H.703
An act relating to promoting workforce development
Sponsors:
Rep. Tristan Toleno
Location: Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
Last Recorded Action: 3/30/2022 - Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Appropriations
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Charles Kimbell, Reporter, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Rep. Michael Marcotte, Chair, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Gwen Bailey-Rowe, Assistant Director for Adult Education, North Country Career Center
- LouAnn Beninati, Director, Program Viability Strategies, Let's Grow Kids
- Karry Booska, Director of Career Development, Vermont Technical College
- Peggy Burns, Director, Center for Careers and Internships, Middlebury College
- Sarah Buxton, State Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor
- Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Sue Clark, Director, Little Lambs Early Learning Center, Rutland
- Rep. Mari Cordes, Sponsor, House Committee on Health Care
- Elizabeth Cote, Director, Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
- Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
- Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
- Tracy Dolan, Director, State Refugee Office, Agency of Human Services
- Kirk Dombrowski , Vice President for Research, University of Vermont
- Ryan Dulude, Financial Aid Director, Community College of Vermont
- Lisa Durocher, Northwest Technical Center
- Lisa Durocher, Adult Education Coordinator, Northwest Technical Center
- Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Chair, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
- Rep. Martha Feltus, House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Martha Feltus, Member, House Committee on Appropriations
- Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Alyson Grzyb, Director, Bennington Early Childhood Center
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Christine Hallquist , Executive Director, Vermont Community Broadband Board
- Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
- Maureen Hebert, Associate Dean of Workforce Education, Vermont Technical College
- Tanja Hinterstoisser, Assistant Vice President, Career Design and Employer Outreach, Champlain College
- Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont
- Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Justin Kenney, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
- Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
- Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont
- Christopher Koliba, Director, UVM Office of Engagement
- Brian Kravitz, Waterbury, VT, Central Vermont Adult Basic Education
- Kathy Lavoie, Special Projects for Economic Recovery, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
- Ross Lavoie, Building Trades Instructor, Northwest Career & Technical Center
- Katherine Levasseur, Director of External & Government Affairs, Vermont State Colleges
- Tom Little, Vice President and General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Wayne Maceyka, Outreach Professional, UVM Office of Engagement
- Janet McLaughlin, Exective Director, VT Association for the Education of Young Children
- Pat Moulton , President, Vermont Technical College
- Sithembiso Muhlauri, Family Child Care Home, White River Junction
- Heather Neuwirth Lovejoy, Director, Innovation Hub, Middlebury College
- Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- John Pion, Associate Director, Social Finance
- Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
- Linda Rossi, State Director, VT Small Business Development Center
- Tino Rutanhira, Chairperson, Vermont Professionals of Color Network (Chittenden County)
- Natalie Searle, Director of Secondary Education Initiatives, Community College of Vermont
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Mike Silvestri, Director, Social Finance
- Tim Smith, Executive Director, Franklin County Industrial Development Corporation & the Regional Development Corporation
- Elizabeth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
- Rep. Tristan Toleno, House Committee on Appropriations
- Rep. Tristan Toleno, Sponser, Brattleboro
- Robert Travers, Director, Center for Technology, Essex
- Tiffany Walker, Associate Dean of Workforce Education, Community College of Vermont
- Weiwei Wang, Vice Chair, Vermont Professionals of Color Network (Chittenden County)
- Leeann Wright, CTE Director, Northwest Career & Technical Center
- Leeann Wright, Director, Northwest Career & Technical Center
House Committee on Ways and Means
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Charles Kimbell, Sponsor, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Rep. Michael Marcotte, Sponsor of amendment, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
- Sebastian Arduengo , Assistant General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation
- Katherine Ash, Independent Consultant, Education and Workforce Transformation
- Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
- Mat Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Director, Department of Labor
- Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
- Rhoni Basden, Executive Director, VT Works for Women
- Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
- Sarah Buxton, State Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor
- Sen. Brian Campion
- Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Tom Cheney, Executive Director, Advance Vermont
- Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
- Elizabeth Cote, Director, Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
- Jess DeCarolis, Division Director, Student Pathways, Agency of Education
- Tracy Dolan, Director, State Refugee Office, Agency of Human Services
- Rep. Anne B. Donahue, House Committee on Health Care
- Lisa Fox, Associate Dean of Nursing, Vermont Technical College
- Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
- David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Christine Hallquist , Executive Director, Vermont Community Broadband Board
- Drew Hazelton, Chief of Operations, Rescue Inc.; Chair, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, Rescue Inc.
- Maureen Hebert, Associate Dean of Workforce Education, Vermont Technical College
- Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
- Vincent Illuzzi, Lobbyist, Vermont State Employees Association
- Fred Kenney, Executive Director, Addison County Economic Development Corporation
- Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
- Rep. Charles Kimbell, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Rep. Charles Kimbell, Sponsor, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Breck Knauft, Executive Director, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
- Christopher Koliba, Director, UVM Office of Engagement
- Lindsay Kurrie, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Katherine Levasseur, Director of External & Government Affairs, Vermont State Colleges
- Tom Little, Vice President and General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Thomas Longstreth, Executive Director, ReSOURCE
- Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons
- Rep. Michael Marcotte, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Christina McLaughlin, Health Policy Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board
- Janet McLaughlin, Exective Director, VT Association for the Education of Young Children
- David Mears, Vice President and Executive Director, Audubon Vermont
- Amila Merdzanovic, Director, USCRI-Vermont
- Heather Neuwirth Lovejoy, Director, Innovation Hub, Middlebury College
- Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
- Erika Schneider, Director, Hartford Area Career and Technology Center
- Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
- Beth Sightler, Executive Director, Champlain Community Services
- Mike Silvestri, Director, Social Finance
- Kendal Smith, Director of Policy Development and Legislative Affairs, Governor's Office
- Deb Snell, President, Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, AFT-VT
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners: VT Council
- Rep. Tristan Toleno
- Jena Trombley, Director of Human Resources, Clara Martin Center
- Jessica Vintinner, Principal Assistant, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Tiffany Walker, Associate Dean of Workforce Education, Community College of Vermont
- Amanda Wheeler, Legislative Liaison, Department of Labor
- Sen. Jeanette K. White
- Rep. Dane Whitman, House Committee On Human Services
- Derek Williams, Asst. Dir. of Technical & Adult Education, River Valley Technical Center
Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
- Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Elizabeth Cote, Director, Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
- Tom Little, Vice President and General Counsel, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Rep. Dane Whitman, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services