2019-2020 Session

Change Session

House Committee on Education Room 31

The House Committee on Education considers matters relating the educational needs of Vermonters, including the arts, libraries, and literary and scientific subjects; the amount of revenue required to satisfy the educational needs; and the manner of raising necessary revenue.

Previous Meetings - Full Report

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

11:30 AM

Committee Check-In

Member introductions and seating assignment

1:30 PM

House Floor

New member seating and election of Canvassing Committee

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Results from Canvassing Committee

11:00 AM

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

House Floor immediately following Joint Assembly

1:30 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 11, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Security Training

Immediately following adjournment of the Floor

11:00 AM

iPad Training

Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:15 PM

Tax Workshop - Principles of a High-Quality Tax System

Room 10

1:30 PM

Committee Discussion

Expectations and roles

2:00 PM

Vermont Department of Taxes and Office of State Tax Commissioner

Introduction

Deborah Carroll, Principal Assistant, Department of Taxes
Kate Strousse, Executive Assistant, Vermont Department of Taxes

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Committee Training

How schools are organized

Kate Connizzo, Digital Communications and Web Manager, Agency of Education
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Joint Fiscal Office

How education is funded in Vermont - Part 1 of 2

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

3:00 PM

Committee Training

Update on merger activity

Krista Huling, Chair, State Board of Education
Donna Russo-Savage, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education

3:30 PM

State Board of Education

Introduction

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Krista Huling, Chair, State Board of Education
Peter Peltz, Member, State Board of Education
Donna Russo-Savage, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Introduction

Mary Lundeen, Director of Student Support Services, Montpelier-Roxbury School District
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

11:00 AM

Joint Fiscal Office

How education is funded in Vermont - Part 2 of 2

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Vermont-National Education Association

Introduction

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Committee Training

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Bill introduction by sponsors

Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Hartford
Rep. Dylan Giambatista, Essex Junction
Rep. Diana Gonzalez, Winooski

11:00 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Walk-through

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amanda Garces, Founder, Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in Schools

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Decorum Training

Immediately following adjournment of House Floor

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

3:00 PM

Vermont School Board Association

Introduction

Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 18, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Vermont Legislative Research Service

Introduction

Anthony Gierzynski, Director, Vermont Legislative Research Service, UVM
Emily Klofft, Teacher's Assistant, Vermont Legislative Research Service, UVM
Eric Tucker, Teacher's Assistant, Vermont Legislative Research Service, UVM

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Comparison to H.14 from last session

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:00 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Amanda Garces, Founder, Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in Schools

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Vermont Independent Schools Association

Introduction

Michael Livingston, President, Vermont Independent Schools Association
Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association

2:45 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Agency of Education

Rep. Peter Conlon, House Committee on Education
Rep. Charles Conquest, House Committee on Appropriations

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Report of the Census-Based Funding Advisory Group

Meagan Roy, Director of Student Support Services, Champlain Valley School District

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

11:30 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

School Merger Discussion

Discussion

Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann, Stowe

1:30 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Tabitha Pohl-Moore, President, NAACP - Rutland

1:50 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources

2:00 PM

School District Mergers

Discussion

Danielle Corti, School Board Member, Newbury School Board
Penny Jones, School Board Member, Lamoille South Supervisory Union
Scott Thompson, School Board Member, U-32 School Board

2:30 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

3:00 PM

Agency of Education

Introduction to administrative staff

Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, VT Department of Education
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Don Stevens, Chief, Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation

9:00 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Hope Petraro, Student, Montpelier High School
MaryAnn Songhurst, Student, Montpelier High School
Sarika Tandon, Board Member, Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in Schools Advisory Board

9:30 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

10:00 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Shadiin Garcia, National Social Justice Consultant, Shoreline Consulting

10:30 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Amanda Garces, Founder, Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in Schools

10:40 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Amanda Rohdenburg, Director of Advocacy, Outright Vermont

11:00 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Amanda Garces, Founder, Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in Schools
Rich Holschuh, Commissioner, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs

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H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Committee discussion immediately following testimony

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Agency of Education - lead testing in schools

Rep. Peter Conlon, House Committee on Education

2:10 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Alexa Gabriel, Preschool Teacher, AllTogetherNow!

2:30 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Brenda Churchill, State House Liaison, LGBTQIA Alliance of Vermont
Amanda Garces, Founder, Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in Schools

3:00 PM

School District Mergers

Discussion

Bev Davis, Superintendent, Orleans Central Supervisory Union

3:30 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Sarah Launderville, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Independent Living

4:00 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Krista Huling, Chair, State Board of Education

4:30 PM

School District Mergers

Discussion

John Pandolfo, Superintendent, Barre Supervisory Union
Sonya Spaulding, Chair, Barre City School Board

5:00 PM

School District Mergers

Discussion

Jeanne Collins, Superintendent, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union
David Younce, Superintendent, Mill River Unified Union School District

5:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Agency of Education and Agency of Digital Services

SLDS report and equalized pupils

Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Shawn Nailor, Deputy Director, Agency of Digital Services

10:00 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

11:20 AM

Agency of Education

Data Updates

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, VT Department of Education

11:30 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Mark-up and possible vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Decorum training immediately following Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's FY2020 Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

3:15 PM

Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

Introduction

Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

3:30 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amanda Garces, Founder, Vermont Coalition for Ethnic and Social Equity in Schools
Keith Goslant, Chair, LGBTQIA Alliance of Vermont

3:45 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Mark-up and vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Don Stevens, Chief, Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 25, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

School District Mergers

Discussion

Jill Stahl Tyler, Chair, Brattleboro Town School Board

11:30 AM

Vermont Legal Aid

Introduction

Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Julia Shaw, Health Care Policy Analyst, Vermont Legal Aid

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

iPad Training

Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

House Floor

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Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment

Caucus of the Whole - House Floor

Rep. Janet Ancel, Sponsor of Bill
Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Sponsor of Bill
Dorothy Naylor, Member, Calais School Board
Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Sponsor of Bill
Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann, Sponsor of Bill
Cara Zimmerman, Chair, Stowe School Board

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

2:00 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
David Edleson, Rabbi, Temple Sinai Vermont
David Fainsilber, Rabbi, Jewish Community of Greater Stowe
Jason Lorber, Citizen
Emily Rosenbaum, President, Jewish Community of Greater Stowe
Amy Small, Rabbi, Ohavi Zedek Synagogue

5:15 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Possible vote on amendments

5:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

Center for Health and Learning and Vermont Suicide Prevention Center

Julia Hampton, Health Program Specialist, Center for Health and Learning and Vermont Suicide Prevention Center

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School-based services

Matt Habedank, Children's Behavior Services Program Manager, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
Amy Irish, School Based Behavior Consultant Team Leader, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services

11:00 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, St. Johnsbury Academy and Burr and Burton Academy

11:30 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

Therapeutic schools

Kym Asam, Regional Director of Schools and Clinical Programming, Northeastern Family Institute Vermont
Cara Capparelli, Clinical Director, Northeastern Family Institute Vermont
Drew Gradinger, Director, Kindle Farm School

3:00 PM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Walk-through of all-committee member amendment and vote

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:30 PM

Vermont State Colleges System

Introduction

Jeb Spaulding, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Presentation

Innovations and successes in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont

Hunter Beer, Student, Burke Town School
Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Kingdom East School District
Elaine Collins, President, Northern Vermont University
Melissa Jacobs, Board Chair, Craftsbury Saplings Childcare Center
Nya Jewell, Student, Burke Town School
Tom Lovett, Headmaster, St. Johnsbury Academy
Harry Miller, School Board Chair, Craftsbury Schools
Lily Miller, Student, Burke Town School
Morgan Moore, Teacher, Burke Town School
Chelsea Ott, Student, Burke Town School
Sarah Waring, Vice President of Grants and Community Investments, Vermont Community Foundation

10:30 AM

UP for Learning

Introduction

Lindsey Halman, UP Program Director, UP for Learning

11:00 AM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Decorum Training

Immediately following House Floor

3:15 PM

Agency of Education

Report on Act 46 of 2015, Section 6(d) Accelerated Activity; Supervisory Union Becoming a Supervisory District; Enhanced Tax Incentives; Data and Report

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Donna Russo-Savage, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

3:45 PM

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Overview and update

Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, VT Department of Education
Amy Fowler, Citizen
Patrick Halladay, Education Project Manager, Agency of Education

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 1, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Introduction - Scheuermann Alternative Amendment

Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann

8:45 AM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Walk-through with amendment

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:20 AM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:45 AM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Geo Honigford, Member, Royalton School Board
Margaret MacLean, Citizen, Peacham

11:30 AM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Side-by-Side Act 49 (2017) and H.39 (Scheuermann Amendment - Alternative Language)
Scheuermann Amendment - Alternative Language Draft No. 7.1

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Vote

Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann, sponsor of bill

1:50 PM

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Amy Fowler, Citizen

2:15 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Walk-through of Committee Amendment

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann

3:30 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Vote for advancement to Floor

3:35 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Vermont Future Business Leaders of America

Introduction

Ethan Duncan, Student, Champlain Valley Union High School
Taylor Lane, Student, Lake Region Union High School
Noah Lemieux, Student, Champlain Valley Union High School
Katherine Pion, Student, Lake Region Union High School
Ajay Warner, Student, Lake Region Union High School

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

11:00 AM

UVM Extension

Presentation on education-related programs

Lena Ashooh, 4-H Youth, Shelburne
Sarah Kleinman, Director of 4-H, Farmworker, and Family Education Programs, University of Vermont Extension
Lauren Traister, Teen and Leadership Specialist, UVM Extension

11:30 AM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Hold for possible discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Committee discussion

2:30 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Walk-through of Committee Amendment Draft No. 5.1

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Donna Russo-Savage, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education
Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

2:45 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

3:00 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

3:15 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Margaret MacLean, Citizen, Peacham
Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Sponsor
Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann, Sponsor

3:45 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Committee discussion and vote

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Farm to School and Early Childhood Day

Opal Carney, Student, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
Emilie Choquette, Student, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
Beth Miller, Community Impact Director, Rutland Parent Child Center
Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont FEED
Sam Rowley, Educator, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center, Hyde Park
Calvin Smith, Student, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
Remington Vogan-Schneider, Student, Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
Barrett Williams, Principal, Sharon Elementary School

10:00 AM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Introduction of new amendment

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

10:30 AM

Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Christie Cecere, Student, Montpelier High School
Evan Elliott, Student, U-32 High School
Isabel Giamusso, Student, U-32 High School
Karen Taylor Mitchell, Executive Director, Governor's Institutes of Vermont
Anja Samsom, Student, Montpelier High School
Julian Stoller, Student, Montpelier High School

11:20 AM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Committee discussion and vote on Scheuermann Amendment

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Committee Check-In

4:15 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:45 AM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Walk-through

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

8:55 AM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

9:05 AM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

9:15 AM

Proficiency Based Standards and Grading

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

10:00 AM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Karen Price, Director of Family Support, Vermont Family Network
Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

10:45 AM

Break

11:30 AM

Committee Check-In

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Walk-through of technical amendment to Conlon-Cupoli-Webb Amendment

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

Flexible Pathways

Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Personalization and Flexible Pathways, Agency of Education
Veronica Newton, Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Agency of Education
Yasmine Ziesler, Chief Academic Officer, Vermont State Colleges

3:30 PM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

4:00 PM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Troy McAllister, Chair, Special Education Advisory Council
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 8, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Committee Discussion

Bills on the wall

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Proficiency Based Standards and Grading

Moses Murphy, Senior Associate Director of Admissions, University of Vermont

1:30 PM

Centers for Technical Education

Jay Ramsey, Director, Career and Technical Education, Agency of Education

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

11:00 AM

University of Vermont Annual Update

Thomas Sullivan, President, University of Vermont

12:00 PM

Our Voices Exposed (OVX)

Alexis Collins, Student, St. Johnsbury Academy
Deborah Lee, School Counselor, St. Johnsbury Academy
Joseph Vineyard, Student, St. Johnsbury Academy
Emelie Ziegler, Student, St. Johnsbury Academy

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Proficiency Based Standards and Grading

Donald Tinney, President, Vermont National Education Association

1:30 PM

Agency of Education

Per pupil count readiness

Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education

2:00 PM

H.185 - An act relating to transgender and gender nonconforming student access to gender-segregated school programs, activities, and facilities

Introduction

Kate Jerman, Citizen
Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor
Jeane Robles, Citizen

2:45 PM

H.138 - An act relating to radon testing in schools

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

11:00 AM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Clare O'Shaughnessy, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education
Tonya Rutkowski, State Systemic Improvement Plan and Monitoring Coordinator, Agency of Education
Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

Agency of Education

Agency Budget Presentation

Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Vermont Afterschool

Orianna Baez, A.I.M. Afterschool Bellows Falls
Olivia Brooks, Student, Vergennes High School
Bradley Kutchukian, Student, Vergennes High School
Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
Alia Ross, Student, Winooski High School
Grace Waryas, Student, Bellows Fall Middle School

9:30 AM

Proficiency Based Standards and Grading

Penny Bishop, Professor and Associate Dean for Innovation and Technology, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont

10:00 AM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Clare O'Shaughnessy, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education
Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

3:00 PM

TBA

3:30

H.100 - An act relating to assessing the environmental health and safety of school buildings

Introduction

Rep. Maida Townsend, Sponsor

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H.138 - An act relating to radon testing in schools

Introduction

Rep. Maida Townsend, Sponsor

4:00 PM

Outright Vermont

Proposed changes to funding

Dana Kaplan, Executive Director, Outright Vermont
Mike McRaith, Principal, Montpelier High School

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 15, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Walk-through

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:30 AM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Clare O'Shaughnessy, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education
Miriam Stoll, Chair, Vermont Development Disabilities Council

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Implicit Bias Training

Led by the Vermont Human Rights Commission for the entire House in the House Chamber

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Party Caucuses

2:00 PM

H.138 - An act relating to radon testing in schools

Elizabeth Hamlin-Berninger, Director of Advocacy - New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont, American Lung Association

2:45 PM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Committee Amendment Walk-through

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Clare O'Shaughnessy, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Vermont Afterschool

Lasse Siurala, International Expert on Youth Culture

9:45 AM

H.138 - An act relating to radon testing in schools

Peter Crowley, President, CZ Environmental Solutions

10:45 AM

Outright Vermont

Appropriation for continued programming

Mara Iverson, Director of Education, Outright Vermont
Dana Kaplan, Executive Director, Outright Vermont

11:15 AM

H. - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools

Walk-through

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:30 AM

H.138 - An act relating to radon testing in schools

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Adjourn immediately following Floor

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Committee Check-In

10:30 AM

Election of Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, and Trustees of UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Adjourn immediately following Floor

Friday, February 22, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Troy McAllister, Chair, Special Education Advisory Council
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Clare O'Shaughnessy, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education
Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
Troy McAllister, Chair, Special Education Advisory Council
Clare O'Shaughnessy, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education

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Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Nodira Meliboeva, Student, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Grace Palmer, Student, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Kesha Ram, Student, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Eva Rosenberg, Student, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Katie Stenclik, Student, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

10:30 AM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Committee Amendment Walk-through and possible vote

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Troy McAllister, Chair, Special Education Advisory Council
Clare O'Shaughnessy, Staff Attorney, Agency of Education
Karen Price, Director of Family Support, Vermont Family Network
Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

11:15 AM

Committee Discussion

Vermont NEA "I am from here" video viewing

Rep. Sarah "Sarita" Austin

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

H.140 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Committee Amendment Walk-through and vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:45 PM

Committee Check-In

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

1:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

10 mins after Caucuses

H.295 - An act relating to increasing the term of office for the clerk and treasurer of a union school district and a unified union district

Introduction and walk-through

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. James Gregoire, Sponsor of Amendment

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Budget Discussion

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm to School Network

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Introduction

Sen. Philip Baruth, Chair, Senate Education Committee
Sen. Brian Campion, Sponsor
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association

1:30 PM

Vermont National Education Association

Perspectives from the classroom

Lauren Buck, Teacher, Spaulding High School, Barre
Karen Chitambar, Teacher, North Country Union High School, Newport
Betsy Nolan, Teacher, Edmunds Elementary School, Burlington
Tom Payeur, Teacher, Winooski High School
Donald Tinney, President, Vermont National Education Association

2:00 PM

Vermont Association of School Business Officials

Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Brenda Fleming, Former President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials, WCSU
Brittany Gilman, Business Manager, Addison Central School District
Frank Rucker, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials, WCSU

2:30 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Molly Costanza-Robinson, Professor of Environmental Chemistry, Middlebury College
David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Brittany Gilman, Business Manager, Addison Central School District
Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Regional Educational Television Network

Introduction

Jess Wilson, Executive Director, Regional Educational Television Network

9:15 AM

H. - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

10:00 AM

Agency of Education Staffing Levels

Joint Hearing with House Government Operations Committee

Rebecca Agile, Vermont State Employees Association
Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Margaret Carrera-Bly, Vermont State Employees Association
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Sigrid Olson, Technology Integration, Vermont State Employees Association
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Disability Awareness Day

Katie Ballard, Parent, Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights

2:00 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Walk-through and testimony

Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Vermont Adult Learning

High School Completion Program Test

Lori Brown, Windsor County Regional Director, Vermont Adult Learning
Hal Cohen, Executive Director, Vermont Adult Learning
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Thomas Longstreth, Executive Director, ReSOURCE
Elisabeth Woronzoff, High School Completion Plan Manager and Teacher, Vermont Adult Learning

10:30 AM

Budget Discussion

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education

11:00 AM

Agency of Education

Equalized Pupils

Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Budget Discussion

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.

2:00 PM

H. - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

2:45 PM

Budget Discussion

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:15 PM

H. - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools

Patricia Coates, Director of Government and External Affairs, Vermont State Colleges

3:30 PM

Committee Discussion and Planning

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 1, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H. - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools

Krista Huling, Chair, State Board of Education
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

H.521 - An act relating to amending the special education laws

Walk-through and testimony

Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

H. - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools

Mark-up and possible vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

1:00 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education

2:15 PM

Joint Fiscal Office

Walk-through of Town Meeting reports

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

2:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

The General Assembly is on break for Town Meeting Day week

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses during Floor

12:00 PM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Walk-through of new draft

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency of Education

Adult High School Completion Program

Robin Castle, Education Programs Manager and State Director of Adult Education and Literacy, Agency of Education
Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
Sharon Parker, High School Completion Program Coordinator, Agency of Education

1:45 PM

Habitat for Humanity

Debbie Goodwin, Executive Director, Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity

2:00 PM

H.521 - An act relating to amending the special education laws

Testimony and possible vote

Meagan Roy, Chair, Census-Based Funding Advisory Group
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

-

H. - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools

Testimony and possible vote

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Erin Elliot, Manager, Solutions Engineer, Parchment
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Philip Mason, National Sales Manager Services Product Owner and Solutions Engineer, Parchment
Joseph Piazza, Services Product Owner and Solutions Engineer, Parchment
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

3:00 PM

H.302 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in drinking water of schools

Walk-through and comparison to S.40

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Mark-up of Senate Proposal of Amendment

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

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Small Schools Grants

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
Rep. David Yacovone, Lamoille-Washington

10:55 AM

10 Minute Break

11:05 AM

Committee Check-In

11:15 AM

Burr and Burton Academy

Cole Hadlock, Student, Burr and Burton Academy
Jillian Joyce, Student, Burr and Burton Academy
Sage Lalor, Student, Burr and Burton Academy
Evelyn Seidner, Student, Burr and Burton Academy
Brendan Sullivan, Student, Burr and Burton Academy

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

Committee Check-In

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H. - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools

Mark-up and possible vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Chief Records Officer, Secretary of State's Office
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

9:00 AM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Kingdom East School District
David Epstein, Managing Principal, TruexCullins
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Sean McMannon, Superintendent, Winooski School District
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
David Young, Superintendent, South Burlington Supervisory District

10:30 AM

10 Minute Break

10:40 AM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
David Epstein, Managing Principal, TruexCullins
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

10:50 AM

H. - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools

Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 15, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H. - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools

Mark-up and possible vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

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S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

James Condos, Vermont Secretary of State
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Richard Kenney, Chief Water System Operator, Hartford
Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Chief Records Officer, Secretary of State's Office
Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H. - An act relating to the closing of postsecondary schools

Committee check-in

2:00 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

10 mins after Caucuses

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Rep. Charles Conquest, Liaison, House Committee on Appropriations
Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety
David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Bruce MacIntire, Director of Facilities, Addison Central School District
Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
Lyall Smith, Facilities Director, Williston Schools, Champlain Valley School District
Ken Sullivan, Director of Buildings, Grounds, and Safety, Addison Northwest School District

4:45 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Testimony and possible vote

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

10:00 AM

15 Minute Break

10:15 AM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Committee discussion

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

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The Compass School

Student Introductions

Abigail Ham, Student, Lyndon Institute
Chandre Pero, Student, The Compass School

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Committee Check-In

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

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10 Minute Break

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

Friday, March 22, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.536 - An act relating to education finance

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Mark-up

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Elena Mihaly, Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Mark-up and possible vote

Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Jen Duggan, Vice President/Director, Conservation Law Foundation
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

-

Lunch

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health

1:45 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

As Passed by the Senate

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

Vermont Superintendents Association, Capitol Plaza Hotel

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, March 29, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:00 AM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Mark-up and possible vote

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Mosaic Learning Center
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.185 - An act relating to transgender and gender nonconforming student access to gender-segregated school programs, activities, and facilities

Jamie Atchinson, Student, Harwood Union High School
Hunter Drown-Mansfield, Student, Northfield Middle-High School
Ash Engelsman, Student, Randolph Union High School
Dana Kaplan, Executive Director, Outright Vermont
Maggie Nadean, Student, Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax
Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor, House Committee on Judiciary
Jeane Robles, Citizen
Andi Tisdell, Student, Peoples Academy

1:45 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Patricia Komline, Lobbyist, Vermont Independent Schools Association

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

10 mins after Caucus

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Mark-up and possible vote

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:00 PM

Proficiency Based Standards and Grading

Natalie Bates, Student, Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax
Helen Beattie, Executive Director, UP for Learning
Kiana Labor, Student, Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax
Aidan Lodge, Student, Peoples Academy

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10 Minute Break

2:00 PM

H.39 - An act relating to the extension of the deadline of school district mergers required by the State Board of Education

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Capital Plaza Hotel, Montpelier Room

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Vote

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health

9:30 AM

Student-to-Staff Ratio Report

Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Tammy Kolbe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

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Proficiency Based Standards and Grading

Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Andrew Jones, Director of Curriculum, Mill River Unified Union School District
Tammy Kolbe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:10 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

School Nutrition Day

Robert Hildebrand, President, School Nutrition Association of Vermont
Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont

9:30 AM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor

10:00 AM

Interstate Merger

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Cynthia Lamore, School Board Chair, Stamford Elementary School
Kimberly Roberts-Morandi, Interstate Committee Member
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Windham-Bennington

-

Break

11:00 AM

Committee Check-In

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 5, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

Teacher Licensure

Patrick Halladay, Interim Division Director for Education Quality, Agency of Education
Erik Remmers, Chair, Vermont Standards Board for Professional Educators

1:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

-

Lunch

Patricia Coates, Director of Government and External Affairs, Vermont State Colleges
Patricia Coates, Director of Government and External Affairs, Vermont State Colleges
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

12:45 PM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Rep. Selene Colburn, Sponsor, Burlington
Jeff Nolan, Higher Education and Consultant, Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C.

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Pat Moulton , President, Vermont Technical College
Sydney Ovitt, Student, University of Vermont
Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Sally Short, Chair, University of Vermont Student Government Association Committee on Sexual Assault

10:00 AM

10 Minute Break

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S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Rep. Peter J. Fagan, Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Small Schools Grants

Krista Huling, Chair, State Board of Education

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Taite Shomo, Co-Organizer, It Happens Here, Middlebury College
Grace Vedock, Co-Organizer, It Happens Here, Middlebury College

2:30 PM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Wendy Koenig, Federal Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 12, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Office of Vermont Attorney General
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-

H.548 - An act relating to supervisory union realignment under Act 46

Rep. Cynthia Browning, Sponsor of Bill, Arlington

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Peter Amons, Business Manager, Rutland City School District
Edie Cole, Business Manager, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union
Therese Corsones, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Frank Rucker, President, Vermont Association of School Business Officials

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Suggestion of amendment

Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Sponsor of amendment, Rutland-Bennington
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julie Mach, School Board Member, Mettawee School District

1:30 PM

Universal PreK Research Partnership Study

Kyle DeMeo, Senior Research Associate, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands at Education Development Center
Clare Irwin, Senior Research Associate, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands at Education Development Center

-

10 Minute Break

2:45 PM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No morning meetings scheduled

2:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Section 5

Tricia Coates, Director of External & Governmental Affairs, Vermont State Colleges

9:30 AM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Rep. Terence Macaig, House Committee on Institutions and Corrections
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

Committee Check-In

-

Adjourn

Friday, April 19, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

David Epstein, Managing Principal, TruexCullins
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Rep. Terence Macaig, House Committee on Institutions and Corrections
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:00 AM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Brain Bee

Introduction

Lisa Bernardin, Coordinator, Vermont Brain Bee
Erik McLysaght, Student, Mount Abraham Unified High School
Isabelle Petrucci, Student, Essex High School

1:30 PM

Education Finance

E-Finance System

Edward Connors, Business Manager, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Pre-Kindergarten Education Legislative Study Report

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Erin Huckle, Research Associate, Education Development Center
Clare Irwin, Senior Research Associate, Education Development Center

-

15 Minute Break

3:15 PM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Rep. Janet Ancel, House Committee on Ways and Means
Samantha Burke, Student, Wells
Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Rutland-Bennington
Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Julie Finnegan, Assistant Director, Upward Bound
Rep. Kimberly Jessup, Middlesex
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

9:45 AM

Education Finance

E-Finance System

Debra Drew, Business Manager, St. Johnsbury School District

-

Lunch

12:00 PM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Patricia Komline, Lobbyist, Vermont Independent Schools Association
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Education Finance

E-Finance

Sean Cousino, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Tim Holland, Project Manager, Agency of Digital Services
John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

-

Break

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association

11:00 AM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Chair, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

David Englander, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health

Friday, April 26, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:55 AM

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Rep. Charles Conquest, Liaison, House Committee on Appropriations

11:00 AM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Sponsor, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No morning meetings scheduled

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

H.521 - An act relating to amending the special education laws

As Passed by the Senate

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Deb Witkus, Advocate, Greater Falls Connections

-

S.40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities

Proposed amendments

Rep. Thomas Burditt, Sponsor of amendment, House Committee on Judiciary
David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Sponsor of amendment, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 3, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

-

Lunch

4:00 PM

H.79 - An act relating to eligibility for farm-to-school grant assistance

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Rep. John O'Brien, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.521 - An act relating to amending the special education laws

Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Troy McAllister, Chair, Special Education Advisory Council
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

-

Break

9:30 AM

H.521 - An act relating to amending the special education laws

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

10:30 AM

House Floor

4:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

11:00 AM

H.521 - An act relating to amending the special education laws

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, May 10, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:15 AM

H.521 - An act relating to amending the special education laws

Meagan Roy, Chair, Census-Based Funding Advisory Group

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

1:30 PM

House Floor

Monday, May 13, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

H.542 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Dual enrollment and the Education Fund

Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

-

H.521 - An act relating to amending the special education laws

Alena Berube, Special Education Finance Director, Agency of Education
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education

3:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

-

Recess

3:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Recess

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Recess

12:30 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 17, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Committee Check-In

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Recess

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following break for recess

-

Recess

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

House Floor

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Committee Discussion

2:30 PM

Education Policy Initiatives

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education

-

Impacts of Education Policy Initiatives on Vermont School Districts and the Agency of Education

Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Pupil Weighting Factors Report

Joint Hearing with the House Ways and Means Committee
Room 10

Bruce Baker, Professor, Rutgers University
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Tammy Kolbe, Associate Professor, Leadership and Development Sciences, University of Vermont

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Education Funding

Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

10:00 AM

Education Tax Rate Letter

Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education

10:45 AM

Weighting Study

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly-House Chamber

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 10, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Data Management and Assessment

Wendy Geller, Data and Research Director, Agency of Education

11:00 AM

Annual Snapshot

Patrick Halladay, Division Director for Education Quality, Agency of Education

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM

Clarifying Legislative Intent

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM

"The Science of Reading: What It Means and What It Tells Us About How to Teach Reading"

Video

Rep. Kathryn Webb, Chair, House Committee on Education

1:45 PM

Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Agency of Education

Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Kathy Flanagan, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education

3:00 PM

Act 1

Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

7:30 AM

Breakfast for the Presidents of the Colleges

Capitol Plaza

9:30 AM

Literacy Bills

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-

H.406 - An act relating to screening students for dyslexia and ensuring teachers receive training concerning dyslexia

Rep. Felisha Leffler, Sponsor

11:00 AM

University of Vermont Annual Update

Suresh Garimella, President, University of Vermont

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Act 66 Update

David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

3:15 PM

Data Management and Assessment

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Wendy Geller, Data and Research Director, Agency of Education
Kevin Viani, IT Director, Agency of Education

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Pre-K and Early Education

Joint hearing with the House Committee on Human Services
Room 10

Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Morgan Crossman, Building Bright Futures
Clare Irwin, Senior Research Associate, Education Development Center
Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families
Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

12:00 PM

Vermont Superintendents Association Lunch

Capitol Plaza Hotel
Montpelier Room

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 17, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Literacy Bills

Donald Tinney, President, Vermont National Education Association

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Education Fund Training

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following the Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Pre-K and Literacy

Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

2:00 PM

Governor's FY2021 Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Community College of Vermont

Update

Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont

9:30 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Walk - through

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:00 AM

Advance Vermont

Presentation

Tom Cheney, Director, Advance Vermont

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Literacy Instruction

Libby Bonesteel, Superintendent of Schools, Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools

3:25 PM

Literacy Bills

Katie Ballard, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Essex
Sandra Chittenden, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Essex
Jamie Crenshaw, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Milton

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.661 - An act relating to increasing special education State aid for prekindergarten students

Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Sponsor, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

9:15 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
Chelsea Myers, Director of Professional Development and Communications, Vermont Superintendents Association

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Continued

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
Jacquelyne Wilson, Superintendent, Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union

11:00 AM

Literacy Bills

Blanche Podhajski, President, Stern Center for Language and Learning

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:25 PM

Literacy Bills

Marjorie Lipson, Professor of Education, University of Vermont

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:30 AM

H.707 - An act relating to providing emergency service courses at regional technical centers

Sarah Buxton, Director, State Workforce Development, Department of Labor
Rep. William Canfield, Sponsor, Fair Haven
Drew Hazelton, Chief of Operations, Rescue Inc.

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Literacy Bills

Kelly Bouteiller, Instructional Coach, Charlotte Central School
Jensa Bushey, District Literacy Leader, Champlain Valley School District
Meagan Roy, Director of Student Support Services, Champlain Valley School District

2:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.804 - An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools

Walk-through

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Kathleen James, Sponsor
Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

After the Floor

H.709 - An act relating to requiring gender balance on the University of Vermont’s Board of Trustees

Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont
Rep. Mary Sullivan, Sponsor, Burlington

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Northeast Kingdom Collaborative

Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Kingdom East Supervisory Union
Lucy Cannon, Member, Abenaki Nation
Brian Carroll, Director of Student Services, Kingdom East Supervisory Union
Margaret McLean, Executive Director, Vermont Rural Education Collaborative
Becca Munkelwitz, Alumni, Northern Vermont University
Individual Students, Burke Town School
Individual Students, Lyndon Town School
Trevor Utton, Student, Northern Vermont University

2:30 PM

Literacy Bills

Cynthia Gardner-Morse, Literacy Tutor and Concerned Citizen, Calais
Mack Gardner-Morse, Concerned Citizen, Taxpayer, and Voter, Calais
Mark Seidenberg, Professor, University of Wisconsin

4:30 PM

Public Hearing on Literacy Bills: H.668, H.669 & H.406

Room 11

Lisa Allen, Parent
Jessica Berry, Special Educator
Andrew Brown, Parent
Hilda Costello, Parent
Melissa Culver, Parent
Jessica Dion, Parent
Dorinne Dorfman, School Administrator
Cynthia Gardner-Morse, Literacy Tutor and Concerned Citizen, Calais
Mary Grace, Executive Director, Partnerships for Literacy and Learning
Aniyah Haskins, Student
Joie Lehouillier, Parent
Emily Lesh, Parent
Brittany Lovejoy, Educator
Julie Maskell, Grandparent
Sierra Maskell, Parent
Jessica Millard, Parent
Linda Morin, Parent
Sandy Murphy, Educator
Kara Quinn, Teacher
Caleb Rockcastle, Student
Sheri Rockcastle, Parent
Heather Rodriguez, Parent
Estes Rodriguez, Student
Julia Spaulding, Student
Marylynne Strachan, Parent
Malakai Valgean, Student

6:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Meg Baker, Universal Pre-K Coordinator, Addison County
Janice Stockman, Early Childhood Coordinator, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union

10:20 AM

School Based Mental Health Services

Overview

Tracy Mongeon, Department of Mental Health
Tiffiny Moore, Washington County Mental Health Services
Andrew Ripley, Washington County Mental Health Services

11:20 AM

Literacy Instruction

Beth Cobb, Superintendent, Essex Westford School District
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Chelsea Myers, Director of Professional Development and Communications, Vermont Superintendents Association
Jackie Tolman, Director of Learning and Instructional Impact, Essex Westford School District

12:00 PM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Act 173

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education

-

Literacy Bills

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 31, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:05 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Mark-up

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:30 AM

Literacy Bills

Nathan Levenson, President, District Management Group

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Paul Behrman, Director, Champlain Valley Head Start

1:40 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.909 - An act relating to the tax effect that resulted from inequitable and inadequate student equalized pupil weighting from 2000–2018

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor

-

H.910 - An act relating to adding new weights to the weightings used to calculate equalized pupils

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor

1:45 PM

Committee Discussion

3:30 PM

Literacy Bills

Karen Heath, Literacy Specialist, Main Street Middle School, Montpelier
Susan Koch, First Grade Teacher, Union Elementary School, Montpelier

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Sherry Carlson, Senior Director of Programs, Let's Grow Kids
Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

H.812 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public-school students

Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Rep. Lucy Rogers, Sponsor

-

Adjourn

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Literacy Bills

Walk-through

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Kate Rogers, Early Learning Team Lead, Agency of Education

11:15 AM

H.668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

3:00 PM

Afterschool Programs

Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
Chris Neitzy, Afterschool Alliance

-

Adjourn

Friday, February 7, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Committee Adjourned

No committee business today due to weather

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following the Floor

11:30 AM

Lunch

12:30 PM

Our Voices Exposed (OVX)

Youth Tobacco Prevention Group

Eliza Bridge, Student, Rutland High School
Joe Doherty, Advisor, Rutland High School
Giovanni Falco, Student, Rutland High School
Riley Norton, Student, Rutland High School

1:00 PM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

David Epstein, Managing Principal, TruexCullins
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:45 PM

Proficiency Based Learning and Notation

Joint Hearing with Senate and House Education Committees
Room 11

Matt Jordan, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Education Commission of the States
Joel Moore, State Relations Strategist, Education Commission of the States

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Farm to School

David Baker, Superintendent, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
Camryn Hoffman, Student, Cabot School
Craig Locarno, Food Service Director, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
Nene Riley, Teacher, Cabot School
Silas Robbins, Student, Cabot School
Betsy Rosenbluth, Vermont FEED Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network
Peter Stratman, Teacher, Cabot School

10:15 AM

H.661 - An act relating to increasing special education State aid for prekindergarten students

Walk-through

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

11:00 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 Mins. After Floor

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Committee Discussion

3:30 PM

Act 173

Meagan Roy, Chair, Act 173 Advisory Committee

4:15 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Afterschool Programs

Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education

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Afterschool Advocacy Day

Emily Deso-Walker, Student, Enosburg Falls High School
Natalia Dorcely, Student, Springfield High School
Tyler Duso, Student, Enosburg Falls High School
Heather Moore, LEAPS Program Director, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Youth Services Advisory Council
Tim Mulligan, Principal, Newark Street School
Addison Seibel, Student, Newark Street School

11:15 AM

H.668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs

Robert Schulze, Assistant Professor, Special Education, Education Department Chair, Northern Vermont University
Anne Slonaker, Associate Professor, Education Department Chair, Castleton University

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Mark-up and possible vote

Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

3:20 PM

H.714 - An act relating to implicit bias training for public and approved independent school employees

Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Rep. Zachariah Ralph Watson, Sponsor, Sponsor of Amendment

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 14, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Love Letter for the Climate

Lili Markow, Youth Lobby Coordinator, Vermont Youth Lobby
Finn Olson, Youth Lobby Coordinator, Vermont Youth Lobby

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following the Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Joint Hearing with House Corrections and Institutions
Room 11

Mary Beth Banios, Superintendent, Windsor Central Supervisory Union
Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Kingdom East Supervisory Union
Bridget Burkardt, Board Clerk, South Burlington Supervisory District
Karen Conroy, Superintendent, Essex North Supervisory Union
David Epstein, Managing Principal, TruexCullins
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Bruce MacIntire, Director of Facilities, Addison Central School District
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Patrick Reen, Superintendent, Mount Abraham Unified High School
Christine Sullivan, School Board Member, Harwood Union Unified School District
Clare Wool, Board Chair, Burlington School District
David Young, Superintendent, South Burlington Supervisory District

3:30 PM

Afterschool Programs

Nicole Miller, Assistant Director, Vermont Afterschool
Jill Rinehart, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter

4:00 PM

Proficiency Based Learning

Michael Livingston, Head of School, The Sharon Academy
Mary Newman, Incoming Head of School, The Sharon Academy

4:45 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs

Sandra Chittenden, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Essex
Jamie Crenshaw, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Milton
Marylynne Strachan, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Middlesex

9:30 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Lori Connors-Tadros, Senior Research Fellow, National Institute for Early Education Research

10:00 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Heather Martin, Early Education Center Director, Castleton University

10:30 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Kristen Martin, Head of School, Montessori School of Central Vermont
Tamara Mount, Head of School, Hilltop Montessori School

11:00 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Mark-up

Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:20 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Committee Discussion

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.638 - An act relating to the education of children of parents who are homeless

Walk-through

Patrick Burke, Principal, South Burlington High School
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Martin LaLonde, Sponsor, South Burlington

9:15 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Mark-up

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

H.812 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public-school students

Doug Davis, Director, Food Service, Burlington School District
Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
Carlotta Simonds-Perantoni, Principal, Waits River Valley School

10:30 AM

Election of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges

Joint Assembly

11:30 AM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Michael Gaughan, Executive Director, Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

Adjourn

Friday, February 21, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

H.668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs

Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Kathy Flanagan, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

11:45 AM

Governor's FY2021 Budget Address

Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Kathy Flanagan, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

12:15 PM

Governor's Institutes of Vermont

Karen Taylor Mitchell, Executive Director, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Committee Discussion

Jeanné Collins, Superintendent of Schools, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:30 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

9:45 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following the Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Discussion, Mark-up and Possible Vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:15 PM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

"The Boy and the Bat"

Carter Somaini, Student
Carter Somaini, Parent

9:15 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Discussion and Mark-up

Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

10:10 AM

H.668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs

Discussion and Mark-up

Katie Ballard, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Essex
Jamie Crenshaw, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Milton
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

11:00 AM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Discussion and Mark-up

John Carroll, Chair, State Board of Education
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:50 AM

H.935 - An act relating to prekindergarten education

Vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

Adjourn

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

10:30 AM

H.668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

11:00 AM

H.668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs

Mark-up

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:30 AM

H.668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

Adjourn

Friday, February 28, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:20 PM

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Mark-up and Vote

Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Rep. Alice M. Emmons, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:50 AM

H.668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs

Mark-up and Vote

Katie Ballard, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Essex
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Chelsea Myers, Director of Communications and Professional Development, Vermont Superintendents Association

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses immediately following Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.803 - An act relating to expanding access to information about special education

Introduction

Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
Rep. Woodman Page, Sponsor

4:00 PM

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates

House Chamber

Erica Bornemann, Director, Vermont Emergency Management & Homeland Security
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services

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Adjourn

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Rep. Jessica Brumsted, House Committee On Human Services
Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
Rep. Francis McFaun, House Committee On Human Services
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

10:00 AM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Libby Bonesteel, Superintendent of Schools, Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools

11:30 AM

H.661 - An act relating to increasing special education State aid for prekindergarten students

Colin Blazej, Tax Payer, Carpenter, Windham
Russ Cumming, Lister, School Board Member, Windham
Bill Dunkel, Head of the Planning Commission, Town Energy Coordinator, Representative to the Windham Regional Commission, Windham
Imme Murath, Auditor, Tax Payer, Windham
Kathy Scott, Town Treasurer, School Board Treasurer, Windham
Kord Scott, Select Board, School Bus Driver, Windham

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM

S.326 - An act relating to the State Advisory Panel on Special Education

Sen. Ruth Hardy
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Rachel Seelig, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

S.335 - An act relating to universal access to afterschool programs

Introduction

Sen. Debbie Ingram
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Parent Child Center Network

11:30 AM

"Twende Shuleni" ("Let's Go to School")

Rahmah Alchaderchi, Student, Winooski High School
Hussein Amuri, Student, Winooski High School
Bonne-Idee Kasindi, Student, Winooski High School
Rachid Muzaliwa, Student, Winooski High School
Susmita Rai, Student, Winooski High School

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 13, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates

Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education

9:45 AM

H.803 - An act relating to expanding access to information about special education

Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.668 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jonathan D. Wolff, Lobbyist, Vermont State Colleges

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Adjourn

Friday, March 27, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Updates

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Dan French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Erin Maguire, President, National Organization for Directors of Special Education
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Adjourn until 1:45 PM

1:45 PM

COVID 19 Response

Updates continued

Libby Bonesteel, Superintendent of Schools, Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools
Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Kingdom East Supervisory Union
Sarah Case, 3rd Grade Teacher, Shaftsbury, VT
Jeanné Collins, Superintendent, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Sean McMannon, Superintendent, Winooski School District
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Larry O'Connor, Special Educator, Middlebury Union High School
Jessica Settles, 7th and 8th Grade English Teacher, Danville School
Laura Soares, President, VSBIT
Jackie Wilson, Superintendent, Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union

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Adjourn

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

COVID-19 Response Updates

Laura Soares, President, VSBIT

12:30 PM

S.224 - An act relating to making miscellaneous changes to education laws

The title of S.224 is outdated. The subject matter is now the Miscellaneous Education bill. Committee discussion and walk-through

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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S.46 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools

Committee discussion and walk-through of proposed pupil weighting language

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:00 PM

Break

2:30 PM

COVID-19 Response

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Mill Moore, Executive Director, Vermont Independent Schools Association
Edward Nasta, Executive Director, New School of Montpelier
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Sharon Davison, Kindergarten teacher, Williston
Alex Eskra-St.Louis, Second Grade Teacher, Berkshire Elementary
Dan French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

2:00 PM

Education Finance

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Ways and Means

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Martha Heath, Chair, Essex-Westford School District Board
Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Tim Smith, Chair, Slate Valley Unified School District Board

Friday, April 3, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

Committee Discussion

-

S.164 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Friday, April 10, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Post-Secondary COVID 19 Response

Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont
Jeb Spaulding, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

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Break

2:00 PM

COVID 19 Response

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Lynn Cota, Superintendent, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
Kevin Dirth, Superintendent, Maple Run School District
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Zach Mclaughlin, Superintendent, Springfield School District
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Meg Powden, Superintendent, Two Rivers Supervisory Union
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

3:30 PM

COVID 19 Response

Dan French, Secretary, Agency of Education

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

Covid-19 Response: Mental Health

Tomasz Jankowski, President and CEO, Northeast Kingdom Human Services
Marilyn Mahusky, Staff Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
David Melnick, Director of Outpatient Services, NFI Vermont
Laurel Omland, Director, Child, Adolescent, and Family Unit, Vermont Department of Mental Health
Noreen Shapiro-Berry, Northeast Kingdom Human Services
Marcia Stricker, Northeast Kingdom Human Services
Veronica Whitehill, Northeast Kingdom Human Services

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Friday, April 17, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Education Finance: District Budgets

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Ways and Means

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

10:30 AM

S. - An act relating to establishing default budgets for school districts due to the COVID-19 State of Emergency

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:00 PM

COVID 19 Response: Pre-K Education and Continuity of Learning

Meg Baker, Universal Pre-K Coordinator, Addison County
Steven Berbeco, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
Stacie Curtis, Director of Burlington Early Education Programs, Burlington School District
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Nathan Lavery, Executive Director of Finance, Burlington School District and President-Elect, Vermont Association of School Business Officials
Chelsea Myers, Director of Communications and Professional Development, Vermont Superintendents Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families
Kate Rogers, Early Learning Team Lead, Agency of Education
Meagan Roy, Director of Student Support Services, Champlain Valley School District
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

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S.343 - An act relating to delaying special education changes due to the COVID-19 state of emergency

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Meagan Roy, Chair, Act 173 Advisory Committee

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

Possible Delays to Act 173

John Carroll, Chair, State Board of Education
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

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Committee Discussion

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 24, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

11:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

C0VID-19 Response: School Districts Without Budgets

Bridget Burkardt, Board Clerk, South Burlington Supervisory District
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Danielle Corti, School Board Chair, Oxbow Unified Union School District
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Lyle Holiday, Superintendent, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union
Caitlin Hollister, School Board Chair, Harwood Union Unified School District
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Bruce Labs, Superintendent, White River Valley Supervisory Union
Zach Mclaughlin, Superintendent, Springfield School District
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Amy Rex, Superintendent, Milton School District
Frank Rucker, Business Administrator, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union
David Schoales, School Board Chair, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union
Mark Tucker, Superintendent, Caledonia Cooperative School District
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
David Young, Superintendent, South Burlington Supervisory District

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

Committee Discussion on District Budgets

-

S.343 - An act relating to delaying special education changes due to the COVID-19 state of emergency

Committee Discussion

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:30 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Friday, May 1, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

S.343 - An act relating to delaying special education changes due to the COVID-19 state of emergency

Committee Discussion and Vote

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

Act 66 (2019) Water Testing for Lead in Schools and Child Care Facilities

David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

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H. - An act relating to establishing fiscal year 2021 education spending for school districts due to the COVID-19 state of emergency

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

10:30 AM

House Floor

Followed by Full House Caucus

1:00 PM

House Floor

Continued from this morning if needed

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Friday, May 8, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Capitol Bill - Extension of Sunset

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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H. - An act relating to establishing fiscal year 2021 education spending for school districts due to the COVID-19 state of emergency

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

Committee Discussion

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Friday, May 15, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.957 - An act relating to extending the deadline to test for lead in the drinking water of school buildings and child care facilities

Committee Discussion and Vote

David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:15 PM

Committee Discussion on District Budgets

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Monday, May 18, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

2:00 PM

House Caucus

Optional All-House Caucus

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

Trends in Higher Education

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

Stephanie Murphy, Policy and Research Analyst, New England Board of Higher Education
Michael Thomas, President and CEO, New England Board of Higher Education
Candace Williams, Director of Policy Research and Strategic Initiatives, New England Board of Higher Education

3:30 PM

House Caucus

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Adjourn

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

11:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Friday, May 22, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

H.957 - An act relating to extending the deadline to test for lead in the drinking water of school buildings and child care facilities

Committee Discussion and Vote

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Remote Learning and Proficiency Based Learning

Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
Mary Newman, Incoming Head of School, The Sharon Academy

3:00 PM

Education Finance

Funding for FY21

Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

S.233 - An act relating to uniform licensing standards

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:30 PM

House Caucus

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.959 - An act relating to education property tax

Walk-through and Committee Discussion

Rep. Scott Beck, House Committee on Ways and Means
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Friday, May 29, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

S.233 - An act relating to uniform licensing standards

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Erik Remmers, Chair, Vermont Standards Board for Professional Educators
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:00 PM

COVID-19 Response: Education Funding

Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Chelsea Myers, Director of Communications and Professional Development, Vermont Superintendents Association
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

1:00 PM

Future of Public Higher Education in Vermont Study

Committee Discussion

Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Michael Thomas, President and CEO, New England Board of Higher Education
Candace Williams, Director of Policy Research and Strategic Initiatives, New England Board of Higher Education

3:30 PM

House Caucus

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

11:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Future of Public Higher Education in Vermont Study

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Eileen Dickinson, Member, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
Rep. Peter J. Fagan, House Committee on Appropriations
Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Rep. Michael Marcotte, Chair, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
Michael Thomas, President and CEO, New England Board of Higher Education
Candace Williams, Director of Policy Research and Strategic Initiatives, New England Board of Higher Education
Sophie Zdatny, Interim Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges

Friday, June 5, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

COVID- 19 Response: Exposure Liability Act

Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

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H.961 - An act relating to making first quarter fiscal year 2021 appropriations for the support of State government, federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) appropriations, pay act appropriations, and other fiscal requirements for the first part of the fiscal year

Committee discussion of Draft 2.2 Ammendment to H.961 - Creation of Select Committee on The Future of Public Higher Education in Vermont

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Peter J. Fagan, House Committee on Appropriations
Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont
Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Candace Williams, Director of Policy Research and Strategic Initiatives, New England Board of Higher Education
Sophie Zdatny, Interim Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges

3:30 PM

Committee Discussion

Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Chelsea Myers, Director of Communications and Professional Development, Vermont Superintendents Association
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

3:30 PM

House Caucus

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:45 AM

Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:00 AM

Richard Cate, Chief Financial Officer, University of Vermont
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Chelsea Myers, Director of Communications and Professional Development, Vermont Superintendents Association
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Sophie Zdatny, Interim Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges

12:30 PM

Vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

-

No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Friday, June 12, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

3:15 PM

Coronavirus Relief Funds for Independent K-12 Schools

Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

3:40 PM

Uniform Chart of Accounts

Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

3:50 PM

Covid-19 Response: Mental Health

Services to students from Designated Agencies for FY 20 and FY 21

Todd Bauman, Executive Director, Northwest Counseling and Support Services
Bob Bick, Executive Director, Howard Center
Jeffrey Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Sandy McGuire, Chief Financial and Operations Officer, Howard Center
Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
Laurel Omland, Director, Child, Adolescent, and Family Unit, Vermont Department of Mental Health
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

The House will convene briefly at 9AM.
See House home page for live-stream link.

12:00 PM

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

3:30 PM

House Caucus

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Sen. Philip Baruth, Chair, Senate Education Committee
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Peter J. Fagan, House Committee on Appropriations
Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
Michael Thomas, President and CEO, New England Board of Higher Education

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Friday, June 19, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

Committee Discussion and Update

-

H.209 - An act relating to ending the suspension of State aid for school construction projects

Committee Discussion and Update

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

TBA

Wendy Geller, Data and Research Director, Agency of Education
Patrick Halladay, Division Director for Education Quality, Agency of Education

9:15 AM

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

COVID-19 Update on FY20 and Plans for FY21

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
Donald Tinney, President, Vermont National Education Association

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, June 26, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

2:00 PM

Plans for School Opening

Lynn Cota, Superintendent, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Randi Lowe, Superintendent, Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union

2:30 PM

Plans for School Opening

Andrea Griffin, Teacher, Williston
Chris Guros, Special Education Teacher, Montpelier
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Donald Tinney, President, Vermont National Education Association

3:00 PM

Plans for School Opening

Dan French, Secretary, Agency of Education

3:40 PM

Break

3:45 PM

Plans for School Opening

Libby Bonesteel, Superintendent of Schools, Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools
Bev Davis, Superintendent, Orleans Central Supervisory Union
Barbara Ann Komons-Montrol, Superintendent, Windham Southwest Supervisory Union

5:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Vermont State Colleges Bridge Funding

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
Sharron Scott, Chief Financial Officer, Vermont State Colleges
Sophie Zdatny, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges

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Coronavirus Relief Funds

Update from UVM and Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

Richard Cate, Chief Financial Officer, University of Vermont
Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont
Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
Yasmine Ziesler, Chief Academic Officer, Vermont State Colleges System

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

11:00 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Agency of Education

Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Dan French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education

--

Updates and Legislative Priorities

Joint Testimony

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association
Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

12:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

--

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

2:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Friday, August 28, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:30 AM

Homeschoolers

Joint Committee with House Ways and Means
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Financial Implications - Enrollment and Education Funding
Homeschooler Interface with Supervisory Unions
Draft Bill Addressing Average Daily Membership

Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

11:30 AM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

Agency of Education Allocations for:
Outright Vermont
Governor's Institutes

Dana Kaplan, Executive Director, Outright Vermont
Karen Taylor-Mitchell, Executive Director, Governor's Institutes of Vermont

12:30 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Adjourn

1:00 PM

Governor's Recommended Restatement of the FY21 State Budget

AOE FY21 Budget Allocation for the Vermont State Board of Education

John Carroll, Chair, State Board of Education

1:30 PM

H. - An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education law to address the COVID-19 pandemic

Introduction and Walk-through.

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel

2:00 PM

Coronavirus Relief Funds

For Pre-K - 12 and Independent Tech Centers

Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Dan French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Congressman Peter Welch

Presentation to Committee - "Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Schools"

Peter Welch, U.S. Congressman, Vermont

1:00 PM

Coronavirus Relief Funds

For Pre-K -12 and Independent Tech Centers

Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Chelsea Myers, Associate Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

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Miscellaneous Education COVID-19 Bill

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Dan French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

2:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Coronavirus Relief Funds

Post-Secondary, Higher Education

Sophia Howlett, President, SIT Graduate Institute
Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Richard Schneider, Former President, Norwich University
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

--

Miscellaneous Education COVID-19 Bill

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

2:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Miscellaneous Education COVID-19 Bill

Continuation of Discussion from Previous Meeting

Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, September 4, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

11:00 AM

Homeschoolers

AOE Interface with Homeschoolers - Agency Management and Data Collection

Anne Bordonaro, Division Director, Federal and Education Support Programs, Agency of Education
Alicia Hanrahan, Education Programs Manager, Agency of Education
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

12:00 PM

After-school Care

Support for S335
Vermont Afterschool

Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Hunger Free Vermont

12:30 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

School Districts Without Budgets

Oxbow Unified Union School District

Danielle Corti, School Board Member, Oxbow Unified Union School District
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Emilie Knisley, Superintendent, Orange East Supervisory Union
Lance Mills, Teacher, River Bend Career and Technical Center
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

2:00 PM

Committee Discussion

2:30 PM

School Districts Without Budgets

First Branch School District

Jamie Kinnarney, Superintendent, White River Valley Supervisory Union

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

--

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Education Finance

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Ways and Means

Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

10:15 AM

Adjourn

10:30 AM

H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Senate Proposal of Amendment
Joint Hearing with House Committee on Human Services

Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education
Sen. Debbie Ingram, Sponsor
Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

12:30 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 11, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:30 AM

Education Finance

Draft Letter Addressing COVID-related Education Budgeting

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

--

Committee Discussion

12:30 PM

Adjourn

2:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

Education Finance

Education Budget - Senate Education Committee Recommendations to Senate Appropriations

Draft Letter to AOE Addressing COVID-related Education Budgeting

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

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H.663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Committee Discussion

Jody Lesko, Director of Programs and Implementation, Efficiency Vermont
Daniel Reilly, Public Affairs Director, Efficiency Vermont

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

--

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

2:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

--

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

2:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 18, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.969 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Update on Education Changes Proposed by the Senate

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel
Rep. Peter J. Fagan, House Committee on Appropriations

10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.969 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Reactions to the Education Sections of the Budget Approved by the Senate

Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont
Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Hunger Free Vermont
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

--

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

--

No Committee Meeting Scheduled

10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, September 25, 2020

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Vermont Mask Day and Masks4Missions

Douglas Altshuler, Founder, Masks4Missions
Kyle Dodson, Executive Director, Greater Burlington YMCA
Doreen Kraft, Exective Director, Burlington City Arts
Timothy Lahey, MD, UVM Medical Center

10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

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