House Committee on Education

AGENDA

Room M103 and Zoom

March 31, 2026 - April 3, 2026

Last Updated 4/3/2026 10:52 AM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

10:05 AM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Draft 7.1

Walk-through and committee discussion

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

11:25 AM                   26-0802 - An act relating to the provision of publicly funded prekindergarten education

Walk-through

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

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:30 PM                   Lunch

1:20 PM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

CESA and school district mapping

John Adams, Director, Center for Geographic Information, Agency of Digital Services

2:20 PM                   Break

2:40 PM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Committee discussion

3:05 PM                   26-0802 - An act relating to the provision of publicly funded prekindergarten education

House Committee on Human Services testimony

Rep. Theresa Wood, Chair, House Committee on Human Services

Rep. Golrang "Rey" Garofano, Vice Chair, House Committee on Human Services

3:50 PM                   26-0802 - An act relating to the provision of publicly funded prekindergarten education

Draft 8.1

Walk-through and mark-up

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

4:10 PM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Committee discussion

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

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

9:25 AM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

10:55 AM                   Break

11:10 AM                   26-0802 - An act relating to the provision of publicly funded prekindergarten education

Vermont Superintendents Association testimony

John Muldoon, Superintendent, Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District

Dr. Elaine Collins, Ed.D., Superintendent, North Country Supervisory Union - Zoom

Amy Minor, Superintendent, Vermont Superintendents Association - Zoom

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

1:35 PM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

2:45 PM                   Break

3:15 PM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Committee discussion and mark-up

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

Thursday, April 2, 2026

9:45 AM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Draft 9.1

Walk-through, mark-up, and possible vote

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

10:40 AM                   Break

11:30 AM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Mark-up

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

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

1:00 PM                   26-0803 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Vote

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

Friday, April 3, 2026

8:45 AM                   Caucus of the Whole

9:30 AM                   House Floor

12:00 PM                   Lunch

ATTENTION WITNESSES

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Matt Sorensen at Matt.Sorensen@vtleg.gov