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1H.489
2 Introduced by Committee on Appropriations
3 Date:
4 Subject: Appropriations; budget adjustment act; fiscal year 2025
5 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to make
6 adjustments in the fiscal year 2025 omnibus appropriations act (“Big Bill”)
7 and other acts affecting fiscal year 2025.
8    An act relating to fiscal year 2025 budget adjustments
9 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
10 Sec. 1. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.105 is amended to read:
11    Sec. B.105 Agency of digital services - communications and information
12technology
13    Personal services  82,994,362     82,994,362
14    Operating expenses  62,547,212     61,761,212
15Total  145,541,574 144,755,574
16 Source of funds
17    General fund  209,808  209,808
18    Special funds  511,723  511,723
19    Internal service funds  144,820,043 144,034,043
20Total  145,541,574 144,755,574
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1 Sec. 2. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.145 is amended to read:
2   Sec. B.145 Total general government
3 Source of funds
4    General fund  117,405,610   117,405,610
5    Transportation fund  4,292,149     4,292,149
6    Special funds  31,882,209    31,882,209
7    Federal funds  1,467,374     1,467,374
8    Internal service funds  214,635,950 213,849,950
9    Interdepartmental transfers  7,053,789     7,053,789
10    Enterprise funds  4,298  4,298
11    Pension trust funds  4,800,305     4,800,305
12    Private purpose trust funds  1,329,205     1,329,205
13Total  382,870,889 382,084,889
14 Sec. 3. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.204 is amended to read:
15   Sec. B.204 Judiciary
16    Personal services  58,439,095    58,827,799
17    Operating expenses  12,479,384    14,640,960
18    Grants  121,030       121,030
19Total  71,039,509    73,589,789
20 Source of funds
21    General fund  63,414,698    65,964,978
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1    Special funds  4,503,401     4,503,401
2    Federal funds  953,928       953,928
3    Interdepartmental transfers  2,167,482     2,167,482
4Total  71,039,509    73,589,789
5 Sec. 4. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.205 is amended to read:
6   Sec. B.205 State’s attorneys
7    Personal services  17,309,679    17,548,979
8    Operating expenses  2,034,016     2,202,516
9Total  19,343,695    19,751,495
10 Source of funds
11    General fund  18,734,634    19,142,434
12    Federal funds  31,000        31,000
13    Interdepartmental transfers  578,061       578,061
14Total  19,343,695    19,751,495
15 Sec. 5. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.206.1 is amended to read:
16   Sec. B.206.1 Crime Victims Advocates
17    Personal services  3,016,156     3,016,156
18    Operating expenses  104,396       142,396
19Total  3,120,552     3,158,552
20 Source of funds
21    General fund  3,120,552     3,158,552
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1Total  3,120,552      3,158,552
2 Sec. 6. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.208 is amended to read:
3   Sec. B.208 Public safety - administration
4    Personal services  4,620,756      5,397,783
5    Operating expenses  6,022,923      6,022,923
6Total  10,643,679      11,420,706
7 Source of funds
8    General fund  6,179,193      8,092,770
9    Special funds  4,105        4,105
10    Federal funds  396,362      396,362
11    Interdepartmental transfers  4,064,019      2,927,469
12Total  10,643,679      11,420,706
13 Sec. 7. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.210 is amended to read:
14   Sec. B.210 Public safety - criminal justice services
15    Personal services  5,387,100      4,705,897
16    Operating expenses  2,152,467      2,152,467
17Total  7,539,567      6,858,364
18 Source of funds
19    General fund  1,829,099      2,172,295
20    Special funds  4,975,847      3,951,448
21    Federal funds  734,621      734,621
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1Total  7,539,567        6,858,364
2 Sec. 8. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.236 is amended to read:
3   Sec. B.236 Human rights commission
4    Personal services  927,697      952,559
5    Operating expenses  115,103      125,378
6Total  1,042,800        1,077,937
7 Source of funds
8    General fund  953,800      988,937
9    Federal funds  89,000       89,000
10Total  1,042,800        1,077,937
11 Sec. 9. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.241 is amended to read:
12   Sec. B.241 Total protection to persons and property
13 Source of funds
14    General fund  228,238,448 233,526,438
15    Transportation fund  20,250,000       20,250,000
16    Special funds  119,824,272      118,799,873
17    Tobacco fund  672,579      672,579
18    Federal funds  162,959,452 162,959,452
19    Interdepartmental transfers  16,031,869       14,895,319
20    Enterprise funds  15,070,107       15,070,107
21Total  563,046,727 566,173,768
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1 Sec. 10. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.300 is amended to read:
2   Sec. B.300 Human services - agency of human services - secretary’s office
3    Personal services  16,219,746    18,219,746
4    Operating expenses  7,220,486     6,062,286
5    Grants  3,795,202     3,795,202
6Total  27,235,434    28,077,234
7 Source of funds
8    General fund  12,913,202    11,923,905
9    Special funds  135,517      135,517
10    Federal funds  13,565,080    11,606,177
11    Global Commitment fund  0     4,300,000
12    Interdepartmental transfers  621,635      111,635
13Total  27,235,434    28,077,234
14 Sec. 11. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.301 is amended to read:
15   Sec. B.301 Secretary’s office - global commitment
16    Grants  2,039,512,911 2,164,607,988
17Total  2,039,512,911 2,164,607,988
18 Source of funds
19    General fund  668,380,623 716,109,638
20    Special funds  32,047,905    32,047,905
21    Tobacco fund  21,049,373    21,049,373
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1    State health care resources fund  28,053,557     28,053,557
2    Federal funds  1,285,494,243 1,363,223,270
3    Interdepartmental transfers  4,487,210     4,124,245
4Total  2,039,512,911 2,164,607,988
5 Sec. 12. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.305 is amended to read:
6   Sec. B.305 AHS - administrative fund
7    Personal services  330,000  330,000
8    Operating expenses  13,170,000     16,870,000
9Total  13,500,000     17,200,000
10 Source of funds
11    Interdepartmental transfers  13,500,000     17,200,000
12Total  13,500,000     17,200,000
13 Sec. 13. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.306 is amended to read:
14   Sec. B.306 Department of Vermont health access - administration
15    Personal services  134,929,148 136,693,560
16    Operating expenses  44,171,193     39,250,661
17    Grants  3,112,301     3,112,301
18Total  182,212,642 179,056,522
19 Source of funds
20    General fund  39,872,315     42,023,781
21    Special funds  4,733,015     4,733,015
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1    Federal funds  128,790,580 124,836,223
2    Global Commitment fund  4,308,574     4,308,574
3    Interdepartmental transfers  4,508,158     3,154,929
4Total  182,212,642 179,056,522
5 Sec. 14. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.307 is amended to read:
6   Sec. B.307 Department of Vermont health access - Medicaid program –
7global commitment
8    Personal services  547,983        547,983
9    Grants  899,550,794 964,407,046
10Total  900,098,777 964,955,029
11 Source of funds
12    Global Commitment fund  900,098,777 964,955,029
13Total  900,098,777 964,955,029
14 Sec. 15. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.309 is amended to read:
15   Sec. B.309 Department of Vermont health access - Medicaid program –
16state only
17    Grants  63,033,948     67,780,595
18Total  63,033,948     67,780,595
19 Source of funds
20    General fund  62,151,546     62,308,757
21    Global Commitment fund  882,402      5,471,838
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1Total  63,033,948   67,780,595
2 Sec. 16. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.310 is amended to read:
3   Sec. B.310 Department of Vermont health access - Medicaid non-waiver
4matched
5    Grants  34,994,888   38,232,431
6Total  34,994,888   38,232,431
7 Source of funds
8    General fund  12,511,405   13,459,034
9    Federal funds  22,483,483   24,773,397
10Total  34,994,888   38,232,431
11 Sec. 17. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.311 is amended to read:
12   Sec. B.311 Health - administration and support
13    Personal services  8,373,168    8,373,168
14    Operating expenses  7,519,722    8,166,662
15    Grants  7,985,727    7,985,727
16Total  23,878,617   24,525,557
17 Source of funds
18    General fund  3,189,843    3,513,313
19    Special funds  2,308,186    2,308,186
20    Federal funds  11,040,433   11,363,903
21    Global Commitment fund  7,173,924    7,173,924
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1    Interdepartmental transfers  166,231        166,231
2Total  23,878,617     24,525,557
3 Sec. 18. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.312 is amended to read:
4   Sec. B.312 Health - public health
5    Personal services  67,812,371     67,812,371
6    Operating expenses  11,025,497    11,025,497
7    Grants  46,766,832     46,866,832
8Total  125,604,700 125,704,700
9 Source of funds
10    General fund  12,908,892     13,008,892
11    Special funds  24,906,804     24,906,804
12    Tobacco fund  1,088,918     1,088,918
13    Federal funds  64,038,301     64,038,301
14    Global Commitment fund  17,036,150     17,036,150
15    Interdepartmental transfers  5,600,635     5,600,635
16    Permanent trust funds  25,000        25,000
17Total  125,604,700 125,704,700
18 Sec. 19. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.313 is amended to read:
19   Sec. B.313 Health - substance use programs
20    Personal services  6,570,967     6,570,967
21    Operating expenses  511,500       511,500
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1    Grants  58,215,510     59,240,635
2Total  65,297,977     66,323,102
3 Source of funds
4    General fund  6,672,061     7,697,186
5    Special funds  2,413,678     2,413,678
6    Tobacco fund  949,917        949,917
7    Federal funds  15,456,754     15,456,754
8    Global Commitment fund  39,805,567     39,805,567
9Total  65,297,977     66,323,102
10 Sec. 20. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.314 is amended to read:
11   Sec. B.314 Mental health - mental health
12    Personal services  50,191,086     50,191,086
13    Operating expenses  5,517,999     5,709,973
14    Grants  270,625,138 272,536,080
15Total  326,334,223 328,437,139
16 Source of funds
17    General fund  25,555,311    26,279,270
18    Special funds  1,718,092     1,718,092
19    Federal funds  11,436,913    12,661,803
20    Global Commitment fund  287,609,767 287,763,834
21    Interdepartmental transfers  14,140        14,140
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1Total  326,334,223 328,437,139
2 Sec. 21. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.316 is amended to read:
3   Sec. B.316 Department for children and families - administration &
4support services
5    Personal services  46,644,080    44,844,080
6    Operating expenses  17,560,755    19,402,705
7    Grants  5,627,175     5,627,175
8Total  69,832,010    69,873,960
9 Source of funds
10    General fund  39,722,724    40,113,958
11    Special funds  2,781,912     2,781,912
12    Federal funds  24,448,223    24,098,939
13    Global Commitment fund  2,417,024     2,417,024
14    Interdepartmental transfers  462,127  462,127
15Total  69,832,010    69,873,960
16 Sec. 22. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.317 is amended to read:
17   Sec. B.317 Department for children and families - family services
18    Personal services  45,197,694    45,286,553
19    Operating expenses  5,315,309     5,315,309
20    Grants  98,251,027    97,732,465
21Total  148,764,030 148,334,327
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1 Source of funds
2    General fund  58,838,741     59,984,059
3    Special funds  729,587        729,587
4    Federal funds  34,666,196     36,180,206
5    Global Commitment fund  54,514,506     51,425,475
6    Interdepartmental transfers  15,000  15,000
7Total  148,764,030 148,334,327
8 Sec. 23. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.318 is amended to read:
9   Sec. B.318 Department for children and families - child development
10    Personal services  5,908,038     5,908,038
11    Operating expenses  813,321        813,321
12    Grants  223,329,336    211,815,836
13Total  230,050,695 218,537,195
14 Source of funds
15    General fund  76,723,518     51,443,165
16    Special funds  96,312,000 109,512,000
17    Federal funds  43,511,414     42,902,383
18    Global Commitment fund  13,503,763     14,679,647
19Total  230,050,695 218,537,195
20 Sec. 24. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.319 is amended to read:
21   Sec. B.319 Department for children and families - office of child support
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1    Personal services  13,157,660     13,061,794
2    Operating expenses  3,759,992      3,759,992
3Total  16,917,652     16,821,786
4 Source of funds
5    General fund  5,200,064      5,163,429
6    Special funds  455,719        455,719
7    Federal funds  10,874,269     10,815,038
8    Interdepartmental transfers  387,600        387,600
9Total  16,917,652     16,821,786
10 Sec. 25. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.320 is amended to read:
11   Sec. B.320 Department for children and families - aid to aged, blind and
12disabled
13    Personal services  2,252,206      2,481,741
14    Grants  10,717,444     10,369,155
15Total  12,969,650     12,850,896
16 Source of funds
17    General fund  7,376,133      7,368,843
18    Global Commitment fund  5,593,517      5,482,053
19Total  12,969,650     12,850,896
20 Sec. 26. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.321 is amended to read:
21   Sec. B.321 Department for children and families - general assistance
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1    Personal services  15,000        15,000
2    Grants  11,054,252     10,702,625
3Total  11,069,252     10,717,625
4 Source of funds
5    General fund  10,811,345     10,486,987
6    Federal funds  11,320        11,070
7    Global Commitment fund  246,587        219,568
8Total  11,069,252     10,717,625
9 Sec. 27. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.322 is amended to read:
10   Sec. B.322 Department for children and families - 3SquaresVT
11    Grants  44,377,812      45,677,812
12Total  44,377,812      45,677,812
13 Source of funds
14    Federal funds  44,377,812      45,677,812
15Total  44,377,812      45,677,812
16 Sec. 28. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.323 is amended to read:
17   Sec. B.323 Department for children and families - reach up
18    Operating expenses  23,821        23,821
19    Grants  37,230,488      36,730,493
20Total  37,254,309      36,754,314
21 Source of funds
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1    General fund  24,733,042     24,233,047
2    Special funds  5,970,229     5,970,229
3    Federal funds  2,806,330     2,806,330
4    Global Commitment fund  3,744,708     3,744,708
5Total  37,254,309     36,754,314
6 Sec. 29. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.325 is amended to read:
7   Sec. B.325 Department for children and families - office of economic
8opportunity
9    Personal services  817,029      1,042,639
10    Operating expenses  100,407        100,407
11    Grants  35,466,283     35,812,536
12Total  36,383,719     36,955,582
13 Source of funds
14    General fund  28,178,010     28,687,068
15    Special funds  83,135  83,135
16    Federal funds  4,935,273     4,998,078
17    Global Commitment fund  3,187,301     3,187,301
18Total  36,383,719     36,955,582
19 Sec. 30. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.329 is amended to read:
20   Sec. B.329 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - administration &
21support
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1    Personal services  45,217,977     46,217,977
2    Operating expenses  6,472,558      6,714,680
3Total  51,690,535     52,932,657
4 Source of funds
5    General fund  22,916,281     24,037,342
6    Special funds  1,390,457      1,390,457
7    Federal funds  26,063,097     26,184,158
8    Global Commitment fund  35,000  35,000
9    Interdepartmental transfers  1,285,700      1,285,700
10Total  51,690,535     52,932,657
11 Sec. 31. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.330 is amended to read:
12   Sec. B.330 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - advocacy and
13independent living grants
14    Grants  24,571,060     24,781,798
15Total  24,571,060     24,781,798
16 Source of funds
17    General fund  8,392,303      8,504,605
18    Federal funds  7,321,114      7,321,114
19    Global Commitment fund  8,857,643      8,956,079
20Total  24,571,060     24,781,798
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1 Sec. 32. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.332 is amended to read:
2   Sec. B.332 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - vocational
3rehabilitation
4    Grants  10,179,845      9,179,845
5Total  10,179,845      9,179,845
6 Source of funds
7    General fund  1,371,845  371,845
8    Federal funds  7,558,000      7,558,000
9    Interdepartmental transfers  1,250,000      1,250,000
10Total  10,179,845      9,179,845
11 Sec. 33. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.333 is amended to read:
12   Sec. B.333 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - developmental
13services
14    Grants  329,299,344 331,262,271
15Total  329,299,344 331,262,271
16 Source of funds
17    General fund  132,732  132,732
18    Special funds  15,463  15,463
19    Federal funds  403,573  403,573
20    Global Commitment fund  328,697,576 330,660,503
21    Interdepartmental transfers  50,000  50,000
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1Total  329,299,344 331,262,271
2 Sec. 34. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.334 is amended to read:
3   Sec. B.334 Disabilities, aging, and independent living - TBI home and
4community based waiver
5    Grants  6,845,005     6,864,520
6Total  6,845,005     6,864,520
7 Source of funds
8    Global Commitment fund  6,845,005     6,864,520
9Total  6,845,005     6,864,520
10 Sec. 35. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.334.1 is amended to read:
11   Sec. B.334.1 Disabilities, aging and independent living - Long Term Care
12    Grants  293,584,545 347,376,122
13Total  293,584,545 347,376,122
14 Source of funds
15    General fund  498,579        498,579
16    Federal funds  2,450,000     2,450,000
17    Global Commitment fund  290,635,966 344,427,543
18Total  293,584,545 347,376,122
19 Sec. 36. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.338 is amended to read:
20   Sec. B.338 Corrections - correctional services
21    Personal services  147,472,104 148,472,104
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1    Operating expenses  24,914,205       25,249,795
2Total  172,386,309 173,721,899
3 Source of funds
4    General fund  162,807,888 163,643,478
5    Special funds  935,963  935,963
6    ARPA State Fiscal  5,000,000       5,000,000
7    Federal funds  499,888  999,888
8    Global Commitment fund  2,746,255       2,746,255
9    Interdepartmental transfers  396,315  396,315
10Total  172,386,309 173,721,899
11 Sec. 37. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.342 is amended to read:
12   Sec. B.342 Vermont veterans’ home - care and support services
13    Personal services  17,631,222       17,595,290
14    Operating expenses  5,013,462      13,247,462
15    Grants  0       1,583,157
16Total  22,644,684       32,425,909
17 Source of funds
18    General fund  4,320,687      11,224,018
19    Special funds  10,051,903       12,450,095
20    Federal funds  8,272,094       8,751,796
21Total  22,644,684       32,425,909
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1 Sec. 38. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.347 is amended to read:
2   Sec. B.347 Total human services
3 Source of funds
4    General fund  1,328,118,806 1,364,156,647
5    Special funds  202,800,452 218,398,644
6    Tobacco fund  23,088,208     23,088,208
7    State health care resources fund  28,053,557     28,053,557
8    ARPA State Fiscal  5,000,000     5,000,000
9    Federal funds  1,803,398,922 1,882,012,745
10    Global Commitment fund  1,980,839,553 2,108,560,133
11    Internal service funds  490,853        490,853
12    Interdepartmental transfers  32,893,535     34,367,341
13    Permanent trust funds  25,000        25,000
14Total  5,404,708,886 5,664,153,128
15 Sec. 39. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.501 is amended to read:
16   Sec. B.501 Education - education services
17    Personal services  28,237,700     28,312,700
18    Operating expenses  1,134,912     1,134,912
19    Grants  322,345,763 322,345,763
20Total  351,718,375 351,793,375
21 Source of funds
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1    General fund  6,387,955        6,462,955
2    Special funds  3,033,144        3,033,144
3    Tobacco fund  750,388       750,388
4    Federal funds  340,584,414 340,584,414
5    Interdepartmental transfers  962,474       962,474
6Total  351,718,375 351,793,375
7 Sec. 40. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.503 is amended to read:
8   Sec. B.503 Education - state-placed students
9    Grants  20,000,000       19,000,000
10Total  20,000,000       19,000,000
11 Source of funds
12    Education fund  20,000,000       19,000,000
13Total  20,000,000       19,000,000
14 Sec. 41. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.504 is amended to read:
15   Sec. B.504 Education - adult education and literacy
16    Grants  4,694,183        4,997,820
17Total  4,694,183        4,997,820
18 Source of funds
19    General fund  3,778,133        4,081,770
20    Federal funds  916,050       916,050
21Total  4,694,183        4,997,820
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1 Sec. 42. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.504.1 is amended to read:
2   Sec. B.504.1 Education - Flexible Pathways
3    Grants  11,361,755     11,564,179
4Total  11,361,755     11,564,179
5 Source of funds
6    General fund  921,500       921,500
7    Education fund  10,440,255     10,642,679
8Total  11,361,755     11,564,179
9 Sec. 43. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.505 is amended to read:
10   Sec. B.505 Education - adjusted education payment
11    Grants  1,893,267,394 1,882,267,394
12Total  1,893,267,394 1,882,267,394
13 Source of funds
14    Education fund  1,893,267,394 1,882,267,394
15Total  1,893,267,394 1,882,267,394
16 Sec. 44. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.508 is amended to read:
17   Sec. B.508 Education - nutrition
18    Grants  20,400,000     17,500,000
19Total  20,400,000     17,500,000
20 Source of funds
21    Education fund  20,400,000     17,500,000
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1Total  20,400,000      17,500,000
2 Sec. 45. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.516 is amended to read:
3   Sec. B.516 Total general education
4 Source of funds
5    General fund  228,890,519 229,269,156
6    Special funds  23,651,687      23,651,687
7    Tobacco fund  750,388       750,388
8    Education fund  2,323,283,242 2,308,585,666
9    Federal funds  354,654,849 354,654,849
10    Global Commitment fund  260,000       260,000
11    Interdepartmental transfers  1,467,771       1,467,771
12    Pension trust funds  3,572,780       3,572,780
13Total  2,936,531,236 2,922,212,297
14 Sec. 46. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.704 is amended to read:
15   Sec. B.704 Forests, parks and recreation - forestry
16    Personal services  7,880,566       7,913,766
17    Operating expenses  1,005,046       1,005,046
18    Grants  1,712,423       1,713,923
19Total  10,598,035      10,632,735
20 Source of funds
21    General fund  6,299,512       6,334,212
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1    Special funds  547,215  547,215
2    Federal funds  3,394,931     3,394,931
3    Interdepartmental transfers  356,377  356,377
4Total  10,598,035    10,632,735
5 Sec. 47. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.710 is amended to read:
6   Sec. B.710 Environmental conservation - air and waste management
7    Personal services  27,995,328    27,995,328
8    Operating expenses  10,788,954    10,816,954
9    Grants  4,943,000     4,943,000
10Total  43,727,282    43,755,282
11 Source of funds
12    General fund  199,372  227,372
13    Special funds  24,643,580    24,643,580
14    Federal funds  18,800,064    18,800,064
15    Interdepartmental transfers  84,266  84,266
16Total  43,727,282    43,755,282
17 Sec. 48. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.711 is amended to read:
18   Sec. B.711 Environmental conservation - office of water programs
19    Personal services  50,153,806    50,153,806
20    Operating expenses  8,362,915     8,370,915
21    Grants  92,365,140    92,365,140
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1Total  150,881,861 150,889,861
2 Source of funds
3    General fund  11,887,629    11,895,629
4    Special funds  30,967,150     30,967,150
5    Federal funds  107,154,542 107,154,542
6    Interdepartmental transfers  872,540        872,540
7Total  150,881,861 150,889,861
8 Sec. 49. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.714 is amended to read:
9   Sec. B.714 Total natural resources
10 Source of funds
11    General fund  42,792,800     42,863,500
12    Special funds  81,275,829     81,275,829
13    Fish and wildlife fund  10,418,331     10,418,331
14    Federal funds  152,068,301 152,068,301
15    Interdepartmental transfers  14,131,324     14,131,324
16Total  300,686,585 300,757,285
17 Sec. 50. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.1100 is amended to read:
18   Sec. B.1100 MISCELLANEOUS FISCAL YEAR 2025 ONE-TIME
19APPROPRIATIONS
20***
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1    (d) Department of Health. In fiscal year 2025, funds are appropriated for
2 the following:
3***
4(8) $835,073 General Fund for the Bridges to Health Program; and
5(9) $400,000 $550,000 General Fund for the Vermont Household Health
6 Insurance Survey; and
7(10) $500,000 General Fund for community grants related to health
8 equity.
9    (e) Department for Children and Families. In fiscal year 2025, funds are
10 appropriated for the following:
11***
12(2) $1,034,065 General Fund to extend 10 Economic Services Division
13 limited service positions, including associated operating costs, in support of
14 the General Assistance Emergency Housing program; and
15(3) $332,000 General Fund for a 2-1-1 service line contract to operate
16 24 hours seven days per week;
17(4) $340,000 General Fund and $660,000 federal funds for the Office of
18 Child Support mainframe transition planning. Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A.
19 § 703, unless otherwise reverted by a future act of the General Assembly, these
20 appropriations shall carry forward until fully expended; and
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1(5) $1,800,000 General Fund shall be added to the appropriation made
2 in Sec. B.1102(b)(4) of this act for the Comprehensive Child Welfare
3 Information System.
4***
5    (n) Agency of Human Services Secretary’s Office. In fiscal year 2025,
6 funds are appropriated for the following:
7(1) $3,913,200 $5,586,324 General Fund and $5,366,383 $7,713,259
8 federal funds to be used for Global Commitment match for the Medicaid
9 Global Payment Program. To the extent that at a future date the Global
10 Payment Program ceases to operate as a program or changes methodology to a
11 retrospective payment program, any resulting one-time General Fund spending
12 authority remaining at that time shall be reverted. If the Human Services
13 Caseload Reserve established in 32 V.S.A. § 308b has not been replenished in
14 accordance with subdivision (b)(21) of Sec. B.1102 of this act, the remaining
15 unallocated General Fund balance shall be reserved in the Human Services
16 Caseload Reserve established in 32 V.S.A. § 308b up to the amount
17 appropriated in this subdivision.
18    (o) Department of Vermont Health Access. In fiscal year 2025, funds are
19 appropriated for the following:
20(1) $9,279,583 $13,299,583 Global Commitment for the Medicaid
21 Global Payment Program;
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1(2) $150,000 General Fund to conduct a technical analysis of Vermont’s
2 health insurance markets; and
3(3) $100,000 General Fund to implement the expansion of Medicare
4 Savings Programs eligibility;
5(4) $10,000,000 General Fund for Provider Stabilization Grants; and
6(5) $11,000,000 General Fund for an alternative payment model
7 reconciliation payment to Brattleboro Retreat. All or a portion of these funds
8 may also be used as matching funds to the Agency of Human Services Global
9 Commitment Program to provide State match. If funds are used as matching
10 funds to the Agency of Human Services Global Commitment Program to
11 provide State match, the commensurate amount of Global Commitment Fund
12 spending authority may be requested during the Global Commitment Transfer
13 process pursuant to Sec. E.301.1 of this act.
14***
15    (w) Office of the State Treasurer. In fiscal year 2025, funds are
16 appropriated for the following:
17(1) $14,000,000 General Fund for redeeming State of Vermont general
18 obligation bonds prior to maturity.
19 Sec. 51. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. D.100 is amended to read:
20    Sec. D.100 ALLOCATIONS; PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
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1    (a) This act contains the following amounts allocated to special funds that
2 receive revenue from the property transfer tax. These allocations shall not
3 exceed available revenues.
4(1) The sum of $575,662 is allocated from the Current Use
5 Administration Special Fund to the Department of Taxes for administration of
6 the Use Tax Reimbursement Program. Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 9610(c),
7 amounts in excess of $575,662 from the property transfer tax deposited into
8 the Current Use Administration Special Fund shall be transferred into the
9 General Fund.
10(2) Notwithstanding 10 V.S.A. § 312, amounts in excess of $22,106,740
11 $28,238,050 from the property transfer tax and surcharge established in
12 32 V.S.A. § 9602a deposited into the Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust
13 Fund shall be transferred into the General Fund.
14(A) The dedication of $2,500,000 in revenue from the property
15 transfer tax pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 9610(d) for the debt payments on the
16 affordable housing bond pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 314 shall be offset by the
17 reduction of $1,500,000 in the appropriation to the Vermont Housing and
18 Conservation Board and $1,000,000 from the surcharge established in
19 32 V.S.A. § 9602a. The fiscal year 2025 appropriation of $22,106,740
20 $28,238,050 to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board reflects the
21 $1,500,000 reduction. The affordable housing bond and related property
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1 transfer tax and surcharge provisions are repealed after the life of the bond on
2 July 1, 2039. Once the bond is retired, the $1,500,000 reduction in the
3 appropriation to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board shall be
4 restored.
5(3) Notwithstanding 24 V.S.A. § 4306(a), amounts in excess of
6 $7,772,373 $9,052,113 from the property transfer tax deposited into the
7 Municipal and Regional Planning Fund shall be transferred into the General
8 Fund. The $7,772,373 $9,052,113 shall be allocated as follows:
9(A) $6,404,540 $7,300,358 for disbursement to regional planning
10 commissions in a manner consistent with 24 V.S.A. § 4306(b);
11(B) $931,773 $1,187,721 for disbursement to municipalities in a
12 manner consistent with 24 V.S.A. § 4306(b); and
13(C) $436,060 $564,034 to the Agency of Digital Services for the
14 Vermont Center for Geographic Information.
15 Sec. 52. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. D.101 is amended to read:
16    Sec. D.101 FUND TRANSFERS
17    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following amounts are
18 transferred from the funds indicated:
19(1) From the General Fund to the:
20(A) General Obligation Bonds Debt Service Fund (#35100):
21 $73,212,880 $78,235,088.34.
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2(J) Emergency Relief and Assistance Fund (#21555): $830,000
3 $6,500,000.
4(K) Education Fund (#20205): $25,000,000.
5(L) Medical Insurance Fund (#55100): $18,500,000.
6(M) Correctional Industries Fund (#59100): $3,135,443.
7(N) Act 250 Permit Fund (#21260): $900,000.
8(O) State Liability Self-Insurance Fund (#56200): $3,000,000.
9(P) Emergency Personnel Survivor’s Benefit Fund (#21884):
10 $220,000.
11(2) From the Transportation Fund to the:
12(A) Vermont Recreational Trails Fund (#21455): $370,000.
13(B) Downtown Transportation and Related Capital Improvements
14 Fund (#21575): $523,966.
15(C)(B) General Obligation Bonds Debt Service Fund (#35100):
16 $316,745.
17(D)(C) Notwithstanding 19 V.S.A. § 13(c), the Transportation Fund
18 transfer to the Central Garage fund in fiscal year 2025 shall be $0.
19***
20    (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in fiscal year
21 2025:
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1(1) The following amounts shall be transferred to the General Fund
2 from the funds indicated:
3(A) Cannabis Regulation Fund (#21998): $12,000,000
4 $15,417,084.32.
5(B) AHS Central Office Earned Federal Receipts (#22005):
6 $4,641,960.
7(C) Sports Wagering Enterprise Fund (#50250): $7,000,000
8 $6,139,162.
9(D) Liquor Control Fund (#50300): $21,100,000 $9,543,353.
10(E) Tobacco Litigation Settlement Fund (#21370): $3,000,000.
11(F) Financial Institutions Supervision Fund (#21065): $1,100,000.
12(F) Workforce Education and Training Fund (#21913):
13 $2,598,921.75.
14(G) Vermont Traumatic Brain Injury Fund (#21994): the balance of
15 the fund at the close of fiscal year 2025.
16(2) The following estimated amounts, which may be all or a portion of
17 unencumbered fund balances, shall be transferred from the following funds to
18 the General Fund. The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall
19 report to the Joint Fiscal Committee at its July meeting the final amounts
20 transferred from each fund and certify that such transfers will not impair the
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1 agency, office, or department reliant upon each fund from meeting its statutory
2 requirements.
3(A) AG-Fees & Reimbursements-Court Order Fund (#21638):
4 $2,000,000.
5(B) Unclaimed Property Fund (#62100): $6,500,000 $10,995,595.
6(3) $66,935,000 $63,560,450.50 of the net unencumbered fund balances
7 in the Insurance Regulatory and Supervision Fund (#21075), the Captive
8 Insurance Regulatory and Supervision Fund (#21085), and the Securities
9 Regulatory and Supervision Fund (#21080) shall be transferred to the General
10 Fund.
11    (c)(1) Notwithstanding Sec. 1.4.3 of the Rules for State Matching Funds
12 under the Federal Public Assistance Program, in fiscal year 2025, the Secretary
13 of Administration may provide funding from the Emergency Relief and
14 Assistance Fund that was transferred pursuant to subdivision (a)(1)(J) of this
15 section to subgrantees prior to the completion of a project. In fiscal year years
16 2025 and 2026, up to 70 percent of the State funding match on the nonfederal
17 share of an approved project for municipalities that were impacted by the
18 August and December 2023 and 2024 flooding events in counties that are
19 eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance funds
20 under federal disaster declarations DR-4744-VT and, DR-4762-VT, DR-4810-
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1 VT, DR-4816-VT, and DR-4826-VT may be advanced at the request of a
2 municipality.
3      (2) Notwithstanding Sec. 1.4.1 of the Rules for State Matching Funds
4 Under the Federal Public Assistance Program, the Secretary of Administration
5 shall increase the standard State funding match on the nonfederal share of an
6 approved project to the highest percentage possible given available funding for
7 municipalities in counties that were impacted by the August and December
8 2023 and 2024 flooding events and are eligible for Federal Emergency
9 Management Agency Public Assistance funds under federal disaster
10 declarations DR-4744-VT and, DR-4762-VT, DR-4810-VT, DR-4816-VT, and
11 DR-4826-VT.
12 Sec. 53. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. D.102 is amended to read:
13   Sec. D.102 REVERSIONS
14   (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in fiscal year
15 2025, the following amounts shall revert to the General Fund from the
16 accounts indicated:
17***
18 3150892104 MH – Case Management Serv  $350,000.00 $350,199.34
19***
20 1100892208 AOA – VT Housing Finance Agency  $3,000,000.00
21 1100892403 AOA – Health Equity Community Grants  $500,000.00
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1 1120020000 Tuition Assistance Program  $133,877.86
2 1120892401 DHR – New Position in DHR Ops  $477,769.00
3 1120892402 DHR – New Position in VTHR Ops  $40,726.07
4 1140010000 Tax Operation Costs  $1,267,062.22
5 1140060000 Reappraisal and Listing Payments       $35,270.75
6 1140070000 Use Tax Reimbursement Program  $37,864.25
7 1140330000 Renter Rebates  $2,186,940.33
8 1140892403 Tax – Child Care Contr Positions     $3,591,823.02
9 1260980000 Debt Service  $235,445.15
10 1266892401 VPIC – Pension System Assets  $5,000.00
11 2100892201 AG – Racial Disparities  $48,465.00
12 2120892203 JUD – County Court House HVAC  $800,000.00
13 2120892402 JUD – Essex County Courthouse Reno     $50,000.00
14 2130400000 SIUS Parent Account  $395,749.64
15 2150010000 Mil Admin/TAGO  $142,789.80
16 2150050000 Mil Vet Affairs Office  $100,000.00
17 2160892201 CCVS – VT Forensic Nursing  $246.43
18 2160892304 CCVS – Kurn Hattin Survivor  $250.00
19 2200010000 Administration Division  $167,222.00
20 3310000000 Commission on Women  $25,390.43
21 3330892401 GMCB – VHCURES Database Implemen      $545,782.90
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1 3400892111 Supp New Americans Refugee  $23,431.00
2 3400892301 AHSCO – Refugee Resettlement  $1,293.00
3 3420892405 HD – Regional Emergency Med  $8,295.01
4 3440050000 DCFS – AABD  $35,310.73
5 3440892110 DCF – Grants to Reachup  $5.10
6 3440892203 DCF – Parent Child Ctrs Cap Imp  $20,708.22
7 3440892214 DCF – Child Care Provider Workfor  $294.79
8 4100500000 VT Department of Labor  $8,000,000.00
9 5100070000 Education Services  $100,000.00
10 5100892101 AOE – VSC Committee Per Diem  $16,295.33
11 5100892102 AOA – Advisory Group Per Diem  $9,018.00
12 5100892103 AOE – ESESAG Per Diems  $8,960.00
13 5100892201 AOE – Comm Pub Sch Emp Hlth Ben  $29,050.00
14 5100892202 AOE – Task Force Equit Inclusive  $6,150.00
15 5100892302 AOE – Ethnic&Social Equity Per D  $14,386.24
16 6100010000 Administration Management and Planning    $402,052.99
17 6100040000 Property Tax Assessment Approp  $11,692.11
18 6140880005 152/00 State Asst Munic Poll Cont  $126.26
19 7100892301 Everyone Eats  $144,565.43
20 7120892304 DED – Relocated and Remote Worker  $127,314.33
21 8100002100 Department of Motor Vehicles  $2,482.81
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2    (c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in fiscal year
3 2025, the following amounts shall revert to the Education Fund from the
4 accounts indicated:
5 5100010000 Administration  $301,041.03
6 5100050000 State-Placed Students  $13,687,528.41
7 5100090000 Education Grant  $359,570.31
8 5100110000 Small School Grant  $593,700.00
9 5100200000 Education – Technical Education  $1,802,347.44
10 5100210000 Education – Flexible Pathways  $1,312,334.72
11 5100892405 AOE – Universal School Meals  $6,201,479.69
12 Sec. 54. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. D.103 is amended to read:
13    Sec. D.103 RESERVES
14    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in fiscal year
15 2025, the following reserve transactions shall be implemented for the funds
16 provided:
17(1) General Fund.
18(A) Pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 308, an estimated amount of
19 $15,168,663 $15,168,660.85 shall be added to the General Fund Budget
20 Stabilization Reserve.
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1(B) $5,480,000 shall be added to the 27/53 reserve in fiscal year
2 2025. This action is the fiscal year 2025 contribution to the reserve for the
3 53rd week of Medicaid as required by 32 V.S.A. § 308e and the 27th payroll
4 reserve as required by 32 V.S.A. § 308e.
5(C) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 308b, $3,913,200 shall be
6 unreserved from the Human Services Caseload Reserve established within the
7 General Fund in 32 V.S.A. § 308b.
8(D) Notwithstanding 32 V.S.A. § 308c(a), up to $133,500,000
9 otherwise subject to the requirements of this provision shall, instead, be
10 reserved for permanent housing, property tax relief, and any other uses
11 determined to be in the best interests of the public in the subsequent fiscal
12 year. The requirements of this subdivision (D) shall extend past July 1 of the
13 subsequent fiscal year and expire upon completion of the current fiscal year’s
14 accounting closure period.
15***
16 Sec. 55. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. E.100 is amended to read:
17    Sec. E.100 POSITIONS
18***
19    (d) The conversion of eight limited service positions to exempt permanent
20 status is authorized in fiscal year 2025 as follows:
21(1) Office of the Defender General:
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1(A) one Administrative Services Tech;
2(B) two DG IT Specialist II’s;
3(C) one ODG Legal Assistant I;
4(D) two Staff Attorney I’s;
5(E) one Financial Specialist III; and
6(F) one Admin Secretary.
7***
8 Sec. 56. 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 78, Sec. E.100, as amended by 2024
9 Acts and Resolves No. 87, Sec. 56, is further amended to read:
10   Sec. E.100 EXECUTIVE BRANCH POSITIONS
11   (a) The establishment of 75 permanent positions is authorized in fiscal year
12 2024 for the following:
13***
14(2) Permanent exempt positions:
15***
16(F) Office of the State Treasurer:
17(i) one Director – VT Saves Economic Empowerment Division;
18 and
19(ii) one Communications and Outreach Manager – VT Saves
20 Economic Empowerment Division;
21***
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1 Sec. 57. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. E.301 is amended to read:
2   Sec. E.301 SECRETARY’S OFFICE; GLOBAL COMMITMENT
3***
4   (b) In addition to the State funds appropriated in Sec. B.301 of this act, a
5 total estimated sum of $24,301,185 $28,307,335 is anticipated to be certified
6 as State matching funds under Global Commitment as follows:
7      (1) $21,295,850 $25,302,000 certified State match available from local
8 education agencies for eligible special education school-based Medicaid
9 services under Global Commitment. This amount, combined with
10 $29,204,150 $34,698,000 of federal funds appropriated in Sec. B.301 of this
11 act, equals a total estimated expenditure of $50,500,000 $60,000,000. An
12 amount equal to the amount of the federal matching funds for eligible special
13 education school-based Medicaid services under Global Commitment shall be
14 transferred from the Global Commitment Fund to the Medicaid
15 Reimbursement Special Fund created in 16 V.S.A. § 2959a.
16      (2) $3,005,335 certified State match available from local designated
17 mental health and developmental services agencies for eligible mental health
18 services provided under Global Commitment.
19   (c) Up to $4,487,210 $3,614,245 is transferred from the Agency of Human
20 Services Federal Receipts Holding Account to the Interdepartmental Transfer
21 Fund consistent with the amount appropriated in Sec. B.301 of this act.
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1 Sec. 58. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. G.109 is amended to read:
2    Sec. G.109 PAY ACT APPROPRIATIONS; FISCAL YEARS 2025 AND
32026
4    (a) Executive Branch. The first and second years of the two-year
5 agreements between the State of Vermont and the Vermont State Employees’
6 Association for the Defender General, Non-Management, Supervisory, and
7 Corrections bargaining units, and, for the purpose of appropriation, the State’s
8 Attorneys’ offices bargaining unit, for the period of July 1, 2024 through June
9 30, 2026; the collective bargaining agreement with the Vermont Troopers’
10 Association for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026; and salary
11 increases for employees in the Executive Branch not covered by the bargaining
12 agreements shall be funded as follows:
13(1) Fiscal year 2025.
14***
15(D) Transfers. With due regard to the possible availability of other
16 funds, for fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of Administration may transfer from
17 the various appropriations and various funds and from the receipts of the
18 Liquor Control Board Fund such sums as the Secretary may determine to be
19 necessary to carry out the purposes of this act to the various agencies
20 supported by State funds.
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1(2) Fiscal year 2026.
2***
3(D) Transfers. With due regard to the possible availability of other
4 funds, for fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of Administration may transfer from
5 the various appropriations and various funds and from the receipts of the
6 Liquor Control Board Fund such sums as the Secretary may determine to be
7 necessary to carry out the purposes of this act to the various agencies
8 supported by State funds.
9***
10 Sec. 59. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 145, Sec. 7 is amended to read:
11    Sec. 7. TELEPHONE TAX; REPEAL; TRANSITION
12    (a) 32 V.S.A. § 8521 (telephone personal property tax) is repealed on July
13 1, 2025 2026. The final monthly installment payment of the telephone
14 personal property tax under 32 V.S.A. § 8521 levied on the net book value of
15 the taxpayer’s personal property as of December 31, 2024 2025 shall be due on
16 or before July 25, 2025 2026.
17    (b) 32 V.S.A. § 8522 (alternative telephone gross revenues tax) is repealed
18 on January 1, 2026 2027. The final quarterly payment of the alternative tax
19 under 32 V.S.A. § 8522 shall be due on or before January 25, 2026 2027.
20    (c) Any taxpayer who paid the alternative tax imposed by 32 V.S.A. § 8522
21 prior to the repeal of the tax on January 1, 2026 2027 shall become subject to
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1 the income tax imposed under 32 V.S.A. chapter 151 beginning with the
2 taxpayer’s first income tax year starting on or after January 1, 2025 2026. No
3 alternative tax under 32 V.S.A. § 8522 shall be due for any period included in
4 the taxpayer’s income tax filing for tax years starting on or after January 1,
5 2025 2026.
6    (d) In fiscal year 2025 2026, the Division of Property Valuation and
7 Review of the Department of Taxes and all communications service providers
8 with taxable communications property in Vermont shall be subject to the
9 inventory and valuation provisions prescribed in 32 V.S.A. § 4452, as
10 applicable.
11 Sec. 60. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 145, Sec. 15 is amended to read:
12    Sec. 15. EFFECTIVE DATES
13 This act shall take effect on passage, except that:
14***
15(3) Secs. 8–12 (communications property tax) shall take effect on July
16 1, 2025 2026 and shall apply to grand lists lodged on or after April 1, 2025
17 2026.
18 Sec. 61. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 166, Sec. 15 is amended to read:
19    Sec. 15. TRANSFER AND APPROPRIATION
20    Notwithstanding 7 V.S.A. § 845(c), in fiscal year 2025:
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1(1) $500,000.00 is transferred from the Cannabis Regulation Fund
2 established pursuant to 7 V.S.A. § 845 to the Cannabis Business Development
3 Fund established pursuant to 7 V.S.A. § 987; and
4(2) $500,000.00 is appropriated from the Cannabis Business 19
5 Development Fund to the Agency of Commerce and Community Development
6 Department of Economic Development to fund technical assistance and
7 provide loans and grants pursuant to 7 V.S.A. § 987.
8 Sec. 62. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 181, Sec. 78 is amended to read:
9    Sec. 78. TRANSFERS; PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
10    Notwithstanding 10 V.S.A. § 312, 24 V.S.A. § 4306(a), 32 V.S.A. §
11 9610(c), or any other provision of law to the contrary, amounts in excess of
12 $32,954,775.00 from the property transfer tax shall be transferred into the
13 General Fund. Of this amount:
14(1) $6,106,335.00 shall be transferred from the General Fund into the
15 Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust Fund.
16(2) $1,279,740.00 shall be transferred from the General Fund into the
17 Municipal and Regional Planning Fund. [Repealed.]
18 Sec. 63. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 181, Sec. 96 is amended to read:
19    Sec. 96. APPROPRIATION; RENT ARREARS ASSISTANCE FUND
20    The sum of $2,500,000.00 is appropriated from the General Fund to the
21 Vermont State Housing Authority Department of Housing and Community
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1 Development in fiscal year 2025 for the Rent Arrears Assistance Fund
2 established by 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 47, Sec. 45.
3 Sec. 64. 2022 Acts and Resolves No. 182, Sec. 3, as amended by 2023 Acts
4 and Resolves No. 3, Sec. 75, 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 78, Sec. C.119, and
5 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 181, Sec. 106, is further amended to read:
6   Sec. 3. MANUFACTURED HOME IMPROVEMENT AND
7REPAIR PROGRAM
8   (a) Amounts Of the amounts available from the American Rescue Plan Act
9 – State Fiscal Recovery funds, $4,000,000 is appropriated to the Department
10 of Housing and Community Development for the Manufactured Home
11 Improvement and Repair Program and shall be used for one or more of the
12 following purposes:
13***
14 Sec. 65. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 181, Sec. 113b is amended to read:
15   Sec. 113b. APPROPRIATION; NATURAL RESOURCES LAND USE
16REVIEW BOARD
17   The sum of $1,300,000.00 $400,000 is appropriated from the General Fund
18 to the Natural Resources Land Use Review Board in fiscal year 2025.
19 Sec. 66. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 183, Sec. 24a is amended to read:
20   Sec. 24a. COMPENSATION FOR OVERPAYMENT
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1    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of
2 $29,224.00 a $29,224 credit shall be transferred from the Education Fund to
3 the Town of applied to the Canaan Town School District’s education spending,
4 as defined per 16 V.S.A. § 4001(6), in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the
5 homestead taxpayers of the Town of Canaan Town School District for an
6 overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to erroneous
7 accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating average daily
8 membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made directly to the
9 Town of Canaan.
10    (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of
11 $5,924.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of
12 Bloomfield in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the
13 Town of Bloomfield for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024
14 due to erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating
15 average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made
16 directly to the Town of Bloomfield.
17    (c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of
18 $2,575.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of
19 Brunswick in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the
20 Town of Brunswick for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024
21 due to erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating
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1 average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made
2 directly to the Town of Brunswick.
3    (d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of
4 $6,145.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of East
5 Haven in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Town
6 of East Haven for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to
7 erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating
8 average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made
9 directly to the Town of East Haven.
10    (e) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of
11 $2,046.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of Granby
12 in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Town of
13 Granby for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to
14 erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating
15 average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made
16 directly to the Town of Granby.
17    (f) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of
18 $10,034.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of
19 Guildhall in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the
20 Town of Guildhall for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024
21 due to erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating
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1 average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made
2 directly to the Town of Guildhall.
3    (g) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of
4 $20,536.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of Kirby
5 in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Town of
6 Kirby for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to
7 erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating
8 average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made
9 directly to the Town of Kirby.
10    (h) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of
11 $2,402.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of
12 Lemington in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the
13 Town of Lemington for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024
14 due to erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating
15 average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made
16 directly to the Town of Lemington.
17    (i) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of
18 $11,464.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of
19 Maidstone in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the
20 Town of Maidstone for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024
21 due to erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating
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1 average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made
2 directly to the Town of Maidstone.
3    (j) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of
4 $4,349.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of Norton
5 in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Town of
6 Norton for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to
7 erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating
8 average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made
9 directly to the Town of Norton.
10    (k) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the sum of
11 $2,657.00 shall be transferred from the Education Fund to the Town of Victory
12 in fiscal year 2025 to compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Town of
13 Victory for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to
14 erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating
15 average daily membership. The transfer under this subsection shall be made
16 directly to the Town of Victory.
17    Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a $68,132 credit shall
18 be applied to the Northeast Kingdom Choice School District’s education
19 spending, as defined per 16 V.S.A. § 4001(6), in fiscal year 2025 to
20 compensate the homestead taxpayers of the Northeast Kingdom Choice School
21 District for an overpayment of education taxes in fiscal year 2024 due to
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1 erroneous accounting of certain students for the purposes of calculating
2 average daily membership.
3 Sec. 67. 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 78, Sec. B.1100, as amended by 2024
4 Acts and Resolves No. 87, Sec. 40 and 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec.
5 C.101, is further amended to read:
6    Sec. B.1100 MISCELLANEOUS FISCAL YEAR 2024 ONE-TIME
7APPROPRIATIONS
8    (a) Agency of Administration. In fiscal year 2024, funds are appropriated
9 for the following:
10(1) $2,300,000 General Fund to create, implement, and oversee a
11 comprehensive statewide language access plan;.
12(2) $15,000,000 General Fund to be used to offset the cost of denied
13 claims for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) federal
14 reimbursement related to presidentially declared disasters in fiscal year 2024
15 or 2025, or to fund unanticipated statewide costs related to recovery efforts
16 from declared disasters or administering programs created by funds from the
17 American Rescue Plan Act – State Fiscal Recovery Fund, including the costs
18 of related limited-service positions, and contracting for programs and services.
19(3) $500,000 General Fund for community grants related to health
20 equity. These funds shall not be released until the recommendation and report
21 required by Sec. E.100.1 of this act, regarding the permanent administrative
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1 location for the Office of Health Equity, is provided to the committees of
2 jurisdiction listed in Sec. E.100.1 of this act and the positions in the Office of
3 Health Equity created by this act are filled.
4***
5    (l) Agency of Human Services Central Office. In fiscal year 2024, funds
6 are appropriated for the following:
7***
8(2) $8,834,000 General Fund and $11,483,302 Federal Revenue Fund
9 #22005 for a two-year pilot to expand the Blueprint for Health Hub and Spoke
10 program. Funds shall be used to expand the substances covered by the
11 program, include mental health and pediatric screenings, and make strategic
12 investments with community partners; unexpended appropriations shall carry
13 forward into subsequent fiscal years and remain available for this purpose;
14***
15    (m) Department of Vermont Health Access. In fiscal year 2024, funds are
16 appropriated for the following:
17(1) $366,066 General Fund and $372,048 Federal Revenue Fund
18 #22005 for a two-year pilot to expand the Blueprint for Health Hub and Spoke
19 program; unexpended appropriations shall carry forward into subsequent fiscal
20 years and remain available for this purpose;
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1(2) $15,583,352 Global Commitment Fund #20405 for a two-year pilot
2 to expand the Blueprint for Health Hub and Spoke program; unexpended
3 appropriations shall carry forward into subsequent fiscal years and remain
4 available for this purpose; and
5***
6    (n) Department of Health. In fiscal year 2024, funds are appropriated for
7 the following:
8(1) $4,595,448 Global Commitment Fund #20405 to the Division of
9 Substance Use Programs for a two-year pilot to expand the Blueprint for
10 Health Hub and Spoke program; unexpended appropriations shall carry
11 forward into subsequent fiscal years and remain available for this purpose;
12***
13    (ee) Joint Fiscal Office. In fiscal year 2024, funds are appropriated for the
14 following:
15(1) $250,000 for per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses
16 for members of the Task Force on Economic Development Incentives and for
17 consulting services approved by the Task Force consulting services related to
18 legislative needs identified in the 2025-2026 biennium, including analysis of
19 legislative staff compensation and organizational structure and implementation
20 of adjustments in accordance with policies adopted by the Joint Legislative
21 Management Committee.
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1***
2 Sec. 68. 2022 Acts and Resolves No. 185, Sec. B.1102, as added by 2023 Acts
3 and Resolves No. 3, Sec. 47, is amended to read:
4    Sec. B.1102 FISCAL YEAR 2023 ONE-TIME TECHNOLOGY
5MODERNIZATION SPECIAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
6    (a) In fiscal year 2023, funds are appropriated from the Technology
7 Modernization Special Fund (21951) for new and ongoing initiatives as
8 follows:
9(1) $40,010,000 to the Agency of Digital Services to be used as follows:
10(A) $11,800,000 for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
11 upgrade of Human Capital Management and core statewide financial
12 accounting system and integration with the Department of Labor and Agency
13 of Transportation financial systems;
14***
15 Sec. 69. 3 V.S.A. § 3306 is amended to read:
16 § 3306. TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION SPECIAL FUND
17***
18    (b) Funds. The Fund shall consist of:
19(1) any amounts transferred or appropriated to it by the General
20 Assembly; and
21(2) any interest earned by the Fund.
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1***
2 Sec. 70. WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FUND; REPEAL
3    (a) 10 V.S.A. § 543 (Workforce Education and Training Fund) is repealed.
4 Sec. 71. 18 V.S.A. § 9502 is amended to read:
5 § 9502. TOBACCO TRUST FUND
6    (a)(1) The Tobacco Trust Fund is established in the Office of the State
7 Treasurer for the purposes of creating a self-sustaining, perpetual fund for
8 tobacco cessation and prevention that is not dependent upon tobacco sales
9 volume.
10(2) The Trust Fund shall comprise be composed of:
11(A) appropriations transfers made by the General Assembly; and
12(B) transfers from the Litigation Settlement Fund pursuant to
13 subdivision (b) of this section; and
14(C) contributions from any other source.
15(3) The State Treasurer shall not disburse monies from the Trust Fund,
16 except upon appropriation by the General Assembly. In any fiscal year, total
17 appropriations from the Trust Fund shall not exceed seven percent of the fair
18 market value of the Fund at the end of the prior fiscal year.
19(4) The Trust Fund shall be administered by the State Treasurer. The
20 Treasurer may invest monies in the Fund in accordance with the provisions of
21 32 V.S.A. § 434. All balances in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be
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1 carried forward. Interest earned shall remain in the Fund. The Treasurer’s
2 annual financial report to the Governor and the General Assembly shall
3 contain an accounting of receipts, disbursements, and earnings of the Fund.
4    (b) Unless otherwise authorized by the General Assembly on or before
5 June 30, 2000, and on June 30 of each subsequent fiscal year, any
6 unencumbered balance in the Litigation Settlement Fund shall be transferred to
7 the Trust Fund. [Repealed.]
8 Sec. 72. 30 V.S.A. chapter 86 is amended to read:
9   CHAPTER 86. UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION
10SYSTEM
11***
12 § 7006. MARKING OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITIES
13    A company notified in accordance with section 7005 of this title shall,
14 within 48 72 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, of the
15 receipt of the notice, mark the approximate location of its underground utility
16 facilities in the area of the proposed excavation activities; provided, however,
17 if the company advises the person that the proposed excavation area is of such
18 length or size that the company cannot reasonably mark all of the underground
19 utility facilities within 48 72 hours, the person shall notify the company of the
20 specific locations in which the excavation activities will first occur and the
21 company shall mark facilities in those locations within 48 72 hours and the
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1 remaining facilities within a reasonable time thereafter. A company and an
2 excavator may by agreement fix a later time for the company’s marking of the
3 facilities, provided the marking is made prior to excavation activities. For the
4 purposes of this chapter, the approximate location of underground facilities
5 shall be marked with stakes, paint, or other physical means as designated by
6 the Commission.
7 § 7006a. MAINTENANCE OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITY
8MARKINGS
9    After a company has marked its underground facilities in accordance with
10 section 7006 of this title, the excavator shall be responsible for maintenance of
11 the designated markings. In the event said markings are obliterated, destroyed,
12 or removed, the person engaged in excavation activities shall notify the System
13 referred to in section 7002 of this title that remarking is needed. The System
14 shall then notify all member companies whose facilities may be affected. The
15 company shall within 48 72 hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
16 holidays, following receipt of the notice, remark the location of its
17 underground utility facilities.
18***
19 Sec. 73. 32 V.S.A. § 5 is amended to read:
20 § 5. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS
21    (a) Definitions. As used in this section:
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1(1) “Loan” means a loan that is interest free or below market value.
2(2) “State agency” means an Executive Branch agency, department,
3 commission, office, or board.
4***
5 Sec. 74. 32 V.S.A. § 706 is amended to read:
6 § 706. TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS
7    Notwithstanding any authority granted elsewhere, all transfers of
8 appropriations shall be made pursuant to this section upon the initiative of the
9 Governor or upon the request of a secretary or commissioner.
10(1) With the approval of the Governor, the Commissioner of Finance
11 and Management may transfer balances of appropriations not to exceed
12 $50,000.00 $100,000 made under any appropriation act for the support of the
13 government from one component of an agency, department, or other unit of
14 State government to any component of the same agency, department, or unit.
15(2) Except as specified in subdivisions subdivision (1) and (4) of this
16 section, the transfer of balances of appropriations may be made only with the
17 approval of the Emergency Board.
18(3) For the specific purpose of balancing and closing out fund accounts
19 at the end of a fiscal year, the Commissioner of Finance and Management may
20 adjust a balance within an account of an agency or department in an amount
21 not to exceed $100.00 $200.
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1***
2 Sec. 75. 32 V.S.A. § 902 is amended to read:
3 § 902. AUTHORIZATION TO BORROW MONEY
4***
5    (b) The State Treasurer shall pay the interest on, principal of and expenses
6 of preparing, issuing, and marketing of such notes as the same fall due without
7 further order or authority from the General Fund or from the Transportation or
8 other applicable funds or from the proceeds of bonds or notes governmental
9 debt service funds established in section 951a of this chapter. The authority
10 hereby granted is in addition to and not in limitation of any other authority.
11 Such notes shall be sold at public or private sale with or without published
12 notice, as the State Treasurer may determine to be in the best interests of the
13 State.
14 Sec. 76. 32 V.S.A. § 951a is amended to read:
15 § 951a. DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
16    (a) Three governmental debt service funds are hereby established:
17***
18    (b) Financial resources in each fund shall consist of appropriations by the
19 General Assembly to fulfill debt service obligations, the transfer of funding
20 sources by the General Assembly to fulfill future debt service obligations,
21 bond proceeds raised to fund a permanent reserve required by a trust
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1 agreement entered into to secure bonds, transfers of appropriations effected
2 pursuant to section 706 of this title, investment income earned on balances
3 held in trust agreement accounts as required by a trust agreement, and such
4 other amounts as directed by the General Assembly or that are specifically
5 authorized by provisions of this title. Each debt service fund shall account for
6 the accumulation of resources and the fulfillment of debt service obligations
7 within the current fiscal year and the accumulation of resources for debt
8 service obligations maturing in future fiscal years.
9***
10 Sec. 77. 32 V.S.A. § 954 is amended to read:
11 § 954. PROCEEDS
12    (a) The proceeds arising from the sale of bonds, inclusive of any
13 premiums, shall be applied to the purposes for which they were authorized,
14 and the purposes shall may be considered to include the expenses of preparing,
15 issuing, and marketing the bonds and any notes issued under section 955 of
16 this title, and underwriters’ fees and amounts for reserves, but no purchasers of
17 the bonds shall be in any way bound to see to the proper application of the
18 proceeds. The State Treasurer shall pay the interest on, principal of,
19 investment return on, and maturity value of the bonds and notes as the same
20 fall due or accrue without further order or authority. The State Treasurer, with
21 the approval of the Governor, may establish sinking funds, reserve funds, or
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1 other special funds of the State as the State Treasurer may deem for the best
2 interests of the State. To the extent not otherwise provided, the amount
3 necessary each year to fulfill the maturing principal and interest of, investment
4 return and maturity value of, and sinking fund installments on all the bonds
5 then outstanding shall be included in and made a part of the annual
6 appropriation bill for the expense of State government, and the principal and
7 interest on, investment return and maturity value of, and sinking fund
8 installments on the bonds as may come due before appropriations for their
9 fulfillment have been made shall be fulfilled from the applicable debt service
10 fund.
11    (b) The State Treasurer is authorized to allocate the estimated cost of bond
12 issuance or issuances to the entities to which funds are appropriated by a
13 capital construction act and for which bonding is required as the source of
14 funds. If estimated receipts are insufficient, the State Treasurer shall allocate
15 additional costs to the entities. Any remaining receipts shall not be expended,
16 but carried forward to be available for future capital construction acts. If the
17 source of funds appropriated by a capital construction act is other than by
18 issuance of bonds, the State Treasurer is authorized to allocate the estimated
19 cost of ongoing debt management services to the entities to which those funds
20 are appropriated shall be appropriated annually from the funds from which
21 transfers are made to fund debt service costs.
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1***
2 Sec. 78. VERMONT TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY FUND; REPEAL
3    (a) 33 V.S.A. chapter 78 (Vermont Traumatic Brain Injury Fund) is
4 repealed.
5 Sec. 79. 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 47, Sec. 38 is amended to read:
6    Sec. 38. RENTAL HOUSING REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM
7    (a) Creation; administration. The Vermont Housing Finance Agency shall
8 design and implement a Rental Housing Revolving Loan Program and shall
9 create and administer a revolving loan fund to provide subsidized loans for
10 rental housing developments that serve middle-income households.
11    (b) Loans; eligibility; criteria.
12***
13(7) The Agency shall use one or more legal mechanisms to ensure that:
14(A) a subsidized unit remains affordable to a household earning the
15 applicable percent of area median income for the longer of:
16(i) seven years; or
17(ii) full repayment of the loan plus three years; and
18(B) during the affordability period determined pursuant to
19 subdivision (A) of this subdivision (7), the annual increase in rent for a
20 subsidized unit does not exceed three percent or an amount otherwise
21 authorized by the Agency.
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1***
2 Sec. 80. 32 V.S.A. § 308b is amended to read:
3 § 308b. HUMAN SERVICES CASELOAD RESERVE
4    (a) There is created within the General Fund a Human Services Caseload
5 Reserve. Expenditures from the Reserve shall be subject to an appropriation
6 by the General Assembly or approval by the Emergency Board. Expenditures
7 from the Reserve shall be limited to Agency of Human Services caseload-
8 related needs primarily in the Departments for Children and Families, of
9 Health, of Mental Health, of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, of
10 Vermont Health Access, and settlement costs associated with managing the
11 Global Commitment waiver.
12    (b) The Secretary of Administration may transfer to the Human Services
13 Caseload Reserve any General Fund carry-forward carryforward directly
14 attributable to Agency of Human Services caseload reductions and the
15 effective management of related federal receipts, with the exclusion of the
16 Department of Corrections.
17    (c) The Human Services Caseload Reserve shall contain two sub-accounts
18 subaccounts:
19(1) A sub-account subaccount for incurred but not reported Medicaid
20 expenses. Each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2020, the Department of
21 Finance and Management shall adjust the amount reserved for incurred but not
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1 reported Medicaid expenses to equal the amount specified in the
2 Comprehensive Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year
3 occurring two years prior for the estimated amount of incurred but not
4 reported Medicaid expenses associated with the current Medicaid Global
5 Commitment waiver.
6***
7 Sec. 81. CHILD CARE CONTRIBUTION SPECIAL FUND;
8UNALLOCATED AND UNRESERVED BALANCE
9    (a) In fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of Administration shall unreserve and
10 transfer funds from the Human Services Caseload Reserve to the Child Care
11 Contribution Special Fund established in 32 V.S.A. § 10554 as necessary to
12 maintain a balance that appropriately supports the State’s statutory obligations
13 under the Child Care Financial Assistance Program established in 33 V.S.A.
14 §§ 3512 and 3513.
15    (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that any unreserved and
16 unallocated balance in the Child Care Contribution Special Fund shall remain
17 in the Fund to support the future establishment of a reserve for the Child Care
18 Financial Assistance Program.
19 Sec. 82. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; FACILITY WORK
20PROGRAMS; STRATEGIC PLAN
21    (a) Findings and intent.
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1(1) The General Assembly finds that a significant budget deficit has
2 developed within previously existing programs despite a wage structure that
3 pays incarcerated individuals in Vermont at rates ranging from $0.25 to $1.35
4 per hour, significantly below the federal minimum wage.
5(2) It is the intent of the General Assembly that all Department of
6 Corrections facility work programs operate in a manner that is fiscally
7 sustainable to the extent possible within current statutory limitations and
8 effective in preparing offenders for meaningful employment upon release.
9    (b) Strategic plan. On or before December 15, 2025, the Department of
10 Corrections shall, in consultation with the Department of Labor, submit a
11 strategic plan with proposed benchmarks for improvement to the House
12 Committees on Appropriations and on Corrections and Institutions and the
13 Senate Committees on Appropriations, on Institutions, and on Judiciary. The
14 strategic plan shall include:
15(1) A business plan to improve program efficiency and self-
16 sustainability to ensure all facility work programs, including Vermont
17 Correctional Industries, vocational training programs, and other paid facility
18 duties, operate without recurring deficits or to clearly identify funding sources
19 to address the deficits.
20(2) A comprehensive evaluation of the skills provided through facility
21 work programs to determine if those skills are transferable to employment
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1 opportunities post-incarceration. The evaluation shall include consideration of
2 expanding technical training and certification opportunities that carry
3 recognized value in the labor market.
4(3) An analysis of facility work programs to determine if each program
5 serves a sufficient portion of the incarcerated population to justify its
6 administration. The analysis shall also consider whether participants gain
7 meaningful and valuable work experiences.
8(4) A review of wages paid to facility work program participants, the
9 implications of wage structures on program outcomes, and the appropriate use
10 of funds in relation to program objectives.
11    (c) In fiscal years 2025 and 2026, the Department of Corrections shall
12 submit timely reports to the House Committees on Appropriations and on
13 Corrections and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Appropriations, on
14 Institutions, and on Judiciary, or the Joint Fiscal Committee and the Joint
15 Legislative Justice Oversight Committee when the General Assembly is not in
16 session, on the development of facility work program deficits. The
17 Department shall include in these reports any financial or operational actions
18 taken to address deficits, increase oversight, and prevent future deficits.
19 Sec. 83. MEDICAID PROVIDERS WITH STABILIZATION NEEDS;
20GRANT ELIGIBILITY
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1    (a) All Vermont Medicaid participating providers with demonstrated
2 stabilization needs and a plan to achieve sustainability shall be eligible to
3 apply for funds appropriated pursuant to 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec.
4 B.1100(o)(4), including substance use residential treatment facilities, federally
5 qualified health centers, residential mental health providers, and other
6 providers of health care and human services.
7    (b) On or before December 15, 2025, the Department of Vermont Health
8 Access shall submit a report to the House Committees on Health Care and on
9 Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Health and Welfare and on
10 Appropriations. The report shall include:
11(1) A detailed account of grants distributed pursuant to the
12 appropriation made in 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. B.1100(o)(4), as
13 added by this act. This shall include the dollar amount and recipient of each
14 grant.
15(2) A description of each grant recipient’s financial status prior to
16 receipt of the grant, a summary of the impact of the grant for each recipient,
17 and a summary of a revised long-term sustainability plan for each grant
18 recipient.
19(3) An analysis of grant outcomes and any recommendations for
20 enhancing the financial stability of Vermont Medicaid providers.
21 Sec. 84. ADULT DIPLOMA PROGRAM AND HIGH SCHOOL
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1COMPLETION PROGRAM TRANSITIONAL STUDENTS
2    (a) Notwithstanding 16 V.S.A. § 945 and any other provision of law to the
3 contrary, a high school may award a high school diploma to any student who
4 meets the following criteria:
5(1) Prior to July 1, 2024, the student was participating in the High
6 School Completion Program as the program existed under 16 V.S.A. § 943 on
7 June 30, 2024.
8(2) The student has met the requirements of the student’s individual
9 graduation plan and would have been eligible to receive a diploma pursuant to
10 the High School Completion Program as it existed under 16 V.S.A. § 943 on
11 June 30, 2024.
12    (b) This section is repealed on July 1, 2025.
13 Sec. 85. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM;
14DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTIONS
15    (a) For the remainder of federal fiscal year 2025, the Department for
16 Children and Families shall utilize the State’s allocation of discretionary
17 exemptions in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to the extent
18 permitted by federal regulation for the purposes of:
19(1) extending benefits to Program participants who would otherwise
20 experience a disruption of benefits; and
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1(2) ensuring that Program participants are not accruing any time-limited
2 benefit work requirement countable months.
3 Sec. 86. 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 19, Secs. 5 and 6 are amended to read:
4   Sec. 5. [Deleted.]
5   Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATES
6   (a) Sec. 4 (marriage licenses; 32 V.S.A. § 1712) shall take effect on July 1,
7 2023.
8   (b) Sec. 5 (marriage licenses; 32 V.S.A. § 1712) shall take effect on July 1,
9 2025.
10   (c) All other sections shall take effect 30 calendar days after passage.
11 Sec. 87. 2023 Acts and Resolves No. 69, Sec. 15b, as added by 2024 Acts and
12 Resolves No. 162, is amended to read:
13   Sec. 15b. SERGEANT AT ARMS
14   (a) The sum of $100,000.00 $100,000 is appropriated in FY fiscal year
15 2025 to the Sergeant at Arms for the following projects:
16(1) the replacement of State House cafeteria furnishings; and
17(2) the purchase and installation at the State House of an X-ray machine
18 designed to screen baggage.
19 Sec. 88. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. E.321 is amended to read:
20   Sec. E.321 GENERAL ASSISTANCE EMERGENCY HOUSING
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1    (b)(1) General Assistance Emergency Housing shall be provided in a
2 community-based shelter whenever possible. If there is inadequate
3 community-based shelter space available within the Agency of Human
4 Services district in which the household presents itself, the household shall be
5 provided emergency housing in a hotel or motel within the district, if
6 available, until adequate community-based shelter space becomes available in
7 the district. The utilization of hotel and motel rooms pursuant to this
8 subdivision shall be capped at 1,100 rooms per night between September 15,
9 2024 through November 30, 2024 and between April 1, 2025 through June 30,
10 2025.
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12(3) The Department shall provide emergency winter housing to
13 households meeting the eligibility criteria in subsection (a) of this section
14 between December 1, 2024 and March 31, June 30, 2025. Emergency housing
15 in a hotel or motel provided pursuant to this subdivision shall not count toward
16 the maximum days of eligibility per 12-month period provided in subdivision
17 (2) of this subsection.
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19 Sec. 89. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 82, Sec. 1, as amended by 2024 Acts
20 and Resolves No. 108, Sec. 3, is further amended to read:
21    Sec. 1. REIMBURSEMENT TO MUNICIPALITIES OF STATE
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1EDUCATION PROPERTY TAXES THAT WERE ABATED DUE
2TO FLOODING
3    (a)(1) The Commissioner of Taxes may approve an application by a
4 municipality for reimbursement of State education property tax payments
5 owed under 32 V.S.A. § 5402(c) and 16 V.S.A. § 426. To be eligible for
6 reimbursement under this section, prior to November 15, 2024 2025, a
7 municipality must have abated, in proportion to the abated municipal tax,
8 under 24 V.S.A. § 1535 the State education property taxes that were assessed
9 on eligible property, after application of any property tax credit allowed under
10 32 V.S.A. chapter 154.
11(2) As used in this subsection, “eligible property” means property lost
12 or destroyed due directly or indirectly to severe storms and flooding in an area
13 that was declared a federal disaster between July 1, 2023 and October 15, 2023
14 December 31, 2024, provided the loss or destruction resulted in one or more of
15 the following:
16(A) a 50 percent or greater loss in value to the primary structure on
17 the property;
18(B) loss of use by the property owner of the primary structure on the
19 property for 60 days or more;
20(C) loss of access by the property owner to utilities for the primary
21 structure on the property for 60 days or more; or
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1(D) condemnation of the primary structure on the property under
2 federal, State, or municipal law, as applicable.
3    (b) If a municipality demonstrates that, due to disruption to tax collections
4 resulting from flooding in an area that was declared a federal disaster between
5 July 1, 2023 and October 15, 2023 December 31, 2024, the municipality
6 incurred unanticipated interest expenses on funds borrowed to make State
7 education property tax payments owed under 32 V.S.A. § 5402(c) and 16
8 V.S.A. § 426, the municipality may be reimbursed by an amount equal to its
9 reasonable interest expenses under this subsection, provided the amount of
10 reimbursed interest expenses shall not exceed eight percent.
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12 Sec. 90. 2024 Acts and Resolves No. 113, Sec. E.106 is amended to read:
13    Sec. E.106 CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND
14APPROPRIATIONS; REVERSION AND ESTABLISHMENT
15OF NEW SPENDING AUTHORITY
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17    (b) The Commissioner of Finance and Management shall revert all
18 unobligated American Rescue Plan Act – Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery
19 Fund spending authority prior to December 31, 2024. The total amount of
20 American Rescue Plan Act – Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund
21 spending authority reverted in accordance with this subsection shall equal the
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1 amount of new spending authority established pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 511 for
2 the following purposes in the following order:
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4(3) $30,000,000 to the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board to
5 provide support and enhance capacity for the production and preservation of:
6 affordable mixed-income rental housing and homeownership units, including
7 improvements to manufactured homes and communities,; permanent homes
8 and emergency shelter for those experiencing homelessness,; recovery
9 residences,; and housing available to farm workers, refugees, and individuals
10 who are eligible to receive Medicaid-funded home and community based
11 services.
12 Sec. 91. CARRYFORWARD AUTHORITY
13    (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law and subject to the approval
14 of the Secretary of Administration, General Fund, Transportation Fund,
15 Transportation Infrastructure Bond Fund, Education Fund, Technology
16 Modernization Special Fund (21951), Clean Water Fund (21932), and
17 Agricultural Water Quality Fund (21933) appropriations remaining
18 unexpended on June 30, 2025 in the Executive Branch shall be carried forward
19 and shall be designated for expenditure.
20    (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, General
21 Fund appropriations remaining unexpended on June 30, 2025 in the Legislative
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1 and Judicial Branches shall be carried forward and shall be designated for
2 expenditure.
3 Sec. 92. EFFECTIVE DATES
4    (a) This act shall take effect on passage, except that, notwithstanding
5 1 V.S.A. § 214:
6(1) Sec. 66 shall take effect retroactively on July 1, 2024; and
7(2) Sec. 89 shall take effect retroactively on November 15, 2024.