House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46

April 24, 2018 - April 27, 2018

Last Updated 5/4/2018 5:41 PM

 

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

1:00 PM                   S. 261 - An act relating to mitigating trauma and toxic stress during childhood by strengthening child and family resilience

Mark Up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Lee Lauber, Former Childcare and Family Support Worker

 

2:15 PM                   S. 234 - An act relating to adjudicating all teenagers in the Family Division, except those charged with a serious violent felony

Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre Trial Services

Rory Thibault, State's Attorney, Washington County

Kristin Gozzi, Senior Deputy State's Attorney, Washington County State's Attorney's Office

Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

 

3:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

9:00 AM                   S. 257 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Act l66 Report

Sarah Squirrell, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures

Carolyn Wesley, Deputy Director, Building Bright Futures

 

9:45 AM                   H. 673 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Reach Up program

Bill signing in the Governor's Ceremonial Office

 

10:00 AM                   H. 921 - An act relating to nursing home oversight

Senate Proposal of Amendment

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association

 

11:00 AM                   S. 261 - An act relating to mitigating trauma and toxic stress during childhood by strengthening child and family resilience

Mark up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:15 AM                   H. 921 - An act relating to nursing home oversight

Senate Proposal of Amendment

Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services

 

11:20 AM                   S. 261 - An act relating to mitigating trauma and toxic stress during childhood by strengthening child and family resilience

Mark up continued

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after Floor                   Committee Discussion

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 26, 2018

8:30 AM                   S. 261 - An act relating to mitigating trauma and toxic stress during childhood by strengthening child and family resilience

Mark up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

9:00 AM                   S. 216 - An act relating to the administration of Vermont’s Medical Marijuana Registry

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

Shayne Lynn, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.

Monique McHenry, Executive Director, VT Patients Alliance

Caroline Tassey, constituent, Burlington

Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Worth Allen, Office of Legislative Council

Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Crime Information Center, Department of Public Safety

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   S. 216 - An act relating to the administration of Vermont’s Medical Marijuana Registry

Testimony continued

Simha Ravven, Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, M.D., Vermont Medical Society - Phone

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

Francis Janik, Constituent, Jamaica

Ginny Burley, Executive Director, Central Vermont New Directions Coalition

 

11:45 AM                   H. 608 - An act relating to creating an Older Vermonters Act working group

Senate Proposal of Amendment

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

Friday, April 27, 2018

8:30 AM                   Pain Management

Committee Discussion with House Committee on Health Care

Room 10-Innovative Pain Management and Insurance Reimbursement

Bruce Vrooman, M.D., Pain Management Center, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

 

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after Floor                   S. 280 - An act relating to the Advisory Council for Strengthening Families

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Matt Levin, Executive Director, Childhood Advocacy Alliance

 

11:30 AM                   S. 234 - An act relating to adjudicating all teenagers in the Family Division, except those charged with a serious violent felony

Mark up & vote

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 257 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to education law

Walk Through of Pages 7-26

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

1:30 PM                   S. 280 - An act relating to the Advisory Council for Strengthening Families

mark up & vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

2:00 PM                   S. 261 - An act relating to mitigating trauma and toxic stress during childhood by strengthening child and family resilience

latest draft

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

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