House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46

January 14, 2020 - January 17, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 10:39 AM

 

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

immediately following the Floor                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's FY2020  Proposed Budget Adjustment

Department for Children and Families

Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families - Invited

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

2:15 PM                   Developmental Services

Overview of current state and proposed redesign

Clare McFadden, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

Bard Hill, Policy and Planning Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates

Beth Sightler, Executive  Director, Champlain Community Services

Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Development Disabilities Council

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

9:00 AM                   Homelessness Awareness Day

House Chamber

Joint Hearing with House General, Housing and Military Affairs

 and some members of House Appropriations.

 

Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity

Renee Weeks, Director of Shelter and Clinical Services, Upper Valley Haven, Co-Chair of the VT Coalition to End Homelessness

Bethany Pombar, Director, Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs

Stephen Marshall, Homeless Advocate, Chittenden County Homeless Alliance

Kara Casey, Director of Economic Empowerment, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

David Przepiosk, Veteran with Lived Experience

Chris Brzovic, Coordinated Entry Administrator, Chittenden County Homeless Alliance

Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action

 

10:55 AM                   H. 424 - An act relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Walk-through

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Patricia Casanova, LICSW, VT Deputy Compact Administrator ICPC/ICJ, Human Trafficking Consultant, Department for Children and Families

Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after Floor                   H. 663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Walk-through

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

Ted Fisher, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Education

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Kim Swartz, Director of Reproductive Health, Vermont Department of Health

Nissa James, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

 

3:30 PM                   Act 66 (2019) Water Testing for Lead in Schools and Child Care Facilities

Updates

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

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 16, 2020

9:30 AM                   Pre-K and Early Education

Joint hearing with House Committee on Education

Room 10

 

-                                   Pre kindergarten Education Study

Clare Irwin, Senior Research Associate, Education Development Center

Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Morgan Crossman, Executive  Director, Building Bright Futures

Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Department for Children and Families

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after Floor                   H. 572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Walk-through

Stephen Bauer, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

 

2:30 PM                   H. 611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Introduction

Rep. Theresa Wood, Sponsor

Rep. Daniel Noyes, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 635 - An act relating to regulation of long-term care facilities

Introduction

Rep. Francis McFaun, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 571 - An act relating to testing for bloodborne pathogens on behalf of persons assisting in emergency situations

Introduction

Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 621 - An act relating to involuntary commitment of persons with substance use disorder to an addiction treatment center

Introduction

Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 654 - An act relating to exempting National Guard income in eligibility calculations for the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Introduction

Rep. Logan Nicoll, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 720 - An act relating to establishing fetal personhood

Introduction

Rep. Carl Rosenquist, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 729 - An act relating to establishing the Foster Parent Advisory Council

Rep. Kelly Pajala, Sponsor

 

3:30 PM                   H. 424 - An act relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Walk-through

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Patricia Casanova, LICSW, VT Deputy Compact Administrator ICPC/ICJ, Human Trafficking Consultant, Department for Children and Families

Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 17, 2020

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after Floor                   H. 736 - An act relating to exempting kinship care payments from taxation

Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 620 - An act relating to the powers and duties of the Board of Pharmacy

Introduction

Rep. Peter J. Fagan, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 672 - An act relating to the disclosure of adoption records

Introduction

Rep. Maida Townsend, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 721 - An act relating to restrictions on class B firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Introduction

Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 644 - An act relating to a study on tickborne illness

Introduction

Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 684 - An act relating to consent by minors to preventative services for sexually transmitted diseases

Introduction

Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 746 - An act relating to prohibiting pharmacies from selling cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, or other tobacco-related products

Introduction

Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 752 - An act relating to authorizing pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraceptives without a prescription

Introduction

Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 777 - An act relating to chemicals of concern in food packaging

Introduction

Rep. Thomas Burditt, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 776 - An act relating to the involuntary commitment of persons misusing substances

Introduction

Rep. Thomas Burditt, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 771 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in certain consumer products

Introduction

Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 758 - An act relating to creation of a Vermont Drinking Water Protection Fund

Introduction

Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 687 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

Introduction

Rep. Carl Demrow, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 745 - An act relating to making information available about licensed long-term care facilities

Introduction

Rep. Woodman Page, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 778 - An act relating to home visiting services

Introduction

Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 779 - An act relating to allowing pharmacists to dispense injectable naltrexone

Introduction

Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor

 

-                                   H. 772 - An act relating to the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Introduction

Rep. Matthew Birong Jr., Sponsor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Review of Reports

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

2:30 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date. 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 or comments, please contact

 Julie Tucker 828-2265 or jtucker@leg.state.vt.us