House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

May 13, 2025 - May 16, 2025

Last Updated 5/14/2025 3:02 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   Home Schooling

Introductions

Retta Dunlap, Home School Advocate, Vermont Home Education Network

 

1:50 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont

Updates

Meagan Roy, Chair, Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

9:30 AM                   H. 480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Walk-through of differences between draft 13.2 and as Passed by the House

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

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   H. 480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 17 of draft 13.2

Jolie Frechette, Lobbyist, The Mill School

 

10:50 AM                   H. 480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 16 of draft 13.2

Sandra Cameron, Associate Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

11:00 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:00 PM                   H. 480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 10 of draft 13.2

Gwen Carmolli, Chair, Advisory Council on Literacy

Cynthia Gardner-Morse, M.Ed., Member, Advisory Council on Literacy

 

2:25 PM                   H. 480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 11 of draft 13.2

Thomas Little, Vice President, General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

 

2:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 15, 2025

9:00 AM                   Special Education Costs

Testimony on alternative education programs

Nicole Fortier, Director of Finance and Operations, Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District

Heather Bushey, Director of Finance, Essex Westford School District

Dylan McNamara, Co-Director of Special Education, Essex Westford School District (9:30 AM)

 

10:00 AM                   Committee Meeting TBA

 

11:15 AM                   St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. Drummond

Overview of Supreme Court case

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:30 PM                   H. 480 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to education law

Testimony on section 11 of draft 13.2

Brigadier General Hank Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Office of the Adjutant General

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 16, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 209 - An act relating to intranasal epinephrine in schools

Members will watch YouTube recording of Senate Education 2025-05-14 - 2:00 PM. Meeting will not be recorded.

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Committee Meeting TBA

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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