House Committee on Appropriations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 42

February 12, 2018 - February 16, 2018

Last Updated 2/15/2018 2:02 PM

 

Monday, February 12, 2018

6:00 PM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Joint House and Senate Community-Based Public Hearings

See the Press Release for locations:

https://legislature.vermont.gov/home/noteworthy/announcements/#a125

 

 

7:00 PM                   Adjourn Public Hearing

 

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

9:30 AM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Protection to Persons & Property

Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Colonel Matthew Birmingham, Colonel, Department of Public Safety

Erica Bornemann, Director, Emergency Management & Homeland Security

Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety

JoaAnne Chadwick, Director of Administration, Department of Public Safety

Richard Hallenbeck, Deputy Director of Administration, Department of Public Safety

 

11:00 AM                   H. 571 - An act relating to creating the Department of Liquor and Lottery and the Board of Liquor and Lottery

Committee Discussion

 

11:45 AM                   Recess for Lunch

 

2:15 PM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Members' Individual Budget Suggestions

Rep. Mary Sullivan, Burlington

Rep. Theresa Wood, Waterbury

Rep. Mollie S. Burke, Brattleboro

Rep. Alice Miller, Shaftsbury

Rep. Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Middletown Springs

 

3:15 PM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

General Government

Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources

Dan Pouliot, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human Resources

Harold Schwartz, Director of HR Operations, Department of Human Resources

Bradley Kukenberger, Financial Manager, Agency of Administration

 

4:15 PM                   Recess for Break

 

4:30 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

6:00 PM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Public Hearing on the Governor's Recommended FY2019 State Budget -- Room 11

Peter Harris, Central Vermont Council on Aging

Susan Loynd, Human Resources Director, Washington County Mental Health Services

Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services

Susan Yuan, Upper Valley Services

Bob Amelang, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont

Rich Carlson, HEAT Squad Vermont

Chris Shaw, Central Vermont Community Action Council

Sylvia Currier, Central Vermont Community Action Council

Sarah Munro, Vermont Recovery Network

Adam Bindrum, Clara Martin Center

Beth Stern, Executive Director, Central Vermont Council on Aging

Marissa Hebert, Family Center of Washington County

Andrew Nuss, Clara Martin Center

Robert Hildebrand, The Abbey Group

Daniela Caserta, Family Center of Washington County

Shayla Messier, Family Center of Washington County

Katy Ceffel, Family Center of Washington County

Claire Kendall, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network

Beth Masters, Parent

Andreas Yuan, Upper Valley Services

Susan Remington, Central Vermont Council on Aging

Stacia Wright, Family Center of Washington County

Virginia Burley, Vermont Afterschool

Christie Everett, Director, Access and Acute Care Services, Clara Martin Center

Emily Marshia, Orange County Parent Child Center

Sylvie Desautels

Mark Kelley, East Randolph Community

Stephen Rauh, Upper Valley Services

Chuck Raynard, Central Vermont Council on Aging

Michelle Paya, Champlain Community Services

Tracy Thresher, Green Mountain Self Advocates

Erin Rose, Washington County Mental Health

Misse Axelrod, Farm-to-School, Vermont Feed

Stephen Whittaker

Morna Flaum, Vermont State Colleges Faculty Federation

Jennie Martin, Orange County Parent Child Center

Bob Atchinson, Plainfield Energy Committee

Rich Phillips, Marshfield Energy Committee

Julie Martin, Director of Developmental Services, Washington County Mental Health

 

7:00 PM                   Adjourn Public Hearing

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

9:30 AM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Commerce

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

 

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Members' Individual Budget Suggestions

Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Putney

Rep. Brian Cina, Burlington

Rep. Valerie A. Stuart, Brattleboro

Rep. Timothy Briglin, Thetford

Rep. Martin LaLonde, South Burlington

Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Stannard

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Brattleboro

Rep. Selene Colburn, Burlington

 

11:45 AM                   Recess for Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

General Education

Rebecca Holcombe, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education

Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

 

2:30 PM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Advocates Hearing - Room 10, State House

Sonja Raymond, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children

Kim Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer, Cathedral Square Corporation

Patricia Tedesco, Home Access Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL)

Elizabeth Cote, Director, Office of Primary Care and Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, UVM

Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.

Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont Farm to School Network

Linda Olson, Governmental Affairs Director, Vermont State Colleges Faculty Federation

Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Thomas Hughes, Energy Independent Vermont

Robb Kidd, Conservation Program Manager, Sierra Club, Vermont Chapter

Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development

Dan Barlow, State Director, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn Advocates Hearing

 

3:40 PM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

General Government

Janet Miller, Sergeant-at-Arms, Vermont Legislature

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

4:15 PM                   Review Next Day's Agenda

 

4:30 AM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 15, 2018

8:30 AM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

General Education - Education Funding

Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education

 

9:30 AM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Committee Discussion -- Reporters Budgets

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

 

11:45 AM                   Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association

Not an official Committee meeting

 

1:00 PM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

General Government - Follow-up Testimony

John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

James Nash, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services

Kate Slocum, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Digital Services

 

2:15 PM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Committee Discussion - Reporters' Budgets Overview

 

3:15 PM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Advocates Hearing - Human Services Testimony

Room 11

Ludy Biddle, Executive Director, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont

Brooke Jenkins, Executive Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre

Renee Weeks, Director of Clinical & Shelter Services, Upper Valley Haven

Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont

Erhard Mahnke, Executive Director, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

Janet Hunt, Executive Director, Vermont Association of the Area Agencies on Aging

Joe Ferrada, Parent Child Center Network

Jen Horwitz, Director of Research and Policy, Let's Grow Kids

Jan Demers, Executive Director, Vermont Community Action Partnership

Kate Larose, Director of Financial Futures, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity

Sarah Lauderville, Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights

Ed Paquin, Director, Disability Rights Vermont

Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

Eric Avildsen, Executive  Director, Vermont Legal Aid

Former Rep. Michael Fisher, Chief Advocate, Office of Health Care Advocate, Vt. Legal Aid

Former Rep. Karen Lafayette, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council

Julie Tessler, Executive  Director, VT Council of Developmental & Mental Health Services

Rebecca Ryan, Senior Director, Health Promotion and Public Policy, American Lung Association of the Northeast

Former Rep. Steve Maier, Director, Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured

Michelle Fay, Executive Director, Voices for Vermont's Children

Lindsay DesLauriers, State Director, Main Street Alliance of VT

 

4:15 PM                   Adjourn Public Hearing

 

4:20 PM                   Review Next Day's Agenda

 

Friday, February 16, 2018

8:30 AM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

9:30 AM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Committee Discussion -- Review Policy Committee Responses

 

10:00 AM                   Reserves Discussion

Matt Riven, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

 

10:45 AM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Committee Discussion

 

11:45 AM                   Recess for Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   18-0457 - An act relating to making appropriations for the support of government

Committee Discussion

 

 

2:45 PM                   Review Next Day's Agenda

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn