Press Release: Legislative Government Accountability Committee Public Hearing
The State of Vermont annually reports on a wide variety of population-level indicators demonstrating quality of life for Vermonters. The Vermont Legislature's Joint Government Accountability Committee is hosting a virtual public hearing on January 28th at 6pm in order to inform our work on the selection of appropriate population-level indicators to demonstrate the quality of life for Vermonters who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC) and to expand the Legislature's, the Administration's, and our communities' understanding of the condition of wellbeing for BIPOC Vermonters.
We welcome testimony, limited to 3 minutes per participant. Please register here. The hearing will be live streamed to the General Assembly's Joint Committee YouTube channel here.
We encourage testimony be focused on the following questions:
•What specific indicator addition(s) or change(s) would you recommend be made to the list of indicators in Act 186 to better understand the wellbeing of BIPOC Vermonters?
•What changes would you recommend in the process of reporting indicators and outcomes to improve our understanding of the condition of wellbeing for BIPOC Vermonters?
To submit written testimony, please send in MS Word or pdf format to mlburke@leg.state.vt.us
Note: Current population-level quality of life outcome indicators in Act 186 are:
(1) Vermont has a prosperous economy.
(2) Vermonters are healthy.
(3) Vermont's environment is clean and sustainable.
(4) Vermont's communities are safe and supportive.
(5) Vermont's families are safe, nurturing, stable, and supported.
(6) Vermont's children and young people achieve their potential, including:
(A) Pregnant women and young people thrive.
(B) Children are ready for school.
(C) Children succeed in school.
(D) Youths choose healthy behaviors.
(E) Youths successfully transition to adulthood.
(7) Vermont's elders and people with disabilities and people with mental conditions live with dignity and independence in settings they prefer.
(8) Vermont has open, effective, and inclusive government at the State and local level
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