House Committee on Education (Room 32)

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

9:00 AM

Educating Our Workforce

Joint meeting with House Committee on Commerce in the fourth floor conference room of the Pavilion Building. Ms. Hersh testified by phone.

• Tim Donovan, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
• Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont
• Dr. Domenico Grasso, Vice-President for Research and Dean of the Graduate College, University of Vermont
• Dr. John Evans, Special Advisor to the President, University of Vermont
• Donald Vickers, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
• Melissa Hersh, Director, Champlain College

1:30 PM

H.38 - An act relating to adopting the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children

Colonel (Ret.) Cooney and Mr. Oettinger will testify by phone

• Colonel (Ret) Harold Cooney, State Liaison Office, Department of Defense
• Mark Oettinger, General Counsel, Department of Education

2:30 PM

Civility in Public Discourse

Meeting in House Chamber

• Jim Leach, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities

3:30 PM

Postsecondary approval

• Cathy Hilgendorf, School Construction Coordinator, Department of Education

4:00 PM

H.436 - An act relating to tax changes, including income taxes, property taxes, economic development credits, health care-related tax provisions, and miscellaneous tax provisions

Committee discussion