Representing Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro
Typically the Vermont Legislative Sessions are about 17 weeks long - beginning the first week of January and ending in the beginning of May. We are approaching the halfway mark and the Town Meeting Week break. As I do every year, I will make every effort to make it to all six Town Meetings between …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 7 of the Vermont Legislative Session
Passed the #Vermont house on February 20, 2020
Local legislators are expressing a desire to move forward with changes to the state's education funding system in light of a recent report. Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, said the Pupil Weighting … — Read on http://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/legislators-react-to-education-funding-report,597717
DOVER — A new report finding inequities for students in rural areas has prompted local officials to request changes right away. 'We are asking for immediate relief as for almost 20 years, … — Read on http://www.reformer.com/stories/officials-call-for-pupil-weighting-reform,597528
There is a movement by Gun Owners of #Vermont encouraging towns to declare themselves 2nd Amendment Sanctuary Towns. #vtpoli
February 14th at the Capitol Next week will see us start to have a number of bills on the floor including a possible attempt to override the governor’s veto of an accelerated Minimum Wage increase plan (S.23) that had been worked out between the House and Senate. A vote to override the governor’s veto of …
Continue reading Rep. Sibilia: Week 6 of the Vermont Legislative Session
Gun Hearing, Climate Change, Vetos and Over Ride Votes
For more than 20 years, Vermont's smaller towns have been over taxed and their schools underfunded, according to the Pupil Weighting Factors Report, a $300,000 study of current school funding … — Read on http://www.reformer.com/stories/jeff-dickson-hurry-and-you-may-be-able-to-save-your-school,597002
State education funding report prompts reps to ‘kick up dust’: Lawmakers ask citizens to support efforts to address school-funding inequities that persist 20 years after the landmark decision to equalize educational opportunities in Vermont — Read on http://www.commonsnews.org/site/sitenext/story.php
The day after Christmas I had a number of meetings scheduled in my district to catch up on issues prior to the session. After leaving one of those meetings, I sat in the parking lot and checked my emails finding one from a reporter asking me for my reaction to the Vermont education weighting study …
Continue reading A significant equity concern in Vermont’s current education funding system.
Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 