House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

May 6, 2025 - May 9, 2025

Last Updated 5/9/2025 3:07 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Members will watch video of House Human Services 2025-05-01 2:35 PM meeting. This meeting will not be recorded.

 

2:00 PM                   Adult Education

Testimony regarding adult education language in the FY2026 budget

Catherine Kalkstein, Executive Director, Central Vermont Adult Education

Brian Kravitz, Development and Outreach Director, Central Vermont Adult Education

Meg Fuerst, Representative, Action Circles

 

2:30 PM                   H. 248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Straw-poll vote on Rep. Holcombe amendment

 

2:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

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

Walk-through of Senate Education Committee proposal of amendment

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

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:10 AM                   Break

 

10:20 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Mark-up

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

 

11:06 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Student testimony

Maggie Prong, Student, Colchester High School

Dylan Neely, Student, Colchester High School

Eliza Severin, Student, Colchester High School

 

11:30 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Testimony defining social media

Laura Marquez-Garrett, Attorney, Social Media Victims Law Center

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:15 PM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Oliver Olsen, Representative, Vermont Independent Schools Association

 

2:35 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 8, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Lisa Helme, Assistant Director of Student Pathways, Agency of Education

Lindsey Hedges, Interim Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

 

9:45 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Mark-up and committee discussion

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

Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

 

11:10 AM                   PCBs Update

Caty Sutton, Superintendent, Hartford School District

Andrew Haas, Superintendent, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:40 PM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Committee discussion on next steps

 

3:55 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 9, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:45 AM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Mark-up of draft 4.1

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Special Education Spending

Joint hearing with Senate Education Committees. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Alicia Hanrahan, Education Programs Manager and Interagency Coordinator, Agency of Education

Amanda Brown, President, APA Consulting

Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

Jennifer Hicks, Data Management and Analysis Division Director, Agency of Education

Meg Porcella, Student Support Services Division Director, Agency of Education

Cassie Santo, State Director of Special Education, Agency of Education

 

2:00 PM                   Medicaid Funding in Education

Joint hearing with Senate Education Committees. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

Cassandra Ryan, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

Kate Smith, Education Medicaid Director, Agency of Education

Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services

 

3:00 PM                   H. 54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Walk-through of changes in draft 5.1

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

Rep. Angela Arsenault, Sponsor

 

3:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Annie Gianni at agianni@leg.state.vt.us