Senate Committee on Education

AGENDA

March 16, 2021 - March 19, 2021

Last Updated 3/22/2021 12:07 PM

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

2:00 PM                   H. 81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

3:00 PM                   Break

3:15 PM                   S. 115 - An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education laws

Senator Hardy's proposed amendment

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor of Amendment

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

Agency of Education proposed amendment

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

9:00 AM                   Kurn Hattin School Update

Joint meeting with Senate Committees on Judiciary and on Health and welfare. Meeting live streamed

Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Jennifer Benedict, Director of Child Licensing and Financial Assistance, Department for Children and Families (DCF), Child Development Division

Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families

Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

Kim Dougherty, Co-Founder, Partner, Justice Law Collaborative, LLC

Stephen Harrison, Executive Director, Kurn Hattin School

10:35 AM                   Break

10:45 AM                   Kurn Hattin School Update

Testimony continued

12:30 PM                   Senate Floor

2:15 PM                   H. 81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Julie Filiberti, Paraeducator, Fairfax, Vermont

Suzanne Dirmaier, UniServ Director, Vermont National Education Association

--                                  H. 81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Committee discussion

Thursday, March 18, 2021

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

30 min after Floor                   Vermont State Colleges update

Sophie Zdatny, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges

Katherine Levasseur, Director of External & Government Affairs, Vermont State Colleges

Sharron Scott, Chief Financial Officer, Vermont State Colleges

2:35 PM                   Break

2:50 PM                   Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Update

Elizabeth Frascoia, Governor's Institute of Vermont

--                                  H. 81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive  Director, Vermont School Boards Association

3:40 PM                   Break

--                                  H. 81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Testimony continued

Sue Ceglowski, Executive  Director, Vermont School Boards Association

--                                  H. 81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Committee discussion and possible 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

Committee discussion

Friday, March 19, 2021

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

1:55 PM                   S. 13 - An act relating to the implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report

Gabrielle Malina, Lobbyist, Vermont Independent Schools 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

Campion amendment

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

--                                  H. 81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Vote

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