2021-2022 Session
Change SessionHouse Committee on Ways and Means (Room 34)
The House Committee on Ways & Means considers matters relating to the revenue of the state, and which shall inquire into the state of the treasury; ascertain the amount of debt due the state, and the claims against it; report the amount of taxes necessary to be raised for the support of the government and inquire what measures, if any, ought to be adopted, the better to equalize the public burdens, secure the accountability of public agents, and otherwise improve the financial concerns of the state, including all matters relating to taxation, local or otherwise and all matters relating to the grand list.
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- Documents/2022/WorkGroups/House Ways and Means/Bills/S.287
- Monday, May 9, 2022
- S.287 draft budget language Committee
- Thursday, April 28, 2022
- S.287 - Amendment changes in context James DesMarais
- S.287 - Committee Amendment James DesMarais
- Wednesday, April 27, 2022
- Thursday, April 21, 2022
- S.287: Draft 2.2, highlighted James DesMarais
- S.287: Draft 2.2, 4-20-2022 James DesMarais
- S.287 Draft 2.2 Section by Section James DesMarais
- S.287 Draft Fiscal Note, draft 2.2 Julia Richter
- S.287: As Recommended by the House Committee on Ways and Means James DesMarais
- S.287: Fiscal Note, As Recommended by the House Committee on Ways and Means Julia Richter
- Wednesday, April 20, 2022
- S.287 - Ways and Means Amendment, 2.1 James DesMarais
- S.287 - Section by Section for Ways and Means Amendment James DesMarais
- S.287 - CTE draft language Committee
- Weighting Rate Change Overview Julia Richter
- Ode Proposal Committee
- Durfee Proposal Language Committee
- Tuesday, April 19, 2022
- Weighting transition Julia Richter
- Friday, April 15, 2022
- S.287: Draft 1.5, 4-11-2022 James DesMarais
- Weighting CFA Hybrid Comparison Julia Richter
- Percentage of each district within each cost factor category - with State totals Julia Richter
- CFA with ELL weights Julia Richter
- S.287 DRAFT 4.1 - House Committee on Ways and Means Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel
- Wednesday, April 13, 2022
- Options for Calculation of Tax Rate Abby Shepard
- Small schools cost factor adjustment and merger support grants Julia Richter
- CFA transition Max 5 percent annual tax rate increase Julia Richter
- Pupil Weighting and Cost Adjustments - Estimated Impacts Julia Richter
- S.287: Draft 1.5, 4-11-2022 James DesMarais
- Testimony on S.287 Tammy Kolbe
- Letter from Burlington and Winooski House Delegations on S.287 Submitted Written Testimony
- Tuesday, April 12, 2022
- Proposed district level cost adjustments for sparsity and small schools, and current law small school and merger support grants Julia Richter
- S.287: Draft 1.5, 4-11-2022 James DesMarais
- Calculation of Tax Rate - Alternative 1 James DesMarais
- Public Assets Slide for S.287 Testimony Paul Cillo
- Testimony on S.287 Daniel French
- S.287: As Passed by the Senate Committee
- Vermont School Board Association Testimony Sue Ceglowski
- Vermont Leauge of Cities and Towns Testimony Karen Horn
- Friday, April 8, 2022
- S.287: Draft 1.4, 4-7-2022 James DesMarais
- Sections deleted in v.1.4 from v.1.3 of S.287 draft James DesMarais
- 3-Year Transition Table Julia Richter
- Thursday, April 7, 2022
- Table C - Cost Factor Adjustment 3-Year Transition - Immediate ADM Julia Richter
- Table B - Cost Factor Adjustment 3-Year Transition-Simultaneous Julia Richter
- S.287: Draft 1.3, 4-6-2022 James DesMarais
- Table A - Cost Factor Adjustment 5-Year Transition - Simultaneous Julia Richter
- Population Density Memo from John Adams Committee
- Population Density Change Map from John Adams Committee
- Wednesday, April 6, 2022
- Tuesday, April 5, 2022
- Cost Factor Adjustment Transition Rates Julia Richter
- Percentage of Each District Within Each Cost Factor Category Julia Richter
- Cost Equity, changes to calclation of homestead property tax rate James DesMarais
- S.287: Draft 1.1, 4-4-2022 James DesMarais
- Thursday, March 31, 2022
- Weighting and CFA changes District by District, March 21, 2022 Julia Richter
- CFA Transition rates District by District, March 19, 2022 Julia Richter
- S.287: Fiscal Note As Passed by the Senate Julia Richter
- S.287 Overview James DesMarais
- S.287: As Passed by the Senate James DesMarais
- Weights and Factors Brad James
- Cost Equity- Changes to Calculation of Homestead Property Tax Rate James DesMarais
- Transition of Equalized Pupils, Chart and Explanation Brad James
- Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- Student Weights Brad James
- Thursday, March 24, 2022
- Cost Factor Explanation, Updated Julia Richter
- Thursday, March 10, 2022
- Hunger Free Vermont Testimony to House Ways and Means Anore Horton
- Tuition Overview Brad James
- Education Finance Restructuring Slides Tammy Kolbe
- Thursday, February 24, 2022
- Thursday, February 17, 2022
- Resident Education Tax Rate Charts Deb Brighton
- Thursday, February 10, 2022
- Appendicex 7 Weighting Table - Updated Brad James
- Appendix 8 Cost Equity Table - Updated Brad James
- UPDATED Rate Comparisons All Models Brad James
- Rate Comparison Chart Deb Brighton
- Thursday, February 3, 2022
- Public Assets Testimony on Education Finance Stephanie Yu
- Thursday, January 27, 2022
- Tax Structure Commission Charts Deb Brighton, Commissioner, Tax Structure Commission
- A. Weighting by Spending Example Deb Brighton, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
- B. Spending Measures Example Deb Brighton, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
- C. Spending per Pupil Deb Brighton, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
- Thursday, January 20, 2022
- Education Fund Big Picture Catherine Benham
- Education Fund Outlook - January 13, 2022 Catherine Benham
- Spending and Weights Analysis Catherine Benham
Bills In House Committee on Ways and Means
Bills that are currently in committee.
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Bills Out of House Committee on Ways and Means
Bills sponsored by the committee, and bills reported out of committee. Includes bills where the committee has been relieved of responsibility.
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Bills Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Bills that were in committee at any time. Does not include bills sponsored by Committee.
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Bills Sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means
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