House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

March 21, 2023 - March 24, 2023

Last Updated 3/24/2023 9:20 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

-                                   Lunch

 

2:00 PM                   H. 409 - An act relating to keeping Vermont students safe by restricting the use of restraints and seclusion in schools

Michael  Leichliter , Superintendent, Harwood Unified Union School District

Guy Stephens, Founder & Executive Director, Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint

Katie Ballard, Chair, Vermont State Special Education Advisory Panel

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:05 PM                   An act relating to the accountability and oversight of approved independent schools that are eligible to receive public tuition

H.483 committee amendment discussion

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

9:10 AM                   An act relating to the accountability and oversight of approved independent schools that are eligible to receive public tuition

H.483 committee amendment discussion

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

10:20 AM                   Break

 

10:55 AM                   An act relating to the accountability and oversight of approved independent schools that are eligible to receive public tuition

H.483 committee amendment discussion and vote

Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:10 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

6:05 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 23, 2023

10:30 AM                   H. 455 - An act relating to the requirement to pass a civics test for high school graduation

Introduction

Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Sponsor

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

 

11:00 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

11:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 24, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   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

 Rowan Hawthorne at rhawthorne@leg.state.vt.us