2025 Legislative Priorities

 
  Affordability

• AGC/VT will support proposals that improve the business climate, attract more workers to the trades sector, make health care more affordable and reform the education funding system.  Every issue before the legislature will be scrutinized for how it impacts the cost of living in Vermont and long-term sustainability. Proposals must provide relief to Vermonters – not additional costs.                                                                                                        

 Education

• Holistic reforms must be made to lower the cost of education. Education funding reform must be easier to understand, while also being transparent for both residential and commercial property owners.

 
  Workforce Development and Technical Education

• Without intervention, Vermont will continue to struggle to retain a strong workforce, especially in the construction industry. AGC-VT advocates to remove barriers for technical education programs in order to kick-start rewarding careers in the trades. Technical education programs can no longer be a financial disincentive to school districts.

Transportation

• AGC-VT will advocate to make smart investments in Vermont’s roads and bridges, while keeping affordability front of mind and to make its Highway Trust Fund sustainable.

 
 Employer Issues   

• AGC-VT will seek opportunities for its members to provide more flexibility for education and training to strengthen the employer-employee relations and recognize the seasonality of the construction industry.

  Housing

• AGC-VT will collaborate with decision makers to promote more workforce housing, in both the multifamily and single-family markets.

  
Public Safety

• AGC-VT will continue to support programs that keep employees safe in active work zones, including traffic enforcement, reasonable suspicion drug testing and public safety.