The Vermont House Ways and Means committee advanced a bill that sets the property tax rate and makes changes to the state’s education finance system.
The bill also creates a Commission on the Future of Education in Vermont to “make recommendations for the strategic policy changes necessary to make Vermont’s educational vision a reality for all Vermont students.” During a press conference at the Statehouse Thursday, House Speaker Jill Krowinski, a Democrat, said there must be a course correction in the state’s public education system.
“The commission will consider a wide range of ideas and issues and, most importantly, the commission will make recommendations for the best way to provide a sustainable, equitable and enriching public education for all Vermont kids.”
Governor Phil Scott, a Republican, criticized the move, saying it “will lead to a painful property tax increase for Vermonters.”