Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
Tuesday October 9 Tue 6:30 PM at the Stamford Elementary School we are hosting another public forum. Thus far these forums have been excellent opportunities for me to hear from and respond to small groups about specific constituent concerns. Act 46, workforce, healthcare, telephone and internet service, carbon taxes and climate change have been the most frequent …
Continue reading Update from Rep. Sibilia :: Public forum in Stamford, Healthcare forum next week
I attended the Vermont State Board of Education hearing on September 19, 2018 at Green Mountain Union High School, Chester, VT. This hearing was for the State Board to hear from districts prior to deciding what to do with those that didn't opted to merge voluntarily. The 95 districts that didn't merge submitted alternative plans, or Section …
Continue reading Testimony to SBE on Act 46 Section 9 proposals
Governor Scott has announced the appointment of Dan French as Vermont's next Education Secretary. Secretary French is very familiar with our districts two supervisory unions: WSWSU and the WCSU. He previously served as the Superintendent in the Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union to our north, and consulted on several Act 46 mergers and on behalf of …
Continue reading Dan French appointed new Vermont Secretary of Education
The eventful 2018 session has come to an end and my final review of the session follows. Over the summer and fall you can expect to hear more from me on updates to the State's Act 46 plan, telecommunications and CoverageCo, the scheduling of a public forum on healthcare. I did previously announce my intention …
Thursday of last week Governor Scott vetoed the budget proposed in H.13. This budget was virtually the same budget that a tri-partisan majority of senators and representatives approved during the regular session in H.911, but removed the items under contention between Governor Scott and the Vermont Legislature - namely how to spend unanticipated revenues from …
At the end of this year's regular legislative session both education finance/tax and state budget bills passed by large tri-partisan majorities. The Governor vetoed both - citing the property tax increases that the bills allow to go into place. This update will focus almost exclusively on the education finance aspects of the bills that are …
It’s the holiday season and for many a time of year filled with traditions among families and communities. In Vermont we also have a unique tradition that kicks off the month of December. December 1st brings about the annual receipt of the Vermont Tax Commissioner’s statutorily required letter to the legislature regarding anticipated property tax …
Continue reading Without new state funding mechanism, Vermonter’s property taxes will keep rising
Greetings from Goose City! We are winding down from soccer with our son and looking forward to the holiday return of our girls. I'm thinking more and more about the coming legislative session, and there are a number of public input sessions I want you to know about further on in this email. This year …
"We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation" ~Wynton Marsalis April 1, 2017 Public Hearing on possible changes to Act 46: The Senate has passed S.122, which would make modifications to Act 153 and Act 46. The bills stated purpose is to provide increased flexibility for …
Town Meeting Update March 2017 It’s an honor to represent you in our State Legislature and to communicate the activities of the General Assembly to you in this Town Meeting update. BUDGET: Governor Scott has provided a 7.93B budget to the Legislature which outlines his priorities for the state. Included were increases for early childhood education, …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 