House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

April 23, 2024 - April 26, 2024

Last Updated 4/26/2024 1:47 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

-                                   House Floor Convenes

 

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

9:01 AM                   S. 167 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on Section 1 and Section 3

Jill Briggs Campbell, Director of Operations, Agency of Education

 

9:55 AM                   S. 304 - An act relating to Vermont’s career and technical education programs

Committee discussion

Bill Smith, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association

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

 

10:39 AM                   State Board of Education

Committee discussion on the history of the State Board of Education

Krista Huling, Former Chair, State Board of Education

 

11:30 AM                   S. 304 - An act relating to Vermont’s career and technical education programs

Scott Farr, President, Vermont Association of Career and Technical Directors

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, April 25, 2024

9:35 AM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Committee discussion

 

10:00 AM                   S. 167 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on Section 7

Retta Dunlap, Home School Advocate, Vermont Home Education Network

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

 

10:35 AM                   Break

 

10:48 AM                   S. 304 - An act relating to Vermont’s career and technical education programs

Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

 

11:15 AM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Meagan Roy, Former Chair of the Act 173 Advisory Group, Superintendent, Washington Central Unified Union School District

 

11:45 AM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:10 PM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Committee discussion

Abby Roy, School Psychologist, Essex

Aliyah Ivy Leake, Legislative Page, Vermont General Assembly

Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

 

3:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 26, 2024

9:00 AM                   Education Finance

Joint hearing with House Ways and Means. This hearing will be livestreamed on the House Ways and Means YouTube.

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

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:23 AM                   S. 167 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 4 and section 5

Ted Fisher, Director of Policy Strategy and Outreach, Agency of Education

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:03 PM                   S. 167 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 4

Debora Steinerman, President and Cofounder, Vermont Holocaust Memorial

Maya Sobel, Student, University of Vermont, Member, Vermont Holocaust Memorial

Rachel Feldman, Member, Vermont Jewish Alliance

 

1:46 PM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Walk-through and mark-up

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

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

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