House and Senate Form Committee of Conference to Finalize Education Reform Bill

House and Senate form Committee of Conference to finalize education reform bill

MONTPELIER — A Committee of Conference has been formed to hammer out the final details of this year’s education reform bill, following its passage on the Vermont Senate floor on Tuesday.

Lawmakers Are Closing In on a Package to Reform Education in Vermont

The Vermont Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved an education-reform bill that calls for voluntary school district mergers — leaving the House to weigh in on the compromise legislation that could potentially resolve the biggest issue of the session. The 27-2 vote in favor of the plan — which lawmakers fine-tuned last week in close consultation with the administration of Gov. Phil Scott — signaled that the legislature and the governor have s…