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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont bill requires Department for Children and Families to adjust Reach Up grant calculation formula
Last action · January 31, 2025: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human ServicesSponsors: Golrang Garofano and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
The bill requires the Department for Children and Families to adjust the formula used to calculate grants by applying the current year and removing the .
Changes how financial assistance grants are calculated for low-income families participating in the program by incorporating current s and eliminating previous payment reductions.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Reach Up program participants
Their financial assistance grant calculations will change through the application of current subsistence levels and the removal of the ratable reduction.
Department for Children and Families
The department is required to adjust the formula used to calculate Reach Up grants.
Key Facts
- The bill requires the Department for Children and Families to adjust the formula used to calculate Reach Up grants.
- The adjusted formula must apply the Department's current year subsistence level.
- The bill implements the Department's plan to remove the ratable reduction from grant calculations.
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What does H.131 change about Reach Up grants?
Which state agency is responsible for implementing the grant calculation changes?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 31, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services
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