House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46

April 3, 2018 - April 6, 2018

Last Updated 5/4/2018 5:43 PM

 

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

immediately following Floor                   Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   S. 40 - An act relating to increasing the minimum wage

Sections of S.40 that pertain to the benefits cliff as requested by the House Committee on  General, Housing, and Military Affairs

Deb Brighton, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office

Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

Lee Lauber, Former Childcare and Family Support Worker

 

2:45 PM                   Break

 

3:00 PM                   S. 261 - An act relating to mitigating trauma and toxic stress during childhood by strengthening child and family resilience

Paul Dragon, Director of Policy & Program Integration, Agency of Human Services

 

4:00 PM                   H. 579 - An act relating to trauma-informed care in health care settings

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor

 

-                   H. 580 - An act relating to trauma-informed policies in educational settings

Rep. Kathryn Webb, Sponsor

 

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 04, 2018

9:00 AM                   S. 261 - An act relating to mitigating trauma and toxic stress during childhood by strengthening child and family resilience

Scott Johnson, Parent Child Center Network

Rebecca Day, Clinical Supervisor, Rutland Mental Health Services

Elizabeth Mitchell, Early Childhood Program Director, HowardCenter

Lauren Norford, Early Childhood and Family Mental Health Director, Rutland Mental Health Services

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   S. 257 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Sections of the bill that pertain to PreK and Child Protection

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after Floor                   S. 164 - An act relating to establishing the Unused Prescription Drug Repository Program

Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Nursing Home Association

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Carrie Phillips, Executive Officer, Vermont Board of Pharmacy

Jason Williams, Director of Government and Community Relations, University of Vermont Medical Center

Mark DiParlo, Director of Outpatient Pharmacies, RPh, University of Vermont Medical Center - Phone

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

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Jill Olson, Executive  Director, VNAs of Vermont

 

3:10 PM                   Break

 

3:20 PM                   S. 164 - An act relating to establishing the Unused Prescription Drug Repository Program

Vote

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:35 PM                   H. 271 - An act relating to administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Committee Discussion of Senate Amendment as posted in Senate Journal

 

3:45 PM                   S. 262 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Medicaid program and the Department of Vermont Health Access

Committee discussion of review of longterm care  and Medicaid appeals to the Human Services Board sections as requested by House Committee on Health Care

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 05, 2018

9:00 AM                   -

"Fostering Environments & Strategies to Help People Save" presentation by Dr. LaDonna Pavetti and Parker Cohen - two national experts from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Prosperity Now   

9:00 a.m. to Noon Capital Plaza

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

3:40 PM                   S. 261 - An act relating to mitigating trauma and toxic stress during childhood by strengthening child and family resilience

Tom Faris, Multi-tiered System of Supports Coordinator, Agency of Education

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 06, 2018

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after Floor adjourns                   S. 234 - An act relating to adjudicating all teenagers in the Family Division, except those charged with a serious violent felony

Juvenile Justice in Vermont

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

Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families

Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice Director, Department for Children and Families

 

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Role of the Department for Children and Families

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Overview

Draft State Plan on Aging

Angela Smith-Dieng, Director of State Unit of Aging, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

Falko Shilling, Associate, Action Circles

Megan Tierney-Ward, Adult Services Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

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