Senate Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Please note! This Committee will meet in Room 10 all week.

May 4, 2026 - May 8, 2026

Last Updated 5/8/2026 4:35 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Monday, May 4, 2026

8:30 AM                   H. 650 - An act relating to educational technology products

Please note that committee members will be on Zoom.

 

Witness Testimony

 

Todd Daloz, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Attorney General's Office - Zoom

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Zoom

Libby Bonesteel, Superintendent, Montpelier Roxbury School District - Zoom

Michael Berry, Director of Curriculum and Technology, Montpelier Roxbury School District - Zoom

Josh Blumberg, Ed Tech Program Manager, Agency of Education - Zoom

 

9:50 AM                   Adjourn

 

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:20 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Witness testimony

Dr. Jeanne Albert, Chair, Lincoln School District; Member, Rural School Community Alliance Steering Committee

Michael Livingston, Board Member, White River Valley Supervisory Union

Heather Bushey, Former President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials - Zoom

Morgan Daybell, Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union - Zoom

Andrew Haas, Superintendent, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union - Zoom

Ryan Heraty, Superintendent, Lamoille South Supervisory Union

Patrick Reen, Superintendent, Mount Abraham Unified School District - Zoom

 

3:25 PM                   Break

 

3:35 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Walk-through of new draft and mark-up

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

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:45 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Review of new draft and mark-up

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

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   Break

 

4:05 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

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

 

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 7, 2026

11:00 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:35 PM                   H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism

Review of amendment offered by Senator Gulick

Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick

 

1:45 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Mark-up

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

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:40 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Jill Briggs Campbell, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:05 PM                   Break

 

3:15 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Mark-up continued

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

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:35 PM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

Vote

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

 

4:55 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, May 8, 2026

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

2:25 PM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Review of new draft and mark-up

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

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

2:55 PM                   S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools

Review of House Proposal of Amendment

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:00 PM                   H. 650 - An act relating to educational technology products

Review of new draft and mark-up

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:25 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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