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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont Bill Repeals Commissioner of Labor's Authority to Recommend Subminimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities
Last action · February 26, 2025: Read first time and referred to the Committee on General and HousingSponsor: Emilie Krasnow
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill repeals the Commissioner of Labor's statutory authority to recommend a rate for workers with disabilities, taking effect immediately upon passage.
Workers with disabilities currently subject to lower recommended wage rates would no longer have scales established by the Commissioner of Labor.
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.
individuals with a disability
Commissioner of Labor
Loses the statutory power to recommend lower wage rates for persons with disabilities.
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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- Feb 26, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on General and Housing
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