Vermont H 373: An act relating to pilot projects expanding democratic practices in State and local government

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.373
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VT LEG #379134 v.1
H.373 1
SHORT FORM 2
Introduced by Representatives Cina of Burlington, Logan of Burlington, 3
McGill of Bridport, and Satcowitz of Randolph 4
Referred to Committee on 5
Date: 6
Subject: Expanding democracy pilot projects 7
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to launch a 8
variety of pilot projects expanding democratic practices in State and local 9
government, including expanding the use of participatory decision-making in 10
existing neighborhood planning assemblies; creating neighborhood planning 11
assemblies in other towns, cities, and villages; creating regional planning 12
assemblies; exploring different processes to increase engagement in Town 13
Meeting Day; exploring the use of sortition (the selection of officials at 14
random from a group) and charrettes (dividing a group into subgroups to 15
deliberate and then present the subgroup’s idea back to the larger group for 16
further consideration) in public bodies and meetings; requiring paid time off to 17
increase participation in elections; exploring ways to increase democratic 18
engagement as a positive social determinant of health; incentivizing 19
engagement by providing goods that improve social determinants of health; 20
providing grants to public schools to use assemblies to make decisions about 21

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.373
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VT LEG #379134 v.1
policies and practices within schools; and educating the public on skills for 1
advocacy and community organizing. 2
An act relating to pilot projects expanding democratic practices in State and 3
local government 4
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 5
(TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS) 6