House Committee on Education

 

AGENDA

 

Room M103 and Zoom

February 25, 2025 - February 28, 2025

Last Updated 2/21/2025 4:10 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses

 

11:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

Continued discussion of budget letter planning

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   Career Technical Education Report

Joint hearing with Senate Education and House Commerce and Economic Development. Hearing will be hosted in room 10 in the State House and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Justin Silverstein, Co-CEO, APA Consulting

Jennifer Piscatelli, Senior Associate, APA Consulting

 

2:30 PM                   Education Transformation Proposal: Language

Walk-through of proposed language from the Agency of Education. Joint hearing with Senate Education. Hearing will be hosted in room 10 in the State House and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

9:15 AM                   Miscellaneous Education bill

Walk-through and committee discussion

Lindsey Hedges, Interim Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education - Invited

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

 

10:00 AM                   Committee Meeting TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Follow-up discussion on Agency of Education FY2026 Proposal

Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education

 

1:30 PM                   Education Transformation Proposal: Language

Joint hearing with Senate Education. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 in the State House and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

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

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 27, 2025

9:00 AM                   Committee Meeting TBA

 

-                                   H. 209 - An act relating to intranasal epinephrine in schools

Testimony from Vermont State School Nurses Association

Kathleen Goodell, School Nurse, Westminster Center School - Invited

Kelly McGovern, President, Vermont State School Nurses Association - Invited

 

-                                   H. 247 - An act relating to cardiac emergency response plans in schools

Tentative

 

11:30 AM                   Early College Funding

Testimony from the Vermont State College System

Dr. Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System

Sharron Scott, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Vermont State Colleges System

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:30 PM                   Special Education and Extraordinary Costs

Joint hearing with Senate Education. Hearing will be hosted in room 10 in the State House and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

Mary Lundeen, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Kris Benway, President-Elect, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Jo-Anne Unruh, Ph.D., Former Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators, Retired

 

2:45 PM                   Education Reform

David Sharpe, Former Representative, Addison-4, Former Chair, House Education Committee

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 28, 2025

9:00 AM                   Committee Meeting TBA

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:00 AM                   Committee Meeting TBA

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Special Education

Student testimony

Annie Schneider, Teacher, Winooski High School

Alexis Blend, Student, Winooski High School

 

1:15 PM                   Education Reform

Testimony from members of the Vermont State Youth Council

 

2:00 PM                   Committee Meeting TBA

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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