House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

January 31, 2023 - February 3, 2023

Last Updated 2/21/2023 2:31 PM

 

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

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

Norwich University and Champlain College introductions

Susan Stitely, Strategic Advisor, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

Alex Hernandez, President, Champlain College

Mark Anarumo, President, Norwich University

 

2:00 PM                   Town Tuition Program

Committee discussion

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

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Dormant Commerce Clause

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   H. 99 - An act relating to the Vermont National Guard Tuition Benefit Program

Introduction

Rep. Lisa Hango, Sponsor

 

3:45 PM                   H. 106 - An act relating to the academic freedom of public educators

Introduction

Rep. Troy Headrick, Sponsor

 

4:05 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

9:30 AM                   Pre-K 101

Dan French, Secretary, Agency of Education

 

10:00 AM                   School Accreditation Process

Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)

Sara Wilson, Director of Accreditation, Association of Independent Schools in New England

Claire Leheny, Executive Director, Association of Independent Schools in New England

 

11:00 AM                   Budget Adjustment Act

BAA and the $30 million special education fund set for Act 173 implementation

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education

 

11:15 AM                   Vermont Independent Schools Association

Introduction

Drew Gradinger, President, Vermont Independent Schools Association Board

CJ Spirito, Head of School, Rock Point School

 

12:00 PM                   Caucus of the Whole

Budget Adjustment Act

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   Act 1

Introduction

Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission

Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Mike McRaith, Assistant Executive Director, Vermont Principals Association

Diego Soria, MRPS Student, Act.1 Representative

 

2:30 PM                   National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont

Introduction

Matt Habedank, Children's Behavior Services Program Manager, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services

Lance Metayer, Children’s Clinical Service Program Manager, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 2, 2023

9:00 AM                   Town Tuition Program

Committee discussion

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

 

9:30 AM                   Behavior Interventionists in Schools

Committee discussion

Rep. Chris Taylor

 

10:00 AM                   CTE Funding

Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education

Jody Emerson, Superintendent and Director, Central Vermont Career Center

Scott Farr, Director, River Valley Technical Center School District

 

11:00 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Vermont State Colleges

Select committee report on future of VSC

Sophie Zdatny, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges

 

2:00 PM                   Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Introduction and speaking to VSC future

Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

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

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 3, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                     Act 173

Census-Based Funding Advisory Group report overview

Meagan Roy, Chair, Census-Based Funding Advisory Group

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

-                                   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