FAILED
in the State House of Representatives
on May 3, 2017, by a vote of
74-74
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Purpose: The Beck Amendment represented Governor Scott’s proposal to create a statewide teachers’ contract for healthcare benefits, which could save property taxpayers an estimated $26,000,000.
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Analysis: Governor Phil Scott proposed adopting a new policy creating a single statewide teacher contract for health insurance, which the Administration would negotiate. This would save roughly $26 million in cost to the Education Fund, which could be applied to property tax cuts. Neither teacher’s benefits nor student programs would be affected.
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Making this change is possible because the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) requires that this November all teachers move out of their “Cadillac” health insurance plans and into a Vermont Health Connect plan, so everybody’s contract is uniquely up for renegotiation at the same time..The Vermont School Boards Association and the The Vermont Superintendents Association support the change, but the Vermont NEA (teachers’ union) is opposed.
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Those voting YES supported the proposal. Those voting NO opposed it.
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As Recorded in the House Journal, Tuesday, May 3, 2017: “Shall the amendment offered by Rep. Ancel of Calais be amended as offered by Rep. Beck of St. Johnsbury and others? was decided in the negative Yeas, 74. Nays, 74.” ( Read the Journal, p. 1966-1977.)
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