H.454
An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems
Sponsors:
Rep. Casey Toof, Rep. Patricia McCoy, Rep. Christopher Taylor, Rep. Joshua Dobrovich, Rep. Beth Quimby
Location: Senate Committee on Finance
Last Recorded Action: 5/6/2025 - Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Peter Conlon, Chair, House Committee on Education
- Rep. Gina Galfetti, Sponsor, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Charles Kimbell, Member, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair, Joint Fiscal Committee
- Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Casey Toof, Sponsor, House Committee on Education
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Rep. Erin Brady
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Education
- Ada Allen, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Morgan Cable, Student, Long Trail School
- Rep. William Canfield, Vice Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Ari Chapin, Student, U-32 High School
- Cheryl Charles, Chair, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union Board
- Elaine Collins, Superintendent, North Country Supervisory Union
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Arena Coryer, Student, Colchester High School
- Lynn Cota, Treasurer, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Madeline Crank, Student, Hazen Union High School
- Hibo Dahir, Student, Champlain Valley Union High School
- Morgan Daybell, Past President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
- Max Demaine, Student, Lake Region Union High School
- Pankti Desai, Student, Essex High School
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
- Zoe Epstein, Student, Champlain Valley Union High School
- Naomi Fitzpatrick, Student, Long Trail School
- Rep. Gina Galfetti, Sponsor
- Raz Gletsos, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. William "Will" Greer, Sponsor
- Evan Hare, Student, The Sharon Academy
- Oryon Hart, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Krista Huling, Board Member, Friends of Vermont Public Education
- Iris Jacobs, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Rue Jacobs, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
- Adam Karle, Student, Mount Holly Elementary School
- Gavin Keep, Student, The Sharon Academy
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Charles Kimbell, Ranking Member, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Jamie Kinnarney, Superintendent, White River Valley Supervisory Union
- Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Logan Martes, Student, Woodstock Union High School
- Eddie McGrath, Student, Montpelier High School
- Raz Mille, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Amy Minor, President, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Chloe Ngu, Student, Champlain Valley Union High School
- Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
- Neil Odell, Founding Member, Board of Directors, Friends of Vermont Public Education
- Oliver Olsen, Vermont Independent Schools Association
- Rep. Herb Olson, Sponsor
- Patrick Reen, Trustee, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Nicole Richie Asiimwe, Student, Champlain Valley Union High School
- Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Isla Segal, Student, Woodstock Union Middle School
- Willow Sharma, Student, Brattleboro Union High School
- Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
- Jacoby Soter, Student, Bellows Free Academy St. Albans
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Casey Toof, Sponsor
- Alex Young-Springer, Student, Hunt Middle School
- Lylah Zeitlin, Student, Woodstock Union High School
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Jeanne Albert, School Board Chair, Lincoln, VT
- Natalya Boshkov, Plymouth, VT
- Edgar Clodfelter, Senior Appraiser, NEMRC
- Rep. Peter Conlon, Chair, House Committee on Education
- Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Lindsay DesLauriers, President, Bolton Valley Resort
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor, House Committee On Human Services
- Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. William "Will" Greer, Sponsor
- Ryan Heraty, Superintendent, Lamoille South Supervisory Union
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Tammy Kolbe, Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research
- R Todd LeBlanc, St. Albans
- Brian Maggiotta, Owner, Inn at Manchester
- Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
- Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
- Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Linda Sherman, President, Vermont Assessors and Listers Association
- Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Casey Toof, Sponsor
- Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors
- Aileen Tulloch, Former Lister, Putney, VT
- Joe Turner, Assessor, City of Burlington, VT
- Rep. Theresa Wood, Sponsor
- Lisa Wright, Past President, Vermont Assessors and Listers Association
- Stephanie Yu, Executive Director, Public Assets Institute
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Education
- Ada Allen, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Sen. Scott Beck, Senator, Caledonia District
- Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Amanda Brown, President, APA Consulting
- Morgan Cable, Student, Long Trail School
- Jill Briggs Campbell, Director of Operations, Agency of Education
- Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Ari Chapin, Student, U-32 High School
- Cheryl Charles, Chair, Westminster School Board
- Rep. Peter Conlon, Chair, House Committee on Education
- Arena Coryer, Student, Colchester High School
- Madeline Crank, Student, Hazen Union High School
- Hibo Dahir, Student, Champlain Valley Union High School
- Max Demaine, Student, Lake Region Union High School
- Pankti Desai, Student, Essex High School
- Flor Diaz-Smith, President, Vermont School Boards Association
- Zoe Epstein, Student, Champlain Valley Union High School
- Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Naomi Fitzpatrick, Student, Long Trail School
- Meg Fuerst, Representative, Action Circles
- Raz Gletsos, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Evan Hare, Student, The Sharon Academy
- Oryon Hart, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Iris Jacobs, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Rue Jacobs, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Adam Karle, Student, Mount Holly Elementary School
- Gavin Keep, Student, The Sharon Academy
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jamie Kinnarney, Superintendent, White River Valley Supervisory Union
- Tammy Kolbe, Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research
- Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Logan Martes, Student, Woodstock Union High School
- Eddie McGrath, Student, Montpelier High School
- Raz Mille, Student, Craftsbury Academy
- Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Chloe Ngu, Student, Champlain Valley Union High School
- Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
- Oliver Olsen, Vermont Independent Schools Association
- Oliver Olsen, Former Representative and Former Chair of the State Board of Education, Vermont Independent Schools Association
- Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, St. Johnsbury Academy
- Nicole Richie Asiimwe, Student, Champlain Valley Union High School
- Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Willow Sharma, Student, Brattleboro Union High School
- Jacoby Soter, Student, Bellows Free Academy St. Albans
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Nicol Whalen, Vice Chair, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Board
- Lylah Zeitlin, Student, Woodstock Union High School
Senate Committee on Finance
- Jeanne Albert, Steering Committee Member, Rural School Community Alliance
- Alan Bjerke, Attorney, Burlington
- Seth Bongartz, Senate Committee on Education
- Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Mimi Burnstein, Assessor/Lister, Randolph Lister's Office
- Heather Bushey, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
- Edgar Clodfelter, Senior Appraiser, NEMRC
- Rep. Peter Conlon, Chair, House Committee on Education
- Austin Davis, Director, Government Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Flor Diaz-Smith, President, Vermont School Boards Association
- Ashlynn Doyon, Director of Policy, Office of the State Treasurer
- Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes
- Allen Gilbert, Former Chair, Worcester School Board, Former Executive Director, Vermont American Civil Liberties Union
- Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Ryan Heralty, Superintendent of Lamoille South and Principal of Elmore School
- Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Tammy Kolbe, Vice Chair, Vermont State Board of Education
- Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Karen Lafayette, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
- Brian Maggiotto, Owner, Inn at Manchester
- Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
- Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
- Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
- Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
- Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Peter Tucker, Advocacy & Public Policy Director, Vermont Association of Realtors