Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

April 7, 2026 - April 10, 2026

Last Updated 4/6/2026 5:00 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   Act 73 of 2025

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:15 PM                   H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism

Introduction and Witness Testimony

Rep. Robert Hunter, Reporter, House Committee on Education

Courtney O'Brien, Safe and Healthy Schools Interim Director, Agency of Education

Jaime Kraybill, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education

 

3:55 PM                   McClure Foundation

Vermont Higher Education Endowment Trust Fund Request

Rebecca Copans, Associate Director, J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation

 

4:15 PM                   Committee Budget Discussion

FY27 Budget Letter

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 650 - An act relating to educational technology products

Introduction and Walk-through

Rep. Edye Graning, Reporter, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   TBA

 

3:00 PM                   H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism

Witness Testimony

Abbey Allen, School Counseling Director, School Counselor, Central Vermont Career Center

 

3:30 PM                   TBA

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 9, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Act 73 of 2025

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

 

3:00 PM                   Vermont Prevention Lead Organizations (VPLOs) Framework

Funding Requests

Maryann Morris, Executive Director, The Collaborative

 

3:30 PM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

Witness TBA

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Friday, April 10, 2026

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   Act 73 of 2025

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

 

2:00 PM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

Witness TBA

 

2:45 PM                   TBA

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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