House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

March 10, 2026 - March 13, 2026

Last Updated 3/13/2026 2:13 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:35 PM                   Committee Agenda Planning

 

2:05 PM                   School Budgets Update

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

3:10 PM                   26-0777 - An act relating to chronic absenteeism

Discussion and mark-up

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

 

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

9:00 AM                   26-0768 - An act relating to the transformation of Vermont’s career technical education governance and funding systems

Joint virtual hearing with the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. This hearing will take place in Room 35 and will be livestreamed on the House Commerce YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-commerce-and-economic-development

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

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Ruth Durfee, State Director of Career and Technical Education, Agency of Education - Zoom

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

Jody Emerson, Director, Central Vermont Career Center

 

10:05 AM                   Act 73 of 2025

Walk-through of timeline and contingencies

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

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Foundation Formula

Overview

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:20 PM                   Outright Vermont Youth Leadership Day

Amanda Rohdenburg, Senior Director of Advocacy and Land Stewardship, Outright Vermont

Ginger Irish, Senior Director of Development and Partnerships, Outright Vermont

Ace L., Student, Colchester High School

Andre R., Student, Education Justice Coalition

Arena C., Outright Vermont

Izzy G., Otter Valley Union High School

Fiona T., Otter Valley Union High School

 

2:10 PM                   Committee Discussion

Act 73 of 2025, draft map, and policy

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, March 12, 2026

9:15 AM                   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

 

10:00 AM                   Early College

Agency of Education

 

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Erin Davis, Chief Academic Officer, Agency of Education

Ryan Parkman, Education Program Manager, Agency of Education

 

11:20 AM                   26-0753 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

Mark Up

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

Vote

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

 

1:45 PM                   H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism

Mark up and vote

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

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, March 13, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch

 

1:50 PM                   Committee Discussion

Proposal for new district language

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

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Matt Sorensen at Matt.Sorensen@vtleg.gov