Senate Committee on Education

AGENDA

Room 28 and Zoom

April 23, 2024 - April 26, 2024

Last Updated 4/26/2024 4:01 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

2:00 PM                   Secretary of Education Confirmation Hearing

Please feel free to submit written testimony to committee assistant Morgan Feldmann. The Hearing can be viewed live at: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-education

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Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

3:50 PM                   Committee Discussion of Secretary Saunders

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

4:05 PM                   Discussion of Secretary Saunders

Vote

4:15 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Section 1 Walk-through

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

4:45 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Section 1 Discussion

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Thursday, April 25, 2024

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

3:10 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

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

3:30 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education laws

Committee discussion on Community Schools

3:40 PM                   H. 871 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

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

3:55 PM                   Committee Report on Zoie Saunders

Friday, April 26, 2024

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

1:36 PM                   H. 630 - An act relating to boards of cooperative education services

Kim Oliveria, Executive Director, Vermont Learning Collaborative

Stephanie Betit-Hancock, Director of Student Support Services, Windham Central Supervisory Union

Andrew Haas, Superintendent, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union

2:10 PM                   Report To The Senate On Secretary Zoie Saunders

Review and Vote

3:06 PM                   H. 871 - An act relating to the development of an updated State aid to school construction program

Vote

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

3:16 PM                   S. 203 - An act relating to the appointment of State Board of Education members

Discussion on adding S.203 to Misc. Education Bill

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

3:30 PM                   H. 887 - An act relating to homestead property tax yields, nonhomestead rates, and policy changes to education finance and taxation

Section 1

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

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

4:00 PM                   S. 203 - An act relating to the appointment of State Board of Education members

Vote on adding S.203 to the Misc. Education Bill

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

ATTENTION WITNESSES

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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