Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

February 24, 2026 - February 27, 2026

Last Updated 2/20/2026 10:38 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   S. 232 - An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries

Witness Testimony, Mark-up, and Possible Vote

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Johannes Haensch, Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Manager, Agency of Education

Nicole Miller, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   School Governance Overview

Supervisory Unions vs. School Districts Review

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

 

3:00 PM                   Act 73 of 2025

Witnesses TBA

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   TBA

 

2:30 PM                   Vermont National Education Association

Witnesses TBA

 

3:00 PM                   TBA

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 26, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   TBA

 

3:00 PM                   S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools

Bill Mark-up and Possible Vote

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Friday, February 27, 2026

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   S. 214 - An act relating to the provision of prekindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts

Alternative Proposal

Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education - Invited

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

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