2021-2022 Session
Change SessionS.16 (Act 35)
An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
- Sponsor(s)
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- Sen. Richard Sears Jr.
- Additional Sponsors
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/19/2021 - Senate Message, signed by Governor May 18, 2021
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 15 min after Floor
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Introduction of bill by sponsor and witness testimony
Sen. Dick Sears, Sponsor of Bill
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Erin Maguire, Member, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 1:30 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Act 1: An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Mark Hage, Vice Chair, Ethnic Studies and Social Equity Working Group
- 2:00 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
KICKED OUT! report
Jay Diaz, Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
- 3:00 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Marilyn Mahusky, Staff Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- 3:30 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
Christa Yagjian, Member, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Committee discussion
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Committee discussion
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 5, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association
Drew Gradinger, Director, Kindle Farm School
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:00 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Thursday, February 11, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 15 min after Floor
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Carlen Finn, Senior Policy Advisor, Voices for Vermont's Children
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Review of latest draft
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 26, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Review of latest draft
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 3:45 AM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Walk-through of amendment
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 11, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Jay Diaz, Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Friday, March 12, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 3:00 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Committee discussion and possible vote
Sen. Cheryl Hooker
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 12, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Committee discussion and vote on Campion amendment
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 1:00 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Introduction and Walk Through
Sen. Cheryl Hooker, Sponsor
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dillon Burns, Mental Health Services Director, Vermont Care Partners
Thursday, April 1, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Jo-Anne Unruh, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association, Vermont Superintendents Association, Vermont School Boards Association
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 9:35 AM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Amanda Garces, Chair, Ethnic Studies and Social Equity Working Group, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Dr. Chuck Myers, Executive Director, Northeastern Family Institute, VT
Amy Wheeler-Sutton, Training and Development Coordinator, Vermont BEST Project
Jeff Boudreau, School Climate Coordinator, Peoples Academy Middle Level
Bernice Garnett, Burack Green & Gold Associate Professor of Education, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont
Lance Smith, Associate Professor, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont
Kym Asam, Regional Director of Schools and Clinical Programming, Northeastern Family Institute, VT
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Wendy Geller, Data and Research Director, Agency of Education
David Kelley, Research and Statistics Section Chief, Agency of Education
Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
- 10 Min After Floor
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Jay Diaz, Attorney, Vermont American Civil Liberties Union
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 1:00 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Mark Up
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
Wendy Geller, Data and Research Director, Agency of Education
David Kelley, Research and Statistics Section Chief, Agency of Education
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jo-Anne Unruh, Former Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association, Vermont Superintendents Association, Vermont School Boards Association
- 3:00 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 10 Min After Floor
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Lindsey Halman, Executive Director, UP for Learning
Townes DeGroot, U32 High School Student, Restorative Practices Facilitator, UP for Learning
Evelyn Monje, Winooski High School Student, Youth Program Specialist, UP for Learning
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Committee Discussion
Friday, April 16, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 8:45 AM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Committee Discussion and Mark Up
- 1:10 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Committee Discussion
Thursday, April 29, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 10:00 AM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Rep. Erin Brady, Reporter, House Committee on Education
Breanna Parker, Legislative Fiscal Data Analyst , Joint Fiscal Office
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 30, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Committee discussion
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 1:00 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Jay Diaz, Attorney, Vermont American Civil Liberties Union
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 1:15 PM
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S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Vote
Committee Documents
An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Erin Brady, Reporter, House Committee on Education
- James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Breanna Parker, Legislative Fiscal Data Analyst , Joint Fiscal Office
House Committee on Education
- Kym Asam, Regional Director of Schools and Clinical Programming, Northeastern Family Institute, VT
- Jeff Boudreau, School Climate Coordinator, Peoples Academy Middle Level
- Dillon Burns, Mental Health Services Director, Vermont Care Partners
- Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
- Townes DeGroot, U32 High School Student, Restorative Practices Facilitator, UP for Learning
- James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jay Diaz, Attorney, Vermont American Civil Liberties Union
- Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Amanda Garces, Chair, Ethnic Studies and Social Equity Working Group, Vermont Human Rights Commission
- Bernice Garnett, Burack Green & Gold Associate Professor of Education, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont
- Wendy Geller, Data and Research Director, Agency of Education
- Lindsey Halman, Executive Director, UP for Learning
- Sen. Cheryl Hooker, Sponsor
- David Kelley, Research and Statistics Section Chief, Agency of Education
- Evelyn Monje, Winooski High School Student, Youth Program Specialist, UP for Learning
- Dr. Chuck Myers, Executive Director, Northeastern Family Institute, VT
- Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association, Vermont Superintendents Association, Vermont School Boards Association
- Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association, Vermont Superintendents Association, Vermont School Boards Association
- Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
- Lance Smith, Associate Professor, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont
- Jo-Anne Unruh, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
- Jo-Anne Unruh, Former Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
- Amy Wheeler-Sutton, Training and Development Coordinator, Vermont BEST Project
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Cheryl Hooker
Senate Committee on Education
- Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
- Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
- James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jay Diaz, Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
- Jay Diaz, Attorney, Vermont American Civil Liberties Union
- Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Carlen Finn, Senior Policy Advisor, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
- Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
- Drew Gradinger, Director, Kindle Farm School
- Mark Hage, Vice Chair, Ethnic Studies and Social Equity Working Group
- Erin Maguire, Member, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
- Marilyn Mahusky, Staff Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association
- Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
- Sen. Dick Sears, Sponsor of Bill
- Christa Yagjian, Member, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
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Fiscal Information
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
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- S.16 An act relating to the creation of the School Discipline Advisory Council–As referred to the Committeeon Appropriations
No committee of conference members found for S.16 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.16 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
No committee of conference report found for S.16 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
Act
- Signed into law 5/18/2021
- As Enacted (ACT 35)
- Act Summary
An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2021-2022
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| 16 V.S.A. § 1162. Suspension or expulsion of students |
