2023-2024 Session
Change SessionHouse Committee on Ways and Means (Room 45)
The House Committee on Ways & Means considers matters relating to the revenue of the state, and which shall inquire into the state of the treasury; ascertain the amount of debt due the state, and the claims against it; report the amount of taxes necessary to be raised for the support of the government and inquire what measures, if any, ought to be adopted, the better to equalize the public burdens, secure the accountability of public agents, and otherwise improve the financial concerns of the state, including all matters relating to taxation, local or otherwise and all matters relating to the grand list.
Meeting Record
Thursday, January 25, 2024
- 9:00 AM
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Who Pays Report
- Carl Davis, Research Director, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
- Stephanie Yu, Executive Director, Public Assets Institute
- Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist/Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- 10:35 AM
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Long-Term Funding Options for the Vermont Universal Service Fund
Overview
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- 11:15 AM
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H.657 - An act relating to the modernization of Vermont’s communications taxes and fees
- Ted Barnett, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Lauren-Glenn Davitian, Executive Director, CCTV Center for Media and Democracy
- Scott Mackey, Leonine Public Affairs, AT&T, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon
- Kristen Christopher, Comcast
- 12:00 PM
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Lunch
- 1:15 PM
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H.850 - An act relating to transitioning education financing to the new system for pupil weighting
Joint Hearing with Senate Finance, House Education and Senate Education. Hearing will be livestreamed on the House Ways and Means YouTube channel.
- Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary, Agency of Education
- Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
- Nicole Lee, Director of Education Finance, Agency of Education
- Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes
- Jay Badams, Superintendent, Norwich/Hanover Interstate School District
- Garrett Palm, School Board Chair, Norwich School District
- Tom Flanagan, Superintendent, Burlington School District
- Michael Leichliter, Superintendent, Harwood Unified Union School District
- Kristen Rodgers, School Board Chair, Harwood Unified Union School District
- Violet Nichols, Superintendent, South Burlington School District
- Dr. Elaine Collins, Superintendent, North Country Supervisory Union
- Ryan Heraty, Superintendent, Lamoille South Supervisory Union
- Mark Tucker, Superintendent, Caledonia Central Supervisory Union
- Sheila Soule, Superintendent, Addison Northwest School District
- Heather Bushey, Director of Finance, Essex Westford School District
- Robert Carpenter, School Board Chair, Essex Westford School District
- Lynn Cota, Superintendent, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
- Morgan Daybell, Business Manager, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
- Brooke Olsen-Farrell, Superintendent, Slate Valley Unified School District
- Cheryl Scarzello, Director of Finance, Addison-Fairhaven Union High School
- Amy Minor, Superintendent of Schools, Colchester School District
- Wilmer Chavarria, Superintendent, Winooski School District
- Robert Millar, School Board Chair, Winooski School District
- John Alberghini, Superintendent, Mt. Mansfield Modified Union School District
- 3:00 PM
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