2019-2020 Session
Change SessionHouse Committee on Education (Room 31)
The House Committee on Education considers matters relating the educational needs of Vermonters, including the arts, libraries, and literary and scientific subjects; the amount of revenue required to satisfy the educational needs; and the manner of raising necessary revenue.
Meeting Record
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
- 10:00 AM
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House Floor
Caucuses during Floor
- 12:00 PM
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H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects
Walk-through of new draft
- Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 12:30 PM
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Lunch
- 1:00 PM
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Agency of Education
Adult High School Completion Program
- Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
- Robin Castle, Education Programs Manager and State Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Agency of Education
- Sharon Parker, High School Completion Program Coordinator, Agency of Education
- 1:45 PM
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Habitat for Humanity
- Debbie Goodwin, Executive Director, Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity
- 2:00 PM
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H.521 - An act relating to amending the special education laws
Testimony and possible vote
- Meagan Roy, Chair, Census-Based Funding Advisory Group
- Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
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19-1195 - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools
Testimony and possible vote
- Philip Mason, National Sales Manager Services Product Owner and Solutions Engineer, Parchment
- Joseph Piazza, Services Product Owner and Solutions Engineer, Parchment
- Erin Elliot, Manager, Solutions Engineer, Parchment
- Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
- 3:00 PM
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H.302 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in drinking water of schools
Walk-through and comparison to S.40
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
- Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
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S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities
- Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
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Committee Check-In
- 4:30 PM
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Adjourn
