House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 33

February 27, 2018 - March 2, 2018

Last Updated 3/1/2018 5:26 PM

 

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                   Caucus

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to inmate access to prescription drugs

Discussion with members of the public regarding access to medication while incarcerated

Nicholas Palmisano, Citizen, Bennington Center, Vermont Recovery Network

Paul Capcara, Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Central Vermont Medical Center

Richard Fales, Community Member, Rutland

Ron Coppola, Community Member

Rep. Daniel Connor, Fairfield

 

2:25 PM                   H. 615 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of drones near correctional facilities

Discussion regarding enforcement of H.615 violations with Vermont State Police

Hugh O'Donnell, Lieutenant, Vermont State Police

Todd Bailey, Lobbyist, Lyft

Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections

 

3:25 PM                   H. 777 - An act relating to the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Jo Bradley, Director, Vermont Economic Development Authority

Cassie Polhemus, Chief Operating Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority

Michael Gaughan, Executive  Director, Vermont Municipal Bond Bank

 

4:15 PM                   H. 806 - An act relating to the Southeast State Correctional Facility Study Committee

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

8:40 AM                   H. 874 - An act relating to inmate access to prescription drugs

Emily Miller, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Ed Paquin, Director, Disability Rights Vermont

Seth Lipschutz , Defender General, Prisoners' Rights Office

Annie Ramniceanu, Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections

 

10:35 AM                   H. 615 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of drones near correctional facilities

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Michael Touchette, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Matthew Nault, Operational Manager, Corrections Field Services, Department of Corrections

 

11:25 AM                   H. 806 - An act relating to the Southeast State Correctional Facility Study Committee

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                   H. 806 - An act relating to the Southeast State Correctional Facility Study Committee

Walk through of H.806 Draft 1.3

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

2:50 PM                   H. 615 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of drones near correctional facilities

Walk through of Draft 3.1

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:40 AM                   Committee  Discussion

 

Thursday, March 01, 2018

8:30 AM                   H. 874 - An act relating to inmate access to prescription drugs

Emily Miller, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Seth Lipschutz, Defender General, Prisoners' Rights Office

Ed Paquin, Director, Disability Rights Vermont

Jean Berggren, M.D., Centurion

 

10:40 AM                   H. 777 - An act relating to the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund

Walk through of H.777 with members of ANR/DEC

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Terisa Thomas, DEC CWSRF Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources

 

11:30 AM                   Brattleboro Retreat

Discussion regarding the forensic unit proposal

Louis Josephson, Chief Executive Officer, Brattleboro Retreat

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:30 PM                   House Floor

 

3:30 PM                   House Floor

 

5:00 PM                   H. 874 - An act relating to inmate access to prescription drugs

Committee Discussion

 

Friday, March 02, 2018

8:30 AM                   H. 777 - An act relating to the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund

Walk through with Legislative Council and ANR/DEC

Emily Miller, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Terisa Thomas, DEC CWSRF Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources

Kari Dolan, Clean Water Initiative Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Agency of Natural Resources

 

10:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBA

 

2:00 PM                   TBA

 

3:00 PM                   TBA

 

4:00 PM                   TBA

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 5 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

 Danielle Bean at 802-828-2259 or dbean@leg.state.vt.us