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9:00 AM
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Caucus of the Whole Meeting
Clean Water for the State of Vermont
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11:00 AM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
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Paul Cillo, President, Public Assets Institute
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1:00 PM
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FLOOR
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1:30 PM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
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Todd LeBlanc, Vice President, Vermont Assessors & Listers Association
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Tom Vickery, Board of Directors, Vermont Assessors & Listers Association
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Randy Viens, Member, Vermont Assessors & Listers Association
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2:30 PM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
Draft 3.1
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Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
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3:30 PM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
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Stephen Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
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Ken Fredette, Board Member, Wallingford Elementary School
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4:45 PM
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Dinner Break
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5:30 PM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
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Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
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Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
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7:00 PM
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Adjourn
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10:00 AM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
Staff to student ratios, modeling phase-out of hold-harmless provisions
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Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
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11:45 AM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
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Kendal Melvin, Government Affairs Specialist, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
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1:00 PM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
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Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association
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1:15 PM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
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Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
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2:00 PM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
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Aaron Brodeur, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
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2:15 PM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
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Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
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4:00 PM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
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Mary Peterson, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
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9:30 AM
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H.480 - An act relating to making miscellaneous technical and other amendments to education laws
Amendment
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Jill Remick, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
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Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor of amendment
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10:00 AM
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FLOOR
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After the floor
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S.71 - An act relating to governance of the Vermont State Colleges
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Jeb Spaulding, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
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Noon
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Lunch & Caucuses
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2:30 PM
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H.361 - An act relating to making amendments to education funding, education spending, and education governance
Section 19 amendment, revised
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Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Sponsor of amendment
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2:45 PM
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H.448 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Universal Children’s Savings Account Program
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Rep. Jill Krowinski, Sponsor of Bill
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3:00 PM
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H.50 - An act relating to increasing the General Fund transfer to the Education Fund to reflect the cost of newly enacted education mandates
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Rep. Patricia Komline, Sponsor of Bill
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3:30 PM
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H.127 - An act relating to the simplification of the statewide education property tax by reducing the property component of the tax and adding an income-based education tax
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Rep. James Condon, Sponsor of Bill
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Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
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4:15 PM
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H.490 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government
Committee discussion on amendment related to funding EEI
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9:00 AM
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H.448 - An act relating to creating the Vermont Universal Children’s Savings Account Program
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Colleen Quint, President and CEO, Alfond Scholarship Foundation
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10:00 AM
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H.28 - An act relating to students’ right to opt out of computer usage
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Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor of Bill
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10:15 AM
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H.32 - An act relating to grade levels included in statewide public high school choice
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Rep. Dennis J. Devereux, Sponsor of Bill
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10:30 AM
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H.49 - An act relating to tuition payments and public high school choice
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Rep. Peter J. Fagan, Sponsor of Bill
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Rep. Kathleen C. Keenan, Sponsor of Bill
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10:45 AM
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H.154 - An act relating to permitting school districts to create a reserve fund without prior voter authorization
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Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Sponsor of Bill
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11:00 AM
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H.155 - An act relating to audits of a school district’s financial statements
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Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Sponsor of Bill
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11:15 AM
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H.195 - An act relating to senior citizen volunteers in public schools
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Rep. Sandy Haas, Sponsor of Bill
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1:00 PM
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FLOOR
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2:30 PM
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H.262 - An act relating to information about instructional versus administrative spending in school budgets
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Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor of Bill
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2:45 PM
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H.346 - An act relating to requiring school districts to count average daily membership twice annually
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Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor of Bill
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3:00 PM
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H.423 - An act relating to portability of Vermont Student Assistance Corporation grants and scholarships
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Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor of Bill
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9:00 AM
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H.556 - An act relating to raising the education spending thresholds for fiscal year 2017
High spending thresholds
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Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
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10:00 AM
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H.556 - An act relating to raising the education spending thresholds for fiscal year 2017
High spending thresholds
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Mary Moran, Superintendent, Rutland City Public Schools
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10:30 AM
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H.556 - An act relating to raising the education spending thresholds for fiscal year 2017
High spending thresholds
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JoAn Canning, Superintendent, Addison Northwest Supervisory Union
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10:45 AM
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H.556 - An act relating to raising the education spending thresholds for fiscal year 2017
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11:00 AM
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H.556 - An act relating to raising the education spending thresholds for fiscal year 2017
High spending thresholds
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Jeff Fannon, General Counsel, Vermont National Education Association
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Ken Page, Executive Director, Vermont Principals Association
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11:30 PM
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H.556 - An act relating to raising the education spending thresholds for fiscal year 2017
High spending thresholds
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Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
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1:00 PM
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H.556 - An act relating to raising the education spending thresholds for fiscal year 2017
Elmore and Morrisville concerns, the high spending thresholds
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Tracy Wrend, Superintendent, Lamoille South Supervisory Union
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2:00 PM
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H.556 - An act relating to raising the education spending thresholds for fiscal year 2017
High spending thresholds
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Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
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2:30 PM
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H.556 - An act relating to raising the education spending thresholds for fiscal year 2017
High spending thresholds
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Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
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3:00 PM
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H.556 - An act relating to raising the education spending thresholds for fiscal year 2017
High spending thresholds
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Bruce Labs, Superintendent, Orange Windsor Supervisory Union
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3:30 PM
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FLOOR
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9:00 AM
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Data Reporting System
Report on Act 38 of 2009, an Act Relating to PreK-12 and Higher Education Partnerships, Sec. 3. Electronic Longitudinal Data System
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Brian Townsend, Director of Information Systems, Agency of Education
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10:00 AM
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Act 46
Report on Act 46 of 2015, Sec. 49. Coordination of Educational and Social Services
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Melissa Bailey, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
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Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
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11:00 AM
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Project Vision Rutland
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Brian Kilcullen, Chief of Police, Rutland City Police Department
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Joseph Kraus, Chair, Project Vision Rutland
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Corinne Rodriguez, Project Vision Rutland
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Scott Tucker, Captain, Rutland City Police Department
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1:00 PM
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FLOOR
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2:00 PM
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Population-level Outcomes and Indicators
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Rep. Anne Theresa O'Brien, Co-Chair, Government Accountability Committee
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2:30 PM
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H.594 - An act relating to side-by-side RED qualification
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Rep. John L. Bartholomew, Sponsor of Bill
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2:40 PM
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H.601 - An act relating to allowing municipalities to retain certain types of education funding when the school district in that town merges
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Rep. Willem Jewett, Sponsor of Bill
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2:50 PM
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H.652 - An act relating to school district reporting to the Agency of Education
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Rep. Alyson Eastman, Sponsor of Bill
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3:00 PM
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H.664 - An act relating to entering into a statewide contract with public school teachers and capping teachers’ salaries
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Rep. Ronald E. Hubert, Sponsor of Bill
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3:10 PM
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H.643 - An act relating to the right to appeal the State Board of Education’s determination of eligibility for a small schools support grant
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Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Sponsor of Bill
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3:20 PM
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H.678 - An act relating to the manner in which average daily membership is computed for public high school students exercising school choice
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Alison Clarkson, Sponsor of Bill
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Rep. Peter J. Fagan, Sponsor of Bill
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3:30 PM
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H.679 - An act relating to the manner in which average daily membership is computed for public high school students exercising school choice
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Rep. Alison H. Clarkson, Sponsor of Bill
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Rep. Peter J. Fagan, Sponsor of Bill
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9:00 AM
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H.694 - An act relating to responsibility for providing transportation services
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Rep. William Botzow, Sponsor
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9:10 AM
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H.717 - An act relating to amendments to Act 46
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Rep. Cynthia Browning, Sponsor
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9:20 AM
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H.745 - An act relating to a study of career technical education
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Rep. Jean O'Sullivan, Sponsor
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Rep. Valerie A. Stuart, Sponsor
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9:30 AM
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H.732 - An act relating to withdrawal from a union school district
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Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor
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9:40 AM
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H.733 - An act relating to the ability of a school district to pay tuition to other schools
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Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor
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9:50 AM
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H.731 - An act relating to expanding the ability of a unified union district to operate and pay tuition
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Rep. Timothy Briglin, Sponsor
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Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
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10:00 AM
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TBD
VEHI
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Mark Hage, Member Benefits Director, Vermont-NEA/VEHI
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11:00 AM
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H.794 - An act relating to requiring voter approval of supervisory union budgets
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Rep. Patti J. Lewis, Sponsor
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11:10 AM
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H.795 - An act relating to participation in public school activities by students enrolled in independent schools
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Rep. Patti J. Lewis, Sponsor
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11:20 AM
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H.796 - An act relating to school safety and use of disciplinary action
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Rep. Kesha K. Ram, Sponsor
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11:30 AM
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H.832 - An act relating to attracting and retaining Vermont’s next generation
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Rep. Kesha K. Ram, Sponsor
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1:00 PM
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FLOOR
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2:15 PM
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School Discipline
Exclusionary Discipline Response: response to written request of February 26, 2015 related to S.67.
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Amy Fowler, Deputy Secretary for Educator Quality, Agency of Education
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Rebecca Holcombe, Secretary, Agency of Education
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3:00 PM
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Budget
Agency of Education budget
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William Talbott, Deputy Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
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3:30 PM
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H.859 - An act relating to special education
Report of Act 46 of 2015, Section 46. Special Education; Funding; Average Daily Membership; Study and Proposal
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William Talbott, Deputy Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education