Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

February 3, 2026 - February 6, 2026

Last Updated 1/30/2026 4:44 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Act 73 of 2025 and Special Education

Mary Lundeen, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators - Zoom

Kris Benway, President, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators - Zoom

Erin Maguire, Past President, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators - Zoom

Heather Freeman, President Elect, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators - Zoom

 

1:45 PM                   Career Technical Education

Erik Remmers, M.Ed., Director, Green Mountain Tech - Invited

 

2:30 PM                   S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools

Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor

Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   TBA

 

3:30 PM                   Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Elizabeth Frascoia, Executive Director, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Health Care Costs

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Chair, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare - Invited

 

2:15 PM                   Career and Technical Education Governance

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

 

3:00 PM                   University of Vermont Annual Update

Dr. Marlene Tromp, Dr, President, University of Vermont

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 5, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Legislative Reports

Special Education Strategic Plan

Act 73 of 2025

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Erin Davis, Chief Academic Officer, Agency of Education

Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education

Ted Gates, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Agency of Education

Ana Russo, Technical Assistance and Professional Development Manager for the Special Education Division, Agency of Education

 

2:30 PM                   TBA

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Friday, February 6, 2026

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   TBA

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

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