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House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs
AGENDA
Room 44
January 9, 2018 - January 12, 2018
Last Updated 1/10/2018 4:30 PM
Tuesday, January 09, 2018
10:00 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch and Caucuses
2:30 PM Liquor and Lottery Task Force Report
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Brittney Wilson, Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs, Office of Governor Phil Scott
Matt Krauss, Chair, Liquor - Lottery Task Force
- Budget Adjustment
Vermont Veterans' Home
Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home - Phone
Joseph Krawczyk, President, Board of Trustees, Vermont Veterans' Home - Phone
Allan Faxon, Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home - Phone
- Adjourn
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
9:00 AM Homelessness Awareness Day
Joint Hearing with House Committee on Human Services.
Room 11
Kenneth Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
Sarah Phillips, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
Peter Kellerman, Co-Director, John W. Graham Emergency Shelter
Josh Davis, Executive Director, GroundWorks Collaborative, Brattleboro
Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
Kara Casey, Housing and Economic Justice Specialist, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Brooke Jenkins, Executive Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre
Tom Donahue, Executive Director, BROC Community Action, Rutland
Deborah Hall, Executive Director, Homeless Prevention Center, Rutland
Alison Lyndes Calderara M.Ed, CEO, Community Health Center, Burlington
Katelyn Hanson, Homeless Healthcare Program Outreahc/Case Worker, Safe Harbor Health Center
Margaret Bozik, Director of Asset Management & Special Initiatives, Champlain Housing Trust
Following Joint Hearing Budget Adjustment
Committee Discussion
Room 44
12:00 PM Lunch
There will be a Homelessness Vigil on the Statehouse Steps
1:00 PM House Floor
15 min. after Floor H. 412 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes
Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Jessica Radbord, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Erhard Mahnke, Executive Director, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
Stephen Marshall, Community Service Advocate, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
- Adjourn
Thursday, January 11, 2018
9:00 AM Rental Housing Safety Report
Maryellen Griffin, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Amberly Bonilla, Tenant, Rutland
Joy Dale, Tenant, Brattleboro
Jonathan Bond, Director of Vermont Tenants & Mobile Home Programs, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
Sarah Carpenter, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
11:00 AM Housing Revenue Bond
Update on Bond Issue.
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
15 min after Floor Budget Adjustment
General Assistance
Rep. Matthew Trieber, House Committee on Appropriations
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Veterans' Home - Committee Discussion
4:30 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 12, 2018
9:30 AM House Floor
15 min. after Floor Professional Regulation
Professional Licensure for Veterans.
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Colin Benjamin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
11:45 AM Lunch
12:15 PM Tax Workshop
Income Taxes and Federal Tax Reform,
Room 10
1:30 PM H. 571 - An act relating to creating the Department of Liquor and Lottery and the Board of Liquor and Lottery
Initial Presentation by Counsel.
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Adjourn
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If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Ron Wild at 802-828-3559 or rwild@leg.state.vt.us