Senate Committee on Education (Room 28)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

1:30 PM

S.245 - An act relating to requiring cardiovascular care instruction in public and independent schools

Including liability issues related to S.245 and S.193

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Richard Rubin, Partner, Rubin, Kidney, Myer & DeWolfe, Vermont Association for Justice
• Lindsay Simpson, Physical Education Consultant, Department of Education
• Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
• Stephen Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
• Joel Cook, Director, Vermont National Education Association
• Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association
• Tina Zuk, Coordinator, American Heart Association

3:00 PM

H.753 - An act relating to encouraging school districts and supervisory unions to provide services cooperatively or to consolidate governance structures

Views from local school board members and the Department of Education

• Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Julie Moore, Chair, School Board, Rumney School
• Sorsha Anderson, School Board Member, Rumney School
• Armando Vilaseca, Commissioner, Department of Education

4:00 PM

Driver Education Report

Driver Education 2011 Summer Study Report

• Mark Oettinger, General Counsel, Department of Education
• Marty Dexter, Driver Training Coordinator, Department of Motor Vehicles
• Glen Button, Enforcement and Safety Division Director, Department of Motor Vehicles
• Lindsay Townsend, Executive Director, Vermont Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
• Stanley Blicharz, Drivers' Education Instructor, by phone