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  • Sen. Brian Collamore, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Claire Ayer
  • Sen. Alison Clarkson, Clerk
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Senate Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 4

April 24, 2018 - April 27, 2018

Last Updated 4/27/2018 3:20 PM

 

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

9:30                   Senate Convenes

 

1:00                   H. 908 - An act relating to the Administrative Procedure Act

Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Wendy Morgan, Attorney, VT Legal-Aid

Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation

Cathy Hilgendorf, Audit Chief, VTrans

Dirk Anderson, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Labor

Gavin Boyles, General Counsel, Department of Financial Regulation

Stephanie Smith, Chief Policy Enforcement Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Department of Labor

Louise Corliss, APA Clerk, Secretary of State

Nicholas Connizzo, Digital Archivist, Secretary of State

Bessie Weiss, Director Human Services Legal Division, Department of Health

Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission

Michael Barber, Green Mountain Care Board

 

3:15                   Break

 

3:00                   H. 895 - An act relating to legislative review of certain report requirements

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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

 

3:30                   H. 856 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to municipal law

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:45                   H. 624 - An act relating to the protection of information in the statewide voter checklist

Discuss Amendment

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

 

4:15                   H. 913 - An act relating to boards and commissions

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Jason Maulucci, Governor's Information and Referral Office

 

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

11:15                   Committee Discussion

 

1:00                   Senate Convenes

 

After the Floor                   Ethics Commission Update

Brian Leven, Executive  Director, Ethics Commission

Madeline Motta, Chair, Ethics Commission

Sarah Vangel, Member, Ethics Commission

 

3:30                   H. 920 - An act relating to the authority of the Agency of Digital Services

Walkthrough

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Darwin Thompson, Director of Shared Services, Agency of Digital Services

Brad Ferland, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration

Stephen Whitaker, Self-Advocate, Montpelier

 

4:30                   H. 913 - An act relating to boards and commissions

Vote

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Stephen Whitaker, Self-Advocate, Montpelier

 

Thursday, April 26, 2018

10:45                   H. 895 - An act relating to legislative review of certain report requirements

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:15                   H. 908 - An act relating to the Administrative Procedure Act

New language; vote

Aaron Adler, Legal Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health

Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation

Nicholas Connizzo, Digital Archivist, Secretary of State

Wendy Morgan, Attorney, VT Legal-Aid

 

12:00                   Break

 

1:00                   Senate Convenes

 

2:30                   H. 910 - An act relating to the Open Meeting Law and the Public Records Act

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Tom Little, Vice President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation

Jenny Prosser, General Counsel, Secretary of State's Office

Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission

 

4:15                   H. 859 - An act relating to requiring municipal corporations to affirmatively vote to retain ownership of lease lands

Markup and Vote

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Jim Knapp, Counsel, First American Title, VT Bar Association Property Law Section

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Leonine Public Affairs, Vermont Bar Association

 

Friday, April 27, 2018

10:45                   Committee  Discussion

 

11:00                   H. 859 - An act relating to requiring municipal corporations to affirmatively vote to retain ownership of lease lands

vote

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

 

11:30                   Senate Convenes

 

2:00                   H. 910 - An act relating to the Open Meeting Law and the Public Records Act

vote

Helena Gardner, Legislative Counsel and Records Officer, Office of Legislative Council

 

2:45                   H. 908 - An act relating to the Administrative Procedure Act

vote

Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:00                   H. 895 - An act relating to legislative review of certain report requirements

vote

Tucker Anderson, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

 

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