House Committee on Ways and Means

 

AGENDA

 

Room 45 and Zoom

March 31, 2026 - April 3, 2026

Last Updated 3/27/2026 3:46 PM

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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

after the floor                     Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   School Construction

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank - Invited

Jayme Bauer, Community Development Specialist, Department of Housing and Community Development

Peter Trombley, Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the State Treasurer

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

maintenance of effort proposed language

Mary Lundeen, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Erin Maquire, Past President, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

 

3:30 PM                   H. 952 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

possible vote

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

9:00 AM                   Education Transformation: Merger Incentives

Act 46 tax treatment

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Chelsea  Meyers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendent Association

Elizabeth Jennings, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials

Steven Dellinger-Pate, Superintendent, Washington Central Unified Union School District - Invited

Diane Nichols-Fleming, Board Chair, Washington Central Unified Union School District - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

after the floor                     Education Transformation: Merger Incentives

current law weights

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Tammy Kolbe, Ed.D., Managing Researcher, American Institutes for Research

 

Thursday, April 2, 2026

9:00 AM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

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

 

10:00 AM                   Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Amy Spear, Vermont Chamber President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

after the floor                     Foundation Formula Contingencies

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Friday, April 3, 2026

9:00 AM                   Education Transformation: Prekindergarten

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

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ted Barnett, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

after the floor                     TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Education Transformation: Prekindergarten

Morgan Crossman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Building Bright Futures - Invited

Chelsea  Meyers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendent Association - Invited

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

Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families