Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

January 6, 2026 - January 9, 2026

Last Updated 1/5/2026 10:30 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

10:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Act 73 of 2025

Review

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

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   Committee Discussion

Session priorities

 

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

2:00 PM                   Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly

 

--                                  TBA

 

Thursday, January 8, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

After Floor                         School District Redistricting Task Force

Joint hearing with House Education

 

 

Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Co-Chair, School District Redistricting Task Force

Rep. Edye Graning, Co-Chair, School District Redistricting Task Force

Jay Badams, Member, School District Redistricting Task Force - Invited

Dr. Jennifer Botzojorns, Member, School District Redistricting Task Force - Invited

 

Friday, January 9, 2026

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   VT School District Redistricting Task Force Report

Discussion of report and Act 73 of 2025;

Legislative priorities

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association - Invited

 

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 Daphne Kinney-Landis at Daphne.Kinney-Landis@vtleg.gov