Senate Committee on Education (Room 28)

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

1:00 PM

Senate Floor

15 min after Floor

Post-Secondary Education Opportunities

Testimony and committee discussion

• Carolyn Weir, Senior Philanthropic Advisor, The Vermont Community Foundation

2:00 PM

S.16 - An act relating to the creation of the Task Force on Equitable and Inclusive School Environments

• James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education

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Break

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S.26 - An act relating to the Working Group on the Status of Libraries in Vermont and the Department of Libraries

Introduction of bill by sponsor, walk-through by Legislative Counsel, and testimony

• Senator Ruth Hardy, Sponsor
• Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Bruce Post, Chair, Board of Libraries
• Jason Broughton, State Librarian; Commissioner of Libraries, Vermont Department of Libraries
• Janette Shaffer, Assistant State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
• Thomas McMurdo, Assistant State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
• Bryn Geffert, Dean of Libraries, University of Vermont