House Committee on Education

AGENDA

Room M103 and Zoom

March 24, 2025 - March 28, 2025

Last Updated 3/28/2025 4:27 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Monday, March 24, 2025

1:30 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion. Members will meet remotely.

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

2:45 PM                   Break

3:00 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion. Members will meet remotely.

3:25 PM                   Adjourn

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

10:10 AM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

11:00 AM                   House Floor

Floor convenes at 10:00am. Members will join late.

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

2:00 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

2:50 PM                   Break

3:08 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

4:20 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Testimony from the Rural School Community Alliance

Cheryl Charles, Ph.D, Chair, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union Board

Jamie Kinnarney, Superintendent, White River Valley Supervisory Union

Elaine Collins, Superintendent, North Country Supervisory Union

9:45 AM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Testimony from Friends of Vermont Public Education

Neil Odell, Founding Member, Board of Directors, Friends of Vermont Public Education

Krista Huling, Board Member, Friends of Vermont Public Education

10:00 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Testimony on school board elections and wards

Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

11:00 AM                   Break

11:10 AM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Walk-through and mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 4.1

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

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

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

2:37 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion and mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 4.1

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

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

4:00 PM                   Break

4:25 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion of strike-all amendment draft 4.1

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

5:35 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, March 27, 2025

9:10 AM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion on proposed addition of school construction language. Mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 5.1

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

10:20 AM                   Break

10:55 AM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion and mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 5.1

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

11:40 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

2:30 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Testimony on Section 15 and 16 of strike-all amendment draft 4.1

Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office

3:06 PM                   Break

Members return to House Floor

5:05 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Committee discussion and mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 5.1

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

6:30 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, March 28, 2025

9:20 AM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 6.1

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

9:45 AM                   House Floor

Floor Convenes at 9:30am. Members will join late.

11:15 AM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 7.1

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

Oliver Olsen, Vermont Independent Schools Association

12:08 PM                   Lunch

1:20 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 8.1

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

2:25 PM                   Break

2:35 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Mark-up of strike-all amendment draft 8.1

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

2:55 PM                   Break

4:15 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Vote

4:19 PM                   Adjourn

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