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House Committee on Education
AGENDA
Via Zoom
February 16, 2021 - February 19, 2021
Last Updated 2/18/2021 4:44 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
10:00 AM House Floor
Caucuses immediately following the Floor
10 Min After Floor Budget Requests
Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- PreKindergarten-16 Council Update
H. 122 - An act relating to boards and commissions (In House Committee on Government Operations)
Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
4:00 PM 21-0782 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of school facilities in the state
Walk Through of Draft 2.1
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Adjourn
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
9:15 AM Budget Requests
Advance Vermont
Tom Cheney, Executive Director, Advance Vermont
10:00 AM H. 106 - An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools
Bill Presentation
Agency of Education Response
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Heather Bouchey, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
10:45 AM 5 Minute Break
10:50 AM Recent Court Action Related to Parochial Schools
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Peter Teachout, Professor, Vermont Law School
12:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
2:00 PM 21-0782 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of school facilities in the state
Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education
2:45 PM Budget Requests
Results Based Accountability
Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Jill Briggs Campbell, COVID 19 Federal Emergency Funds Project Manager, Agency of Education
Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
Chris Case, Student Support Services Division Director, Agency of Education
3:25 PM 5 Minute Break
3:30 PM Budget Requests
Virtual Learning and High School Completion
Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
4:00 PM H. 101 - An act relating to the implementation of 2018 Acts and Resolves No. 173 by providing grant funding to build systems-driven, sustainable literacy support for all students with measurable outcomes
Agency of Education (AOE)
Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education
- Adjourn
Thursday, February 18, 2021
9:00 AM Committee Discussion
Budget Letter
9:30 AM 21-0782 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of school facilities in the state
Mark Up
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM Election of a Sergeant at Arms, an Adjutant and Inspector General, and Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College
Joint Assembly
1:15 PM House Floor
10 Min After Floor Funding Discussion
21-0782, H.101, and H.106
Stephen Klein, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- 21-0782 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of school facilities in the state
Mark Up and Possible Vote
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM Budget Requests
Hunger Free Vermont
Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
- Committee Discussion
Budget Letter
- Adjourn
Friday, February 19, 2021
9:30 AM House Floor
10 Min After Floor Update on the Status of Education
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
- Committee Discussion
Budget Memo
11:00 PM 21-0782 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of school facilities in the state
Mark Up and Possible Vote Continued
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM H. 106 - An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools
Andrew LaBarge, Teacher, Molly Stark School
1:35 PM H. 106 - An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools
Elizabeth Parris, School Nurse, Winooski School District
Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Jessi Tracy at jtracy@leg.state.vt.us