Senate Committee on Education (Room 28)

Thursday, February 10, 2022

1:00 PM

Senate Floor

1:30 PM

S.139 - An act relating to nondiscriminatory school branding

• Elizabeth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Judy Dow, Executive Director, Gedakina
• Laurel R. Davis-Delano, Professor of Sociology, self
• Jenna Montgomery-Concha, High School senior, self
• Isabella Lafemina, High School senior, self

2:50 PM

PCB Testing in Schools

Update

• Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
• Patricia Coppolino, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources
• Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

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Break

3:40 PM

S.139 - An act relating to nondiscriminatory school branding

• Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

3:50 PM

S.162 - An act relating to the collective bargaining rights of teachers

• Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
• Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

4:15 PM

S.283 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education laws

• Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education

4:35 PM

Rollout of New COVID-19 Guidelines for Schools

On-the-ground update and committee discussion

• Anna Greaves, School Nurse, Hardwick Elementary School