House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

February 17, 2026 - February 20, 2026

Last Updated 2/20/2026 11:17 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   26-0777 - An act relating to chronic absenteeism

Vermont School Counselors Association testimony

Abbey Allen, School Counseling Director, School Counselor, Central Vermont Career Center - Zoom

Mikaela Rath, K-2 School Counselor, St. Albans City School - Zoom

 

1:30 PM                   26-0777 - An act relating to chronic absenteeism

Department for Children and Families testimony

 

Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division

 

2:10 PM                   Committee Budget Letter

Committee Discussion

 

3:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

Act 73 of 2025, draft map, and policy

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

 

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

9:15 AM                   Cooperative Education Service Agencies

Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators Testimony

Kris Benway, President, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Erin Maguire, Former President, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

 

10:05 AM                   School Construction

Sean McMannon, Superintendent, Kingdom East School District

Michael  Leichliter, Superintendent, Harwood Unified Union School District

 

11:10 AM                   H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls

Committee discussion

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:35 PM                   H. 802 - An act relating to adjusting the census grant for inflation

Mark-up and vote

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

Act 73 of 2025, draft map, and policy

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, February 19, 2026

9:00 AM                   Caucus of the Whole

State of the Guard Presentation

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of VSC Trustees and Adjutant and Inspector General

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:35 PM                   Committee Discussion

Act 73 of 2025, draft map, and policy

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls

Vote

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Friday, February 20, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Free Degree Promise

Carolyn Weir, Executive Director, The McClure Foundation

Lyla Piascik, Health Sciences/Dental Hygiene student, Free Degree Promise

Emi Bedrosian, Student, Early College, Colchester

 

11:20 AM                   Act 73 of 2025

Campaign For Vermont Testimony

Ben Kinsley, Executive Director, Campaign for Vermont

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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