House Committee on Education (Room M103)

Friday, May 9, 2025

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:45 AM

H.54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Mark-up of draft 4.1

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

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Special Education Spending

Joint hearing with Senate Education Committees. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

• Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education
• Alicia Hanrahan, Education Programs Manager and Interagency Coordinator, Agency of Education
• Amanda Brown, President, APA Consulting
• Sean Cousino, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
• Jennifer Hicks, Data Management and Analysis Division Director, Agency of Education
• Meg Porcella, Student Support Services Division Director, Agency of Education
• Cassie Santo, State Director of Special Education, Agency of Education

2:00 PM

Medicaid Funding in Education

Joint hearing with Senate Education Committees. Hearing will be hosted in room 11 and livestreamed on the House Education YouTube channel.

• Cassandra Ryan, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
• Kate Smith, Education Medicaid Director, Agency of Education
• Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services

3:00 PM

H.54 - An act relating to cell phone-free schools

Walk-through of changes in draft 5.1

• Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Representative Angela Arsenault, Sponsor

3:15 PM

Adjourn