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VT H0015
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Anne Donahue
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AI Summary
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Provides financial assistance for room and board expenses at residential postsecondary schools in Vermont for eligible foster and kinship care youth
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Eligible recipients include individuals currently under custody of the Commissioner for Children and Families
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Young adults ages 18-24 qualify if they were in state custody for at least six months between ages 16-18
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Young adults ages 18-24 also qualify if they were under permanent guardianship of a relative and received kinship assistance under 33 V.S.A. § 4903 for at least six months between ages 16-18
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Introduced as a short-form bill by Representative Donahue of Northfield; full statutory text not yet drafted
Legislative Description
An act relating to assistance for room and board at a Vermont postsecondary school for students served by foster or kinship care
Last Action
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services
1/9/2025