H.480 (Act 72)

An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Sponsors:

Last Recorded Action: 6/16/2025 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 27, 2025

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2025-2026

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Education

9:15 AM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through and committee discussion

Lindsey Hedges, Interim Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Education

9:30 AM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Committee discussion and mark-up

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Meg Fuerst, Representative, Action Circles

Friday, March 14, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Education

9:00 AM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on proposed addition of language

Tim Duggan, Director of Vermont Retirement Systems, Office of the State Treasurer
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

11:05 AM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through and vote

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Education

11:35 AM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Introduction and walk-through of proposed Rep. Boutin Floor Amendment

Rep. Michael Boutin, Amendment Sponsor
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

4:10 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Straw-poll vote on proposed Rep. Boutin Floor Amendment. Meeting will not be recorded

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

1:30 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Peter Conlon, Sponsor
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lindsey Hedges, Interim Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

Friday, April 4, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

1:45 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Committee Discussion

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

1:45 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Language request to be added into H.480

Meg Fuerst, Representative, Action Circles

2:15 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Committee Discussion

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

3:05 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on language regarding cardiac emergency response plans for Vermont schools.

Tina Zuk, Government Relations Regional Lead, American Heart Association
Dominic Barcomb, Cardiac Arrest Survivor, Milton High School
Jenny Smith, Mother, Milton
Kyle Peckham, Head Athletic Trainer, Rice Memorial High School
Matt Howland, Athletic Trainer, Rutland Regional Medical Center
Rebecca Olmstead, School Nurse Leader, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union
Katie McCarthy, Safety Coordinator, Brattleboro High School

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

1:30 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony related to school safety and selection of library materials language in H.480.

Sandra Cameron, Associate Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Brooke Olsen-Farrell, Superintendent, Slate Valley Unified School District

1:55 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony related to school safety language in H.480.

Courtney O'Brien, Interim Director of Operations, Agency of Education

3:25 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on language from S.130 being implemented into the Miscellaneous Education Bill.

Hank Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Office of the Adjutant General
Daniel Stewart, Education Services Noncommissioned Officer, Vermont National Guard

Friday, April 11, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

1:30 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Jennifer Samuelson, Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

2:50 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Committee Discussion

Friday, April 18, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

1:15 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on the National Guard Tuition Benefit Program

Thomas Little, Vice President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

3:00 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on literacy language in the miscellaneous education bill, formerly from S.15.

Emily Lesh, Project Manager, Act 28 Literacy Initiative, Agency of Education
Emily Leute, PBL English/Language Arts Coordinator, Agency of Education
Gwen Carmolli, Chair, Advisory Council on Literacy
Cynthia Gardner-Morse, Literacy Tutor

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

3:35 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through of changes and committee discussion

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tina Zuk, Government Relations Regional Lead, American Heart Association

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

2:30 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through of changes and new language. Testimony on cardiac emergency response plans language, as well as public school employee health benefits bargaining.

Sophie Zdatny, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tina Zuk, Government Relations Regional Lead, American Heart Association
Jolie Frechette, Lobbyist, The Mill School
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Sandra Cameron, Associate Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

1:50 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on language regarding cardiac emergency response plans.

Courtney O'Brien, Interim Director of Operations, Agency of Education
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Sunni Eriksen, School Safety Program Manager, Vermont School Safety Center
Tina Zuk, Government Relations Regional Lead, American Heart Association

3:00 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on language relating to school employee health benefits bargaining.

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Joseph McNeil, Attorney/Chief Negotiator, Vermont Educational Employees Health Care Commission
Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

3:20 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through of new language

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jolie Frechette, Lobbyist, The Mill School

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

2:35 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through of language changes

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jolie Frechette, Lobbyist, The Mill School

3:00 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Committee discussion; testimony on language relating to H.54

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Peter Conlon, Chair, House Committee on Education

Friday, May 9, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

2:55 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Committee discussion

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Education

9:30 AM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through of differences between draft 13.2 and as Passed by the House

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:45 AM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 17 of draft 13.2

Jolie Frechette, Lobbyist, The Mill School

10:50 AM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 16 of draft 13.2

Sandra Cameron, Associate Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

2:00 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 10 of draft 13.2

Gwen Carmolli, Chair, Advisory Council on Literacy
Cynthia Gardner-Morse, Member, Advisory Council on Literacy

2:25 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 11 of draft 13.2

Thomas Little, Vice President, General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

3:20 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Mark-up

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

2:00 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Mark-up

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Oliver Olsen, Representative, Vermont Independent Schools Association
Tina Zuk, Government Relations Regional Lead, American Heart Association

2:30 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Vote

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Education

12:30 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 11 of draft 13.2

Hank Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Office of the Adjutant General

Friday, May 16, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

3:00 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through of floor amendment

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

1:50 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Agency of Education testimony on amendment proposed by Sen. Hardy.

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education
Ruth Durkee, State Director of Career Technical Education, Agency of Education
Nicole MacTavish, Superintendent and Director, Patricia A. Hannaford Regional Technical School District
Jody Emerson, President, Vermont Association of Career and Technical Directors

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Education

2:00 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through and discussion of amendment regarding language on selecting a new Secretary of Education.

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:35 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through of amendment relating to CTE

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Appropriations

1:00 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk through and Vote

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. David Weeks, Sponsor of the Amendment

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Education

1:15 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through of Senate Proposal of Amendment and straw-poll vote

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Education

1:00 PM

H.480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Introduce to Floor Amendment proposed by Rep. McCann and Rep. Waszazak

Rep. Kate McCann, Amendment Co-Sponsor