Vermont General Assembly

2022 Session

• 05-05-2020: Senate Floor Session: S.287 – Concur w/House Amendment: Unanimous Yes Voice Vote [Video]
• 05-03-2022: Senate Finance: S.287 – Discussion [Video]
• 04-28-2022: House of Representatives S.287 – Third reading Vote (132-11) [Video]
• 04-28-2022: House Ways and Means: S.287 amendment Vote (11-0-0) [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 04-27-2022: House of Representatives S.287 – Second Reading (Third reading ordered via voice vote) [Video]
• 04-26-2022: House – Caucus of the Whole: S.287 [Video]
• 04-21-2022: House Appropriations: S.287 Vote (7-1-2) [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 04-21-2022: House Ways and Means: S.287 Vote (11-0-0) [Video]
• 04-20-2022: House Ways and Means: S.287 [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
• 04-19-2022: House Ways and Means: S.287 – Return to weights [Video]
• 04-13-2022: House Ways and Means: S.287 – Reverse Foundation Formula [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Tammy Kolbe, Associate Professor, Leadership and Development Sciences, University of Vermont [Testimony] [Video]
• 04-12-2022: House Ways and Means: S.287 – Reverse Foundation Formula [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]
  • Daniel French, Secretary of Agency of Education [Testimony]
  • Karen Horn, Executive Director Vermont League of City and Towns [Testimony]
  • Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director Vermont School Boards Association [Testimony]
• 04-08-2022: House Education: S.287 – Possible markup & vote [1:00 pm]
• 04-07-2022: House Education: S.287 [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 04-07-2022: House Ways and Means: S.287 – Continued rewrite of S.287 from weights to cost equity [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 04-06-2022: House Ways and Means: S.287 – Continued rewrite of S.287 from weights to cost equity [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
• 04-06-2022: House Education: S.287 – Walk-through [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
• 04-05-2022: House Ways and Means: Walk-through rewrite of S.287 to change from weights to cost equity payments [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 04-01-2022: House Ways and Means: S.287
  • Part 1 – Universal Income Form / Hunger Free VT
  • Part 2 – GIS & State Auditor
  • Part 3 – Committee discussion
• 03-21-2022: House Ways and Means: S.287 – discussion [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 03-31-2022: House Ways and Means: S.287 – walk through of the bill [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 03-25-2022: Senate Floor Session: 3rd reading S.287 [Video]
  • Senate passed S.287 with a Unanimous voice vote
• 03-24-2022: Senate Floor Session: 2nd reading S.287 [Video]
  • Vote for 3rd reading: Unanimous Yes voice vote
• 03-24-2022: House Ways & Means: Education Finance Restructuring [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 03-18-2022: Senate Appropriations: S.287 Pupil Weighting (Vote 5-0-2) [Video]
• 03-17-2022: House Education: Education Fund Training [Video]
  • Brad James, District Budgeting and Education Fund (Version 2)
• 03-17-2022: House Education: Pupil Weighting – Education Quality Standards [Video]
• 03-10-2022: House Ways & Means: Education Finance Restructuring [Video]
  • Tammy Kolbe, Associate Professor, Leadership and Development Sciences, University of Vermont [Testimony] [Video]
• 03-09-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Study Weighting Study Bill (Vote 7-0-0) [Video]
  • Pupil Weighting Draft Bill: DR 22-0593, Draft 4.3, 3-2-2022
  • Pupil Weighting Draft Bill: Fiscal Note, DR 22-0593, Draft 4.3, 3-2-2022
• 03-09-2022: House Education: Pupil Weighting – Task Force Co-Chairs [Video]
• 03-08-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Study Weighting Study Bill [Video]
• 02-25-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Study Weighting Study Bill [Video]
  • Pupil Weighting Draft Bill: DR 22-0593, Draft 3.12, 2-24-2022
• 02-24-2022: House Ways & Means: Education Finance Restructuring [Video]
• 02-24-2022: House Education: Education 101 [Video]
• 02-23-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Study Weighting Study Bill [Video]
• 02-22-2022: Senate Education: Pupil Weighting & ELL (Vote) [Video]
  • Letter to Senate Finance Recommending Weights for ELL
• 02-18-2022: Senate Education: Pupil Weighting ELL Recommendation [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 02-17-2022: House Ways & Means: Education Finance Restructuring [Video]
• 02-16-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Weighting Study Bill [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 02-15-2022: Senate Education: Pupil Weighting & ELL [Video]
• 02-10-2022: House Ways & Means: Education Finance Restructuring [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 02-10-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Weighting Study Bill [Video]
  • Pupil Weighting Draft Bill: DR 22-0593, Draft 2.12, 2-9-2022
  • Marc Schauber, Executive Director, The Coalition for Vermont Student Equity [Testimony]
• 02-09-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Weighting Study [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 02-04-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Weighting Study [Video]
  • Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Kingdom East Supervisory District [Testimony]
• 02-03-2022: Senate Education: Pupil Weighting Study ELL [Video]
  • Mark Tucker, Superintendent, Caledonia Central Supervisory Union [Testimony]
• 02-03-2022: House Ways & Means: Education Finance Restructuring [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 02-02-2022: House Education: Possible 173 Delay (Pupil Weighting) [Video]
  • Amy Rex, Superintendent, Timothy Dunn, Director of Student Services & Wilmer Chavarria, Director of Equity and Educational Support Systems, Milton Town School District [Testimony]
  • Danielle Corti, School Board Chair, Oxbow Unified Union School District [Testimony]
  • Jennifer Botzojorns, Superintendent, Kingdom East Supervisory District [Testimony]
• 02-02-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Weighting Study [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 02-02-2022: Senate Education: Pupil Weighting Study ELL [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Tammy Kolbe, Associate Professor, Leadership and Development Sciences, University of Vermont [Testimony]
• 02-01-2022: Senate Education: Pupil Weighting Study ELL at Winooski SD [Video]
  • Kirsten Kollgaard, Director of Multilingual Learner Programs, Winooski School District [Testimony] [Presentation]
• 01-28-2022: Senate Finance: Weights vs Cost Equity Grants – Committee Discussion [Video]
• 01-28-2022: Senate Education: Pupil Weighting Study ELL – Social Equity Caucus [Part 1] [Part 2]
  • Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association [Testimony]
• 01-27-2022: House Ways & Means: Education Finance Restructuring [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 01-26-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Weighting Study [Video]
  • Tammy Kolbe, Ph.D., Ph.D, Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont [Testimony]
• 01-25-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Weighting Study Flow Chart [Video]
• 01-21-2022: Senate Education: Pupil Weighting Study ELL as a grant or weight [Video]
  • Marc Schauber, Executive Director, The Coalition for Vermont Student Equity [Testimony]
  • Alison Notte, Director, Treasurer, The Coalition for Vermont Student Equity [Testimony]
  • Tammy Kolbe, Associate Professor, Leadership and Development Sciences, University of Vermont [Testimony]
• 01-21-2022: Senate Finance: Tax Structure Commission – Property/School Tax Recommendation [Video]
• 01-20-2022: Senate Education: Pupil Weighting Study ELL as a grant or weight [Video]
  • Nicole Mace, Finance Manager, Winooski School District [Testimony]
  • Tom Flanagan, Superintendent, Burlington School District [Testimony]
  • Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association [Testmony]
• 01-20-2022: House Ways & Means: Education Finance Restructuring [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 01-18-2022: Senate Finance: Blue Ribbon Tax Commission [Video]
• 01-14-2022: Senate Education: Pupil Weighting Study [Video]
• 01-14-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Weighting Study – Weights vs Reverse Foundation Formula (aka Cost Equity) [Video]
• 01-13-2022: House Ways & Means: Education Finance Restructuring [Part 1] [Part 2]
• 01-12-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Weighting Study [Video]
• 01-12-2022: Tammy Kolbe Response to Categorical Aid Calculation
• 01-07-2022: House Ways & Means: Committee discussion on Task Force report [Video]
• 01-06-2022: Senate Education: Pupil Weighting Study – Task Force Co-Chair Hardy & Kornheiser [Video]
• 01-06-2022: Senate Finance: Pupil Weighting Study [Video]
• 01-06-2022: House Ways & Means: Overview of Task Force on the Implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report [Video]
• 12-17-2021: FINAL Report of the Task Force on the Implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report