House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 33

May 1, 2018 - May 4, 2018

Last Updated 5/4/2018 1:00 PM

 

Tuesday, May 01, 2018

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

12:45 PM                   Caucuses

 

2:00 PM                   S. 94 - An act relating to promoting remote work

Discussion with BGS and ACCD regarding Section 3 of S.94

Michael Schirling, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services

 

2:50 PM                   H. 806 - An act relating to the Southeast State Correctional Facility

Committee discussion regarding the Senate changes and amendment to H.806

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

3:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

Review of current Bills H.806, H.718, H.179, and H.923 Capital Bill breakdown prior to returning to the House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Wednesday, May 02, 2018

9:00 AM                   H. 923 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Discussion with BGS regarding Senate changes to H. 923

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services

 

10:10 AM                   Committee Discussion

Discussion regarding Inmate Files with Legislative Council, DOC, and the Defender General

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

Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections

Sarah Truckle, Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department of Corrections

Seth Lipschutz , Defender General, Prisoners' Rights Office

 

11:00 AM                   University of Vermont

Discussion regarding 2019 Capital Bill information

Tom Gustafson, Vice President of University Relations and Administration, University of Vermont

Robert Vaughan, Director of Campus Planning, University of Vermont

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

4:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 03, 2018

9:00 AM                   H. 923 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Discussion with DOC in regards to mental health beds at the Northwest Correctional facility

Lisa Menard, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

 

10:00 AM                   H. 923 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Discussion with ACCD in regards to Section 11 of H.923 Clean Water & Downtown Transportation Fund

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Housing and Community Development

 

10:25 AM                   H. 923 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Discussion with VT State Historic Preservation Division regarding Section 4 of H.923

Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development - Invited

 

11:00 AM                   Committee  Discussion

Review of H.923 Capital Budget Adjustment FY18 & FY19 funding

 

11:30 AM                   H. 923 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Discussion with House Health Care Committee members regarding their amendment proposal for the Brattleboro Retreat

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor, House Committee on Health Care

 

11:55 AM                   Committee  Discussion

Review of amendment proposal for H.923 Section 3

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, Downs, Rachlin Martin PLLC

 

12:15 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 923 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

1:30 PM                   House Floor

 

2:00 PM                   Caucuses

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 04, 2018

9:00 AM                   School Budget Update

Discussion with Agency of Education in regards to Section 27 School Construction

Donna Russo-Savage, Principal Assistant, School Governance, Agency of Education - Invited

 

9:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

Review of H.923 funding and language review

 

9:40 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

After the Floor                   Committee  Discussion

Funding and language review of H.923

 

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