House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

AGENDA

 

Room 35 and Zoom

March 18, 2025 - March 21, 2025

Last Updated 3/18/2025 4:07 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-commerce-and-economic-development.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 243 - An act relating to the regulation of business organizations

Update on Amendment from House Committee on Ways and Means and Straw-Poll Vote

Rep. Bridget Burkhardt, Representative, House Committee on Ways and Means

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:10 AM                   25-0915 - An act relating to one statewide career and technical education school district

David Sharpe, Former Representative, Addison-4, Former Chair, House Education Committee

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Committee Meeting

Discussion on the Amendment Proposal to the Funding Formula for Adult Learning Centers

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

Michelle Faust, M.S., Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Learning Services

Catherine Kalkstein, Executive Director, Central Vermont Adult Education

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

 

1:45 PM                   25-0915 - An act relating to one statewide career and technical education school district

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jody Emerson, President, Vermont Association of Career and Technical Directors - Zoom

 

2:30 PM                   Break

 

2:35 PM                   25-0915 - An act relating to one statewide career and technical education school district

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Kendal Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor

Jody Emerson, President, Vermont Association of Career and Technical Directors - Zoom

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association (3:45 PM)

 

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

9:00 AM                   25-0915 - An act relating to one statewide career and technical education school district

Jody Emerson, President, Vermont Association of Career and Technical Directors - TBD

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association - TBD

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Erik Remmers, M.Ed., Director, Green Mountain Tech - Zoom

Nicole MacTavish, Ed.D., Superintendent and Director, Patricia A. Hannaford Regional Technical School District

Erika Schneider, Director, Hartford Tech Center - Zoom

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, March 20, 2025

9:00 AM                   25-0915 - An act relating to one statewide career and technical education school district

TBA

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, March 21, 2025

8:45 AM                   Meeting with Interns

Meeting with UVM Legislature Intern

Helen Argraves, Legislative Intern, University of Vermont

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10 Minutes After the Floor                   25-0915 - An act relating to one statewide career and technical education school district

TBA

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   25-0915 - An act relating to one statewide career and technical education school district

TBA

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education - Invited

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Annagrace Oblak at aoblak@leg.state.vt.us