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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont Senate bill adds faculty and student trustees to state college and university boards
Last action · April 1, 2025: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on EducationSponsor: Andrew Perchlik
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill expands the boards of trustees for the Vermont State Colleges Corporation and the University of Vermont by adding a second student trustee and a new faculty or staff trustee to each board, effective July 1, 2025.
The measure alters governance representation at public higher education institutions by increasing board sizes and guaranteeing employee and additional student seats.
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.
faculty and staff
Faculty and staff gain the right to elect representative trustees to the governing boards of both the Vermont State Colleges Corporation and the University of Vermont.
students
Students gain an additional representative seat on each governing board, expanding student trustee representation to two members per institution.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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- Apr 1, 2025SenateIntroducedRead 1st time & referred to Committee on Education
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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