Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

February 11, 2025 - February 14, 2025

Last Updated 2/14/2025 3:47 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

1:15 PM                   School Budgets Update

Room 11

Joint hearing with House Ways and Means. Hearing will livestream on the Senate Finance YouTube channel

Sean Cousino, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:30 PM                   Education Finance

Room 11

Joint hearing with House Ways and Means. Hearing will livestream on the Senate Finance Youtube channel.

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

 

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Foundation Formula - Best Practices

Joel Moore, Director of State Relations, Education Commission of the States - Zoom

Chris Duncombe, Principal, Education Commission of the States - Zoom

 

2:20 PM                   Committee  Discussion and Planning

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   S. 51 - An act relating to the Vermont unpaid caregiver tax credit

Introduction and walk-through

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor, Addison District

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Kirby Keeton, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Thursday, February 13, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Telecommunications Plan

Room 10

Joint meeting with House Energy and Digital Infrastructure

Hearing will livestream on the House Energy and Digital Infrastructure YouTube channel

Hunter Thompson, Telecommunications and Connectivity Director, Department of Public Service

Alex Kelley, Director of Broadband Consulting, Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc.

 

2:15 PM                   School Construction Report

Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:15 PM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Friday, February 14, 2025

1:15 PM                   Education Transformation Proposal: District Budgeting

Joint hearing with House Ways and Means, Senate and House Education.  Hearing will be livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Jill Briggs Campbell, Director of Operations, Agency of Education

Nathan Levenson, President, New Solutions K-12

 

2:55 PM                   Committee  Discussion and Planning

 

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

 Charlotte Strasser at cstrasser@leg.state.vt.us