House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

AGENDA

 

Room 35

February 13, 2018 - February 16, 2018

Last Updated 2/16/2018 3:20 PM

 

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

9:00 AM                   H. 731 - An act relating to the classification of employees

Committee Discussion and Mark Up

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division

Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Labor

John Hollar, Lobbyist, American Insurance Association

Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont

David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, Working Vermont

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

15 min. after Floor                   Appropriations Committee's Policy Review Request

Frank Cioffi, President, Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation (11:00 AM) - Phone

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Joseph Teegarden, Director, Center for Technology, Essex

Eileen Illuzzi, North Country Career Center

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

 

15 min. after Caucuses                   Appropriations Committee's Policy Review Request

David Bradbury, VCET President, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies

John Adams, Director, Vermont Center for Geographic Information

Andrew Laing, Chief Data Officer, Agency of Digital Services

Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation

 

After                   H. 620 - An act relating to State-owned airports and economic development

Final Mark-Up and Vote

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

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation

Tim Tierney, Director of Special Projects & Intergovernmental Affairs, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

9:00 AM                   

H. 731 - An act relating to the classification of employees

Committee Discussion, Final Mark Up and Vote

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:00 AM                   Appropriations Committee's Policy Review Request

Michael Schirling, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Ph.D., Agency of Education

Tricia Coates, Director of External & Governmental Affairs, Vermont State Colleges

 

10:45 AM                   

H. 766 - An act relating to creating a homeowner’s rehabilitation tax credit

H. 787 - An act relating to increasing the downtown and village center tax credit

Paul Bruhn, Executive Director, Preservation Trust of Vermont

 

11:00 AM                   Appropriations Committee's Policy Review Request

Marilyn Cargill, Vice President, Financial Aid Services, Marketing and Research, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Karen Mittelman, Executive  Director, Vermont Arts Council

Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Katie Buckley, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min. after Floor                   Appropriations Committee's Policy Review Request

Corine Farewell, Director of Technology Commercialization, University of Vermont

Dr. Kristin Haas, State Vet, Director, Food Safety, Agency of Agriculture

Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor

Sarah Buxton, Director of Workforce Policy and Performance, Vermont Department of Labor

Michael Schirling, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing

Roy Copans, Vice President, International Trading - Phone

Joe Carton, Chief Operating Officer, Westport Hospitality - Phone

Dale Williamson, Vice President, Human Resources, NewsBank, inc. - Phone

Ken Gragg, Financial Director, Military Department

Fred Kenney, Executive Director, Addison COunty Economic Development Corporation

Matt Dunne, Executive Director, Center on Rural Innovation

 

Thursday, February 15, 2018

9:00 AM                   Workforce Development Committee Bill

Walk through of H.852 and H.811

Sarah Buxton, Director of Workforce Policy and Performance, Vermont Department of Labor

Tristan Toleno, Vermont State Workforce Development Board

 

10:30 AM                   Election of Trustees for the Vermont State Colleges Corporation

Joint Assembly

 

After                   Think Vermont MOVE

Further work with ACCD & DOL

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Roy Copans, Vice President, International Trading (11:15 AM) - Phone

Gretchen  Havreluk, Economic Development Consultant, Town of Wilmington (11:25 AM) - Phone

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

1:20 PM                   Browning Amendment to H.764

Rep. Cynthia Browning, Sponsor

Rep. Martin LaLonde, South Burlington

 

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6 to 8:30 p.m., Accel-VT Cohort Final Reception and Celebration, Skinny Pancake, Burlington

 

Friday, February 16, 2018

9:00 AM                   H. 766 - An act relating to creating a homeowner’s rehabilitation tax credit

H. 787 - An act relating to increasing the downtown and village center tax credit

Katie Buckley, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Housing and Community Development

Abby Shepard, Tax Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

H.841, Sec.8

Sarah Carpenter, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

After                   

H. 766 - An act relating to creating a homeowner’s rehabilitation tax credit

H. 767 - An act relating to adopting the ThinkVermont Innovation Initiative

Katie Buckley, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Housing and Community Development

 

After                   Letter to Appropriation Committee Discussion

Sarah Buxton, Director of Workforce Policy and Performance, Vermont Department of Labor

Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Liz First Raddock at 802-828-2255 or lraddock@leg.state.vt.us