Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

March 11, 2025 - March 14, 2025

Last Updated 3/12/2025 2:02 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

1:20 PM                   Introduction

Room 11

Joint Hearing with Senate Finance. Hearing will be livestreamed on the House Ways and Means YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1akzzVH35AlFalPl5LmYfQ/featured

 

Bill Shouldice, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

1:45 PM                   Education Finance: School Budgets Update

Room 11

Joint Hearing with Senate Finance. Hearing will be livestreamed on the House Ways and Means YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1akzzVH35AlFalPl5LmYfQ/featured

Sean Cousino, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:30 PM                   Report on the Future of Education in Vermont

Room 11

Joint Hearing with Senate Finance.

Hearing will be livestreamed on the House Ways and Means YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1akzzVH35AlFalPl5LmYfQ/featured

 

Meagan Roy, Chair, Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont - Zoom

 

3:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

2:30 PM                   S. 51 - An act relating to the Vermont unpaid caregiver tax credit

Review new language

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:15 PM                   S. 113 - An act relating to requiring the Agency of Transportation to request conditions in relation to the relicensing of the Bellows Falls Hydroelectric Project

Introduction and Walk-through

Sen. Wendy Harrison, Sponsor

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   S. 113 - An act relating to requiring the Agency of Transportation to request conditions in relation to the relicensing of the Bellows Falls Hydroelectric Project

Testimony

Scott Pickup, Municipal Manager, Town of Rockingham - Zoom

Gary Fox, Development Director, Town of Rockingham - Zoom

Kathy Urffer, River Steward - Invited

 

Thursday, March 13, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

1:30 PM                   School Districts and School Unions

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

 

2:30 PM                   Changes to the Property Tax Credit

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:30 PM                   S. 18 - An act relating to licensure of freestanding birth centers

Wallk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Friday, March 14, 2025

1:00 PM                   Present Financial Situation Blue Cross Blue Shield

Update

Emily Brown, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation

Ruth Greene, CFO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont - Invited

 

1:30 PM                   S. 104 - An act relating to income-based education funding

Introduction and Walk-through

Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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 Charlotte Strasser at cstrasser@leg.state.vt.us