House Committee on Education

AGENDA

Via Zoom

March 9, 2021 - March 12, 2021

Last Updated 3/12/2021 11:30 AM

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Caucuses immediately following the 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

10 Min After Joint Assembly                   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

Walk Through and Possible Vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Walk Through and Possible Vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   21-0782 - An act relating to addressing the needs and conditions of school facilities in the State

Walk Through and Possible Vote

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

9:30 AM                   Career and Technical Education Funding

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education

Scott Farr, Superintendent, Director, River Valley Technical Center School District

Jason Gingold, Direcctor, Burlington School District

Dana Peterson, Superintendent and Director, Hannaford Career Center

12:15 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

Thursday, March 11, 2021

9:30 AM                   Update on Education Funding, Education Fund Outlook, Federal Funds, and Status of School Budgets

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Ways and Means

Sue Ceglowski, Executive  Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education

10:50 AM                   20 Minute Break

11:10 AM                   H. 91 - An act relating to the suspension and review of the statewide finance and financial data management system

Michelle Baker, Business Manager, Vermont Association of School Business Officials

Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Kingdom East Supervisory District

Brenda Fleming, Director of Business and Finance , Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union

Heather Bushey, Director of Finance, Essex Westford School District

Nicole Mace, Finance Manager, Winooski School District

Daniel G. Smith, IT Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office

12:15 AM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

10 Min After Floor                   Career and Technical Education Funding

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Breanna Parker, Legislative Fiscal Data Analyst , Joint Fiscal Office

-                                  Adjourn

Friday, March 12, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

10 Min After Floor                   Update on the Status of Education

Agency of Education

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

-                                   Update on Education Fund Outlook

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Breanna Parker, Legislative Fiscal Data Analyst , Joint Fiscal Office

-                                   H. 86 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Portability

Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

-                                  Adjourn

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

 Jessi Tracy at jtracy@leg.state.vt.us