Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

April 15, 2025 - April 18, 2025

Last Updated 4/18/2025 2:45 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

1:30 PM                   School Construction

Bob Donohue, School Facilities Program Manager, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Director of Operations, Agency of Education

 

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

Introduction and Walk-through

This is a joint meeting with the Senate Education Committee.  The meeting will be livestreamed on the Senate Finance You Tube channel.

Rep. Peter Conlon, Chair, House Committee on Education

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means

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

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

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

Walk-through continued

This is a joint meeting with the Senate Education Committee.  The meeting will be livestreamed on the Senate Finance You Tube channel.

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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

Fiscal Walk-through

 

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office - Invited

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

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

 

3:40 PM                   Adjourn

Due to technical difficulties, the committee was not able to reconvene after a break.

 

Thursday, April 17, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   S. 135 - An act relating to credit card fees and requiring the acceptance of cash

Merideth Chaudoir, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

 

2:00 PM                   H. 206 - An act relating to the Uniform Commercial Code

Vote

 

2:20 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Walk-through

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:50 PM                   Break

 

4:30 PM                   H. 454 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s education governance, quality, and finance systems

Testimony on foundation weights.  This will be a joint meeting with Senate Education.  The meeting can be viewed on Senate Education's You Tube channel at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-education.

Tammy Kolbe, Ed.D., Vice Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

 

5:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 18, 2025

1:00 PM                   H. 398 - An act relating to the Vermont Economic Development Authority

Committee Discussion- Possible floor amendment

 

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

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

 

3:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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