S.204 (Act 139)
An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
- Sponsor(s)
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/10/2024 - Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2024Opens in a new window
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
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An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2023-2024
Friday, January 5, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 2:45 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Introduction and Discussion
Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Senate Education Committee
Gwen Carmolli, Chair, Vermont Curriculum Leaders Association
Cynthia Gardner-Morse, Literacy Tutor, Calais
Dorinne Dorfman, Member, New Hampshire International Dyslexia Association
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 2:30 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Response
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Friday, January 19, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 1:30 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Agency Response
Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
Meg Porcella, Assistant Director, Student Support Services Division, Agency of Education
Heather Willis-Doxsee, State Director of Special Education, Agency of Education
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 3:30 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 3:00 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Literacy Revisions Walk-through
Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor, Senate Education Committee
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 2:45 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor, Senate Education Committee
Kristen Wells-Wynn, State Literacy Director, Office of Elementary and Reading, Mississippi Department of Education
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 2:30 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor, Senate Education Committee
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Friday, February 9, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 2:30 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee Discussion on S.204 and other bills
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor, Senate Education Committee
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 2:00 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Mark-up
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Andrew Prowten, Assistant Director, Educator Quality Division, Agency of Education
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 3:15 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Gwen Carmolli, Chair, Vermont Curriculum Leaders Association
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 3:15 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Mark-up and Committee Discussion
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 3:20 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Andrew Prowten, Assistant Director, Educator Quality Division, Agency of Education
Gwen Carmolli, Chair, Vermont Curriculum Leaders Association
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor, Senate Education Committee
Cara Zimmerman, Director of Policy Services and Legislative Affairs, Vermont School Boards Association
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 3:30 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Walk-through and mark-up
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 3:00 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Walk-through of New Draft
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary, Agency of Education
Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association (VHCA) & Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS)
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 2:30 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Vote
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations,
- 1:40 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Introduction and Vote
Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Reporter, Senate Education Committee
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education,
- 9:32 AM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Introduction and walk-through
Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Co-sponsor, Burlington
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education,
- 1:30 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Gwen Carmolli, Chair, Advisory Council on Literacy
- 2:32 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee discussion
Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary, Agency of Education
Friday, April 19, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education,
- 11:15 AM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
H. Bud Meyers, Director, Lighthouse Evaluation
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education,
- 9:35 AM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee discussion
- 11:15 AM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Meagan Roy, Former Chair of the Act 173 Advisory Group, Superintendent, Washington Central Unified Union School District
- 11:45 AM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- 2:10 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee discussion
Abby Roy, School Psychologist, Essex
Aliyah Ivy Leake, Legislative Page, Vermont General Assembly
Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education,
- 1:46 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Walk-through and mark-up
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education,
- 10:25 AM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Walk-through and mark-up
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 11:15 AM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee discussion and mark-up
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 2:25 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee discussion and mark-up
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 4:03 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee discussion and mark-up
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Education,
- 10:30 AM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Mark-up and committee discussion
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 11:20 AM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Mark-up
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 12:55 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Possible vote
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations,
- 10:05 AM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Walk through and vote
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Erin Brady, Reporter, House Committee on Education
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Education,
- 3:02 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Side-by-side of House changes
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 12:00 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee of Conference discussion
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 3:30 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee of Conference Discussion
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 10, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 9:15 AM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 2:00 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee of Conference discussion
Committee Documents
An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2023-2024
Committee of Conference
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Erin Brady, Reporter, House Committee on Education
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
House Committee on Education
- Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary, Agency of Education
- Gwen Carmolli, Chair, Advisory Council on Literacy
- Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Co-sponsor, Burlington
- Aliyah Ivy Leake, Legislative Page, Vermont General Assembly
- H. Bud Meyers, Director, Lighthouse Evaluation
- Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Abby Roy, School Psychologist, Essex
- Meagan Roy, Former Chair of the Act 173 Advisory Group, Superintendent, Washington Central Unified Union School District
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Reporter, Senate Education Committee
Senate Committee on Education
- Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary, Agency of Education
- Gwen Carmolli, Chair, Vermont Curriculum Leaders Association
- Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
- Dorinne Dorfman, Member, New Hampshire International Dyslexia Association
- Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
- Cynthia Gardner-Morse, Literacy Tutor, Calais
- Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Senate Education Committee
- Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor, Senate Education Committee
- Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
- Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association (VHCA) & Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS)
- Meg Porcella, Assistant Director, Student Support Services Division, Agency of Education
- Andrew Prowten, Assistant Director, Educator Quality Division, Agency of Education
- Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Kristen Wells-Wynn, State Literacy Director, Office of Elementary and Reading, Mississippi Department of Education
- Heather Willis-Doxsee, State Director of Special Education, Agency of Education
- Cara Zimmerman, Director of Policy Services and Legislative Affairs, Vermont School Boards Association
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An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee of Conference Members
Regular Session 2023-2024
An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2023-2024
| Meeting Date | Committee | Time | Actions |
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An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2023-2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 12:00 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee of Conference discussion
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 3:30 PM
-
S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee of Conference Discussion
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 10, 2024
- Committee(s):
- Committee of Conference,
- 9:15 AM
-
S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 2:00 PM
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S.204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Committee of Conference discussion
- Committee of Conference Report
- S.204 Committee of Conference ReportOpens in a new window
Act
- Signed into law 5/30/2024
- As Enacted (ACT 139)Opens in a new window
- Act SummaryOpens in a new window
An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2023-2024
| Statute |
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| 16 V.S.A. § 1710. Literacy professional learning |
| 16 V.S.A. § 2903. Foundation for literacy |
| 16 V.S.A. § 2903a. Advisory Council on Literacy [Repealed effective June 30, 2027] |
| 16 V.S.A. § 2903a. Repealed. 2021, No. 28, § 7, eff. June 30, 2027. |
| 16 V.S.A. § 2907. Kindergarten through grade-three reading assessment and intervention |
Staff & Other Information
- Elizabeth St. James, Legislative Counsel