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Senate Education Committee outlines confirmation process, joint-hearing schedule and short-form bill plan
Summary
At a Jan. 17 meeting, the Vermont Senate Education Committee agreed to a system for vetting governor-appointed nominees, assigned oversight responsibility for confirmations, and previewed a forthcoming Senate resolution to allow short-form education-finance bills through May to reduce legislative counsel workload.
The Senate Education Committee met Jan. 17, 2024, to debrief joint hearings with the House, organize how it will handle upcoming nominations to education boards and preview a Senate resolution that would permit short-form bills for education finance through May.
The committee agreed to create a shared matrix of nominees that will include contact information, resumes and suggested briefing questions, and to brief each nominee for roughly three to four minutes before the committee votes on whether to support the nomination. The matrix and draft questions will be circulated to committee members, the chair said during the meeting.
Senator Weeks was assigned responsibility for tracking nominations and confirmations that do not otherwise come directly through the committee. Staff members Beth and Will will help schedule hearings and…
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