H.361 (Act 46)
An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
Sponsors:
Last Recorded Action: 5/16/2015 - Signed by Governor on June 2, 2015
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
Committee of Conference
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. James Condon, Reporter, House Ways & Means Committee
- Rep. David Sharpe, Reporter, House Committee on Education
House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Ann Manwaring, House Committee on Education
- Rep. David Sharpe, Chair, House Committee on Education
- Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
House Committee on Education
- Fran Bisselle, Head of School, Maple Street School, Manchester Center
- Rep. William Botzow
- Aaron Brodeur, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Rep. Cynthia Browning, Sponsor of amendment
- Rep. Sarah E. Buxton
- JoAn Canning, Superintendent, Addison Northwest Supervisory Union
- Paul Cillo, President, Public Assets Institute
- Susan Clark, Steering Committee Member, Vermonters for Schools and Community
- Stephen Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Cathy Davis, Director of Government & Media Relations, Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
- Rep. Susan Davis
- Rep. Alyson Eastman, Sponsor of amendment
- Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Sponsor of amendment
- Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Lachlan Francis, Graduate, Brattleboro Union High School
- Ken Fredette, Board Member, Wallingford Elementary School
- Grant Geisler, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
- Greg Glennon, General Counsel, Agency of Education
- Eli Goldman, Student, Vergennes Union High School
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Victoria Howard, Student, Bellows Free Academy Fairfax
- Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Steve Jeffrey, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Rep. Mitzi Johnson, Sponsor of amendment
- Richard Kehne, Board Member, Calais Elementary School
- Rep. Patricia Komline, Sponsor of amendment
- Todd LeBlanc, Vice President, Vermont Assessors & Listers Association
- Margaret Maclean, Steering Committee Member, Vermonters for Schools and Community
- Dan Marchetti, Head of School, The Grammar School, Putney
- Phoebe Martell-Crawford, Student, Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans
- William Mathis, Member, Vermont State Board of Education
- Rep. Curt McCormack, Sponsor of amendment
- Kendal Melvin, Government Affairs Specialist, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association
- Stephan Morse, Chair, State Board of Education
- Rep. Linda K. Myers
- Rep. Oliver Olsen
- Rep. Oliver Olsen, Sponsor of amendment
- Rep. Christopher Pearson, Sponsor of amendment
- Rick Pembroke, Chief Financial Officer, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
- Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Mary Peterson, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legal Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Brigid Scheffert, Superintendent, Washington West Supervisory Union
- Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann
- Mary Schwartz, Project Manager, Vermont Business Roundtable
- Rep. Butch Shaw, Sponsor of amendment
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor of amendment
- Marty Strange, Steering Committee Member, Vermonters for Schools and Community
- Scott Thompson, Board Member, Union-32
- Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor of amendment
- Chris Tormey, Steering Committee Member, Vermonters for Schools and Community
- Brian Townsend, Director of Information Systems, Agency of Education
- Tom Vickery, Board of Directors, Vermont Assessors & Listers Association
- Randy Viens, Member, Vermont Assessors & Listers Association
- Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Tracy Wrend, Superintendent, Lamoille South Supervisory Union
- David Young, Superintendent, South Burlington School District
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Sarah E. Buxton, House Committee on Education
- Stephen Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Jeff Fannon, General Counsel, NEA
- Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Grant Geisler, Former President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Steve Jeffrey, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Thomas Pelham, Co-Founder, Campaign for Vermont
- Rick Pembroke, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
- Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann
- Rep. David Sharpe, Chair, House Committee on Education
- Tom Vickery, Board of Directors, Vermont Assessors & Listers Association
- Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Senate Committee on Education
- John Alberghini, Superintendent, Chittenden East Supervisory Union
- Vaughn Altemus, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Alison Anand
- Alison Anand, School Board Member, Richmond
- Sen. Tim Ashe
- David Baker, Superintendent, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
- Clyde Baldwin, Charlotte
- Brett Blanchard, Principal, Fair Haven Union High School
- David Brandt, Underhill
- Joanne Breidenstein, Middlesex
- Betsy Brigham, Teacher, Marshfield
- Carol Brigham, School Board Member, Whiting
- Peter Burrows, Superintendent, Addison Central Supervisory Union
- Russell Caffry, Shelburne
- Victoria Capitani, Vice Chair, Dover Select Board
- Bill Cobb, Newark
- Wendell Coleman, Londonderry
- Gail B. Conley, Retired Superintendent, Huntington
- Joel Cook, Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Nancy Cornell, School Board Member, Starksboro
- Stephen Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Steve Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Ed Deegan, East Montpelier
- Michael Deweese, Retired Superintendent, Bakersfield
- Brooke Dingledine , School Board Member, Randolph
- Susan Edgerton, Member, Readsboro School Board
- Jeff Fannon, General Counsel, Vermont National Education Association
- Amy Fowler, Deputy Secretary for Educator Quality, Agency of Education
- Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Lachlan Francis, Graduate, Putney
- Marilyn Fredericks, Business Manager, Lamoille North Supervisory Union
- David Giddings, Readsboro, VT
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Jon Guiffre, School Board Member and Chair, Roxbury
- Clarence Haynes, School Board Member and Chair, Middletown Springs
- Steve Hier, Business Manager, Springfield School District
- Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Beth Holtzman, Steering Committee Member, Vermonters for Schools and Community
- Geo Honsigford, School Board Member, Royalton
- Krista Huling, Vermont State Board of Education
- Craig Hutt Vater, Principal, Mount Holly
- Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Aaron Kaigle, Executive Staff Assistant, Department of Taxes
- Andrea Kane, Parent, Peacham
- Brent Kay, Superintendent, Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union
- Helen Keith, Early Education Services, Huntington
- Kathleen Kesson, Barre Town
- Jessica Little, Essex Town
- Erin Maguire, Executive Director of Student Support Services, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
- Bob Mason, Vermont Association of School Board Associations
- William Mathis, Vermont State Board of Education
- William Mathis, Chair, Legislative Committee, Vermont State Board of Education
- Erica McLaughlin, Principal, Orange SouthWest Supervisory Union
- Erica McLaughlin, Principal, Randolph Elementary School
- Stephan Morse, Chair, Vermont Board of Education
- Jay Nichols, Superintendent, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
- Lisa Olson, School Board Member, Cabot
- Steve Owens, Secretary/Treasurer, Calais/VT National Education Association
- Ken Page, Executive Director, Vermont Principals Association
- Thomas Pelham, Commissioner
- Peter Peltz
- Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Mark Perrin, Board Member, Middlebury
- Andrew Pond, Bolton resident
- Molly Pratt, Pittsford
- Jenny Prosser, Office of Legislative Council
- Jill Remick, Communications Director, Agency of Education
- Sen. John Rodgers, Senator
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legal Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rama Schneider, Board Member, Williamstown
- David Schoales, Member, Brattleboro Town School Board
- Rick Scott, Administrator, Bridport
- Lee Sease, Retired Superintendent, Randolph
- Rep. David Sharpe, Sponsor, House Committee on Education
- Jerome Shedd, Board Member, Middlebury, VT
- Laura Sibilia, School Board Member, Dover
- Annie Sproston, Peacham
- Debra Stoleroff, Plainfield
- Paul Stone, Orwell
- Marty Strange, Randolph
- Marty Strange, Vermonters for Schools and Community
- William Talbott, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Education
- Phil Taylor, School Board Member, Twin Valley Joint Contract School
- Scott Thompson, Board Member, Union-32
- Chris Tormey, Steering Committee Member, Vermonters for Schools and Community
- Lisa Ventriss, President, Vermont Business Roundtable
- Richard Werner, Chair, Dover School Board
Senate Committee on Finance
- Eliza Anderson, Parent, Westford School
- Sen. Philip Baruth
- Sen. Ann Cummings
- Steve Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Jeff Fannon, General Counsel, Vermont National Education Association
- Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Robert Gensburg, Lead Attorney, ACLU Brigham Education Funding Lawsuit
- Devon Green, Special Counsel for Tax Legislation, Department of Taxes
- Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Martha Heath, Clerk, Westford School Board
- Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- William Mathis, Vermont State Board of Education
- Morgan McIver, Student Member, Vermont State Board of Education
- Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association
- Peter Moskovites, School Board Member, NCUHS
- Cam Page, Stowe School Board
- Thomas Pelham, Campaign for Vermont
- Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, St. Johnsbury Academy
- Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sen. John Rodgers
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. David Sharpe, Sponsor
- Marty Strange, Steering Committee Member, Vermonters for Schools and Communities
- Chris Tormey, Steering Committee Chair, Vermonters for Schools and Communities
- Sen. David Zuckerman, Senator