---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools"
description: "An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 106"
citation: "Vermont H 106 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kathleen James"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99283ca7-c33a-492d-ae11-267abefc3b90"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/608"
source_hash: "ff909f238da7cb47506e2e606f9a1d113acea5f06d624fdb59c0cb93d8048a8b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont H 106 (2021-2022) — An act relating to equitable access to a high-quality education through community schools

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT067/ACT067%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT067/ACT067%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0106/H-0106%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Votes

- 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 22, Nays = 6 — **22–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kathleen James — primary (person)
- Caleb Elder — cosponsor (person)
- David Durfee — cosponsor (person)
- Emilie Kornheiser — cosponsor (person)
- Emma Mulvaney-Stanak — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Gabrielle Stebbins — cosponsor (person)
- Jana Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Brumsted — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph "Chip" Troiano — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine Sims — cosponsor (person)
- Kathryn Webb — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Pajala — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Christie — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk White — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Houghton — cosponsor (person)
- Maida Townsend — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Mrowicki — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Yantachka — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Bos-Lun — cosponsor (person)
- Mollie Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Hooper — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Coffey — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah "Sarita" Austin — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Bongartz — cosponsor (person)
- Seth Chase — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Jerome — cosponsor (person)
- Tanya Vyhovsky — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-21** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-03-18** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Rep. James of Manchester reported for the Committee on Education
- **2021-03-18** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-03-18** Report of the Committee on Education amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-03-18** Report of Committee on Education as amended agreed to
- **2021-03-18** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-03-19** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2021-05-12** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-12** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-12** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-05-13** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-14** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Education `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-14** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Campion for Committee on Education `amendment-introduction, committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2021-05-14** Reported favorably by Senator Balint for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14** Proposal of amendment by Committee on Education agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** 3rd reading ordered on roll call, requested by Senator Brock, Passed -- Needed 14 of 28 to Pass -- Yeas = 22, Nays = 6
- **2021-05-18** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Senate Message, passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** Senate proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** Delivered to the Governor on June 2, 2021 `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Signed by Governor on June 8, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** House message: Governor approved bill on June 8, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99283ca7-c33a-492d-ae11-267abefc3b90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).