S.9 (Act 60)
An act relating to improving Vermont’s system for protecting children from abuse and neglect
Sponsors:
Sen. Claire Ayer, Sen. Richard Sears, Sen. Ann Cummings, Sen. Margaret Flory, Sen. M. Jane Kitchel, Sen. Kevin Mullin
Last Recorded Action: 5/16/2015 - Signed by Governor on June 15, 2015
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2015 - 2016 Legislative Session
Committee of Conference
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Vermont Children's Alliance
- Cindy Walcott, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Maxine Grad, House Committee on Judiciary
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Ann Pugh, Chair, House Committee On Human Services
- Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Rep. Donna Sweaney, Chair, House Committee On Government Operations
- Cindy Walcott, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
House Committee on Government Operations
- David Cahill, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Rep. Debbie Evans
- Rep. Maxine Grad
- Rep. Sandy Haas
- Rep. Willem Jewett
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Dawn O'Toole, Chief Operating Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Cyrus Patton, Member, Campaign for Vermont
- Rep. Ann Pugh
- Sheila Reed, Associate Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Rep. Donna Sweaney
House Committee on Human Services
- Wanda Audette, Director, Adoption Services, Lund
- Trine Bech, Executive Director, Vermont Parent Representation Center
- Matthew Bergeron, Social Worker, Department for Children and Families-St. Johnsbury
- Michele Blanchard, Supervisor, Department for Children and Families- Barre
- Sally Borden, Co-Chair, Vermont Citizen's Advisory Board
- Dan Boyce, President, Vermont Foster and Adoptive Family Association
- Rep. Thomas Burditt, House Committee on Judiciary
- David Cahill, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Patricia Casanova, Social Worker, Department for Children and Families-St. Albans
- Kim Coe, Director, Residential and Community Treatment Programs, Lund
- T.J. Donavan, State's Attorney, Chittenden County
- Patrick Dowd, Director, Washington State Office of the Family and Children Ombuds
- Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
- Greg Glennon, General Counsel, Agency of Education
- Rep. Maxine Grad, House Committee on Judiciary
- Lynn Granger, Executive Director, Vermont Kin as Parents
- Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge
- Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Ronald E. Hubert, Milton
- Scott Johnson, Chair, Vermont Parent Child Center Network
- Byry Kennedy, Chief Legal Counsel, NH Department for Children, Youth & Families
- Erin Maguire, President, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators
- Pamela Marsh, Attorney
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Marina Murphy, Social Worker, Department for Children and Families-St. Albans
- Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Vermont Children's Alliance
- Sheila Reed, Associate Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Amy Schullenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Parent Child Center Network
- Karen Shea, Child Protection & Field Operations Director, Department for Children and Families
- Catherine Simonson, Child, Youth & Family Services, Howard Center
- Gail Snow, Administrator, NH Child Protection Program
- William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- John Treadwell, Attorney General's Office
- Rep. Matthew Trieber, House Committee on Appropriations
- Cindy Walcott, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
- Shari Young, Manager, Juvenile Court Improvement Program
House Committee on Judiciary
- Wanda Audette, Director, Adoption Services, Lund
- Trine Bech, Executive Director, Vermont Parent Representation Center
- Sally Borden, Co-Chair, Vermont Citizen's Advisory Board
- David Cahill, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Kim Coe, Vermont Parent Child Center Network
- Steve Dale, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Rep. Paul Dame
- T.J. Donovan, Vermont State's Attorney, Chittenden County State Attorney
- Patrick Dowd, Director, Washington State Office of the Family and Children Ombuds
- Retta Dunlap, Citizen, Woodbury
- Jeff Fannon, General Counsel, Vermont National Education Association
- Corey Fitzpatrick Wood, Former Ombuds, Washington State Office of the Family and Children Ombuds
- Keith Flynn, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
- Rep. Sandy Haas
- Melanie Hall, Social Worker, Department for Children and Families
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Rep. Ronald E. Hubert, Milton
- Ingrid Jonas, Captain of Support Services, Department of Public Safety
- Nicole Mace, Vermont School Boards Association
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Michele Olvera, Supervising Attorney, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Megan Palchak, Former Ombuds, Washington State Office of the Family and Children Ombuds
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Vermont Children's Alliance
- Sean Prevey, Citizen
- Stacy Prevey, Citizen
- Rep. Ann Pugh
- Sara Puls, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Zatz and Renfrew
- Judith Rex, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victims Services
- Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Cindy Walcott, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
- Sheri Young, Court Administrator's Office
Joint Legislative Child Protection Oversight Committee
- Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
- Cindy Walcott, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Sen. Dick Sears
Senate Committee on Government Operations
- David Cahill, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Matt Levin, Executive Director, Vermont Early Childhood Alliance
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Sen. Kevin Mullin, Assistant Minority Leader, Senate Economic Development, Housing, and General Affairs Committee
- Beth Nolan, Outreach and Project Coordinator, Voices for Vermont Children
- Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Cyrus Patten, Governmental Affairs Director, Campaign for Vermont
- Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor
- Sheila Reed, Associate Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
- John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Janis Appel, Department for Children and Families
- Trine Bech, Executive Director, Vermont Parent Representation Center
- Sally Borden, Co-Chair, Vermont Citizen's Advisory Board
- Dan Boyce, President, Vermont Foster and Adoptive Family Association
- Dr. John Brooklyn, Director, Methadone Program, HowardCenter
- Kim Coe, Director, Residential and Community Treatment Programs, Lund
- Jackie Corbally, Clinical Services Director, Department of Health
- Patrick Dowd, Director, Washington State Office of the Family and Children Ombuds
- Corey Fitzpatrick Wood, Former Ombuds, Washington State Office of the Family and Children Ombuds
- Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
- Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Linda Johnson, Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
- Anne Johnston, Neonatology, Vermont Children's Hospital
- Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Alliance
- Pamela Marsh, Child Welfare Law Specialist, Marsh & Wagner, P.C., Addison County Juvenile Defender
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Megan Palchak, Former Ombuds, Washington State Office of the Family and Children Ombuds
- Kathryn Piper, J.D., M.Ed., PhD Candidate in Social Policy
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Victim Advocate Coordinator
- Rep. Ann Pugh
- Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services
- Sheila Reed, Associate Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Amy Schullenberger, Lobbyist
- Karen Shea, Child Protection & Field Operations Director, Department for Children and Families
- William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Jennifer Stella
- John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Cindy Walcott, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
- Shari Young, Manager, Juvenile Court Improvement Program, Court Administrator's Office
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Trine Bech, Executive Director, Vermont Parent Representation Center
- Sally Borden, Co-Chair, Vermont Citizen's Advisory Board
- Brian Burgress, Co-Chair, Washington County Children/Youth Advocacy Group (WCC/YAG)
- David Cahill, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Joel Cook, Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Patrick Dowd, Director, Washington State Office of the Family and Children Ombuds
- Corey Fitzpatrick Wood, Former Ombuds, Washington State Office of the Family and Children Ombuds
- Sen. Peg Flory
- Keith Flynn, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
- Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
- Hon. Brian Grearson, Superior Court Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
- Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Ingrid Jonas, Captain of Support Services, Public Safety Department
- Kurt Kuehl, General Counsel, Department of Corrections
- Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Alliance
- Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Chair
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Marc Metayer, SIU Grants Program Manager, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Eilis O'Herligy, Executive Director, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender
- Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Megan Palchak, Former Ombuds, Washington State Office of the Family and Children Ombuds
- Joanne Perreault, Chair, Washington County Children/Youth Advocacy Group (WCC/YAG)
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Vermont Children's Alliance
- Rep. Ann Pugh
- Sara Puls, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Parent Child Center Advocates
- Benjamin Simone, Student
- Ben Simpson, Legislative Intern
- William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Cindy Walcott, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Cindy Walcott, Deputy Commissioner of the Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Auburn Watersong, Economic Justice Specialist, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
- Shari Young, Manager, Juvenile Court Improvement Program, Office of the Court Administrator