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• This same resolution being read in the Senate will be sent to all House members and beyond to join us
• it to Senate, the resolution, sending it to all<00:03:48.799> House<00:03:49.040> members<
• The House is now in position to introduce bills and resolutions. >> All those in favor say aye.
• I have a resolution. >> Clerk, see the resolution. >> House Resolution 329 from the House Rules Committee
• ; House resolution number 329 from the House<00:25:52.559> Rules<00:25:52.880> Committee,

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• The House Education Committee passed out H. 955 less than 24 hours ago.
• members and particularly members of the House Education Committee.
• in, and the valued comments from House in, and the valued comments from House members<00:02:12.840
• House Education Committee. House Education Committee.
• Uh, really House Education Committee.

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Summary: The meeting was a caucus of the whole on House Bill 955, described by House Education Chair Rep. Peter Conlin as the year’s education transformation bill. He said the bill is still evolving and must still go through Ways and Means, Appropriations, and the Senate. Conlin framed the bill as a response to declining enrollment, school building needs, future funding changes, and equity concerns, drawing on prior commission work, testimony, surveys, emails, and committee input. Conlin said H. 955 has two major structural pieces: it creates seven mandatory Cooperative Education Service Areas (CESAs) to provide shared services more efficiently at larger scale, and it requires merger study committees in all parts of the state to examine whether districts should voluntarily merge into pre-K through 12 union school districts. He emphasized that CESAs are service providers, not governing bodies, and that merger study committees are required to study merger but not to merge. He also said the bill includes startup grants for CESAs, fee-for-service funding, a guidance map for facilitator work, deadlines culminating in merger votes on November 7, 2028, and reporting requirements back to the General Assembly. Members asked about whether CESAs duplicate supervisory unions, how representation would work, whether the bill affects academic standards, what happens to articles of agreement, why some study groupings include only one district, how the process would work in practice, and what support facilitators would have. Conlin responded that CESAs are intended to add scale for specialized services rather than replace supervisory unions, that they do not govern schools, and that representation and structure could be adjusted as the bill moves forward. He said the bill does not change what is taught in schools, only governance and funding, and that any merger would still require new articles of agreement and voter approval. He also said the facilitator system would be supported by a lead facilitator and the existing CESA structure, and that some groupings may be revised based on local conditions. The committee also discussed cost savings and timing. Conlin said the bill is intended to reduce costs through shared services and larger-scale districts, and that the proposed delay in implementing a foundation formula is meant to allow time for mergers and related administrative work, including bargaining, records, and district consolidation. He cited the existing Vermont Learning Collaborative in southeastern Vermont as an example of a CESA already providing specialized services and saving member districts money.

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• Members, we received requests to read two House Concurrent Resolutions that the House and Senate adopted
• The first is HCR 237, which is a House Concurrent Resolution congratulating the Vermont Associated 2026
• Next is HCR 238, which is a House Concurrent Resolution congratulating the Vermont Association for the
• Next is HCR 238, which is a House Concurrent Resolution congratulating the Vermont Association for the
• Next is HCR 238, which is a House Concurrent Resolution congratulating the Vermont Association for the

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Summary: The House opened with a devotional reading by poet April Osmon, who read two poems focused on bridging political divides and shared humanity. Members then recognized the final day of service for the legislative pages, thanking them for their work during the 2026 session and presenting each page with a pin and a photo opportunity. The chamber then handled bill referrals: Senate Bill 193, creating a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons, was referred to Judiciary; Senate Bill 198, regulating tobacco products and tobacco substitutes, went to Commerce and Economic Development; Senate Bill 214, concerning pre-kindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts, went to Education; and Senate Bill 218, reducing chloride contamination in state waters and carrying an appropriation, was referred to Appropriations. The House also read and adopted two concurrent resolutions: HCR 237 congratulating Vermont-associated 2026 Winter Olympic medal winners, and HCR 238 honoring the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired on its 100th anniversary. Much of the remainder of the session consisted of tributes and guest recognitions tied to those resolutions. Members highlighted Vermont’s Olympic skiers and coaches, including Ben Ogden, Paula Moltzan, Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Jessie Diggins, Mikaela Shiffrin, Barbara Ann Cochran, Bill Koch, and others, and read a note from Diggins thanking Vermont for its support and emphasizing teamwork and community. Speakers also praised VABVI’s century of service and its role in helping blind and visually impaired Vermonters, and several members offered personal remarks honoring retiring Representative Francis “Topper” McFaun for his long service, mentorship, and family legacy.

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• Speaker, members of the House, today I rise with both gratitude and humility to present this resolution
• The House is now bills and resolutions.
• :42:21.680> by >> House resolution number 313 by >> House resolution number 313 by
• > by House Resolution number 316 by House Resolution number 316 by Representative<00:42:40.319
• House Resolution 325 from the House Rules Committee, the special order calendar. Great job.

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• All right, this is the House Judiciary Committee. We're going to start here in just a second.
• At 3:00, the House goes into session.
• At<00:07:54.440> 3:00,<00:07:55.200> the<00:07:55.320> House<00:07:55.680> goes
• At 3:00, the House goes into session. At 3:00, the House goes into session.
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• House Joint Resolution 277 by Representative Hall commending Drake.
• House Joint Resolution 278 by Representative Faulkner commending Sanford Women's Basketball Team for
• House Joint Resolution 293 by Representative Paschal celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United
• House Resolution 288 by Representative Whitt establishing the study commission on carbon dioxide fees
• House Resolution 318 by the House Rules Committee, the special order calendar. >> Move adoption. >> Representative

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• The House is now in position to introduce bills and resolutions. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Speaker, this resolution designates the new state house currently under construction as the Alabama State
• House beginning January 1, 2027.
• House. House.
• current state house at 3 p.m.

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