to be used for Global Commitment match for the Medicaid 8
Global Payment Program. To the extent that at a future date the Global 9
Payment Program ceases to operate as a program or changes methodology to a 10
retrospective payment program, any resulting one-time General Fund spending 11
authority remaining at that time shall be reverted. If the Human Services 12
Caseload Reserve established in 32 V.S.A. § 308b has not been replenished in 13
accordance with subdivision (b)(21) of Sec. B.1102 of this act, the remaining 14
unallocated General Fund balance shall be reserved in the Human Services 15
Caseload Reserve established in 32 V.S.A. § 308b up to the amount 16
appropriated in this subdivision. 17
(o) Department of Vermont Health Access. In fiscal year 2025, funds are 18
appropriated for the following: 19
(1) $9,279,583 $13,299,583 Global Commitment for the Medicaid 20
Global Payment Program; 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(2) $150,000 General Fund to conduct a technical analysis of Vermont’s 1
health insurance markets; and 2
(3) $100,000 General Fund to implement the expansion of Medicare 3
Savings Programs eligibility; 4
(4) $10,000,000 General Fund for Provider Stabilization Grants; and 5
(5) $11,000,000 General Fund for an alternative payment model 6
reconciliation payment to Brattleboro Retreat. All or a portion of these funds 7
may also be used as matching funds to the Agency of Human Services Global 8
Commitment Program to provide State match. If funds are used as matching 9
funds to the Agency of Human Services Global Commitment Program to 10
provide State match, the commensurate amount of Global Commitment Fund 11
spending authority may be requested during the Global Commitment Transfer 12
process pursuant to Sec. E.301.1 of this act. 13
* * * 14
(w) Office of the State Treasurer. In fiscal year 2025, funds are 15
appropriated for the following: 16
(1) $14,000,000 General Fund for redeeming State of Vermont general 17
obligation bonds prior to maturity. 18
Sec. 51. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. D.100 is amended to read: 19
Sec. D.100 ALLOCATIONS; PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(a) This act contains the following amounts allocated to special funds that 1
receive revenue from the property transfer tax. These allocations shall not 2
exceed available revenues. 3
(1) The sum of $575,662 is allocated from the Current Use 4
Administration Special Fund to the Department of Taxes for administration of 5
the Use Tax Reimbursement Program. Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 9610(c), 6
amounts in excess of $575,662 from the property transfer tax deposited into the 7
Current Use Administration Special Fund shall be transferred into the General 8
Fund. 9
(2) Notwithstanding 10 V.S.A. § 312, amounts in excess of $22,106,740 10
$28,238,050 from the property transfer tax and surcharge established in 11
32 V.S.A. § 9602a deposited into the Vermont Housing and Conservation 12
Trust Fund shall be transferred into the General Fund. 13
(A) The dedication of $2,500,000 in revenue from the property 14
transfer tax pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 9610(d) for the debt payments on the 15
affordable housing bond pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 314 shall be offset by the 16
reduction of $1,500,000 in the appropriation to the Vermont Housing and 17
Conservation Board and $1,000,000 from the surcharge established in 18
32 V.S.A. § 9602a. The fiscal year 2025 appropriation of $22,106,740 19
$28,238,050 to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board reflects the 20
$1,500,000 reduction. The affordable housing bond and related property 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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transfer tax and surcharge provisions are repealed after the life of the bond on 1
July 1, 2039. Once the bond is retired, the $1,500,000 reduction in the 2
appropriation to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board shall be 3
restored. 4
(3) Notwithstanding 24 V.S.A. § 4306(a), amounts in excess of 5
$7,772,373 $9,052,113 from the property transfer tax deposited into the 6
Municipal and Regional Planning Fund shall be transferred into the General 7
Fund. The $7,772,373 $9,052,113 shall be allocated as follows: 8
(A) $6,404,540 $7,300,358 for disbursement to regional planning 9
commissions in a manner consistent with 24 V.S.A. § 4306(b); 10
(B) $931,773 $1,187,721 for disbursement to municipalities in a 11
manner consistent with 24 V.S.A. § 4306(b); and 12
(C) $436,060 $564,034 to the Agency of Digital Services for the 13
Vermont Center for Geographic Information. 14
Sec. 52. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. D.101 is amended to read: 15
Sec. D.101 FUND TRANSFERS 16
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following amounts are 17
transferred from the funds indicated: 18
(1) From the General Fund to the: 19
(A) General Obligation Bonds Debt Service Fund (#35100): 20
$73,212,880 $78,235,088.34. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(J) Emergency Relief and Assistance Fund (#21555): $830,000 2
$6,500,000. 3
(K) Education Fund (#20205): $25,000,000. 4
(L) Medical Insurance Fund (#55100): $18,500,000. 5
(M) Correctional Industries Fund (#59100): $3,135,443. 6
(N) Act 250 Permit Fund (#21260): $900,000. 7
(O) State Liability Self-Insurance Fund (#56200): $3,000,000. 8
(P) Emergency Personnel Survivor’s Benefit Fund (#21884): 9
$220,000. 10
(2) From the Transportation Fund to the: 11
(A) Vermont Recreational Trails Fund (#21455): $370,000. 12
(B) Downtown Transportation and Related Capital Improvements 13
Fund (#21575): $523,966. 14
(C)(B) General Obligation Bonds Debt Service Fund (#35100): 15
$316,745. 16
(D)(C) Notwithstanding 19 V.S.A. § 13(c), the Transportation Fund 17
transfer to the Central Garage fund in fiscal year 2025 shall be $0. 18
* * * 19
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in fiscal year 20
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(1) The following amounts shall be transferred to the General Fund from 1
the funds indicated: 2
(A) Cannabis Regulation Fund (#21998): $12,000,000 3
$15,417,084.32. 4
(B) AHS Central Office Earned Federal Receipts (#22005): 5
$4,641,960. 6
(C) Sports Wagering Enterprise Fund (#50250): $7,000,000 7
$6,139,162. 8
(D) Liquor Control Fund (#50300): $21,100,000 $9,543,353. 9
(E) Tobacco Litigation Settlement Fund (#21370): $3,000,000. 10
(F) Financial Institutions Supervision Fund (#21065): $1,100,000. 11
(F) Workforce Education and Training Fund (#21913): 12
$2,598,921.75. 13
(G) Vermont Traumatic Brain Injury Fund (#21994): the balance of 14
the fund at the close of fiscal year 2025. 15
(2) The following estimated amounts, which may be all or a portion of 16
unencumbered fund balances, shall be transferred from the following funds to 17
the General Fund. The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall report 18
to the Joint Fiscal Committee at its July meeting the final amounts transferred 19
from each fund and certify that such transfers will not impair the agency, 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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office, or department reliant upon each fund from meeting its statutory 1
requirements. 2
(A) AG-Fees & Reimbursements-Court Order Fund (#21638): 3
$2,000,000. 4
(B) Unclaimed Property Fund (#62100): $6,500,000 $10,995,595. 5
(3) $66,935,000 $63,560,450.50 of the net unencumbered fund balances 6
in the Insurance Regulatory and Supervision Fund (#21075), the Captive 7
Insurance Regulatory and Supervision Fund (#21085), and the Securities 8
Regulatory and Supervision Fund (#21080) shall be transferred to the General 9
Fund. 10
(c)(1) Notwithstanding Sec. 1.4.3 of the Rules for State Matching Funds 11
under the Federal Public Assistance Program, in fiscal year 2025, the Secretary 12
of Administration may provide funding from the Emergency Relief and 13
Assistance Fund that was transferred pursuant to subdivision (a)(1)(J) of this 14
section to subgrantees prior to the completion of a project. In fiscal year years 15
2025 and 2026, up to 70 percent of the State funding match on the nonfederal 16
share of an approved project for municipalities that were impacted by the 17
August and December 2023 and 2024 flooding events in counties that are 18
eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance funds 19
under federal disaster declarations DR-4744-VT and, DR-4762-VT, DR-4810-20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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VT, DR-4816-VT, and DR-4826-VT may be advanced at the request of a 1
municipality. 2
(2) Notwithstanding Sec. 1.4.1 of the Rules for State Matching Funds 3
Under the Federal Public Assistance Program, the Secretary of Administration 4
shall increase the standard State funding match on the nonfederal share of an 5
approved project to the highest percentage possible given available funding for 6
municipalities in counties that were impacted by the August and December 7
2023 and 2024 flooding events and are eligible for Federal Emergency 8
Management Agency Public Assistance funds under federal disaster 9
declarations DR-4744-VT and, DR-4762-VT, DR-4810-VT, DR-4816-VT, and 10
DR-4826-VT. 11
Sec. 53. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. D.102 is amended to read: 12
Sec. D.102 REVERSIONS 13
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in fiscal year 14
2025, the following amounts shall revert to the General Fund from the 15
accounts indicated: 16
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3150892104 MH – Case Management Serv $350,000.00 $350,199.34 18
* * * 19
1100892208 AOA – VT Housing Finance Agency $3,000,000.00 20
1100892403 AOA – Health Equity Community Grants $500,000.00 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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1120020000 Tuition Assistance Program $133,877.86 1
1120892401 DHR – New Position in DHR Ops $477,769.00 2
1120892402 DHR – New Position in VTHR Ops $40,726.07 3
1140010000 Tax Operation Costs $1,267,062.22 4
1140060000 Reappraisal and Listing Payments $35,270.75 5
1140070000 Use Tax Reimbursement Program $37,864.25 6
1140330000 Renter Rebates $2,186,940.33 7
1140892403 Tax – Child Care Contr Positions $3,591,823.02 8
1260980000 Debt Service $235,445.15 9
1266892401 VPIC – Pension System Assets $5,000.00 10
2100892201 AG – Racial Disparities $48,465.00 11
2120892203 JUD – County Court House HVAC $800,000.00 12
2120892402 JUD – Essex County Courthouse Reno $50,000.00 13
2130400000 SIUS Parent Account $395,749.64 14
2150010000 Mil Admin/TAGO $142,789.80 15
2150050000 Mil Vet Affairs Office $100,000.00 16
2160892201 CCVS – VT Forensic Nursing $246.43 17
2160892304 CCVS – Kurn Hattin Survivor $250.00 18
2200010000 Administration Division $167,222.00 19
3310000000 Commission on Women $25,390.43 20
3330892401 GMCB – VHCURES Database Implemen $545,782.90 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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3400892111 Supp New Americans Refugee $23,431.00 1
3400892301 AHSCO – Refugee Resettlement $1,293.00 2
3420892405 HD – Regional Emergency Med $8,295.01 3
3440050000 DCFS – AABD $35,310.73 4
3440892110 DCF – Grants to Reachup $5.10 5
3440892203 DCF – Parent Child Ctrs Cap Imp $20,708.22 6
3440892214 DCF – Child Care Provider Workfor $294.79 7
4100500000 VT Department of Labor $8,000,000.00 8
5100070000 Education Services $100,000.00 9
5100892101 AOE – VSC Committee Per Diem $16,295.33 10
5100892102 AOA – Advisory Group Per Diem $9,018.00 11
5100892103 AOE – ESESAG Per Diems $8,960.00 12
5100892201 AOE – Comm Pub Sch Emp Hlth Ben $29,050.00 13
5100892202 AOE – Task Force Equit Inclusive $6,150.00 14
5100892302 AOE – Ethnic&Social Equity Per D $14,386.24 15
6100010000 Administration Management and Planning $402,052.99 16
6100040000 Property Tax Assessment Approp $11,692.11 17
6140880005 152/00 State Asst Munic Poll Cont $126.26 18
7100892301 Everyone Eats $144,565.43 19
7120892304 DED – Relocated and Remote Worker $127,314.33 20
8100002100 Department of Motor Vehicles $2,482.81 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in fiscal year 2
2025, the following amounts shall revert to the Education Fund from the 3
accounts indicated: 4
5100010000 Administration $301,041.03 5
5100050000 State-Placed Students $13,687,528.41 6
5100090000 Education Grant $359,570.31 7
5100110000 Small School Grant $593,700.00 8
5100200000 Education – Technical Education $1,802,347.44 9
5100210000 Education – Flexible Pathways $1,312,334.72 10
5100892405 AOE – Universal School Meals $6,201,479.69 11
Sec. 54. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. D.103 is amended to read: 12
Sec. D.103 RESERVES 13
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in fiscal year 14
2025, the following reserve transactions shall be implemented for the funds 15
provided: 16
(1) General Fund. 17
(A) Pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 308, an estimated amount of 18
$15,168,663 $15,168,660.85 shall be added to the General Fund Budget 19
Stabilization Reserve. 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(B) $5,480,000 shall be added to the 27/53 reserve in fiscal year 1
2025. This action is the fiscal year 2025 contribution to the reserve for the 2
53rd week of Medicaid as required by 32 V.S.A. § 308e and the 27th payroll 3
reserve as required by 32 V.S.A. § 308e. 4
(C) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 308b, $3,913,200 shall be 5
unreserved from the Human Services Caseload Reserve established within the 6
General Fund in 32 V.S.A. § 308b. 7
(D) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 308c(a), up to $133,500,000 8
otherwise subject to the requirements of this provision shall, instead, be 9
reserved for permanent housing, property tax relief, and any other uses 10
determined to be in the best interests of the public in the subsequent fiscal year. 11
The requirements of this subdivision (D) shall extend past July 1 of the 12
subsequent fiscal year and expire upon completion of the current fiscal year’s 13
accounting closure period. 14
* * * 15
Sec. 55. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. E.100 is amended to read: 16
Sec. E.100 POSITIONS 17
* * * 18
(d) The conversion of eight limited service positions to exempt permanent 19
status is authorized in fiscal year 2025 as follows: 20
(1) Office of the Defender General: 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(A) one Administrative Services Tech; 1
(B) two DG IT Specialist II’s; 2
(C) one ODG Legal Assistant I; 3
(D) two Staff Attorney I’s; 4
(E) one Financial Specialist III; and 5
(F) one Admin Secretary. 6
* * * 7
Sec. 56. 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 78, Sec. E.100, as amended by 2024 8
Acts and Resolves No. 87, Sec. 56, is further amended to read: 9
Sec. E.100 EXECUTIVE BRANCH POSITIONS 10
(a) The establishment of 75 permanent positions is authorized in fiscal year 11
2024 for the following: 12
* * * 13
(2) Permanent exempt positions: 14
* * * 15
(F) Office of the State Treasurer: 16
(i) one Director – VT Saves Economic Empowerment Division; 17
and 18
(ii) one Communications and Outreach Manager – VT Saves 19
Economic Empowerment Division; 20
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Sec. 57. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. E.301 is amended to read: 1
Sec. E.301 SECRETARY’S OFFICE; GLOBAL COMMITMENT 2
* * * 3
(b) In addition to the State funds appropriated in Sec. B.301 of this act, a 4
total estimated sum of $24,301,185 $28,307,335 is anticipated to be certified as 5
State matching funds under Global Commitment as follows: 6
(1) $21,295,850 $25,302,000 certified State match available from local 7
education agencies for eligible special education school-based Medicaid 8
services under Global Commitment. This amount, combined with $29,204,150 9
$34,698,000 of federal funds appropriated in Sec. B.301 of this act, equals a 10
total estimated expenditure of $50,500,000 $60,000,000. An amount equal to 11
the amount of the federal matching funds for eligible special education school-12
based Medicaid services under Global Commitment shall be transferred from 13
the Global Commitment Fund to the Medicaid Reimbursement Special Fund 14
created in 16 V.S.A. § 2959a. 15
(2) $3,005,335 certified State match available from local designated 16
mental health and developmental services agencies for eligible mental health 17
services provided under Global Commitment. 18
(c) Up to $4,487,210 $3,614,245 is transferred from the Agency of Human 19
Services Federal Receipts Holding Account to the Interdepartmental Transfer 20
Fund consistent with the amount appropriated in Sec. B.301 of this act. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 58. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. G.109 is amended to read: 1
Sec. G.109 PAY ACT APPROPRIATIONS; FISCAL YEARS 2025 AND 2
2026 3
(a) Executive Branch. The first and second years of the two-year 4
agreements between the State of Vermont and the Vermont State Employees’ 5
Association for the Defender General, Non-Management, Supervisory, and 6
Corrections bargaining units, and, for the purpose of appropriation, the State’s 7
Attorneys’ offices bargaining unit, for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 8
30, 2026; the collective bargaining agreement with the Vermont Troopers’ 9
Association for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026; and salary 10
increases for employees in the Executive Branch not covered by the bargaining 11
agreements shall be funded as follows: 12
(1) Fiscal year 2025. 13
* * * 14
(D) Transfers. With due regard to the possible availability of other 15
funds, for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of Administration may transfer from 16
the various appropriations and various funds and from the receipts of the 17
Liquor Control Board Fund such sums as the Secretary may determine to be 18
necessary to carry out the purposes of this act to the various agencies supported 19
by State funds. 20
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(2) Fiscal year 2026. 1
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(D) Transfers. With due regard to the possible availability of other 3
funds, for fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of Administration may transfer from 4
the various appropriations and various funds and from the receipts of the 5
Liquor Control Board Fund such sums as the Secretary may determine to be 6
necessary to carry out the purposes of this act to the various agencies supported 7
by State funds. 8
* * * 9
Sec. 59. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 145, Sec. 7 is amended to read: 10
Sec. 7. TELEPHONE TAX; REPEAL; TRANSITION 11
(a) 32 V.S.A. § 8521 (telephone personal property tax) is repealed on July 12
1, 2025 2026. The final monthly installment payment of the telephone 13
personal property tax under 32 V.S.A. § 8521 levied on the net book value of 14
the taxpayer’s personal property as of December 31, 2024 2025 shall be due on 15
or before July 25, 2025 2026. 16
(b) 32 V.S.A. § 8522 (alternative telephone gross revenues tax) is repealed 17
on January 1, 2026 2027. The final quarterly payment of the alternative tax 18
under 32 V.S.A. § 8522 shall be due on or before January 25, 2026 2027. 19
(c) Any taxpayer who paid the alternative tax imposed by 32 V.S.A. § 8522 20
prior to the repeal of the tax on January 1, 2026 2027 shall become subject to 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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the income tax imposed under 32 V.S.A. chapter 151 beginning with the 1
taxpayer’s first income tax year starting on or after January 1, 2025 2026. No 2
alternative tax under 32 V.S.A. § 8522 shall be due for any period included in 3
the taxpayer’s income tax filing for tax years starting on or after January 1, 4
2025 2026. 5
(d) In fiscal year 2025 2026, the Division of Property Valuation and 6
Review of the Department of Taxes and all communications service providers 7
with taxable communications property in Vermont shall be subject to the 8
inventory and valuation provisions prescribed in 32 V.S.A. § 4452, as 9
applicable. 10
Sec. 60. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 145, Sec. 15 is amended to read: 11
Sec. 15. EFFECTIVE DATES 12
This act shall take effect on passage, except that: 13
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(3) Secs. 8–12 (communications property tax) shall take effect on July 1, 15
2025 2026 and shall apply to grand lists lodged on or after April 1, 2025 2026. 16
Sec. 61. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 166, Sec. 15 is amended to read: 17
Sec. 15. TRANSFER AND APPROPRIATION 18
Notwithstanding 7 V.S.A. § 845(c), in fiscal year 2025: 19 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(1) $500,000.00 is transferred from the Cannabis Regulation Fund 1
established pursuant to 7 V.S.A. § 845 to the Cannabis Business Development 2
Fund established pursuant to 7 V.S.A. § 987; and 3
(2) $500,000.00 is appropriated from the Cannabis Business 19 4
Development Fund to the Agency of Commerce and Community Development 5
Department of Economic Development to fund technical assistance and 6
provide loans and grants pursuant to 7 V.S.A. § 987. 7
Sec. 62. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 181, Sec. 78 is amended to read: 8
Sec. 78. TRANSFERS; PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX 9
Notwithstanding 10 V.S.A. § 312, 24 V.S.A. § 4306(a), 32 V.S.A. § 10
9610(c), or any other provision of law to the contrary, amounts in excess of 11
$32,954,775.00 from the property transfer tax shall be transferred into the 12
General Fund. Of this amount: 13
(1) $6,106,335.00 shall be transferred from the General Fund into the 14
Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust Fund. 15
(2) $1,279,740.00 shall be transferred from the General Fund into the 16
Municipal and Regional Planning Fund. [Repealed.] 17
Sec. 63. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 181, Sec. 96 is amended to read: 18
Sec. 96. APPROPRIATION; RENT ARREARS ASSISTANCE FUND 19
The sum of $2,500,000.00 is appropriated from the General Fund to the 20
Vermont State Housing Authority Department of Housing and Community 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Development in fiscal year 2025 for the Rent Arrears Assistance Fund 1
established by 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 47, Sec. 45. 2
Sec. 64. 2022 Acts and Resolves No. 182, Sec. 3, as amended by 2023 Acts 3
and Resolves No. 3, Sec. 75, 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 78, Sec. C.119, and 4
2024 Acts and Resolves No. 181, Sec. 106, is further amended to read: 5
Sec. 3. MANUFACTURED HOME IMPROVEMENT AND 6
REPAIR PROGRAM 7
(a) Amounts Of the amounts available from the American Rescue Plan Act 8
– State Fiscal Recovery funds, $4,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of 9
Housing and Community Development for the Manufactured Home 10
Improvement and Repair Program and shall be used for one or more of the 11
following purposes: 12
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Sec. 65. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 181, Sec. 113b is amended to read: 14
Sec. 113b. APPROPRIATION; NATURAL RESOURCES LAND USE 15
REVIEW BOARD 16
The sum of $1,300,000.00 $400,000 is appropriated from the General Fund 17
to the Natural Resources Land Use Review Board in fiscal year 2025. 18
Sec. 66. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 183, Sec. 24a is amended to read: 19
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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of 1
$29,224.00 a $29,224 credit shall be transferred from the Education Fund to 2
the Town of applied to the Canaan Town School District’s education spending, 3
as defined per 16 V.S.A. § 4001(6), in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the 4
homestead taxpayers of the Town of Canaan Town School District for an 5
overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to erroneous 6
accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating average daily 7
membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made directly to the 8
Town of Canaan. 9
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of 10
$5,924.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of 11
Bloomfield in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the 12
Town of Bloomfield for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 13
due to erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating 14
average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made 15
directly to the Town of Bloomfield. 16
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of 17
$2,575.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of 18
Brunswick in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the 19
Town of Brunswick for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 20
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average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made 1
directly to the Town of Brunswick. 2
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of 3
$6,145.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of East 4
Haven in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Town 5
of East Haven for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to 6
erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating 7
average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made 8
directly to the Town of East Haven. 9
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of 10
$2,046.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of Granby 11
in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Town of 12
Granby for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to 13
erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating 14
average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made 15
directly to the Town of Granby. 16
(f) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of 17
$10,034.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of 18
Guildhall in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the 19
Town of Guildhall for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 20
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average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made 1
directly to the Town of Guildhall. 2
(g) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of 3
$20,536.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of Kirby 4
in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Town of 5
Kirby for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to 6
erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating 7
average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made 8
directly to the Town of Kirby. 9
(h) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of 10
$2,402.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of 11
Lemington in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the 12
Town of Lemington for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 13
due to erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating 14
average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made 15
directly to the Town of Lemington. 16
(i) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of 17
$11,464.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of 18
Maidstone in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the 19
Town of Maidstone for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 20
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average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made 1
directly to the Town of Maidstone. 2
(j) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of 3
$4,349.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of Norton 4
in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Town of 5
Norton for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to 6
erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating 7
average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made 8
directly to the Town of Norton. 9
(k) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of 10
$2,657.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of Victory 11
in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Town of 12
Victory for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to 13
erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating 14
average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made 15
directly to the Town of Victory. 16
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a $68,132 credit shall 17
be applied to the Northeast Kingdom Choice School District’s education 18
spending, as defined per 16 V.S.A. § 4001(6), in fiscal year 2025 to 19
compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Northeast Kingdom Choice School 20
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erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating 1
average daily membership. 2
Sec. 67. 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 78, Sec. B.1100, as amended by 2024 3
Acts and Resolves No. 87, Sec. 40 and 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. 4
C.101, is further amended to read: 5
Sec. B.1100 MISCELLANEOUS FISCAL YEAR 2024 ONE-TIME 6
APPROPRIATIONS 7
(a) Agency of Administration. In fiscal year 2024, funds are appropriated 8
for the following: 9
(1) $2,300,000 General Fund to create, implement, and oversee a 10
comprehensive statewide language access plan;. 11
(2) $15,000,000 General Fund to be used to offset the cost of denied 12
claims for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) federal 13
reimbursement related to presidentially declared disasters in fiscal year 2024 or 14
2025, or to fund unanticipated statewide costs related to recovery efforts from 15
declared disasters or administering programs created by funds from the 16
American Rescue Plan Act – State Fiscal Recovery Fund, including the costs 17
of related limited-service positions, and contracting for programs and services. 18
(3) $500,000 General Fund for community grants related to health 19
equity. These funds shall not be released until the recommendation and report 20
required by Sec. E.100.1 of this act, regarding the permanent administrative 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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location for the Office of Health Equity, is provided to the committees of 1
jurisdiction listed in Sec. E.100.1 of this act and the positions in the Office of 2
Health Equity created by this act are filled. 3
* * * 4
(l) Agency of Human Services Central Office. In fiscal year 2024, funds 5
are appropriated for the following: 6
* * * 7
(2) $8,834,000 General Fund and $11,483,302 Federal Revenue Fund 8
#22005 for a two-year pilot to expand the Blueprint for Health Hub and Spoke 9
program. Funds shall be used to expand the substances covered by the 10
program, include mental health and pediatric screenings, and make strategic 11
investments with community partners; unexpended appropriations shall carry 12
forward into subsequent fiscal years and remain available for this purpose; 13
* * * 14
(m) Department of Vermont Health Access. In fiscal year 2024, funds are 15
appropriated for the following: 16
(1) $366,066 General Fund and $372,048 Federal Revenue Fund #22005 17
for a two-year pilot to expand the Blueprint for Health Hub and Spoke 18
program; unexpended appropriations shall carry forward into subsequent fiscal 19
years and remain available for this purpose; 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(2) $15,583,352 Global Commitment Fund #20405 for a two-year pilot 1
to expand the Blueprint for Health Hub and Spoke program; unexpended 2
appropriations shall carry forward into subsequent fiscal years and remain 3
available for this purpose; and 4
* * * 5
(n) Department of Health. In fiscal year 2024, funds are appropriated for 6
the following: 7
(1) $4,595,448 Global Commitment Fund #20405 to the Division of 8
Substance Use Programs for a two-year pilot to expand the Blueprint for 9
Health Hub and Spoke program; unexpended appropriations shall carry 10
forward into subsequent fiscal years and remain available for this purpose; 11
* * * 12
(ee) Joint Fiscal Office. In fiscal year 2024, funds are appropriated for the 13
following: 14
(1) $250,000 for per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses 15
for members of the Task Force on Economic Development Incentives and for 16
consulting services approved by the Task Force consulting services related to 17
legislative needs identified in the 2025-2026 biennium, including analysis of 18
legislative staff compensation and organizational structure and implementation 19
of adjustments in accordance with policies adopted by the Joint Legislative 20
Management Committee. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 68. 2022 Acts and Resolves No. 185, Sec. B.1102, as added by 2023 Acts 2
and Resolves No. 3, Sec. 47, is amended to read: 3
Sec. B.1102 FISCAL YEAR 2023 ONE-TIME TECHNOLOGY 4
MODERNIZATION SPECIAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS 5
(a) In fiscal year 2023, funds are appropriated from the Technology 6
Modernization Special Fund (21951) for new and ongoing initiatives as 7
follows: 8
(1) $40,010,000 to the Agency of Digital Services to be used as follows: 9
(A) $11,800,000 for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system 10
upgrade of Human Capital Management and core statewide financial 11
accounting system and integration with the Department of Labor and Agency 12
of Transportation financial systems; 13
* * * 14
Sec. 69. 3 V.S.A. § 3306 is amended to read: 15
§ 3306. TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION SPECIAL FUND 16
* * * 17
(b) Funds. The Fund shall consist of: 18
(1) any amounts transferred or appropriated to it by the General 19
Assembly; and 20
(2) any interest earned by the Fund. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 70. WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FUND; REPEAL 2
(a) 10 V.S.A. § 543 (Workforce Education and Training Fund) is repealed. 3
Sec. 71. 18 V.S.A. § 9502 is amended to read: 4
§ 9502. TOBACCO TRUST FUND 5
(a)(1) The Tobacco Trust Fund is established in the Office of the State 6
Treasurer for the purposes of creating a self-sustaining, perpetual fund for 7
tobacco cessation and prevention that is not dependent upon tobacco sales 8
volume. 9
(2) The Trust Fund shall comprise be composed of: 10
(A) appropriations transfers made by the General Assembly; and 11
(B) transfers from the Litigation Settlement Fund pursuant to 12
subdivision (b) of this section; and 13
(C) contributions from any other source. 14
(3) The State Treasurer shall not disburse monies from the Trust Fund, 15
except upon appropriation by the General Assembly. In any fiscal year, total 16
appropriations from the Trust Fund shall not exceed seven percent of the fair 17
market value of the Fund at the end of the prior fiscal year. 18
(4) The Trust Fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer. The 19
Treasurer may invest monies in the Fund in accordance with the provisions of 20
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carried forward. Interest earned shall remain in the Fund. The Treasurer’s 1
annual financial report to the Governor and the General Assembly shall contain 2
an accounting of receipts, disbursements, and earnings of the Fund. 3
(b) Unless otherwise authorized by the General Assembly on or before 4
June 30, 2000, and on June 30 of each subsequent fiscal year, any 5
unencumbered balance in the Litigation Settlement Fund shall be transferred to 6
the Trust Fund. [Repealed.] 7
Sec. 72. 30 V.S.A. chapter 86 is amended to read: 8
CHAPTER 86. UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION 9
SYSTEM 10
* * * 11
§ 7006. MARKING OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES 12
A company notified in accordance with section 7005 of this title shall, 13
within 48 72 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, of the 14
receipt of the notice, mark the approximate location of its underground utility 15
facilities in the area of the proposed excavation activities; provided, however, 16
if the company advises the person that the proposed excavation area is of such 17
length or size that the company cannot reasonably mark all of the underground 18
utility facilities within 48 72 hours, the person shall notify the company of the 19
specific locations in which the excavation activities will first occur and the 20
company shall mark facilities in those locations within 48 72 hours and the 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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remaining facilities within a reasonable time thereafter. A company and an 1
excavator may by agreement fix a later time for the company’s marking of the 2
facilities, provided the marking is made prior to excavation activities. For the 3
purposes of this chapter, the approximate location of underground facilities 4
shall be marked with stakes, paint, or other physical means as designated by 5
the Commission. 6
§ 7006a. MAINTENANCE OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITY 7
MARKINGS 8
After a company has marked its underground facilities in accordance with 9
section 7006 of this title, the excavator shall be responsible for maintenance of 10
the designated markings. In the event said markings are obliterated, destroyed, 11
or removed, the person engaged in excavation activities shall notify the System 12
referred to in section 7002 of this title that remarking is needed. The System 13
shall then notify all member companies whose facilities may be affected. The 14
company shall within 48 72 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 15
holidays, following receipt of the notice, remark the location of its 16
underground utility facilities. 17
* * * 18
Sec. 73. 32 V.S.A. § 5 is amended to read: 19
§ 5. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS 20
(a) Definitions. As used in this section: 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(1) “Loan” means a loan that is interest free or below market value. 1
(2) “State agency” means an Executive Branch agency, department, 2
commission, office, or board. 3
* * * 4
Sec. 74. 32 V.S.A. § 706 is amended to read: 5
§ 706. TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS 6
Notwithstanding any authority granted elsewhere, all transfers of 7
appropriations shall be made pursuant to this section upon the initiative of the 8
Governor or upon the request of a secretary or commissioner. 9
(1) With the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Finance 10
and Management may transfer balances of appropriations not to exceed 11
$50,000.00 $100,000 made under any appropriation act for the support of the 12
government from one component of an agency, department, or other unit of 13
State government to any component of the same agency, department, or unit. 14
(2) Except as specified in subdivisions subdivision (1) and (4) of this 15
section, the transfer of balances of appropriations may be made only with the 16
approval of the Emergency Board. 17
(3) For the specific purpose of balancing and closing out fund accounts 18
at the end of a fiscal year, the Commissioner of Finance and Management may 19
adjust a balance within an account of an agency or department in an amount 20
not to exceed $100.00 $200. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 75. 32 V.S.A. § 902 is amended to read: 2
§ 902. AUTHORIZATION TO BORROW MONEY 3
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(b) The State Treasurer shall pay the interest on, principal of and expenses 5
of preparing, issuing, and marketing of such notes as the same fall due without 6
further order or authority from the General Fund or from the Transportation or 7
other applicable funds or from the proceeds of bonds or notes governmental 8
debt service funds established in section 951a of this chapter. The authority 9
hereby granted is in addition to and not in limitation of any other authority. 10
Such notes shall be sold at public or private sale with or without published 11
notice, as the State Treasurer may determine to be in the best interests of the 12
State. 13
Sec. 76. 32 V.S.A. § 951a is amended to read: 14
§ 951a. DEBT SERVICE FUNDS 15
(a) Three governmental debt service funds are hereby established: 16
* * * 17
(b) Financial resources in each fund shall consist of appropriations by the 18
General Assembly to fulfill debt service obligations, the transfer of funding 19
sources by the General Assembly to fulfill future debt service obligations, 20
bond proceeds raised to fund a permanent reserve required by a trust 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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agreement entered into to secure bonds, transfers of appropriations effected 1
pursuant to section 706 of this title, investment income earned on balances held 2
in trust agreement accounts as required by a trust agreement, and such other 3
amounts as directed by the General Assembly or that are specifically 4
authorized by provisions of this title. Each debt service fund shall account for 5
the accumulation of resources and the fulfillment of debt service obligations 6
within the current fiscal year and the accumulation of resources for debt 7
service obligations maturing in future fiscal years. 8
* * * 9
Sec. 77. 32 V.S.A. § 954 is amended to read: 10
§ 954. PROCEEDS 11
(a) The proceeds arising from the sale of bonds, inclusive of any premiums, 12
shall be applied to the purposes for which they were authorized, and the 13
purposes shall may be considered to include the expenses of preparing, issuing, 14
and marketing the bonds and any notes issued under section 955 of this title, 15
and underwriters’ fees and amounts for reserves, but no purchasers of the 16
bonds shall be in any way bound to see to the proper application of the 17
proceeds. The State Treasurer shall pay the interest on, principal of, 18
investment return on, and maturity value of the bonds and notes as the same 19
fall due or accrue without further order or authority. The State Treasurer, with 20
the approval of the Governor, may establish sinking funds, reserve funds, or 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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other special funds of the State as the State Treasurer may deem for the best 1
interests of the State. To the extent not otherwise provided, the amount 2
necessary each year to fulfill the maturing principal and interest of, investment 3
return and maturity value of, and sinking fund installments on all the bonds 4
then outstanding shall be included in and made a part of the annual 5
appropriation bill for the expense of State government, and the principal and 6
interest on, investment return and maturity value of, and sinking fund 7
installments on the bonds as may come due before appropriations for their 8
fulfillment have been made shall be fulfilled from the applicable debt service 9
fund. 10
(b) The State Treasurer is authorized to allocate the estimated cost of bond 11
issuance or issuances to the entities to which funds are appropriated by a 12
capital construction act and for which bonding is required as the source of 13
funds. If estimated receipts are insufficient, the State Treasurer shall allocate 14
additional costs to the entities. Any remaining receipts shall not be expended, 15
but carried forward to be available for future capital construction acts. If the 16
source of funds appropriated by a capital construction act is other than by 17
issuance of bonds, the State Treasurer is authorized to allocate the estimated 18
cost of ongoing debt management services to the entities to which those funds 19
are appropriated shall be appropriated annually from the funds from which 20
transfers are made to fund debt service costs. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 78. VERMONT TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY FUND; REPEAL 2
(a) 33 V.S.A. chapter 78 (Vermont Traumatic Brain Injury Fund) is 3
repealed. 4
Sec. 79. 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 47, Sec. 38 is amended to read: 5
Sec. 38. RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM 6
(a) Creation; administration. The Vermont Housing Finance Agency shall 7
design and implement a Rental Housing Revolving Loan Program and shall 8
create and administer a revolving loan fund to provide subsidized loans for 9
rental housing developments that serve middle-income households. 10
(b) Loans; eligibility; criteria. 11
* * * 12
(7) The Agency shall use one or more legal mechanisms to ensure that: 13
(A) a subsidized unit remains affordable to a household earning the 14
applicable percent of area median income for the longer of: 15
(i) seven years; or 16
(ii) full repayment of the loan plus three years; and 17
(B) during the affordability period determined pursuant to 18
subdivision (A) of this subdivision (7), the annual increase in rent for a 19
subsidized unit does not exceed three percent or an amount otherwise 20
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Sec. 80. 32 V.S.A. § 308b is amended to read: 2
§ 308b. HUMAN SERVICES CASELOAD RESERVE 3
(a) There is created within the General Fund a Human Services Caseload 4
Reserve. Expenditures from the Reserve shall be subject to an appropriation 5
by the General Assembly or approval by the Emergency Board. Expenditures 6
from the Reserve shall be limited to Agency of Human Services caseload-7
related needs primarily in the Departments for Children and Families, of 8
Health, of Mental Health, of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, of 9
Vermont Health Access, and settlement costs associated with managing the 10
Global Commitment waiver. 11
(b) The Secretary of Administration may transfer to the Human Services 12
Caseload Reserve any General Fund carry-forward carryforward directly 13
attributable to Agency of Human Services caseload reductions and the 14
effective management of related federal receipts, with the exclusion of the 15
Department of Corrections. 16
(c) The Human Services Caseload Reserve shall contain two sub-accounts 17
subaccounts: 18
(1) A sub-account subaccount for incurred but not reported Medicaid 19
expenses. Each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2020, the Department of 20
Finance and Management shall adjust the amount reserved for incurred but not 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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reported Medicaid expenses to equal the amount specified in the 1
Comprehensive Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year 2
occurring two years prior for the estimated amount of incurred but not reported 3
Medicaid expenses associated with the current Medicaid Global Commitment 4
waiver. 5
* * * 6
Sec. 81. CHILD CARE CONTRIBUTION SPECIAL FUND; 7
UNALLOCATED AND UNRESERVED BALANCE 8
(a) In fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of Administration shall unreserve and 9
transfer funds from the Human Services Caseload Reserve to the Child Care 10
Contribution Special Fund established in 32 V.S.A. § 10554 as necessary to 11
maintain a balance that appropriately supports the State’s statutory obligations 12
under the Child Care Financial Assistance Program established in 33 V.S.A. 13
§§ 3512 and 3513. 14
(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that any unreserved and 15
unallocated balance in the Child Care Contribution Special Fund shall remain 16
in the Fund to support the future establishment of a reserve for the Child Care 17
Financial Assistance Program. 18
Sec. 82. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; FACILITY WORK 19
PROGRAMS; STRATEGIC PLAN 20
(a) Findings and intent. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(1) The General Assembly finds that a significant budget deficit has 1
developed within previously existing programs despite a wage structure that 2
pays incarcerated individuals in Vermont at rates ranging from $0.25 to $1.35 3
per hour, significantly below the federal minimum wage. 4
(2) It is the intent of the General Assembly that all Department of 5
Corrections facility work programs operate in a manner that is fiscally 6
sustainable to the extent possible within current statutory limitations and 7
effective in preparing offenders for meaningful employment upon release. 8
(b) Strategic plan. On or before December 15, 2025, the Department of 9
Corrections shall, in consultation with the Department of Labor, submit a 10
strategic plan with proposed benchmarks for improvement to the House 11
Committees on Appropriations and on Corrections and Institutions and the 12
Senate Committees on Appropriations, on Institutions, and on Judiciary. The 13
strategic plan shall include: 14
(1) A business plan to improve program efficiency and self-15
sustainability to ensure all facility work programs, including Vermont 16
Correctional Industries, vocational training programs, and other paid facility 17
duties, operate without recurring deficits or to clearly identify funding sources 18
to address the deficits. 19
(2) A comprehensive evaluation of the skills provided through facility 20
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opportunities post-incarceration. The evaluation shall include consideration of 1
expanding technical training and certification opportunities that carry 2
recognized value in the labor market. 3
(3) An analysis of facility work programs to determine if each program 4
serves a sufficient portion of the incarcerated population to justify its 5
administration. The analysis shall also consider whether participants gain 6
meaningful and valuable work experiences. 7
(4) A review of wages paid to facility work program participants, the 8
implications of wage structures on program outcomes, and the appropriate use 9
of funds in relation to program objectives. 10
(c) In fiscal years 2025 and 2026, the Department of Corrections shall 11
submit timely reports to the House Committees on Appropriations and on 12
Corrections and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Appropriations, on 13
Institutions, and on Judiciary, or the Joint Fiscal Committee and the Joint 14
Legislative Justice Oversight Committee when the General Assembly is not in 15
session, on the development of facility work program deficits. The 16
Department shall include in these reports any financial or operational actions 17
taken to address deficits, increase oversight, and prevent future deficits. 18
Sec. 83. MEDICAID PROVIDERS WITH STABILIZATION NEEDS; 19
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(a) All Vermont Medicaid participating providers with demonstrated 1
stabilization needs and a plan to achieve sustainability shall be eligible to apply 2
for funds appropriated pursuant to 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. 3
B.1100(o)(4), including substance use residential treatment facilities, federally 4
qualified health centers, residential mental health providers, and other 5
providers of health care and human services. 6
(b) On or before December 15, 2025, the Department of Vermont Health 7
Access shall submit a report to the House Committees on Health Care and on 8
Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Health and Welfare and on 9
Appropriations. The report shall include: 10
(1) A detailed account of grants distributed pursuant to the appropriation 11
made in 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.1100(o)(4), as added by this 12
act. This shall include the dollar amount and recipient of each grant. 13
(2) A description of each grant recipient’s financial status prior to 14
receipt of the grant, a summary of the impact of the grant for each recipient, 15
and a summary of a revised long-term sustainability plan for each grant 16
recipient. 17
(3) An analysis of grant outcomes and any recommendations for 18
enhancing the financial stability of Vermont Medicaid providers. 19
Sec. 84. ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM AND HIGH SCHOOL 20
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(a) Notwithstanding 16 V.S.A. § 945 and any other provision of law to the 1
contrary, a high school may award a high school diploma to any student who 2
meets the following criteria: 3
(1) Prior to July 1, 2024, the student was participating in the High 4
School Completion Program as the program existed under 16 V.S.A. § 943 on 5
June 30, 2024. 6
(2) The student has met the requirements of the student’s individual 7
graduation plan and would have been eligible to receive a diploma pursuant to 8
the High School Completion Program as it existed under 16 V.S.A. § 943 on 9
June 30, 2024. 10
(b) This section is repealed on July 1, 2025. 11
Sec. 85. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; 12
DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTIONS 13
(a) For the remainder of federal fiscal year 2025, the Department for 14
Children and Families shall utilize the State’s allocation of discretionary 15
exemptions in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to the extent 16
permitted by federal regulation for the purposes of: 17
(1) extending benefits to Program participants who would otherwise 18
experience a disruption of benefits; and 19
(2) ensuring that Program participants are not accruing any time-limited 20
benefit work requirement countable months. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 86. 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 19, Secs. 5 and 6 are amended to read: 1
Sec. 5. [Deleted.] 2
Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATES 3
(a) Sec. 4 (marriage licenses; 32 V.S.A. § 1712) shall take effect on July 1, 4
2023. 5
(b) Sec. 5 (marriage licenses; 32 V.S.A. § 1712) shall take effect on July 1, 6
2025. 7
(c) All other sections shall take effect 30 calendar days after passage. 8
Sec. 87. 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 15b, as added by 2024 Acts and 9
Resolves No. 162, is amended to read: 10
Sec. 15b. SERGEANT AT ARMS 11
(a) The sum of $100,000.00 $100,000 is appropriated in FY fiscal year 12
2025 to the Sergeant at Arms for the following projects: 13
(1) the replacement of State House cafeteria furnishings; and 14
(2) the purchase and installation at the State House of an X-ray machine 15
designed to screen baggage. 16
Sec. 88. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. E.321 is amended to read: 17
Sec. E.321 GENERAL ASSISTANCE EMERGENCY HOUSING 18
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(b)(1) General Assistance Emergency Housing shall be provided in a 20
community-based shelter whenever possible. If there is inadequate 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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community-based shelter space available within the Agency of Human 1
Services district in which the household presents itself, the household shall be 2
provided emergency housing in a hotel or motel within the district, if available, 3
until adequate community-based shelter space becomes available in the 4
district. The utilization of hotel and motel rooms pursuant to this subdivision 5
shall be capped at 1,100 rooms per night between September 15, 2024 through 6
November 30, 2024 and between April 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025. 7
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(3) The Department shall provide emergency winter housing to 9
households meeting the eligibility criteria in subsection (a) of this section 10
between December 1, 2024 and March 31, June 30, 2025. Emergency housing 11
in a hotel or motel provided pursuant to this subdivision shall not count toward 12
the maximum days of eligibility per 12-month period provided in subdivision 13
(2) of this subsection. 14
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Sec. 89. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 82, Sec. 1, as amended by 2024 Acts and 16
Resolves No. 108, Sec. 3, is further amended to read: 17
Sec. 1. REIMBURSEMENT TO MUNICIPALITIES OF STATE 18
EDUCATION PROPERTY TAXES THAT WERE ABATED DUE 19
TO FLOODING 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(a)(1) The Commissioner of Taxes may approve an application by a 1
municipality for reimbursement of State education property tax payments owed 2
under 32 V.S.A. § 5402(c) and 16 V.S.A. § 426. To be eligible for 3
reimbursement under this section, prior to November 15, 2024 2025, a 4
municipality must have abated, in proportion to the abated municipal tax, 5
under 24 V.S.A. § 1535 the State education property taxes that were assessed 6
on eligible property, after application of any property tax credit allowed under 7
32 V.S.A. chapter 154. 8
(2) As used in this subsection, “eligible property” means property lost 9
or destroyed due directly or indirectly to severe storms and flooding in an area 10
that was declared a federal disaster between July 1, 2023 and October 15, 2023 11
December 31, 2024, provided the loss or destruction resulted in one or more of 12
the following: 13
(A) a 50 percent or greater loss in value to the primary structure on 14
the property; 15
(B) loss of use by the property owner of the primary structure on the 16
property for 60 days or more; 17
(C) loss of access by the property owner to utilities for the primary 18
structure on the property for 60 days or more; or 19
(D) condemnation of the primary structure on the property under 20
federal, State, or municipal law, as applicable. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(b) If a municipality demonstrates that, due to disruption to tax collections 1
resulting from flooding in an area that was declared a federal disaster between 2
July 1, 2023 and October 15, 2023 December 31, 2024, the municipality 3
incurred unanticipated interest expenses on funds borrowed to make State 4
education property tax payments owed under 32 V.S.A. § 5402(c) and 16 5
V.S.A. § 426, the municipality may be reimbursed by an amount equal to its 6
reasonable interest expenses under this subsection, provided the amount of 7
reimbursed interest expenses shall not exceed eight percent. 8
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Sec. 90. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. E.106 is amended to read: 10
Sec. E.106 CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND 11
APPROPRIATIONS; REVERSION AND ESTABLISHMENT 12
OF NEW SPENDING AUTHORITY 13
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(b) The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall revert all 15
unobligated American Rescue Plan Act – Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery 16
Fund spending authority prior to December 31, 2024. The total amount of 17
American Rescue Plan Act – Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund 18
spending authority reverted in accordance with this subsection shall equal the 19
amount of new spending authority established pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 511 for 20
the following purposes in the following order: 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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(3) $30,000,000 to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board to 2
provide support and enhance capacity for the production and preservation of: 3
affordable mixed-income rental housing and homeownership units, including 4
improvements to manufactured homes and communities,; permanent homes 5
and emergency shelter for those experiencing homelessness,; recovery 6
residences,; and housing available to farm workers, refugees, and individuals 7
who are eligible to receive Medicaid-funded home and community based 8
services. 9
Sec. 91. CARRYFORWARD AUTHORITY 10
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and subject to the approval 11
of the Secretary of Administration, General Fund, Transportation Fund, 12
Transportation Infrastructure Bond Fund, Education Fund, Technology 13
Modernization Special Fund (21951), Clean Water Fund (21932), and 14
Agricultural Water Quality Fund (21933) appropriations remaining 15
unexpended on June 30, 2025 in the Executive Branch shall be carried forward 16
and shall be designated for expenditure. 17
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, General 18
Fund appropriations remaining unexpended on June 30, 2025 in the Legislative 19
and Judicial Branches shall be carried forward and shall be designated for 20
expenditure. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.489
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Sec. 92. EFFECTIVE DATES 1
(a) This act shall take effect on passage, except that, notwithstanding 2
1 V.S.A. § 214: 3
(1) Sec. 66 shall take effect retroactively on July 1, 2024; and 4
(2) Sec. 89 shall take effect retroactively on November 15, 2024. 5