House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

January 16, 2024 - January 19, 2024

Last Updated 1/19/2024 3:01 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education.

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Committee Discussion

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

Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

Nicole Lee, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education

 

12:15 PM                   Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   H. 728 - An act relating to the provision of translation services during school enrollment

Walk-through

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

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

 

1:45 PM                   H. 738 - An act relating to the rights of school district and supervisory union employees to testify before a school board or supervisory union board

Walk-through. Streamed with 1:30pm Live stream

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

 

2:00 PM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Committee discussion and response

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

 

2:30 PM                   Status of PCB Testing Program

Jill Briggs Campbell, Director of Operations, Agency of Education

Patricia Coppolino, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources

 

3:50 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

9:00 AM                   H. 717 - An act relating to supports to help students experiencing homelessness and students exiting the foster care system succeed in postsecondary educational institutions

Walk-through

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

Rep. Jubilee McGill, Sponsor, Addison County

 

9:45 AM                   H. 716 - An act relating to career and technical education

Walk-through

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

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Michael Marcotte, Co-sponsor, Orleans-Lamoille

Rep. Stephanie Jerome, Co-sponsor, Brandon

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   Act 29 and Behavioral Threat Assessment

Jill Briggs Campbell, Director of Operations, Agency of Education

Dan Batsie, Director of Emergency Preparedness, Response & Injury, Vermont Department of Health

Sunni Eriksen, School Safety Grants Program Manager, Vermont Emergency Management

Dee Barbic, Director, Violence Prevention Task Force

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Mental Health and Funding in Our Schools

Joint hearing with House Health Care. Hearing will stream on the House Health Care YouTube channel

Laurel Omland, MS,NCC, Director of Child & Family Services, Department of Mental Health

Marianna Donnally, School Mental Health & Practice Development Coordinator, Department of Mental Health

Anne Bordonaro, Division Director, Federal and Education Support Programs, Agency of Education

Jessica Robinson , Education Medicaid Unit Administrator, Agency of Education

Tracy Watterson, Assistant Division Director of Student Support Services, Agency of Education

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

Anne Paradiso, LICSW, Director of School Programs, Howard Center

Tiffiny Moore, LCMHC, Director of School Based Services, Washington County Mental Health Services

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 18, 2024

9:00 AM                   H. 716 - An act relating to career and technical education

Committee discussion

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

Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education

Ruth  Durkee , State Director of Career Technical Education, Agency of Education

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

 

10:10 AM                   Act 173

Update on implementation

Meagan Roy, Former Chair of the Act 173 Advisory Group, Superintendent, Washington Central Unified Union School District

Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

 

11:00 AM                   Act 1 of 2019

Committee discussion and introductions

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

Big Hartman, Executive Director & Legal Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Adult Education High School Completion Report

Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education

Robin Castle, Education Programs Manager and State Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Agency of Education

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

 

2:15 PM                   Planning Upcoming Testimony

Committee discussion. Streamed with 1:15pm livestream

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 19, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:15 AM                   H. 820 - An act relating to public school designation and the use of public funds for tuition

Walk-through and introduction

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

Rep. Erin Brady, Co-sponsor, Chittenden County

 

11:45 AM                   H. 738 - An act relating to the rights of school district and supervisory union employees to testify before a school board or supervisory union board

Committee Discussion

Rep. William Canfield, Sponsor, Rutland County

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:20 PM                   H. 822 - An act relating to a report on the postgraduation career and settlement behaviors of students attending Vermont colleges and universities

Walk-through and introduction

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

Rep. Casey Toof, Sponsor, Franklin County

Lindsey Hedges, Policy Communications Specialist, Agency of Education

 

2:00 PM                   Post-Secondary Education Opportunities

Jay Jacobs, Ed.D., Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, University of Vermont

Katie Mobley, Dean of Enrollment and Community Relations, Community College of Vermont

Maurice Ouimet, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Vermont State University

 

2:45 PM                   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

 Annie Gianni at agianni@leg.state.vt.us