Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR231: House concurrent resolution honoring the outstanding achievements of the federal TRIO programs in Vermont
Status: Passed both chambers, March 27, 2026
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 27, 2026:
R-283 Page 1 of 1 No. R-283. House concurrent resolution honoring the outstanding achievements of the federal TRIO programs in Vermont. (H.C.R.231) Offered by Representative Quimby of Lyndon Whereas, at seven Vermont colleges and through the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, students who aspire to be their families' first college graduate but lack the requisite funds can avail themselves of these federal educational support programs, and Whereas, in 1964, in the Economic Opportunity Act, Congress established Upward Bound, the original federal college incentive program for financially disadvantaged students; in the Higher Education Act of 1965, Congress created Talent Search to assist these students applying for newly established federal financial aid support; and in 1968, the 1965 law was amended to include the Special Services for Disadvantaged Students program (now known as Student Support Services), and together these three services became commonly referred to as the federal TRIO programs, and Whereas, subsequent amendments to the 1965 legislation created the Educational Opportunities Centers and Veterans Upward Bound (1972); the Ronald E. McNair PostBaccalaureate Achievement Program (1986); and Upward Bound Math-Science (1990), which is a division of Upward Bound, and Whereas, in 1992, Congress officially renamed and combined these programs as the federal TRIO programs, and they continue to be a special gateway for financially disadvantaged students to pursue their college dream, and Whereas, …
Sponsors
- Beth Quimby (R, Caledonia-3) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Ceremonial Reading
- : Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
- : On Consent Calendar
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is HCR231?
- HCR231 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution honoring the outstanding achievements of the federal TRIO programs in Vermont.
- What is the status of HCR231?
- Passed both chambers as of March 27, 2026. Latest action: Ceremonial Reading (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR231?
- Beth Quimby (R, Caledonia-3).
- Where is the official record for HCR231?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.231
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