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House Committee on Human Services
AGENDA
Room 46
January 16, 2018 - January 19, 2018
Last Updated 1/19/2018 10:27 AM
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
10:00 AM FLOOR
15 mins after Floor H. 608 - An act relating to creating an Older Vermonters Act working group
Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
Angela Smith-Dieng, Director of State Unit of Aging, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Adult Days
Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
Janet Hunt, Executive Director, Vermont Association of the Area Agencies on Aging
12:00 PM Lunch & Caucuses
2:30 PM Opioid Coordination Council
Overview of Report
Jolinda LaClair, Director, Drug Prevention Policy, Agency of Administration
Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
4:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
9:00 AM Department for Children and Families
Child Development Division Updates
Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Christel Michaud, Director of Childcare Licensing, Department for Children and Families
11:30 AM Child Development
Head Start
Paul Behrman, Director, Champlain Valley Head Start & Chair, Vermont Head Start Association
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
15 mins after Floor H. 608 - An act relating to creating an Older Vermonters Act working group
Mark Up
Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
Angela Smith-Dieng, Director of State Unit of Aging, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
- H. 199 - An act relating to reinstating legislative members to the Commission on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders
Mark Up & Vote
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Martha Richardson, Executive Director, Alzheimer's Association, Vermont Chapter - Phone
4:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, January 18, 2018
9:00 AM H. 589 - An act relating to the reasonable and prudent parent standard
Walk-through & testimony
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
Amanda Churchhill, MSW, LICSW, Policy & Practice Specialist, Juvenile Justice/Adolescent Services, Department for Children and Families
Nate Farnham, Youth Development Program Leadership Group
Anne Ward, Foster Parent
James Waterman, Youth Development Program Leadership Group
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM H. 589 - An act relating to the reasonable and prudent parent standard
continued-Vote
Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice
Abigail Lowell, Youth Development Program Leadership Group
Valerie Clark, Former Foster Parent
Worth Allen, Intern, Office of Legislative Council
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
15 mins after Floor Government Accountability Committee Report
& Other Committee Reports
4:30 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 19, 2018
9:30 AM FLOOR
15 minutes after Floor Child Development
How Are Vermont's Young Children and Families? 2017 Report
Sarah Squirrell, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM H. 608 - An act relating to creating an Older Vermonters Act working group
Mark-Up and Possible Vote
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
3:00 PM Adjourn
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Julie Tucker 828-2265 or jtucker@leg.state.vt.us