Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

February 18, 2025 - February 21, 2025

Last Updated 2/21/2025 3:40 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

1:15 PM                   Education Finance: Grand List Values

Room 11

Joint hearing with House Ways and Means.  Hearing will livestream on the House Ways and Means YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1akzzVH35AlFalPl5LmYfQ/featured

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:45 PM                   Education Finance: State Guarantee

Room 11

This is a joint meeting with House Ways and Means.  The meeting will be livestreamed on the House Ways and Means YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1akzzVH35AlFalPl5LmYfQ/featured

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

 

3:50 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   S. 51 - An act relating to the Vermont unpaid caregiver tax credit

Meg Polyte, Policy Director, Alzheimer's Association, Vermont Chapter

Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women - Zoom

Colin Hilliard, Associate State Director - Advocacy and Outreach, AARP VT

Patrick Titterton, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:15 PM                   Break

 

2:30 PM                   S. 39 - An act relating to the State Aid for School Construction Program

Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Bond Bank - Zoom

 

3:10 PM                   Committee  Discussion and Planning

 

3:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 20, 2025

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms and UVM Trustee

 

1:30 PM                   NEK Day

Jennifer Carlo, Executive Director, NEK Collaborative

Jody Fried, Executive  Director, Catamount Arts

 

2:00 PM                   Education Transformation Funding Details

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Sean Cousino, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

Amanda Brown, President, APA Consulting

Justin Silverstein, Co-CEO, APA Consulting

 

3:45 PM                   Committee  Discussion and Planning

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 21, 2025

1:30 PM                   Education Financing

Chelsea Myers, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

Amy Rex, Superintendent, Milton Town School District

Michael Leichliter, Superintendent, Harwood Unified Union School District

Libby Bonesteel, Superintendent, Montpelier Roxbury School District

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

 

3:15 PM                   S. 51 - An act relating to the Vermont unpaid caregiver tax credit

Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Caroline Hoff, Middlebury College

 

3:40 PM                   Adjourn

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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