House Committee on Education (Room 9)

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

9:00 AM

H.258 - An act relating to the provision of State-funded education in districts that do not maintain an elementary or high school

• Jeanne Collins Deweese, Retired Superintendent, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union

9:55 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Act 67 Community Schools Grant

Overview from the Agency of Education

• Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
• Bernice Garnett, Burack Green & Gold Associate Professor of Education, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont

10:55 AM

Break

11:00 AM

PCB Testing in Schools

Criteria for repair and remediation funding

• Jill Briggs Campbell, COVID-19 Federal Emergency Funds Project Manager, Agency of Administration
• Patricia Coppolino, Senior Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources

11:50 AM

H.461 - An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education laws

Vote

• Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

H.314 - An act relating to prohibiting firearms and deadly weapons in schools and on school property

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Chris Bradley, President, VT Federation of Sportsman Club
• Eric Davis, President, Gun Owners of Vermont

3:45 PM

FY2024 Education Budget

Committee discussion and priorities

• Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Afterschool Program

4:30 PM

Adjourn