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VT LEG #371318 v.1 fiscal, and legal assistance of the Agencies of Education and of Human Services. If the Agencies are unable to provide the Committee with adequate support to assist with its administrative, technical, fiscal, or legal needs, then the Agency of Education shall retain a contractor with the necessary expertise to assist the Committee. (e) Report. On or before December 1, 2024, the Committee shall submit a written report to the House Committees on Education and on Human Services and the Senate Committees on Education and on Health and Welfare with its implementation plan based on the analysis conducted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. The report shall include draft legislative language to support the Committee’s plan. (f) Meetings. (1) The Secretary of Education or designee shall call the first meeting of the Committee to occur on or before July 15, 2023. (2) A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum. (3) The Committee shall cease to exist on February 1, 2025. (g) Compensation and reimbursement. Members of the Committee who are not employees of the State of Vermont and who are not otherwise compensated or reimbursed for their attendance shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1010 for not more than 18 meetings. These payments shall be made from monies appropriated to the Agency of Education.

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No. 76 Page 6 of 74 2023

VT LEG #371318 v.1 fiscal, and legal assistance of the Agencies of Education and of Human Services. If the Agencies are unable to provide the Committee with adequate support to assist with its administrative, technical, fiscal, or legal needs, then the Agency of Education shall retain a contractor with the necessary expertise to assist the Committee. (e) Report. On or before December 1, 2024, the Committee shall submit a written report to the House Committees on Education and on Human Services and the Senate Committees on Education and on Health and Welfare with its implementation plan based on the analysis conducted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. The report shall include draft legislative language to support the Committee’s plan. (f) Meetings. (1) The Secretary of Education or designee shall call the first meeting of the Committee to occur on or before July 15, 2023. (2) A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum. (3) The Committee shall cease to exist on February 1, 2025. (g) Compensation and reimbursement. Members of the Committee who are not employees of the State of Vermont and who are not otherwise compensated or reimbursed for their attendance shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1010 for not more than 18 meetings. These payments shall be made from monies appropriated to the Agency of Education.