Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

April 16, 2024 - April 19, 2024

Last Updated 4/19/2024 1:52 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   Secretary of Education Confirmation Questions

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

John Poleway, Chief, Capitol Police Department

 

1:35 PM                   Secretary of Education Confirmation Questions

John Bloomer, Secretary, Vermont Senate

 

2:09 PM                   H. 871 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

Laura Siegel, Director, Director of Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and DeafBlind Services

 

2:32 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.

 

3:05 PM                   H. 871 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

Walk-through of new language

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

 

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

Agency of Education Suggested Edits

Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education - Invited

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

 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 873 - An act relating to financing the testing for and remediation of the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in schools

Matt Chapman, Department of Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

2:35 PM                   H. 630 - An act relating to boards of cooperative education services

Committee Questions

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

 

3:35 PM                   H. 871 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank

 

3:45 PM                   Section 1 of Yield Bill

Committee Questions and Drive-by

Rep. Peter Conlon, Sponsor, Addison County

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

Rep. Erin Brady, Reporter, Williston

 

Thursday, April 18, 2024

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

2:10 PM                   H. 630 - An act relating to boards of cooperative education services

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

 

2:30 PM                   State Board of Education Hiring Committee: Secretary of Education

Committee Questions

Jennifer Samuelson, Esq., Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

Lyle Jepson, Executive Director, Chamber and Economic Development of the Rutland Region

Jenna O'Farrell, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Community Action/VCAP

 

3:20 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Tom Little, General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

 

Friday, April 19, 2024

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:13 PM                   H. 871 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

Dan MacArthur, School Board Member, Marlboro, Vermont

 

1:32 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Testimony on Section 8

Brigadier General Hank Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Office of the Adjutant General

 

1:50 PM                   H. 871 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

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

Kate Eberle, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Buildings and General Services

 

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