Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
Good evening, The legislature began its work for the 2022 Session last week. We met in person in the statehouse on the first day, in order to vote to legislate remotely until January 18th. I voted in favor of this two week remote work, but spoke to the importance of our need to work and …
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350,000 TESTS AVAILABLE IN FIRST PHASE OF PILOT PROJECT Vermonters should have clear expectations about the pilot project and available supplies Montpelier, Vt. - Beginning at 10:00 a.m. today, Vermonter’s can help ‘test’ a new system for ordering and delivering rapid COVID-19 tests by visitingSayYesCovidHomeTest.org. “While we wait for more details on President Biden’s rapid …
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VERMONT LAUNCHES 12-15 BOOSTER EFFORTS All Vermonters who received Pfizer vaccine can get a booster FIVE months after initial series Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott today announced that the State has opened registration for COVID-19 booster shots for children 12 to 15 years old, following approval by CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky late Wednesday …
Good evening!The 2022 Legislative Session starts tomorrow. Below are my thoughts on a number of issues I expect we will take up this session. As always, I welcome your thoughts on these or other proposals I'll be asked to vote on. The Vermont House Rules Committee met last week and unanimously voted on a resolution …
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Happy New Year to you all. Thank you for your patience, kindness and resilience through the eventful last year! I'm feeling deep gratitude for our family's health and our ability to be together with all three of our children and both of our grand puppies over the December holidays. We are looking forward to our …
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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 …
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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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 …
(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 …
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 …
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 