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Lawmakers debate timelines and experience requirements for Vermont secretary of education
Summary
Senator Ruth Hardy proposed tightening the appointment process for Vermonts secretary of education by adding deadlines and specific experience criteria, including a requirement that the State Board start a search within 30 days, send at least three candidates to the governor within 90 days, and allow the governor 30 days to appoint.
Senator Ruth Hardy introduced an amendment to 4 80 that would add firm timelines and more detailed experience requirements for selecting Vermonts next secretary of education. The amendment would require the State Board of Education to begin a national search within 30 days, send no fewer than three candidates to the governor within 90 days, and give the governor 30 days to appoint from those candidates.
Why it matters: Hardy said the change is intended to prevent another prolonged vacancy after the previous selection process left the Agency of Education without a confirmed secretary for more than a year. "What happened last time was that it was over a year that we didn't have a secretary of education, and that was really problematic," Hardy said.
The amendment also adds specific experience…
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