Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room 28 and Zoom

April 21, 2026 - April 24, 2026

Last Updated 4/23/2026 5:02 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

Witness Testimony

Eric Lafayette, Project Manager, Energy Efficient Investments, Inc.

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

 

1:35 PM                   H. 650 - An act relating to educational technology products

Witness Testimony

Andrew Liddell, Ed Tech Law Center - Zoom

Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, Author "The Digital Delusion" - Zoom

Lisa LaVasseur, Executive  Director, Internet Safety Labs - Zoom

David Hall, Director of Business Services, Secretary of State's Office

Peter Drescher, Vice President, VITA-Learn

Patrick Lawrence, Parent

 

3:05 PM                   Break

 

3:20 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Walk-through

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

 

4:00 PM                   H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism

Mark-up

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

 

4:30 PM                   H. 650 - An act relating to educational technology products

Witness Testimony (continued)

Faith Boninger, Publications Manager and Co-Director of Commercialism in Education Research Unit, National Education Policy Center - Zoom

 

5:05 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls

Mark-up

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:35 PM                   Break

 

1:40 PM                   H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls

Mark-up (continued)

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Matt Chapman, Director, Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Jay Nichols, Senior Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

 

2:20 PM                   Break

 

2:45 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

This is a joint hearing with Senate Finance in Room 11.

The meeting will be livestreamed on Senate Education's YouTube page.

 

Walk-through, Sections 30-85, As Passed by the House

 

Rep. Peter Conlon, Reporter, House Committee on Education

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Reporter, House Committee on Ways and Means

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

4:55 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 23, 2026

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Fiscal Note Walk-through

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

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

Witness Testimony and Mark-up

Wendy Koenig, Executive Director of Government Relations, University of Vermont

Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

 

2:10 PM                   H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism

Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

 

2:20 PM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

Mark-up

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

Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

 

2:50 PM                   Break

 

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

Witness Testimony and Mark-up

Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Jaime Kraybill, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education

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

Mark Koenig, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Vermont School Boards Association

 

4:00 PM                   H. 542 - An act relating to terminating testing of schools in Vermont for polychlorinated biphenyls

Vote

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:15 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Committee Discussion

 

4:45 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 24, 2026

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

Review of New Draft

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

 

2:00 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Fiscal Note Walk-through

Julia Richter, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ezra Holben, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:45 PM                   H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism

Mark-up

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

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

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