House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

May 12, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Last Updated 5/15/2026 11:12 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   Teacher Workforce

Vermont State University teaching degree programs

Sarah Kourkoulis, Secondary Social Studies and Special Education Student, Vermont State University - Zoom

 

1:20 PM                   Teacher Workforce

CCV and VTSU partnership

Dr. David Kupferman, Dean, Schools of Arts & Communication and Education, Psychology, & Social Sciences, Vermont State University

Dr. Leslie Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Academic Dean of Behavioral Science and Education, Community College of Vermont

 

3:05 PM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

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

 

-                                   H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism

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

 

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

9:00 AM                   Field Trip

Tour of Hazen Union High School

Trip will not be livestreamed

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

9:20 AM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

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

 

9:35 AM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

Big Hartman, Executive Director & General Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission

 

10:25 AM                   H. 931 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes in education law

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

 

11:00 AM                   H. 930 - An act relating to addressing and preventing chronic absenteeism

Straw poll

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

 

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

Walk-through of Senate changes

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 15, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:25 AM                   H. 955 - An act relating to next steps in transforming Vermont’s education system

Walk-through of Senate changes

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

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:15 AM                   S. 227 - An act relating to creating immigration protocols in Vermont schools

Walk-through Senate amendment

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Matt Sorensen at Matt.Sorensen@vtleg.gov