House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

March 26, 2024 - March 29, 2024

Last Updated 3/28/2024 4:35 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

10:02 AM                   H. 630 - An act relating to boards of cooperative education services

Walk-through of amendment proposed by House Ways and Means

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

 

10:14 AM                   H. 873 - An act relating to financing the testing for and remediation of the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in schools

Walk-through of amendments by Rep. Dolan and House Ways and Means

Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Sponsor of the Amendment, Waitsfield

Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Judicial retention

 

After Joint Assembly                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

-                                   House Floor Convenes

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

9:01 AM                   S. 187 - An act relating to student application of sunscreen

Walk-through and introduction

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

Sen. David Weeks, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

 

9:15 AM                   Break

 

9:45 AM                   H. 871 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

Walk-through of amendments proposed by House Appropriations and Rep. Sims

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

Rep. Katherine Sims, Sponsor of the Amendment, Craftsbury

 

10:00 AM                   Security Briefing

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont State House

Kevin Williams, Acting Chief, Capitol Police Department

John Poleway, Chief, Capitol Police Department

 

10:45 AM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Walk-through of amendment proposed by Rep. Holcombe

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

Rep. Rebecca Holcombe, Sponsor of the Amendment, Norwich

 

11:00 AM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Walk-through of amendment proposed by Rep. Christie

Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Sponsor of the Amendment, Hartford

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

 

11:30 AM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Response from the Vermont School Boards Association to the amendment proposed by Rep. Christie

Henri Sparks, Director of Equity, Burlington School District

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Straw-poll vote on amendments proposed by Representative Holcombe and Representative Christie

 

1:05 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, March 28, 2024

9:00 AM                   Education Spending

Joint hearing with House Ways and Means. This hearing will be hosted in Room 270 in the Pavilion and livestreamed on the House Ways and Means YouTube channel. https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-ways-and-means

Nicole Lee, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

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

Ryan Heraty, Superintendent, Lamoille South Supervisory Union

Flor Diaz-Smith, President, Vermont School Boards Association

Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Marc Bernard Schauber, Executive Director, Coalition for Vermont Student Equity

Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Allen Gilbert, Former Chair, Worcester School Board, Former Executive Director, Vermont American Civil Liberties Union

 

11:45 AM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Introduction of amendment proposed by House Appropriations

Rep. Marc Mihaly, Sponsor of the Amendment, House Committee on Appropriations

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, March 29, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

-                                   Committee Meeting TBD

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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