S.16 (Act 35)
An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments
Sponsors:
Sen. Richard Sears
,
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
Last Recorded Action: 5/19/2021 - Senate Message, signed by Governor May 18, 2021
Committee Activity - 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