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Senate Finance reviews school redistricting task force, CTE weighting and timeline for new foundation formula
Summary
The Senate Finance Committee discussed an amendment to create a school district redistricting task force, updating CTE weighting via a JFO contract, and steps for transitional school boards and a foundation formula intended to take effect in FY 2028; members requested public hearings and mapped a compressed reporting timeline.
Senate Finance members discussed an amendment that would create a school district redistricting task force, require public hearings and deliver proposed district maps and implementation steps by Nov. 1, 2025.
The amendment, presented to the committee as a package change to the bill, would replace a proposal that assigned the work to eight legislators with a seven-member task force that includes the director of the Vermont Center for Geographic Information, a member appointed by the speaker with expertise in education data analysis and a member appointed by the Senate Committee on Committees with GIS expertise. Ruth, the amendment presenter, said it “would create a school district redistricting task force instead of the 8 legislators.”
Why it matters: the task force language would require detailed maps, enrollment and grand-list estimates, and at least three district boundary options for the General Assembly to consider. The committee discussed…
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