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1 H.747
2 Introduced by Representatives Branagan of Georgia, Andrews of Westford,
3 Anthony of Barre City, Austin of Colchester, Birong of
4 Vergennes, Black of Essex, Brumsted of Shelburne, Burke of
5 Brattleboro, Burrows of West Windsor, Buss of Woodstock,
6 Campbell of St. Johnsbury, Casey of Montpelier, Chesnut-
7 Tangerman of Middletown Springs, Christie of Hartford, Cina
8 of Burlington, Cole of Hartford, Dodge of Essex, Elder of
9 Starksboro, Farlice-Rubio of Barnet, Garofano of Essex,
10 Goldman of Rockingham, Headrick of Burlington, Hooper of
11 Burlington, Hyman of South Burlington, Krasnow of South
12 Burlington, Lalley of Shelburne, Logan of Burlington, Masland
13 of Thetford, McGill of Bridport, Minier of South Burlington,
14 Mulvaney-Stanak of Burlington, Noyes of Wolcott, Nugent of
15 South Burlington, O’Brien of Tunbridge, Ode of Burlington,
16 Patt of Worcester, Rachelson of Burlington, Roberts of Halifax,
17 Satcowitz of Randolph, Small of Winooski, Stebbins of
18 Burlington, Stone of Burlington, Surprenant of Barnard,
19 Templeman of Brownington, Torre of Moretown, and Waters
20 Evans of Charlotte VT LEG #373175 v.1
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1 Referred to Committee on
2 Date:
3 Subject: Appropriations; emergency medical services; Burlington Fire
4 Department; drug overdose
5 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to appropriate
6 funds to the Department of Health to grant to the City of Burlington to
7 reimburse the Burlington Fire Department for the costs of providing
8 emergency medical services to individuals experiencing a drug overdose.
9 An act relating to appropriating funds to reimburse the Burlington Fire
10 Department for assisting individuals experiencing a drug overdose
11 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
12 Sec. 1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; BURLINGTON FIRE
13 DEPARTMENT; DRUG OVERDOSES; APPROPRIATIONS
14 The sum of $200,000.00 is appropriated from the General Fund to the
15 Department of Health in fiscal year 2025 for the purposes of a grant to the City
16 of Burlington to reimburse the Burlington Fire Department for the costs of
17 providing emergency medical services to individuals experiencing a drug
18 overdose. These funds shall be used to supplement, not supplant, the funds
19 typically appropriated by the City to support its Fire Department.
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1 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE
2 This act shall take effect on July 1, 2024.
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