Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/journal/hj080226.htm
Timestamp: 2017-10-19 14:46:08
Document Index: 720812265

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 120', '§ 120', '§ 166', '§ 165', '§ 906', '§ 906', '§ 4012', '§ 2963', '§ 120']

Devotional exercises were conducted by Speaker Gaye Symington of Jericho, VT.
Page Eliza Dorney of Richmond led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Message from the Senate No. 26
S. 291. An act relating to the farm agronomic practices program at the agency of agriculture, food and markets.
And has passed the same in concurrence with proposal of amendment in the adoption of which the concurrence of the House is requested.
The Senate has considered House a proposal of amendment to Senate bill of the following title:
S. 355. An act relating to debt financing for the Vermont housing finance agency.
The Senate has on its part adopted Senate concurrent resolution of the following title:
S.C.R. 33. Senate concurrent resolution congratulating Dente’s Market in Barre City on its centennial anniversary.
H.C.R. 213. House concurrent resolution commemorating the 4706 Asian American Lunar Year celebration in Rochester.
H.C.R. 214. House concurrent resolution congratulating the Chester innkeepers Association for requiring Green Hotel in the Green Mountain State designation.
H.C.R. 215. House concurrent resolution congratulating Isabelle Briggs, Etta Dean, and Mabel Ward on their half-century of civic service as members of the Cavendish Firemen’s Auxiliary.
H.C.R. 216. House concurrent resolution honoring Paul Normandeau on his civic contributions to the town of Dummerston.
House bills of the following titles were severally introduced, read the first time and referred or placed on the Calendar as follows:
By Reps. Hube of Londonderry, Branagan of Georgia, McDonald of Berlin, Adams of Hartland, Brennan of Colchester, Crawford of Burke, Devereux of Mount Holly, Donaghy of Poultney, Donahue of Northfield, Errecart of Shelburne, Flory of Pittsford, Komline of Dorset, Livingston of Manchester, Marcotte of Coventry, Myers of Essex, O'Donnell of Vernon, Scheuermann of Stowe, Valliere of Barre City, Wheeler of Derby, Winters of Williamstown and Wright of Burlington,
An act relating to education finance reform;
By the committee on Judiciary,
An act relating to professional requirements for the deputy attorney general, assistant attorneys general, probate judges, deputy state’s attorneys, constables, and sheriffs;
By Reps. Perry of Richford, Branagan of Georgia, Consejo of Sheldon, Fitzgerald of St. Albans City, Gervais of Enosburg, Gilbert of Fairfax, Howrigan of Fairfield, LaVoie of Swanton and McAllister of Highgate,
An act relating to the Missisquoi Rail Trail;
By the committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources,
Under the rule, placed on the Calendar for notice tomorrow..
An act relating to agricultural water quality financing;
An act relating to the farm agronomic practices program at the agency of agriculture, food and markets;
Rep. Lenes of Shelburne, for the committee on Institutions, to which had been referred House bill, entitled
Sec. 1. 28 V.S.A. § 120 is amended to read:
§ 120. CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM
COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL OF VERMONT; INDEPENDENT
(a) Authority. An education program is established There is created within the department of corrections an independent school to be known as the community high school of Vermont for the education of persons who have not completed secondary education and who are committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections.
(b) Applicability of education provisions. The education program community high school shall be approved subject to approval by the state board of education as an independent school under 16 V.S.A. § 166,. In addition, the school shall comply with the :
(1) meet school quality standards provided by 16 V.S.A. § 165,;
(2) offer a minimum course of study as defined in 16 V.S.A. § 906 at each correctional facility and department service center, except that it shall not be required to offer physical education; and shall
(3) be coordinated with adult education, special education, and technical education services provided by other agencies or school districts funded by the state or federal government.
(c) Program supervision.
(b) The commissioner of corrections shall appoint an education supervisor, who shall be licensed as an administrator under 16 V.S.A. chapter 51, to coordinate and supervise the education program community high school of Vermont and coordinate use of other education programs by persons under the supervision of the commissioner.
(d) Curriculum. The education program shall offer a minimum course of study, as defined in 16 V.S.A. § 906, at each correctional facility and department service center, but is not required to offer a driver training course or a physical educational course.
(e) Commissioner of education’s designation of special education program. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the
(c) The commissioner of education, in accordance with the provisions of 16 V.S.A. chapter 101 shall designate a program to provide for the special education of eligible persons who are under the custody of the commissioner of corrections. Within the limits of funds made available for this specific purpose, the commissioner of education shall pay the costs of this program in excess of costs defined in subsection (g) of this section.
(f) Reimbursement payments. The provision of 16 V.S.A. § 4012, relating to payment for state-placed students, shall not apply to the corrections education program.
(g) Annual budget.
(d) Annually there shall be appropriated to the department the commissioner of corrections shall request that the general assembly appropriate an amount equal to the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in the corrections department education program community high school of Vermont, multiplied by the average statewide per‑pupil cost of public school education in the preceding year. That average cost shall be calculated to exclude debt service and transportation costs. The annual appropriation shall be used to provide educational services to students enrolled in the community high school of Vermont. The commissioner of education shall pay for allowable special education costs, as defined by the state board of education under 16 V.S.A. § 2963, in excess of the per-pupil cost calculated under this subsection.
(h) Required participation.
(e) All persons under the custody of the commissioner of corrections who are under the age of 23 26 and have not received a high school diploma shall participate in the an education program, unless exempted by the commissioner, as follows:
(1) those who are younger than 22 years of age shall attend the community high school of Vermont;
(2) those who are 22 years of age or older and who are incarcerated in a Vermont facility shall attend the community high school of Vermont;
(3) those who are 22 years of age or older and who are not incarcerated shall either attend the community high school of Vermont or participate in another education program, such as a general education development program or a program operated by a public high school, approved by the commissioner; and
(4) those who are 22 years of age or older and who are incarcerated in a facility outside Vermont shall participate in an education program, approved by the commissioner, which is available at the facility.
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATES; TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2008. However, for school year
2008–2009, only persons who are under the age of 23 shall be required to participate in an education program pursuant to 28 V.S.A. § 120.
The bill was taken up, read the second time, report of the committee on Institutions agreed to and third reading ordered.
H. 664
An act relating to unemployment insurance;
Rep. Malcolm of Pawlet spoke for the committee on Agriculture.
Rep. Martin of Wolcott, for the committee on Government Operations, to which had been referred Senate bill, entitled
Rep. Hutchinson of Randolph, for the committee on Appropriations, recommended the bill ought to pass in concurrence with proposals of amendment as recommended by the committee on Government Operations.
The bill, having appeared on the Calendar one day for notice, was taken up, read the second time and the report of the committees on Government Operations and Appropriations agreed to and third reading ordered.
Resolution Amended; Third Reading Ordered
J.R.H. 53
Rep. Marcotte of Coventry, for the committee on Commerce, to which had been referred Joint resolution, entitled
Joint resolution urging Congress to address the dramatic rise of electronic payment interchange rates that merchants and consumer are assessed;
Reported in favor of its passage when amended by striking the resolution in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Joint resolution urging Congress to address the detrimental rise of credit and debit-card-related fees and interest rates
Whereas, consumers are increasingly using credit and debit cards to purchase goods and services, and nationally, these purchases now exceed the annual number of check transactions, and
Whereas, merchants accepting credit and debit card payments are required to pay interchange fees to banks and credit card providers, and
Whereas, the rules governing interchange fees may only be released to merchants on a restricted basis, and any disclosure to consumers is prohibited, and
Whereas, the billing statements that both third party providers and credit card companies produce are excessively complex, and
Whereas, the interchange fees are ultimately passed to the consumers, including those who pay with cash or a check and who, in effect, subsidize rewards given to credit card customers, and
Whereas, it is not unusual for the interchange fees to exceed the profit margins of the merchant, and
Whereas, traditional economic models are not applicable because Visa and MasterCard are responsible for approximately 80 percent of all credit card transactions, and
Whereas, small businesses struggle to absorb the constant increases in the cost of accepting electronic payments, and
Whereas, the number of rewards cards encouraging credit card purchases is rapidly increasing, and the new rewards cards are more costly for both merchants and consumers, and
Whereas, parallel with the increase in interchange fees, and costs related to reward cards, is the dramatic rise in the interest fees that consumers pay to maintain their credit cards, and
Whereas, the interest rates charged to an increasing number of consumers have reached the 25-percent level, a rate that is extremely burdensome, and
Whereas, these extremely high interest rates are having a significant economic impact on Vermont consumers and merchants, now therefore be it
That the General Assembly urges Congress to address this acute situation, and be it further
Resolved: That the secretary of state be directed to send a copy of this resolution to the Vermont Congressional Delegation.
The resolution, having appeared on the Calendar one day for notice, was taken up, read the second time, report of the committee on Commerce agreed to and third reading ordered.
House and Senate bills of the following titles were severally reported favorably from the Committees to which they had been referred, and the bills, having appeared on the Calendar one day for notice, were taken up, read the second time and third reading ordered:
Rep. Pearson of Burlington, reported for the committee on Government Operations on House bill, entitled
An act relating to establishing Juneteenth National Freedom Day;
By Rep. Consejo of Shelton, reported for the committee on Commerce on House bill, entitled,
An act relating to low-profit limited liability companies;
By Rep. Milkey of Brattleboro, reported for the committee on Health Care on Senate bill, entitled,
Message from the Senate No. 27
S. 220. An act relating to the confidentiality of library patron records.
At eleven o’clock in the forenoon, on motion of Rep. Komline of Dorset, the House adjourned until tomorrow at ten o’clock in the forenoon.