House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development Room 35

Thursday, March 10, 2016

9:00 AM

H.870 - An act relating to telecommunications

Committee discussion

• Jim Porter, Director of Telecommunications, Public Service Department
• Representative Cynthia Browning, Arlington
• Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

11:00 AM

H.868 - An act relating to miscellaneous economic development provisions

H.816 - Regulation of Lodging Accommodation; H.819 - Workforce Development

• Kate O'Connor, Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce
• Mary Peterson, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
• Michael Desrochers, Deputy Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety
• Lucy Leriche, Deputy  Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Annie Noonan, Commissioner, Department of Labor
• Michele Kupersmith, Workforce, Education and Training Coordinator, Department of Labor
• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

1:00 PM

Floor Convenes

5 min after adj

H.868 - An act relating to miscellaneous economic development provisions

H.820 - Vermont Creative Network; H.551 - Employee Ownership of Vermont Businesses; H.671 - Veterans Entrepreneurship Program

• Alex Aldrich, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
• Zon Eastes, Outreach and Advancement Coordinator, Vermont Arts Council
• Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
• Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
• Don Jamison, Program Director, Vermont Employee Ownership Center
• Steve Karcher, Stone Environmental, Inc.
• Joseph Blasi, Professor, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University
• Mathew Pritchard, Student, Vermont Law School
• Elise Iannone, Student, Vermont Law School
• Lucy Leriche, Deputy  Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
• Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
• Kirby Keaton, Tax Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes
• Candace Morgan, Director of Policy, Outreach and Legislative Affairs, Department of Taxes

6:00 PM

H.867 - An act relating to classification of employees and independent contractors

Committee discussion

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Annie Noonan, Commissioner, Department of Labor
• Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor
• Dirk Anderson, Counsel, Vermont Department of Labor
• William Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
• Chris Rice, Lobbyist
• David Mickenberg, Attorney, Working Vermont
• Catherine Davis, Vice President for Strategy and Public Affairs, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce