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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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