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Senate Committee on Education
AGENDA
March 9, 2021 - March 12, 2021
Last Updated 3/30/2021 10:13 AM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College
Joint Assembly
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
2:15 PM S. 100 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public school students and to creating incentives for schools to purchase locally produced foods
Introduction by bill sponsors and walk-through by legislative counsel
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education
Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor
3:20 AM Break
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
-- S. 13 - An act relating to the implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report
Walk-through of latest draft
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
5:00 PM Adjourn for Chairs' Meeting
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
1:00 PM Senate Floor
15 min after Floor S. 13 - An act relating to the implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report
Committee discussion of strike-all amendment
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-- S. 13 - An act relating to the implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
-- S. 100 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public school students and to creating incentives for schools to purchase locally produced foods
Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Breanna Parker, Legislative Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
3:30 PM Break
3:45 AM S. 16 - An act relating to the creation of the School Discipline Advisory Council
Walk-through of amendment
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:00 PM Kurn Hattin School
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
Thursday, March 11, 2021
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 AM S. 100 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public school students and to creating incentives for schools to purchase locally produced foods
Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network
-- S. 16 - An act relating to the creation of the School Discipline Advisory Council
Jay Diaz, Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education
2:40 PM Break
2:45 PM COVID Recovery
Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education
Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
3:30 PM S. 13 - An act relating to the implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report
Walk-through of strike-all amendment
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, March 12, 2021
11:30 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM S. 13 - An act relating to the implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report
Committee discussion and vote
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM S. 13 - An act relating to the implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report
Vote
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-- S. 100 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public school students and to creating incentives for schools to purchase locally produced foods
Jesse Roy, Assistant Division Director, Federal and Education Support Programs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Rick Pembroke, Chief Financial Officer, Springfield School District
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
3:45 PM Break
4:00 PM S. 100 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public school students and to creating incentives for schools to purchase locally produced foods
Vote
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-- S. 16 - An act relating to the creation of the School Discipline Advisory Council
Committee discussion and vote on Campion amendment
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Jeannie Lowell at jlowell@leg.state.vt.us