S.160 (Act 83)

An act relating to agricultural development

Sponsors:

Last Recorded Action: 5/29/2019 - Senate Message, Signed by Governor June 20, 2019

Committee Activity - Meeting Full List

Regular Session 2019-2020
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
11:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Workers Compensation

Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Friday, January 25, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Advanced wood heating

Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont
Jake Marin, HVAC Program Manager, Efficiency Vermont
Adam Sherman, Interim Director, Biomass Energy Resource Center
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
15 minutes after Floor

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Animal and Plant Traceability

Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
Cary Giguere, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
10:00 AM

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Vermont Economic Development Authority

Jo Bradley, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Cassie Polhemus, Chief Operating Officer, incoming CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Sarah Isham, Director of Agricultural Lending, Vermont Economic Development Authority
10:30 AM

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Yankee Farm Credit

Michael Farmer, Chief Operating Officer, Yankee Farm Credit
Friday, February 1, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:30 AM

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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Roland Rainville, Farmer
Bill Rowell, Board Member and Green Mountain Dairy Farm owner, Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
10:15 AM

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Ansley Bloomer, Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
Andy Boutin, General Manager, Pellergy, LLC
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
11:15 AM

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Kara Shannon, ASPCA
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
10:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Agricultural Education

Mark Canella, Agricultural Business Program Director, UVM Extension
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:00 AM

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Jim Walsh, Phoenix Feeds
Rick Zimmerman, Executive Director, Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance
Caroline Potter, PRO-Dairy
Brad Lawes, Owner, Lawes Agricultural Services
11:00 AM

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Wood pellets

Chris Brooks, Owner, Vermont Wood Pellet Company
Tabitha Bowling, Owner, Kingdom Pellets
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, February 22, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Poultry and Compost

Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
George Cross, Owner, Dog River Farm
Cary Giguere, Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Shelley Mehlenbacher, Assistant State Veterinarian, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
Bill Pearce, Co-owner, Hillside Farm, Albany
Hannah Pearce, Co-owner, Hillside Farm and Pearce's Pastured Poultry
Kurt Ericksen, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
15 minutes after Floor

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
10:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Molly Dillon, Deputy Commissioner, Banking, Department of Financial Regulation
11:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Kara Shannon, ASPCA
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Ela Chapin, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Friday, March 1, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
8:30 AM

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Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
9:15 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
11:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Lyn Desmarais, , Vermont Farm Bureau
Kara Shannon, ASPCA
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
11:30 AM

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Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

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Committee bills

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
10:30 AM

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Ted Brady, Deputy Commissioner, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Friday, March 15, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
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S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Introduction and Walk-through

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
10:30 AM

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In House Agriculture and Forestry Committee.
Overview of bill

Thursday, March 21, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Finance
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Discussion and Possible Vote

Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
Ed McNamara, Director of Planning and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service
Friday, March 22, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Appropriations
2:15 PM

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Sen. Robert Starr
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
1:00 PM

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Sections 4, 5

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
1:45 PM

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Section 2

Roger Allbee, Former Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Sen. Anthony Pollina
Henry Cammack, Sales Manager, Kimball Brook Farm
3:00 PM

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Sections 14-16

Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
3:30 PM

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Sections 1 and 2.

James Maroney, Owner/Operator, Oliver Hill Farm
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
9:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Sections 1, 3

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Ryan Patch, Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
15 minutes after Floor

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Section 18

Ansley Bloomer, Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
Ken Gagnon, Owner, Gagnon Lumber
Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
3:00 PM

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Section 6 and 7

Randy Quenneville, Section Chief, Meat Inspection Section, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
9:00 AM

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Section 19

Lisa Ransom, Owner, Grow Compost of Vermont
Kim Crosby, Environmental Compliance Officer, Casella Waste Management
Kurt Erickson, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
10:00 AM

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Section 3

Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
10:30 AM

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Section 11

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Bob Lesnikoski , Board Member, Working Lands Enterprise Board
Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, ASPCA
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
9:30 AM

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Section 1

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
1:00 PM

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Section 3

Eric Roy, Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources
David Mears, Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
2:30 PM

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Gil Livingston, Former President, Vermont Land Trust
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
9:30 AM

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Section 1
Farm to School response

Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont FEED
Kathy Alexander, Director MAUSD/ANWSD Food Service Cooperative , Mount Abraham Unified School District and Addison Northwest School District
Abbie Nelson, Co-Director, VT Food Ed. Every Day & Education Director NOFA-VT
Faye Mack, Advocacy and Education Director, Hunger Free Vermont
11:30 AM

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Earl Ransom, Owner, Strafford Organic Creamery
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
9:00 AM

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Section 3

Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
Rose Paul, Director of Science and Fresh Water Programs, The Nature Conservancy
10:00 AM

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Section 12 and 13

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Jim Shallow, Director of Strategic Conservation Initiatives, The Nature Conservancy
Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
Robert Turner, Consulting Forester and Member, Governor's Climate Actin Commission
Nick Richardson, President, Vermont Land Trust
15 minutes after Floor

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Jon Klar, Farmer, Irasburg, VT
Jack Lazor, Owner, Butterworks Farm
Friday, April 12, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
following

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Committee discussion

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
1:00 PM

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Eric Guzman, Office of Legislative Counsel
Will Kriewald, Chief Financial Officer, Office of the State Treasurer
Paul Tomasi, District Manager, NEK Waste Management District
Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
Bruce Westcott, General Manager, Central VT Solid Waste District
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
Pat Austin, Hauler, Orleans County
EB Flory, Dairy Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Karl Hammer, Owner, Vermont Compost Co.
Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
Sam Lincoln, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Buzz Ferver, Owner, Full Circle Farm
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
9:00 AM

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Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
Kurt Ericksen, Assistant General Manager, Vermont Compost Company
Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
3:00 PM

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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Friday, April 19, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
9:00 AM

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Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture
15 minutes after Floor

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Committee discussion

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
1:00 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy
2:30 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Section 1

Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm to School Network
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
10:30 AM

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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
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Rep. Jessica Brumsted, House Committee On Human Services
Rosalyn Graham, Shelburne
Hannah Smith, Associate General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
9:00 AM

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Maddie Kempner, Membership and Advocacy Coordinator, NOFA VT
Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Field Organizer, Rural Vermont
Jane Clifford, Dairy Producer, Starksboro
10:30 AM

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Carbon Markets

Charles Kerchner
15 minutes after Floor

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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
9:00 AM

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Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Kurt Erickson, Vermont Compost Company
Tom Gilbert, Owner/Operator, Black Dirt Farm, Stannard VT
10:30 AM

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Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
15 minutes after Floor

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compost

Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Friday, May 3, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
15 minutes after Floor

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Committee discussion

Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management
Andrea Stander, Policy Consultant, Rural Vermont
Stephanie Smith, Land Use Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Cathy Jamieson, Program Manager, WMPD Solid Waste Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
4:00 PM

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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Monday, May 13, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
11:00 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Monday, May 13, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Appropriations
5:00 PM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Appropriations
9:30 AM

S.160 - An act relating to agricultural development

Rep. Carolyn W. Partridge, Reporter, House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
2:30 PM

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Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
9:00 AM

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Committee discussion

Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Committee(s):
Senate Committee on Agriculture
9:00 AM

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Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, May 17, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Ways and Means
9:00 AM

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Masland Amendment

Friday, May 17, 2019
Committee(s):
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
9:00 AM

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Discussion of Amendment

Rep. James Masland, Sponsor
Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Committee(s):
Committee of Conference

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Committee(s):
Committee of Conference

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