2023-2024 Session
Change SessionS.138 (Act 29)
An act relating to school safety
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/12/2023 - Senate Message, signed by Governor May 30, 2023
Bill/Resolution Text
- Other Text
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An act relating to school safety
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2023-2024
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Roll Call History
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to school safety
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
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Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2023-2024
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:25 PM
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S.138 - An act relating to school safety
Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney for Government Relations, Vermont Legal Aid
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 3:00 PM
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Testimony and Committee Discussion
Greg Marino, Principal, Williston Central School
- 3:35 PM
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Walk-Through of Draft 5.1
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 2, 2023
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 4:15 PM
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Dee Barbic, Director, Violence Prevention Task Force
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:45 PM
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S.138 - An act relating to school safety
Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
- 3:50 PM
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S.138 - An act relating to school safety
Walk-Through
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 16, 2023
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:20 PM
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S.138 - An act relating to school safety
Walk-Through of Draft 7.1
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 2:30 PM
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Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
- 2:50 PM
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Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
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Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney for Government Relations, Vermont Legal Aid
Dee Barbic, Director, Violence Prevention Task Force
Friday, March 17, 2023
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 1:30 PM
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Walk-Through of Draft 8.1
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Dee Barbic, Director, Violence Prevention Task Force
Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney for Government Relations, Vermont Legal Aid
Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 4:00 PM
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Introduction
Sen. Nader Hashim, Senate Committee on Education
Thursday, April 6, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 3:00 PM
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Walk-through
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 9:30 AM
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S.138 - An act relating to school safety
Rachel Seelig, DLP Director and Staff Attorney for Government Relations, Vermont Legal Aid
Thursday, April 13, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 10:00 AM
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Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Brooke Olsen-Farrell, Superintendent, Vermont School Crisis Planning Team
- 2:45 PM
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Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 1:00 PM
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Language recommendations
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Thursday, May 4, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 1:10 PM
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Committee discussion
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
- 2:40 PM
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Committee discussion
- 4:00 PM
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Vote
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 5, 2023
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 1:45 PM
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Update
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Monday, May 8, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 1:05 PM
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Elder amendment
Rep. Caleb Elder, Sponsor, House Committee on Ways and Means
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 1:15 PM
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Walk-Through of Side-By-Side
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 1:45 PM
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S.138 - An act relating to school safety
Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 2:30 PM
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S.138 - An act relating to school safety
Committee Discussion
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 3:30 PM
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Committee Discussion and Possible Vote of House Proposal of Amendment
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 11, 2023
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education
- 1:15 PM
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S.138 - An act relating to school safety
Committee Discussion
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 12, 2023
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education
- 11:30 AM
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S.138 - An act relating to school safety
Senate proposal of amendment, discussion, and possible vote
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Committee Documents
An act relating to school safety
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
House Committee on Education
- Rep. Caleb Elder, Sponsor, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
- Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Sen. Nader Hashim, Senate Committee on Education
- Brooke Olsen-Farrell, Superintendent, Vermont School Crisis Planning Team
- Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Rachel Seelig, DLP Director and Staff Attorney for Government Relations, Vermont Legal Aid
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Education
- Dee Barbic, Director, Violence Prevention Task Force
- Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
- Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
- Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
- Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
- Greg Marino, Principal, Williston Central School
- Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Rachel Seelig, Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
- Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney for Government Relations, Vermont Legal Aid
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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An act relating to school safety
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
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Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2023-2024
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.138 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
No committee of conference report found for S.138 in the Regular Session 2023-2024.
Act
- Signed into law 5/30/2023
- As Enacted (ACT 29)
- Act Summary
An act relating to school safety
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2023-2024
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| 16 V.S.A. § 1480. Emergency operations plans [Effective July 1, 2024] |
| 16 V.S.A. § 1481. Fire and emergency preparedness drills |
| 16 V.S.A. § 1484. Access control and visitor management policy |
| 16 V.S.A. § 1485. Behavioral threat assessment teams [Effective July 1, 2025] |
