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  • Sen. Brian Campion, Chair
  • Sen. Cheryl Hooker, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Clerk
  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons
  • Sen. Thomas Chittenden
  • Sen. Joshua Terenzini

Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

April 20, 2021 - April 23, 2021

Last Updated 4/23/2021 4:20 PM

 

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 426 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of public school facilities in the State

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

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:20 PM                   Break

 

--                                  H. 426 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of public school facilities in the State

Senator Perchlik amendment

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Amendment Sponsor

Daniel Reilly, Director of Public Affairs, Efficiency Vermont

Jody Lesko, Director of Programs and Implementation, Efficiency Vermont

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn for Chairs' Meeting

 

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   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

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rosie Kreuger, State Director of Child Nutrition Programs, Agency of Education

 

--                                  Break

 

2:50 PM                   H. 426 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of public school facilities in the State

Possible vote

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Breanna Parker, Legislative Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Bruce McIntire, Facilities Director, Williston Schools, Addison Central School District

 

3:30 PM                   Break

 

3:35 PM                   H. 106 - An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Anna Maier, Research Analyst and Policy Advisor, Learning Policy Institute

Andrew LaBarge, Teacher, Molly Stark School

 

Thursday, April 22, 2021

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   Governor's Appointments

State Board of Education

Kathy Lavoie, Appointee, Swanton, Vermont

 

--                                  H. 106 - An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Meg Porcella, Assistant Director, Student Support Services Division, Agency of Education

Alicia Hanrahan, Education Programs Manager, Agency of Education

 

3:15 AM                   H. 426 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of public school facilities in the State

Rebecca Wasserman, 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

Vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Friday, April 23, 2021

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   Governor's Appointments

State Board of Education

Angelita Pena, Appointee, Bristol, Vermont

 

--                                  H. 106 - An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools

David Rettew, M.D., Medical Director, Children and Family Division, Department of Mental Health

Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

Dr. Chuck Myers, Executive  Director, Northeastern Family Institute, VT

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   H. 426 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of public school facilities in the State

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

 

3:20 PM                   Break

 

--                                  H. 106 - An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools

Heather Bouchey, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

 

--                                  Break

 

--                                  H. 426 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of public school facilities in the State

Vote

 

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