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H.81 (Act 7)

An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Rep. Maida Townsend , Rep. Peter Anthony , Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun , Rep. Brian Cina , Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston , Rep. Caleb Elder , Rep. John Killacky , Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak , Rep. Lawrence Satcowitz , Rep. George Till , Rep. Tanya Vyhovsky
4/9/2021 - House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on April 9, 2021
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Last Recorded Action
Senate 4/9/2021 - House message: Governor allowed to become law without signature on April 9, 2021
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An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Detailed Status

Regular Session 2021-2022
Body Date Journal Calendar Location Full Status
An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Roll Call History

Regular Session 2021-2022
Body Date Journal Location Full Status

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An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Committee Meetings

Regular Session 2021-2022
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2021-2022
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
15 min after Floor

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Walk-through.
Joint hearing with the House Committee on Education.

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Thursday, January 14, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
15 min after Floor

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Rep. Maida Townsend, Sponsor

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
-

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Chair of the Employer Commissioners, Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits
Suzanne Dirmaier, Director, Uniserve, Northwestern Vermont

Thursday, January 21, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
15 min after Floor

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Laura Soares, Past President, Vermont Education Health Initiative
Julie Filiberti, Paraeducator, Fairfax, Vermont
Neil Odell, President, Vermont School Boards Association
Joseph McNeil, Chief Negotiator, Employer Commissioners, Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits

Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
2:45 PM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Suzanne Dirmaier, Director, Uniserve, Northwestern Vermont
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Thursday, January 28, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
10:30 AM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Committee discussion


Friday, January 29, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
1:15 PM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Tim Noonan, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board

Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
1:15 PM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Discussion and mark-up

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
9:15 AM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Discussion and mark-up

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Joseph McNeil, Chief Negotiator, Employer Commissioners, Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
-

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Discussion and mark-up as time allows

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Joseph McNeil, Chief Negotiator, Employer Commissioners, Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Thursday, February 4, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
-

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Mark-up

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
15 min after Floor

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Discussion and Mark-up


Friday, February 5, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
After the Floor

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Mark-up and possible vote

Suzanne Dirmaier, Director, Uniserve, Northwestern Vermont
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
-

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Mark-up and possible vote

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Suzanne Dirmaier, Director, Uniserve, Northwestern Vermont
Joseph McNeil, Chief Negotiator, Employer Commissioners, Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits
Tim Noonan, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
1:15 PM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Mark-up and vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Suzanne Dirmaier, Director, Uniserve, Northwestern Vermont
Joseph McNeil, Chief Negotiator, Employer Commissioners, Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits

Thursday, February 11, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on Appropriations
10:00 AM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Review of the Bill/Vote

Rep. Tommy Walz, Reporter, House Committee on General, Housing & Military Affairs

Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Committee(s):
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
10:45 AM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Beck Amendment

Rep. Scott Beck, Sponsor
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, February 26, 2021
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Education
--

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Introduction and walk-through of bill

Rep. Tommy Walz, House Committee on General, Housing & Military Affairs
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Education
1:30 PM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Bridget Burkhardt, Chair, South Burlington School Board
Joseph McNeil, Chief Negotiator, Employer Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits
Laura Soares, Former President, Vermont Education Health Initiative
3:30 PM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Laura Soares, Former President, Vermont Education Health Initiative
Jim Salsgiver, Chair, Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union Board
Joseph McNeil, Chief Negotiator, Employer Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits
Neil Odell, President, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Education
2:00 PM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Education
2:15 PM

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Julie Filiberti, Paraeducator, Fairfax, Vermont
Suzanne Dirmaier, UniServ Director, Vermont National Education Association
--

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Committee discussion


Thursday, March 18, 2021
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Education
--

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Friday, March 19, 2021
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Education
--

H.81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Witnesses Who Testified

Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Appropriations
  • Rep. Tommy Walz, Reporter, House Committee on General, Housing & Military Affairs
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
  • Rep. Scott Beck, Sponsor
  • Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
  • James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Suzanne Dirmaier, Director, Uniserve, Northwestern Vermont
  • Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
  • Julie Filiberti, Paraeducator, Fairfax, Vermont
  • Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Chair of the Employer Commissioners, Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits
  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Joseph McNeil, Chief Negotiator, Employer Commissioners, Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits
  • Tim Noonan, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board
  • Neil Odell, President, Vermont School Boards Association
  • Laura Soares, Past President, Vermont Education Health Initiative
  • Rep. Maida Townsend, Sponsor
Senate Committee on Education
  • Bridget Burkhardt, Chair, South Burlington School Board
  • Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
  • James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Suzanne Dirmaier, UniServ Director, Vermont National Education Association
  • Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
  • Julie Filiberti, Paraeducator, Fairfax, Vermont
  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Joseph McNeil, Chief Negotiator, Employer Commission on Public School Employee Health Benefits
  • Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
  • Neil Odell, President, Vermont School Boards Association
  • Jim Salsgiver, Chair, Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union Board
  • Laura Soares, Former President, Vermont Education Health Initiative
  • Rep. Tommy Walz, House Committee on General, Housing & Military Affairs

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No committee of conference members found for H.81 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Committee of Conference Meetings

Regular Session 2021-2022
Meeting Date Committee
An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Committee of Conference Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2021-2022
No committee of conference meeting history found for H.81 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
No committee of conference report found for H.81 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.

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Act


An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Statutes Affected

Regular Session 2021-2022

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Staff & Other Information

Staff
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel

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