Vermont S 33: An act relating to lowering the rate of increase for mobile home lot rents

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S.33 1
Introduced by Senators White, Clarkson, Gulick, Hardy, Major, Plunkett and 2
Vyhovsky 3
Referred to Committee on 4
Date: 5
Subject: Human services; aging Vermonters; community nurse program pilot 6
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to establish a 7
two-year pilot for one or more community nurse programs serving aging 8
Vermonters. 9
An act relating to establishing a pilot for community nurse programs 10
serving aging Vermonters 11
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 12
Sec. 1. COMMUNITY NURSE PROGRAM PILOT SERVING AGING 13
VERMONTERS 14
(a) $450,000.00 shall be appropriated to the Department of Disabilities, 15
Aging, and Independent Living for the purpose of establishing a two-year pilot 16
to enhance the provision of services by one or more existing community nurse 17
programs to aging Vermonters in the program’s region. 18
(b) The Department shall seek and consider applications for participation in 19
the pilot described in this section from existing community nurse programs 20

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serving aging Vermonters in the program’s region. The Department shall 1
select one or more programs, as funding permits, to participate in the pilot 2
based on a program’s application materials. A successful application shall 3
include a plan to: 4
(1) create a community health worker position to serve program clients; 5
(2) expand the program’s nursing services to serve a greater percentage 6
of aging Vermonters in the program’s region, including ensuring that nurse 7
home visits are not limited in number or duration; 8
(3) identify and fill the program’s coverage gaps; 9
(4) integrate enhanced administrative support within the program; and 10
(5) develop a system to obtain relevant data and document program 11
needs, outcomes, and processes. 12
(c) On or before December 15, 2027, a program participating in the pilot 13
described in this section shall submit a report to the Department detailing the 14
number of aging Vermonters served, program gaps, recommended program 15
improvements, and any other data relevant to the pilot. 16
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 17
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 18