House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

February 4, 2025 - February 7, 2025

Last Updated 2/4/2025 4:25 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:15 PM                   H. 129 - An act relating to the State Aid for School Construction Program

Walk-through

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   H. 37 - An act relating to the consolidation of Vermont’s school districts to align with career and technical education service regions

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor

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

 

2:45 PM                   Education Transformation Funding Details

Follow-up discussions

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

 

3:55 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 129 - An act relating to the State Aid for School Construction Program

Committee discussion of language

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   PCB Testing Program

Updates related to spending

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

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   Education Governance in Vermont

Considerations and impressions of Agency of Education proposal

Jennifer Deck Samuelson, Esq., Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

Tammy Kolbe, Ed.D., Vice Chair, Vermont State Board of Education

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   H. 122 - An act relating to the sustainable realignment of Vermont’s school districts

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Edye Graning, Co-sponsor

Rep. Matthew Birong, Co-sponsor

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

 

2:00 PM                   Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont

Commission update

Meagan Roy, Chair, Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 6, 2025

9:00 AM                   Education Finance Testimony

Joint hearing with House Ways and Means on considerations and principles. Hearing will be hosted in room 270 in the Pavilion and livestreamed on the House Ways and Means YouTube channel.

Heather Bushey, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

Nicole Mace, School Board Member, Winooski School District

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association (10:30 AM)

Amy Minor, President, Vermont Superintendents Association (11:00 AM)

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association - Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Education Governance in Vermont

Testimony on governance policy and Agency of Education structure

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 7, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   Budget Requests

Testimony from post-secondary education institutions

Dr. Patricia Prelock , Interim President, University of Vermont

Dr. Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System (11:15 AM)

Sharron Scott, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Vermont State Colleges System (11:15 AM)

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Budget Request

Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

 

1:30 PM                   Advance Vermont Updates

Introductions and updates

Tom Cheney, Executive Director, Advance Vermont

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Annie Gianni at agianni@leg.state.vt.us