republic-os/legislation/us/states/vt/2021-2022/s-115.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education laws"
description: "An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 115"
citation: "Vermont S 115 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Senate Committee on Education"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cc7750c-4db0-4dbe-9c01-876d97849654"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/979"
source_hash: "adf0ebae099f1c65b80398a7c05f3274a2c8fb35a65da0376bf0b674ad60c4f1"
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 S 115 (2021-2022) — An act relating to making miscellaneous changes in education laws

## 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/S-0115/S-0115%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT066/ACT066%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT066/ACT066%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0115/S-0115%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/S-0115/S-0115%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Senate Committee on Education — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48 `introduction`
- **2021-03-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-03-11** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2021-03-16** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-03-16** Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-16** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** New Business/Committee Bill for Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Hardy
- **2021-03-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Reported favorably by Senator Baruth for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Hardy, text
- **2021-03-17** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- **2021-03-17** 3rd reading ordered
- **2021-03-18** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2021-03-23** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Education `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2021-05-04** Rep. Conlon of Cornwall moved to postpone action until May 5, 2021 which was agreed to
- **2021-05-05** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-05** Rep. Conlon of Cornwall reported for the Committee on Education
- **2021-05-05** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2021-05-05** Rep. Christie of Hartford moved to amend the report of the Committee on Education, which was disagreed to
- **2021-05-05** Division demanded
- **2021-05-05** Division results Yeas 18, Nays 114
- **2021-05-05** Rep. Scheu of Middlebury, Fagan of Rutland City, Feltus of Lyndon, Harrison of Chittenden, Hooper of Montpelier, Squirrell of Underhill, Toleno of Brattleboro, Townsend of South Burlington, and Yacovone of Morristown moved to amend the report of the Committee on Education, which was agreed to
- **2021-05-05** Report of Committee on Education as amended agreed to
- **2021-05-05** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2021-05-06** Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2021-05-07** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2021-05-11** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2021-05-11** House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-12** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Senator Chittenden, Campion, Hooker, Lyons, Perchlik, and Terenzini moved to concur in House proposal of amendment with proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-14** House proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator(s) Chittenden, Campion, Hooker, Lyons, Perchlik, and Terenzini `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-18** Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in with further amendment thereto `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-05-19** Senate proposal of amendment to the House proposal of amendment agreed to `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney
- **2021-05-20** House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Delivered to Governor on June 1, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-21** Signed by Governor on June 7, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21** Senate Message, signed by Governor June 7, 2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2cc7750c-4db0-4dbe-9c01-876d97849654`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).