House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

April 9, 2024 - April 12, 2024

Last Updated 4/12/2024 2:23 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:15 PM                   S. 120 - An act relating to postsecondary schools and sexual misconduct protections

Introduction

Sen. Nader Hashim, Sponsor, Brattleboro

 

1:30 PM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Gwen Carmolli, Chair, Advisory Council on Literacy

 

2:32 PM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Committee discussion

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

 

3:15 PM                   Public Education Design Team

Committee discussion

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

 

4:05 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

9:05 AM                   S. 304 - An act relating to Vermont’s career and technical education programs

Introduction

Sen. David Weeks, Reporter, Senate Education Committee

 

9:30 AM                   S. 304 - An act relating to Vermont’s career and technical education programs

Jennifer Deck Samuelson, Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

Tammy Kolbe, Ed.D., Vice Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

 

9:57 AM                   Break

 

10:03 AM                   Public Education Taskforce

Jennifer Deck Samuelson, Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

Tammy Kolbe, Ed.D., Vice Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

 

11:00 AM                   S. 120 - An act relating to postsecondary schools and sexual misconduct protections

Wendy Koenig, Executive Director of Government Relations, University of Vermont

Jennifer Papillo, Associate General Counsel, University of Vermont

Drake Turner, Director of External and Governmental Affairs, Vermont State Colleges System

Kathryn Santiago, Deputy General Counsel, Vermont State Colleges

Susan Stitely, Strategic Advisor, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

Taryn Moran, Deputy Civil Rights and Title IX Coordinator, Middlebury College

Selene Colburn, Co-Director of the Vermont Council on Domestic Violence, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Riley O'Hagan, Student, University of Vermont

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         S. 191 - An act relating to New American educational grant opportunities

Walk-through of amendment proposed by Representative Dodge

Rep. Leonora Dodge, Sponsor of amendment, Chittenden County

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

 

3:00 PM                   Public Education Design Team

Committee discussion

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

 

4:43 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 11, 2024

9:05 AM                   Public Education Design Team

Committee discussion

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

 

11:05 AM                   S. 191 - An act relating to New American educational grant opportunities

Testimony from the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Tom Little, General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

 

11:30 AM                   Public Education Design Team

Committee discussion

 

11:45 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:35 PM                   Public Education Design Team

Committee discussion

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 12, 2024

9:05 AM                   Public Education Design Team

Committee discussion

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

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:15 AM                   Public Education Design Team

Committee discussion

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

 

11:09 AM                   Break

 

11:20 AM                   Public Education Design Team

Committee discussion

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

 

11:47 AM                   Lunch

 

12:30 PM                   Public Education Design Team

Committee discussion

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

 

2:20 PM                   Adjourn

 

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