H.542 (Act 72)
An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government
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Last Recorded Action: 5/29/2019 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 18, 2019
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2019-2020
House Committee on Appropriations
- Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Rep. Peter Anthony, Barre City
- Jill Arace, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
- Susan Aronoff, Vermont Development Disabilities Council
- Eric Avildson, Vermont Legal Aid
- Daniel Barlow, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Maria Belliveau, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Paul Berman, Headstart
- Barbara Bernardini, Fiscal Manager, Department of State's, Sheriff's and Special Investigative Units
- Lt. Col. Matt Birmingham, Director, Vermont State Police
- Eric Blatt, Director Facilities Engineering Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Emily Boedecker, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Craig Bolio, Deputy Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes
- Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Ted Brady, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Rep. Timothy Briglin, Thetford Center
- Carol Brochu, Financial Manager, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Jason Broughton, Interim State Librarian, Department of Libraries
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- Ben Cadwallader, Executive Director, Vermont Symphony Orchestra
- John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's, Sheriff's and Special Investigative Units
- Olivia Campbell Andersen, Renewable Energy Vermont
- Joanne Chadwick, Director 0f Administration, Department of Public Safety
- Steve Chadwick, Director of Management Services, Agency of Natural Resources
- Brenda Chamberlain, Business Manager, Public Utility Commission
- Rob Chapman, Executive Director, ORCA Media
- Rep. Seth Chase, Chittenden 9-1
- Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Middletown Springs
- Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Hartford
- Rep. Brian Cina, Burlington
- Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Michael Clasen, Deputy State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Tricia Coates, Director of External & Governmental Affairs, Vermont State Colleges
- Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
- James Condos, Vermont Secretary of State
- Jon Copans, Climate Economy Action Team, VT Council on Rural Development
- Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
- Maj Gen Steven Cray, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
- Matt D'Agostino, Financial Officer, Department of Corrections
- Paul Daley, Financial Director, Vermont Department of Health
- Josh Davis, Executive Director, GroundWorks Collaborative, Brattleboro
- Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Jan Demers, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
- Rep. Carl Demrow, Corinth
- Carolyn Desche, Director, VOSHA Review Board
- Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Washington-7
- Tracy Dolan, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Richard Donahey, Director of Budget and Management Operations, Department of Finance & Management
- Patrick Donegan, Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre
- Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
- Rep. Johannah Donovan, Burlington
- T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Molly Dugan, Director, Support and Services at Home (SASH)
- Alyson Eastman, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Brian Evans, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
- Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
- Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
- Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Joe Ferrada, Parent Child Centers
- Jennifer Fitch, Deputy Commissioner, Buildings & General Services
- Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
- Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Kristin Freeman, Business Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Alison Friedkin, Downstreet Housing and Community Development
- Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
- Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
- Camille George, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Sarah George, Deputy State's Attorney, Chittenden County
- Jason Gibbs, Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor
- Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Steve Gomez, Business Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Duncan Goss, Systems Analyst/Business Manager, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Ken Gragg, Deputy Adjutant General, Military Department
- Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
- Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
- Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Josh Hanford, Acting Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
- Marcey Hodgdon, Finance Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
- Janet Hunt, Executive Director, Vermont Association of the Area Agencies on Aging
- Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
- Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Christopher Kaufman, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities Council
- Bill Kelly, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Sarah Kinney, Let's Grow Kids
- Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Bradley Kukenberger, Financial Manager, Agency of Administration
- Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Karen Lafayette, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
- Tracy LaFrance, Financial Administrator, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Sarah Launderville, Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights
- Rebeka Lawrence-Gomez, Deputy Director, Pathways Vermont
- Lenny Leblanc, Director of Finance and Administration, Agency of Transportation
- Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Tom Little, General Counsel, VSAC
- Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
- Erhard Mahnke, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
- Roger Marcoux, Sheriff, Lamoille County Sheriff's Department
- Erica Marthage, State's Attorney, Bennington County
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Pam McCarthy, Vermont Family Network
- Marc Metayer, SIU Grants Program Manager, Department of State's, Sheriff's and Special Investigative Units
- David Mickenberg, Council on Vermont Elders
- Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont Legislature
- Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
- Rebecca Mitchell, Hunger Free Vermont
- Karen Mittelman, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
- Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Kevin Moore, Deputy Director for Information Technology, Legislative Council
- Madeline Motta, Chair, Vermont State Ethics Commission
- Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
- Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Reeva Sullivan Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Child Development, Department for Children and Families
- Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
- Annie Noonan, Labor Relations Manager, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs Association
- Tim Noonan, Executive Director, Labor Relations Board
- Rep. William Notte, Rutland
- Larry Novins, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
- Rep. Daniel Noyes, Wolcott
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Carol Ode, Burlington
- Jill Olson, VT Home and Community Care
- Nancy Owens, Housing Vermont
- Melanie Paskevitch, Heat Squad
- Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Stephen Perkins, Executive Director, Vermont Historical Society
- Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Dan Pouliot, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Dan Quinlan, Chair, VT Climate and Health Alliance
- John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
- Rep. Zachariah Ralph Watson, Hartland
- Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Rep. Marybeth Redmond, Essex
- Michael Redmond, Executive Director, Upper Valley Haven
- Matt Riven, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
- Anthony Roisman, Chair, Public Utility Commission
- Matthew Romei, Chief of Capitol Police, Vermont Legislature
- Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont FEED
- Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Lisa Schilling, Financial Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Michael Schirling, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Harold Schwartz, Director of HR Operations, Department of Human Resources
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Pittsford
- Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- Kate Slocum, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
- Rep. Brian Smith, Derby
- Rep. Harvey Smith, New Haven
- Deb Snell, President, AFT-VT
- Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Jeb Spaulding, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
- Jeb Spaulding, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System
- Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Rep. Thomas Stevens, Waterbury
- Rep. Mary Sullivan, Burlington
- Thomas Sullivan, President, University of Vermont
- Beth Tanzman, Executive Director, Blueprint for Health, Department of Vermont Health Access
- Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Patricia Tedesco, VT Home Access Program, VCIL
- Julie Tessler, Vermont Care Partners
- Kathy Thayer-Gosselin, Financial Director, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
- June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
- Rep. George W. Till, Jericho
- Michael Touchette, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Ben Walsh, Climate and energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Kate Wanner, Trust for Public Land
- Chad Warzyniak, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor
- Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Anne Watson, The Mayor's Coalition
- Rebekah Weber, Lake Champlain Lakekeeper, Conservation Law Foundation
- Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
- Rep. Rebecca White, Windsor 4-2
- Cassie Wilner, VT Afterschool Inc.
- Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
- Rep. Theresa Wood, Washington-Chittenden
- Christophre Woods, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
- Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission
- Susanne Young, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration
- Paul Zabriskie, Director of Weatherization and Home Performance, Capstone Community Action
- David Zuckerman, Vermont Lieutenant Governor
House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- Eric Blatt, Director Facilities Engineering Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
- Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Annie Ramniceanu, DOC Addiction and Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
- Michael Touchette, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
House Committee on Education
- Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
- Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
- Chloe Wexler, Fiscal Data Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
House Committee on Health Care
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services/Vermont Care Partners
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
- Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Maria Belliveau, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Marlene Betit, Director of Administrative Services, Secretary of State's Office
- Matthew Birmingham, Colonel, Department of Public Safety
- Ann Bishop, Operations Director, Public Utility Commission
- John Bloomer, Secretary, Vermont Senate
- Emily Boedecker, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Craig Bolio, Deputy Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes
- Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation
- John Booth, Director of Treasury Operations, Office of the State Treasurer
- Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Carol Brochu, Financial Manager, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Jason Broughton, Interim State Librarian, Department of Libraries
- Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
- Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- Sarah Buxton, Director, Workforce Policy and Performance, Department of Labor
- Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
- Ben Cadwallader, Executive Director, Vermont Symphony Orchestra
- John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's, Sheriff's and Special Investigative Units
- Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Joanne Chadwick, Director 0f Administration, Department of Public Safety
- Steve Chadwick, Director of Management Services, Agency of Natural Resources
- Brenda Chamberlain, Business Manager, Public Utility Commission
- Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Tricia Coates, Director of External & Governmental Affairs, Vermont State Colleges
- Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
- Jim Condos, Secretary of the State, Secretary of State's Office
- Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Maj. Gen Steven Cray, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
- Matt D'Agostino, Financial Officer, Department of Corrections
- Paul Daley, Financial Director, Vermont Department of Health
- Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
- Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety
- Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
- Ashlynn Doyon, Executive Assistant and Policy Analyst, Office of the State Treasurer
- Stacey Drinkwine, Financial Services Director, Department of Public Service
- Anne Duffy, Chief Financial Officer, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Heather Duke, Business Manager, Department of Liquor Control
- Brian Evans, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
- Lora Evans, Business Manager, Defender General's Office
- Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
- Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
- Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- Al Faxon, Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
- Jennifer Fitch, Deputy Commissioner, Buildings & General Services
- Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
- Diane Ford, Business Manager, Attorney General's Office
- Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Patricia Gable, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
- Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
- Camille George, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
- Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Steve Gomez, Business Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Ken Gragg, Deputy Adjutant General, Military Department
- Suzette Greaves, Financial Administrator II, Military Department
- Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
- Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Martin Hahn, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Josh Hanford, Acting Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Michael Harrington, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Julie Hulburd, Chair, Vermont State Ethics Commission
- Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Christopher Ilstrup, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities Council
- Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Bill Kelley, Finance & Administration Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- Conor Kennedy, Agency of Human Services Central Office
- Gary Kessler, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor Control
- Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
- Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Will Kriewald, Chief Financial Officer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Bradley Kukenberger, Financial Manager, Agency of Administration
- Tracy LaFrance, Financial Administrator, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Kimberley Lashua, Business Director, Natural Resources Board
- Lenny Leblanc, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation
- Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- Alexa Lewis, Department of Taxes
- Tom Little
- Roger Marcoux, Sheriff, Lamoille County Sheriff's Department
- Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Steve McClafferty, Finance Director, Vermont Veterans' Home
- Marc Metayer, SIU Grants Program Manager, Department of State's, Sheriff's and Special Investigative Units
- Neil Mickenberg, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont Legislature
- Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Larry Mires, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Karen Mittelman, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
- Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
- Kevin Moore, Deputy Director for Information Technology, Legislative Council
- Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
- Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
- Hannah Myers, Business Manager, Vermont Commission on Women
- Barbara M. Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
- Annie Noonan, Labor Relations Manager, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs Association
- Larry Novins, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
- Tracy O'Connell, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
- Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
- Stephen Perkins, Executive Director, Vermont Historical Society
- Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
- Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Dan Pouliot, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
- John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
- Hallenbeck Richard, Department of Public Safety
- Matt Riven, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
- Anthony Roisman, Chair, Public Utility Commission
- Matthew Romei, Chief of Capitol Police, Vermont Legislature
- Kaj Samsom, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
- Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
- Lisa Schilling, Financial Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
- Michael Schirling, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Harold Schwartz, Director of HR Operations, Department of Human Resources
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
- Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
- Tim Shea, General Manager, Champlain Valley Exposition
- Jason Sicard, Orleans County Fair
- Kate Slocum, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services
- Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Jeb Spaulding, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System
- Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
- Andrew Stein, Deputy Auditor, State Auditor's Office
- Jean Stetter, Administrative Services Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Thomas Sullivan, President, University of Vermont
- Anna Swenson, Financial Manager, Vermont Department of Health
- Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- Kathy Thayer-Gosselin, Financial Director, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
- June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
- Michael Touchette, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
- Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
- Jessica Vintinner, Legislative Director and Principal Assistant, Department of Labor
- Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Chad Wawrzyniak, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor
- Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
- Stephen Wisloski, Chief Financial Officer, Vermont State Colleges
- Cherie Yaeger, Administrative Manager, Department of Libraries
- Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission