Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

March 17, 2026 - March 20, 2026

Last Updated 3/19/2026 4:41 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:25 PM                   Act 73 of 2025

Review Draft Language

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

 

1:50 PM                   Act 73 of 2025

Witness Testimony

Nathan Pickard, Emergency Management Director, Vermont State University

 

2:05 PM                   Career Technical Education

Discussion and Witness Testimony

Bill Smith, Lobbyist, VT Retail Lumber Dealers Association

Jeremy Baker, Manager of the Lumber &  Building Materials Department, RK Miles

Andrew Noh, Owner, Goodro Lumber

Claudia Homan, President, Bethel Mills and Member, Vermont Retail Lumber Dealer Association

 

2:35 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

2:30 PM                   School Board Input on Draft Map

Act 73 of 2025, Draft Map, and School Board Member Input Before Map is Finalized

Jason Miller, Chair, Caledonia Cooperative School Board - Zoom

Renick Darnell-Martin, Board Chair, Missisquoi Valley School District

Keri Bristow, Board Chair, Mountain Views Supervisory Union - Zoom

Seth Webb, Build Work Group Chair, Mountain Views Supervisory Union - Zoom

 

3:25 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

3:35 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 19, 2026

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

2:00 PM                   S. 232 - An act relating to public libraries and the Department of Libraries

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Addison County

Chris Tormey, Chair, Cabot School Board

 

2:25 PM                   School Board Input on Draft Map

Act 73 of 2025, Draft Map, and School Board Member Input Before Map is Finalized

Seamus Abshere, Chair, South Burlington School Board - Zoom

Chris Tormey, Chair, Cabot School Board

Mark Koenig, Board Chair, Addison Northwest School District

Deborah Singiser, School Director, Barstow Unified Union School District

 

3:55 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 20, 2026

 

The Senate Committee on Education will not meet today.

 

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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