S.56
An act relating to child care and early childhood education
Sponsors:
Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sen. Virginia Lyons
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Sen. Philip Baruth, Sen. Christopher Bray, Sen. Brian Campion, Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sen. Ann Cummings, Sen. Martine Gulick, Sen. Nader Hashim, Sen. Richard McCormack, Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Sen. Richard Sears, Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sen. Anne Watson, Sen. Rebecca White
Location: House Committee on Appropriations
Last Recorded Action: 1/3/2024 - Rep. Lanpher of Vergennes moved to commit bill to the Committee on Appropriations, which was agreed to
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Appropriations
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
House Committee on Education
- Emanuel Betz, 21st Century Community Learning Center State Coordinator, Agency of Education
- Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary, Agency of Education
- Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Sponsor, House Committee On Human Services
- Sandra Cameron, Associate Executive Director, Vermont School Board Association
- John Castle, Executive Director, Vermont Rural Education Collaborative
- Elaine Collins, Superintendent, North Country Supervisory Union
- Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
- Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
- Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
- Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
- Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Meagan Roy, Superintendent, Washington Central Unified Union School District
- Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Foodbank
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Human Services
- Kiona Baez Heath, Families of Color Advisory Committee, Charlotte
- Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary, Agency of Education
- Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
- Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
- Michelle Faust, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Learning Services
- Dimitri Garder, Co-Chair, Early Care and Learning Task Force, Vermont Business Roundtable
- Kelley Hackett, Registered Home Childcare Provider
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jen Horwitz, Policy and Research Director, Let's Grow Kids
- Elissa Johnsen, Parent, Milton
- Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
- Rebecca Kerr, Director and Owner, A.R.K. Childcare
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Chloe Learey, Executive Director, Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
- Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Maybeline Lopez, Director of Early Learning, Winooski School District
- Nicole Mace, Finance Manager, Winooski School District
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Nellie Marvel, Parent
- Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Meghan Meszkat, Director of Early Childhood Education, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
- Nicole Miller, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool
- Sithembiso Muhlauri, Registered Home Childcare Provider, White River Junction
- Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
- Shabnam Beth Nolan, Executive Director, King Street Center
- Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
- Erin Roche, Vermont Director, First Children's Finance
- Katie Salina, Policy and Research Analyst, Let's Grow Kids
- Eric Sorkin, Co-owner, Runamok Maple
- Sherry Sousa, Superintendent, Windsor Central Supervisory Union
- Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Christy Swenson, Head Start Director, Capstone Community Action Council, Co-Chair, Vermont Head Start Association
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Michele Asch, Vice President, Leadership & Organizational Development for Twincraft Skincare
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Dimitri Garder, Co-Chair, Early Care and Learning Task Force, Vermont Business Roundtable
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education
- Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sean Larkin, CEO, OnLogic
- Brian Leffler, CEO, Instrumart
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Nicole Miller, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool
- Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel
- Shayla Livingston, Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
- Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Senate Committee on Finance
- Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Seth Bowden, President, Vermont Business Roundtable
- Emily Byrne, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Sen. Jane Kitchel, Chair, Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Sean Larkin, CEO, OnLogic
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Shayla Livingston, Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
- Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
- Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Kiona Baez Heath, Families of Color Advisory Committee, Charlotte
- Sen. Philip Baruth, Sponsor, Chittenden County
- Paul Behrman, Principal Consultant, Walnut Leadership
- Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Lori Connors-Tadros, Senior Research Fellow, National Institute for Early Education Research
- Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
- Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
- Meghan Duff, Parent, Morrisville
- Dimitri Garder, Chair, Early Care and Learning Task Force, Vermont Business Roundtable
- Deb Gass, Executive Director, Early Educational Services of Brattleboro
- Ilia Gilligan, Families of Color Advisory Committee, Williston
- Christina Goodwin, Executive Director, Pine Forest Children's Center
- Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
- Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
- Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Senate Committee on Education
- Elliot Haspel, Early Childhood Policy Expert and Commentator
- Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Rachel Kauppila, Parent, Essex Junction
- Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
- Sen. Jane Kitchel, Chair, Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Karolyn Long, Director of Operations, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
- Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Cheryl Mitchell, President, Trelevan
- Chris Nelson, Child Care Provider, Mountain View Child Care, North Troy
- Nasha Patel, Consultant, Watershed Advisors
- Rebecca Reese, Early Learning Initiative Manager, Burlington Early Learning Initiative
- Elliot Regenstein, Consultant, Foresight Law and Policy
- Kate Ritter, Early Childhood Advisor, Children's Funding Project
- Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Susan Titterton, Program Coordinator, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
- Roxanne Vought, Executive Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Britany Watson, Families of Color Advisory Committee, North Springfield