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  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Chair
  • Rep. Sandy Haas, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Francis McFaun, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Marianna Gamache
  • Rep. Brian Keefe
  • Rep. Michael Mrowicki
  • Rep. Daniel Noyes
  • Rep. Kelly Pajala
  • Rep. Carl Rosenquist
  • Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Clerk

House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46

February 27, 2018 - March 2, 2018

Last Updated 3/2/2018 10:02 AM

 

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

Immediately following adjournment                   Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   H. 736 - An act relating to lead poisoning prevention

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Christel Michaud, Director of Childcare Licensing, Department for Children and Families

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

Bill Ward, Director, Code Enforcement, City Of Burlington (2:00 PM)

Wendy Davis, Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Vermont, M.D., American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Chapter (2:15 PM)

Adam Necrason, Lobbyist, Vermont Association for Justice

Erhard Mahnke, Executive Director, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Vermont Realtors

Chris Rice, Lobbyist, Apartment Owners Association

Angela Zaikowski , Director, Vermont Apartment Owners Association, LLC (3:00 PM) - Phone

Ron Rupp, Director, Federal Programs, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

David Englander, Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health

 

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

8:30 AM                   18-0916 - An act relating to nursing home oversight

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

Rebecca Chalifoux, Staff Attorney, Division of Rate Setting, Agency of Human Services Central Office

Sean Londergan, Long Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid

 

9:30 AM                   H. 736 - An act relating to lead poisoning prevention

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

Evan Hughes, Lobbyist, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs

David Englander, Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   H. 736 - An act relating to lead poisoning prevention

Committee Discussion

 

 

11:30 AM                   H. 608 - An act relating to creating an Older Vermonters Act working group

Amendment

Rep. Diane Lanpher

 

11:45 AM                   Disability Awareness Day

David Sagi

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after Floor                   H. 736 - An act relating to lead poisoning prevention

Mark up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:00 PM                   18-0916 - An act relating to nursing home oversight

Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association

 

4:30 PM                   H. 736 - An act relating to lead poisoning prevention

Vote

Tim Murphy, Owner, Comprehensive Inspection Services, LLC - Phone

 

Thursday, March 01, 2018

8:30 AM                   18-0916 - An act relating to nursing home oversight

Mark Up and Possible Vote

Donna Jerry, Senior Health Policy Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Marisa Melamed, Health Policy Analyst, Green Mountain Care Board

Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association

Rebecca Chalifoux, Staff Attorney, Division of Rate Setting, Agency of Human Services Central Office

Sean Londergan, Long Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   18-0916 - An act relating to nursing home oversight

continued

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after Floor                   TBD

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 2, 2018

9:30 AM                   18-0916 - An act relating to nursing home oversight

Vote

 

10:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 2 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Julie Tucker 828-2265 or jtucker@leg.state.vt.us