Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

April 9, 2024 - April 12, 2024

Last Updated 4/12/2024 1:53 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   H. 871 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

Eric Lafayette, Project Manager, Energy Efficient Investments, Inc.

 

1:45 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Introduction and Walk-through

Rep. Erin Brady, Reporter, Williston

 

2:30 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Tom Little, General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

 

3:00 PM                   H. 871 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

Cara Zimmerman, Director of Policy Services and Legislative Affairs, Vermont School Boards Association

 

3:30 PM                   H. 873 - An act relating to financing the testing for and remediation of the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in schools

Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

 

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

2:00 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Adult Education Literacy Network

Catherine Kalkstein, Chair, Adult Education and Literacy High School Completion Program Student Access Committee

Brian Kravitz, Development and Outreach Director, Adult Education and Literacy Network

 

2:30 PM                   FY 2025 Budget

Education Related Sections

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

Nicole Lee, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education

Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

 

3:30 PM                   H. 630 - An act relating to boards of cooperative education services

Morgan Daybell, President, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union

Luther Olsen, Liaison, Wisconsin Cooperative Education Service Agencies

 

3:50 PM                   FY25 Budget

Education Related Sections

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Thursday, April 11, 2024

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

2:00 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

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

 

2:45 PM                   H. 871 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

Chris Young, Principal, North Country Union High School

Rebecca Lalanne, Director/Trainer, Deaf Vermonters Advocacy Services

Rep. Peter Conlon, Sponsor, Addison County

Rachel Seelig, Project Director, Vermont Legal Aid

Jill Briggs Campbell, Director of Operations, Agency of Education

Bob Donohue, School Facilities Program Manager, Agency of Education

Nicole Mace, School Board Member, Winooski School District

 

3:20 PM                   Adult Education

Sen. Richard Westman, Sponsor

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

 

3:50 PM                   S. 203 - An act relating to the appointment of State Board of Education members

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

 

4:00 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Community Schools testimony

Bernice Garnett, MPH, Sc.D, Burack Green & Gold Associate Professor of Education, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont

 

Friday, April 12, 2024

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:05 PM                   Vermont State Colleges update

Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System

 

1:30 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont

 

1:50 PM                   H. 630 - An act relating to boards of cooperative education services

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

Cassandra Ryan, Director of Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management, Agency of Education

Anne Bordonaro, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

 

2:30 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Carolyn Weir, Executive Director, The McClure Foundation

 

2:45 PM                   FY25 Budget

Education Related Sections

Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

Lindsey Hedges, Policy Communications Specialist, Agency of Education

 

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 Morgan Feldmann at mfeldmann@leg.state.vt.us