S.13 (Act 1)
An act relating to improving Vermont's sexual abuse response system
Sponsors:
Sen. John Campbell
,
Sen. Ann Cummings, Sen. Kevin Mullin, Sen. Alice Nitka, Sen. Richard Sears, Sen. Peter Shumlin
Last Recorded Action: 3/17/2009 - Signed by Governor on March 4, 2009
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
2009 - 2010 Legislative Session
House Committee on Appropriations
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Chair, House Committee on Institutions and Corrections
- Steve Gold, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. William J. Lippert, Chair (Reporter of the Bill), House Committee on the Judiciary
- James Reardon, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- Michele Childs, Office of Legislative Council
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Stephen Dale, Commissioner, Department for Children & Families
- Stephen Dale, Commissioner, Department of Children & Families
- Peter Danles, Vermont Parole Board
- Peter Danles, Executive Director, Vermont Parole Board
- Mary Deaett, Defender General's Office
- Rep. Alice M. Emmons, House Committee on Institutions and Corrections
- Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
- Jackie Kotkin, Department of Corrections
- Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- John Perry, Director of Planning, Department of Corrections
- Jody Racht, General Counsel, Department of Children & Families
- Capt. Michael E. Schirling, Chief, Vermont Police Association
- Robert Sheil, Juvenile Defender General, Defender General's Office
- David Suntag, Judge, Vermont District Court
- George Thabault, Staff Associate, Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
- Mike Touchette, Department of Corrections
- John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General
- Cindy Walcott, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Children & Families
- E. Anne Winchester, Office of Legislative Council
- E. Anne Winchester, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Council
- Bill Young, Director, Maple Leaf Farm
House Committee on Education
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Joel Cook, Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, House Committee on Health Care
- Stephen Dale, Commissioner, Department for Children & Families
- Karin Edwards, Director, Department of Education
- Sarah Kenney, Public Policy Coordinator, Vermont Network Against Domesic Violence
- Rep. William J. Lippert, House Committee on the Judiciary
- John Nelson, Executive Director, Vermont School Board Association
- Mark Oettinger, General Counsel, Department of Education
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Max Schlueter, Executive Director, Vermont Crime Information Center
- Rep. Donna Sweaney, Representative, House Committee On Government Operations
- Armando Vilaseca, Commissioner, Department of Education
House Committee on Government Operations
- Joel Cook, Director, Vermont National Education Association
House Committee on Human Services
- Melissa Bailey, Operations Chief, Children and Family Unit, Department of Mental Health
- Charles Biss, Director, Children and Family Unit, Department of Mental Health
- Linda Chambers, Executive Director, Clara Martin Center
- Michele Childs, Office of Legislative Council
- Discussion Committee
- Georgia Cumming, Department of Corrections
- Stephen Dale, Commissioner, Agency of Human Services
- Stephen Dale, Commissioner, Department for Children & Families
- Joyce Dion, HCRS
- Sandy Dooley, Vermont Department of Health
- Allen Gilbert, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
- Michael Hoyt, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
- Michael Hoyt, Legislative Counsel
- Linda Johnson, Prevent Child Abuse-VT
- Margaret Joyal, Director of Outpatient Services, Washington County Mental Health
- Sarah Kenney, Public Policy Coordinator, Vermont Network Against Domesic Violence
- Sarah Kinney, Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
- Michele Krehbiel, Co-Chair, of the Sexual Violence Prevention Task Force, UVM
- Rep. William J. Lippert, House Committee on the Judiciary
- Anne Liske, The Vermont Approach
- Anne Liske, Co-Chair, Sexual Violence Task Force
- Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Jody Racht, General Counsel, Department of Children & Families
- Robert Sheil, Defender General
- Adam Shore, Zatz & Renfrew Consulting
House Committee on Judiciary
- Rep. David M. Ainsworth
- Rep. Margaret Andrews
- Dan Barrett, American Civil Liberties Union
- Eric Buel, Director, Vermont Crime Lab
- Rep. William Canfield
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Joel Cook, Director, Vermont National Education Association
- Rep. Howard T. Crawford
- Committee Discussion
- Rep. Johannah Leddy Donovan
- Rep. Alice M. Emmons, House Committee on Institutions and Corrections
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legal Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Margaret Flory, Brandon, Vermont
- Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
- Karen Gennette, Court Administrator's Office, Vermont Supreme Court
- Rep. Maxine Jo Grad, Moretown
- Rep. Sandy Haas
- Rep. Mark Higley
- Michael Hoyt, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
- Michael Hoyt, Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Ronald E. Hubert
- Rep. Willem Jewett, Ripton
- Tom Lesperance, Major, Vermont State Police
- Catherine Metropoulos
- Kathleen Moore, Attorney
- John Nelson, Executive Director, Vermont School Board Association
- Mark Ottenger, Legal Counsel, Department of Education
- Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- Robert Paolini, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association
- John Perry, Director of Planning, Department of Corrections
- Jennifer Poehlmann, Victim Advocate Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
- Rep. Paul N. Poirier, Sponsor
- Jody Racht, General Counsel, Department of Children & Families
- Donna Russo-Savage, Office of Legislative Council
- Donna Russo-Savage, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Bobby Sand, State's Attorney, Windsor County
- Jason Sawyer, Esquire
- Capt. Michael E. Schirling, Chief, Burlington Police Department, VT Chiefs of Police Association
- Max Schlueter, Executive Director, Vermont Crime Information Center
- Stuart Schurr, Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Robert Sheil, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Robert Sheil, Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
- Robert Sheil, Juvenile Defender General, Defender General's Office
- David Silver, Esquire
- Bill Smith, Lobbyist, Vermont Police Assoc. and Vermont Sheriffs
- David Suntag, Judge, Vermont District Court
- John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Heather Tremblay, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General
- Diane Wheeler, Deputy State's Attorney, Northwest Unit for Special Investigation
- E. Anne Winchester, Office of Legislative Council
- Jane Woodruff, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
- Jane Woodruff, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Rep. David Zuckerman, Burlington
Joint Corrections Oversight Committee
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Georgia Cumming, Vermont Center for Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Abuse
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Senate Committee on Education
- Michele Childs, Office of Legislative Council
- Mark Oettinger, General Counsel, Department of Education
- Donna Russo-Savage, Office of Legislative Council
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Melissa Bailey, Operations Chief, Department of Mental Health
- Georgia Cumming, Department of Corrections
- Stephen Dale, Commissioner, Department for Children & Families
- Margaret Joyal, Director of Outpatient Services, Washington County Mental Health
- Anne Liske, Co-Chair, Sexual Violence Task Force
- Robin Lunge, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Sen. Dick Sears, Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Committee on Judiciary
- James Baker, Col. , Vermont State Police
- Eric Buel, Director, Vermont Crime Lab
- Michele Childs, Office of Legislative Council
- Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Joel Cook, Vermont National Education Association
- Georgia Cumming, Department of Corrections
- Stephen Dale, Commissioner, Department of Children & Families
- Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Paul Hudson, Judge
- Sen. Vincent Illuzzi, Essex-Orleans County
- Sarah Kenney, Public Policy Coordinator, Vermont Network Against Domesic Violence
- Sen. Mark A. MacDonald, Orange County
- Sen. Hinda Miller, Chittenden County
- Mark Oettinger, General Counsel, Department of Education
- Bobby Sand, State's Attorney, Windsor County
- Max Schlueter, Executive Director, Vermont Crime Information Center
- John Treadwell, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Sen. Jeanette K. White, Windham County
- Jane Woodruff, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
- Bill Young, Director, Maple Leaf Farm