FREE RAPID TEST KITS AVAILABLE FOR VERMONT STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12Operation ‘Kits for Kids’ to make 87,000 kits available for K-12 studentsRegistration for pick-up opens immediatelyMust provide name of student and school to pick up kit Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced that parents and caregivers of Vermont’s K-12 children will be able …
Author: Rep. Laura Sibilia
Six-term independent Vermont State Representative representing the citizens, students, towns and businesses of Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro.
Southern Vermont holiday testing and vaccination sites
Governor Phil Scott announced a series of COVID-19 testing clinics providing access to rapid tests across Vermont. 10,000 rapid LAMP tests and 60,000 at-home rapid antigen tests will be distributed through a combination of testing sites and community organizations. Additionally, more than 60,000 at-home antigen tests will be handed out on a first come, first …
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Rep. Sibilia: Update December 15th
Today the final version of the Weighting Task Force Implementation Plan was due to the legislature and presumably has been transmitted to the House and Senate Education and Taxing Committees. A draft version was approved last week unanimously. The draft version included the results of a lot of good work from House and Senate members …
Representatives Sibilia and Colburn statement on the recommendations of the Task Force on the Implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report
(Act 59 of 2021) “The Task Force shall recommend to the General Assembly an action plan and proposed legislation to ensure that all public school students have equitable access to educational opportunities, taking into account the Pupil Weighting Factors Report dated December 24, 2019 (Report), produced by a University of Vermont-led team of researchers.” The …
Rep Sibilia: December 1 Update
Good evening, This is the time of year when a number of different reports and signals about the upcoming legislative session start to be released. A few of those are included in this report. If you have questions, comments or concerns please reach out. From the Initial Vermont Climate Action Plan released today. One report …
Rep. Sibilia: Updates and two constituent events
Good evening, A quick reminder that Rep. Gannon and I will be hosting a discussion tomorrow Thursday November 18th at 8:30 am on Pupil Weighting and past and future work of the Weighting Task Force. Join Zoom Meeting online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/734376857?pwd=Z1BmNmlwcWxJMWxVZTFaZE96MmlQQT09or by phone +1 646 558 8656 US Meeting ID: 734 376 857 Passcode: 003089 If you …
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Rep. Sibilia: COVID-19 Community Spread
Good evening, The health department reported 505 new COVID-19 cases today. 52 people are hospitalized and 13 are in the ICU. Despite more then 80% of Vermonters aged 12 and older being fully vaccinated, we are seeing a period of significant spread of the virus. So if we are so vaccinated, why is the virus …
Rep. Sibilia: Veteran’s Day 2021
Thank you to all who have served our country in the Armed Forcers. In a free society, we have obligations to each other and our country to each do our part to protect our democracy. Most of us do this by voting, volunteering, running for school boards, teaching our kids, patrolling our neighborhoods taking care …
Rep. Sibilia: November 8th update
Good evening, This is the time of year when I usually feel time begin to slip away. Holidays on the horizon, big projects at my year round job and the start of a new legislative session rushing at us. This year the legislature will reconvene on January 5th 2022 - almost certainly in person. The …
Vermont announces registration for vaccinations for children 5-11 starting November 3
VERMONT ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF 5-11 VACCINATION DRIVE Montpelier, Vt. – With the decision late today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to approve COVID-19 vaccination for children ages 5 to 11, Governor Phil Scott, the Agency of Human Services and the Department of Health announced that, starting at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 3, …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 