Vermont HCR 231: House concurrent resolution in memory of Bonnie L. Burke of Dorset

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2026

VT LEG #388545 v.1
No. R-283. House concurrent resolution honoring the outstanding achievements of
the federal TRIO programs in Vermont.
(H.C.R.231)
Offered by Representative Quimby of Lyndon
Whereas, at seven Vermont colleges and through the Vermont Student Assistance
Corporation, students who aspire to be their families’ first college graduate but lack the
requisite funds can avail themselves of these federal educational support programs, and
Whereas, in 1964, in the Economic Opportunity Act, Congress established Upward
Bound, the original federal college incentive program for financially disadvantaged
students; in the Higher Education Act of 1965, Congress created Talent Search to assist
these students applying for newly established federal financial aid support; and in 1968,
the 1965 law was amended to include the Special Services for Disadvantaged Students
program (now known as Student Support Services), and together these three services
became commonly referred to as the federal TRIO programs, and
Whereas, subsequent amendments to the 1965 legislation created the Educational
Opportunities Centers and Veterans Upward Bound (1972); the Ronald E. McNair Post-
Baccalaureate Achievement Program (1986); and Upward Bound Math-Science
(1990), which is a division of Upward Bound, and
Whereas, in 1992, Congress officially renamed and combined these programs as the
federal TRIO programs, and they continue to be a special gateway for financially
disadvantaged students to pursue their college dream, and
Whereas, students and administrators representing the federal TRIO programs in
Vermont are visiting the State House today, Thursday, April 16, 2026, and their visit
serves as an opportunity to recognize the educational and societal roles of the federal
TRIO programs, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly honors the outstanding achievements of the federal TRIO
programs in Vermont, and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
the Board of Directors of the Vermont Educational Opportunity Programs.