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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
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Jeannie Lowell at jlowell@leg.state.vt.us