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  • Sen. Seth Bongartz, Chair
  • Sen. David Weeks, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale
  • Sen. Nader Hashim
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Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

Education Funding Reform

 

Room 28 and Zoom

January 14, 2025 - January 17, 2025

Last Updated 1/16/2025 9:18 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Senate Chamber

 

1:30 PM                   No Committee Meeting Scheduled

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Education Funding

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

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

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

3:15 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

Thursday, January 16, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Foundation Formula

Joint hearing with House Ways and Means, House Education and Senate Finance. Hearing will be hosted in Room 267 in the Pavilion and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube Channel https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-education

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Justin Silverstein, Co-CEO, APA Consulting

Amanda Brown, President, APA Consulting

 

Friday, January 17, 2025

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Education Governance in Vermont

Joint Hearing with House Education. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube Channel

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

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

 

2:45 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

Should you require accessibility services, please click here and note that requests should be made 48 hours in advance of testimony.

 

 

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Will Slattery at wslattery@leg.state.vt.us