Act No. 128 Page 1 of 1
2022
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Act No. 128 (H.96). Discrimination; Truth and Reconciliation Commission
An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
This act establishes the Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission as an
independent State body to examine institutional, structural, and systemic
discrimination caused or permitted by State laws and policies that has been
experienced by individuals who identify as Native American or Indigenous;
individuals with a physical, psychiatric, or mental condition or disability and the
families of individuals with a physical, psychiatric, or mental condition or
disability; Black individuals and other individuals of color; and individuals with
French Canadian, French-Indian, or other mixed ethnic or racial heritage. The
Commission will consist of three full-time commissioners, staff, and committee
members appointed by the commissioners to assist in examining discrimination
caused or permitted by State laws and policies. The Commission will produce, on
or before June 15, 2026, a final report regarding its findings and recommendations
for actions that can be taken to eliminate ongoing instances of institutional,
structural, and systemic discrimination and to address the harm caused by historic
instances of institutional, structural, and systemic discrimination.
Effective Date: May 24, 2022
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Statutes affected:
As Passed By the House -- Official: 1-25
As Passed By the House -- Unofficial: 1-25
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Official: 1-25
As Passed by Both House and Senate -- Unofficial: 1-25
As Enacted: 1-25