Senate Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 4

February 20, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Last Updated 2/22/2018 5:00 PM

 

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

9:30                   Senate Convenes

 

1:15                   S. 198 - An act relating to a plan to elevate the Department of Public Safety to the Agency of Public Safety

Committee discussion

Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

2:30                   S. 120 - An act relating to limiting corporate campaign contributions

Committee discussion

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Attorney, Attorney General's Office

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

 

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

1:00                   Senate Convenes

 

2:00                   S. 281 - An act relating to the Systemic Racism Mitigation Oversight and Equity Review Board

Committee discussion

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Diana Wahle, Community Equity Collaborative

Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women

Curtiss Reed, Executive Director, Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity

Karen Richards, Human Rights Commission

Christine Longmore, Constitutional Council for Accountability with Law Enforcement Officials

Mark Hughes, Justice for All

Tom Waldman, General Council, Department of Human Resources

 

3:30                   Governor Appointees

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

 

Thursday, February 22, 2018

1:00                   Senate Convenes

 

After the Floor                   S. 273 - An act relating to miscellaneous law enforcement amendments

Committee discussion

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Timothy Duggan, Counsel, Treasurer's Office

 

3:30                   S. 192 - An act relating to transferring the professional regulation of law enforcement officers from the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council to the Office of Professional Regulation

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Elizabeth Novotny, General Counsel, Vermont Police Association

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

Rick Gauthier, Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council

Vincent Illuzzi, Former Chair, VSEA

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

 

Friday, February 23, 2018

9:30                   Senate Convenes

 

1:00                   S. 241 - An act relating to the makeup and duties of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee

Committee discussion

Emily Kress-Miller, Law Clerk, Legislative Council

Ken Morton, Chief, Williston Fire Department

Doug Brent, Fire Chief, So. Burlington Fire Department

Steve Locke, Chief of Police

 

3:00                   S. 120 - An act relating to limiting corporate campaign contributions

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Eleanor Spottswood, Attorney General's Office

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 6 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 webpage.

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Gail Carrigan at 828-2272 or gcarrigan@leg.state.vt.us