S.61 (Act 78)

An act relating to offenders with mental illness, inmate records, and inmate services

Sponsors: Sen. Richard Sears , Sen. Timothy Ashe

Last Recorded Action: 6/21/2017 - Signed by Governor on June 13, 2017

Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified

2017-2018 Legislative Session

House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
Rep. Eileen Dickinson, Sponsor
Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
Vincent Illuzzi, Lobbyist, VSEA
Lisa Menard, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Annie Ramniceanu, Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
Annie Ramnicianeau, Director of Pre-Trial Services, Department of Corrections
Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
A. J. Rueben, Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
Julie Tessler, Director, Vermont Care Partners
Michael Touchette, Director of Correctional Facilities, Department of Corrections

House Committee on Judiciary

Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
Jared Bianchi, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Seth Lipschutz , Defender General, Prisoners' Rights Office
Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission

Senate Committee on Judiciary

Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
Jared Bianchi, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Dominic Damato, Correctional Facility and Operations Manager
Paul Dragon, Director of Policy & Program Integration, Agency of Human Services
Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Mourning Fox, Director of Mental Health Services, Department of Mental Health
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Kurt Kuehl, General Counsel, Department of Corrections
Seth Lipschutz , Defender General, Prisoners' Rights Office
Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Ed Paquin, Director, Disability Rights Vermont
Annie Ramniceanu, Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
Annie Ramnicianeau, Director of Pre-Trial Services, Department of Corrections
Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
Emily Treadeau, Attorney, Defender General's Office