House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

January 27, 2026 - January 30, 2026

Last Updated 1/30/2026 11:33 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                        Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:15 PM                   State Board of Education

Update

Jennifer Samuelson, Chair, Vermont State Board of Education - Zoom

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

 

2:15 PM                   Committee Discussion

Act 73 of 2025

 

3:30 PM                   FY27 Budget

Joint Hearing with Senate Education Committee

This hearing will take place in Room 11 and will be livestreamed on the House Education Committee YouTube page

Agency of Education FY27 Budget Presentation

Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Cassandra Ryan, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

 

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

9:15 AM                   Educational Service Agencies

Joan Wade, Executive  Director, Association of Education Service Agency

 

10:15 AM                   H. 779 - An act relating to updating the Flexible Pathways Initiative

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Ela Chapin, Representative, Bill Sponsor

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

 

11:00 AM                   Field Trip

Agency of Education Legislative Open House

 

2:00 PM                   FY27 Budget PCB Funding

Matt Chapman, Director, Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Trish Coppolino, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources

 

2:30 PM                   H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls

Matt Chapman, Director, Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Trish Coppolino, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources

 

3:00 PM                   H. 750 - An act relating to school districts pursuing school construction projects during the moratorium on State aid

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Charles Kimbell, Representative, Bill Sponsor

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 29, 2026

10:00 AM                   Higher Education Endowment Trust Fund

Joint hearing with House Commerce and Economic Development

This hearing will take place in room 11 and will be livestreamed on the House Commerce and Economic Development YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-commerce-and-economic-development

Statute walk-through

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:15 AM                   Field Trip

Vermont Superintendents Association Luncheon

 

1:30 PM                   Mental Health Advocacy Day

Ian Trombulak, School Counseling Director, School Counselor, Lamoille Union High School

Kristin Chandler, J.D., Coordinator, Team Two Vermont

 

2:00 PM                   Human Rights Commission

Recommendations from the Human Rights Commission 2025 Civil Rights Summit

Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 30, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   H. 640 - An act relating to adding voting student members to school district boards

Introduction and walk-through

 

Rep. Leanne Harple, Representative, Sponsor

Cashel Higgins, Student School Board Representative, Harwood Unified Union School District

Isabel Harrington, Student, South Burlington High School - Zoom

Libby Gabel, Student, South Burlington High School - Zoom

 

11:15 AM                   H. 616 - An act relating to the right to enroll full time in virtual learning

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Michael Boutin, Representative, Bill Sponsor - Invited

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

 

11:40 AM                   H. 802 - An act relating to adjusting the census grant for inflation

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Emily Long, Representative, Bill Sponsor

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Higher Education Endowment Trust Fund

David Scherr, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

 

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.

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Matt Sorensen at Matt.Sorensen@vtleg.gov