House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 31

March 19, 2019 - March 22, 2019

Last Updated 3/22/2019 2:33 PM

 

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

10:00 AM                   House  Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House  Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

 

10 mins after Caucuses                   S. 40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Bruce MacIntire, Director of Facilities, Addison Central School District

Lyall Smith, Facilities Director, Williston Schools, Champlain Valley School District

Ken Sullivan, Director of Buildings, Grounds, and Safety, Addison Northwest School District

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center

Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety

Rep. Charles Conquest, Liaison, House Committee on Appropriations

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health

Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

 

4:45 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

9:00 AM                   S. 40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Testimony and possible vote

Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

 

10:00 AM                   15 Minute Break

 

10:15 AM                   S. 40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Committee discussion

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

 

-                                   The Compass School

Student Introductions

Chandre Pero, Student, The Compass School

Abigail Ham, Student, Lyndon Institute

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House  Floor

 

10 mins after Floor                   Committee Check-In

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 21, 2019

9:00 AM                   S. 40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health

Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center

Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

 

-                                   10 Minute Break

 

-                                   S. 40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Testimony and possible mark-up

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health

Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center

Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation

Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House  Floor

 

10 mins after Floor                   S. 40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 22, 2019

8:30 AM                   H. 536 - An act relating to education finance

Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

 

9:30 AM                   House  Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Mark-up

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 1 hard copy. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Shannon Esrich at 802-828-2256 or sesrich@leg.state.vt.us