The Senate took first readings of two joint resolutions related to the Vermont State Colleges Corporation.
Reader presented JRS 35 "providing for a joint assembly for the election of an adjutant and inspector general and 2 legislative trustees of the Vermont State Colleges Corporation." The reading identified Senator Baruth of Chittenden as the sponsor. The chair said the resolution will be placed on the calendar for action tomorrow.
Immediately afterward the clerk read JRS 36, "a joint resolution establishing a procedure for the conduct of the election of 2 legislative trustees of the Vermont State Colleges Corporation by plurality vote by the General Assembly in 2026." The chair again said the resolution will be placed on the calendar for action tomorrow. Both readings were handled as first readings with no floor debate recorded in the transcript.
The measures set the framework for the General Assembly to convene as a joint assembly and for the method by which the body would elect two legislative trustees to the Vermont State Colleges Corporation. Further action and any debate or amendments are expected when the resolutions appear on the calendar.