House Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49

January 23, 2018 - January 26, 2018

Last Updated 1/26/2018 9:07 AM

 

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

9:00 AM          Liquor and Lottery Task Force Report

Matt Krauss, Chair, Liquor - Lottery Task Force

Rep. Thomas Stevens

Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor Control

Daniel Racheck, Director, Vermont Lottery

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:00 AM          FLOOR

 

10:45 AM          Capitol Police Department

Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms

 

11:00 AM          Caucuses

 

11:55 AM          H. 552 - An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Ferrisburgh

Loretta by phone if needed

Rep. Warren Van Wyck

Rep. Diane Lanpher

Evan Hughes, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs

Loretta Lawrence, Select Board Chair, Town of Ferrisburgh

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM          H. 552 - An act relating to approval of the adoption and codification of the charter of the Town of Ferrisburgh

Lunch and H.552

 

1:00 PM          Governor's FY 2019 Budget Address

Joint Assembly-House Chamber

 

2:30 PM          18-0114 - An act relating to the Administrative Procedure Act

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

9:00 AM          Open Meeting Law and Public Records

18-0015 - An act relating to the Open Meeting Law and the Public Records Act

Including Ombudsman, Draft 1.4

Rama Schneider, Board Member, Williamstown Select board

Anne Galloway, Executive Director, Vermont Digger

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns

James Barlow

Michael Donoghue, Executive Director, Vermont Press Association

Donna Kinville, Clerk-Treasurer/President of Town Clerks' and Treasurers' Association, City of South Burlington

Karen Richard, Town Clerk - Treasurer, Colchester Town Clerk's Office

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM          Lunch

 

1:00 PM          FLOOR

 

15 Minutes After the Floor          Administrative Procedures Act

18-0114 - An act relating to the Administrative Procedure Act

Jacob Speidel by phone

Jacob Speidel, Staff Attorney, Senior Citizens' Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

Thursday, January 25, 2018

9:00 AM          H. 585 - An act relating to management of records

VSARA

Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Susan Zeller, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration

Andrew Laing, Chief Data Officer, Agency of Digital Services

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, VT League of Cities and Towns

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:00 AM          Reports of Working Groups

Worker Classification, Special Funds, Boards and Commissions:  Discussion and Decisions regarding recommendations for House Appropriations

 

12:00 PM          Lunch

 

1:00 PM          FLOOR

 

15 min. after Floor Adjourns          H. 632 - An act relating to removing cosmetology requirements from barbering licensure

Perhaps merging into Office of Professional Regulation draft

Colin Benjamin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Rep. William Canfield

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Stacey Savage, Technical Director, Obriens' Aveda Institute

Rep. William Canfield

 

2:45 PM          Committee Bill regarding Office of Professional Regulation (OPR)

Colin Benjamin, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Gabe Gilman, General Counsel, Secretary of State's Office

 

Friday, January 26, 2018

9:30 AM          FLOOR

 

10:30 AM          Overview & Updates

Redistricting Process, including timing of appointment of Apportionment Commission

Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM          Lunch

 

12:15 PM          Tax Workshop

Room 10

 

1:30 PM          H. 624 - An act relating to the protection of information in the statewide voter checklist

Rep. Dylan Giambatista

Hon. James Condos, Secretary of State

Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Denise Diehl at 802-828-2267 or ddiehl@leg.state.vt.us

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