Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

February 3, 2026 - February 6, 2026

Last Updated 2/6/2026 8:43 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

Heather Freeman, President Elect, 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

 

2:05 PM                   Career Technical Education

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

 

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

Introduction

Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, Sponsor

Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Sponsor

 

2:55 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Governor's Institutes of Vermont

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

Henry Gogo, Alumnus, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Evianna Reiter, Alumnus, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Melanie Centeno, Board Member, Alumnus, and Parent of Alumnus, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Jeremiah Breer, Board Member and Alumnus, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

 

3:35 PM                   Break

 

3:40 PM                   S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools

Walk-through

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   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

 

2:10 PM                   Career and Technical Education Governance

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

 

2:35 PM                   Break

 

3:10 PM                   University of Vermont Annual Update

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

Wendy Koenig, Executive Director of Government Relations, University of Vermont

 

4:05 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 5, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Special Education Report

Act 73 of 2025 Special Education Report:

Overview, Special Education Strategic Plan, and Next Steps

Erin Davis, Chief Academic Officer, Agency of Education

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Ted Gates, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Agency of Education

Kelly Murphy, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education

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

 

2:30 PM                   Vermont Outdoor Recreation Day

Brian Lamoureux, Outdoor Careers Program Manager, Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance

Carson Zundel, Student, Vermont State University, Outdoor Education and Leadership Program

Brad Moskowitz, Professor and Program Coordinator, Outdoor Education, Leadership, and Tourism; Vermont State University

 

3:00 PM                   Break

 

3:10 PM                   S. 313 - An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system

Tom Cheney, Executive Director, Advance Vermont - Zoom

Seth Bowden, President, Vermont Business Roundtable - Zoom

 

3:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 6, 2026

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   Finding Savings Through Shared Services

Ben Kinsley, Executive Director, Campaign for Vermont

 

2:35 PM                   Role of Therapeutic Schools

Elisa Walker, School Director, The Mill School

Elias Gardner, Director, The New School of Montpelier

 

3:10 PM                   Adjourn

 

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