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House of Representatives
  • Rep. Peter Conlon, Chair
  • Rep. Erin Brady, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Casey Toof, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Sarah "Sarita" Austin
  • Rep. Jana Brown
  • Rep. Nelson Brownell
  • Rep. Tesha Buss
  • Rep. Kate McCann
  • Rep. Brian Minier
  • Rep. Mary-Katherine Stone, Clerk
  • Rep. Chris Taylor
  • Rep. Terri Lynn Williams

House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 9 and Zoom

April 30, 2024 - May 3, 2024

Last Updated 5/3/2024 2:06 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor Convenes

 

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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

Testimony and introductions

Zoie Saunders, Interim Secretary, Agency of Education

 

9:48 AM                   Break

 

10:25 AM                   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

 

11:00 AM                   S. 167 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 1

Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Bruce MacIntire, President, Vermont School Custodian and Maintenance Association

Morgan Daybell, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials

 

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

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:25 PM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

 

3:20 PM                   Break

 

4:03 PM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 2, 2024

10:12 AM                   S. 304 - An act relating to Vermont’s career and technical education programs

Committee discussion

 

10:15 AM                   S. 167 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Committee discussion

 

10:30 AM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Mark-up and committee discussion

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

 

11:10 AM                   Break

 

11:20 AM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Mark-up

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

 

11:27 AM                   S. 167 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Committee discussion

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

 

11:54 AM                   Lunch

 

12:55 PM                   S. 204 - An act relating to supporting Vermont's young readers through evidence-based literacy instruction

Possible vote

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

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 3, 2024

9:02 AM                   S. 167 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

Lindsey Hedges, Policy Communications Specialist, Agency of Education

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

Committee will join the Floor after meeting

 

9:50 AM                   S. 167 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Vote

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor Convenes

Committee will join the Floor after meeting

 

1:15 PM                   S. 220 - An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries

Drive-by

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

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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