House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46

January 28, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Last Updated 1/30/2020 4:32 PM

 

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

 

immediately following the Floor                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 215 - An act relating to the Office of the Child Advocate

Walk-through

 

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Amy Brady, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children

Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services

Nathanuel Farnham, Youth Advocate

Christine Johnson, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Mickey Kramer, RN MS, Associate Child Advocate, CT Office of Child Advocate - Phone

 

3:15 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO)

Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

9:00 AM                   Mental Health Advocacy Day

Tracy  Thresher, Peer Mentor, Washington County Mental Health Services

Harvey Lavoie, Communications Consultant, Washington County Mental Health Services

Jess Kirby, Syringe Exchange Employee, Howard Center Safe Recovery

 

9:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

 

10:00 AM                   Woodside

Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Leslie Wisdom, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families

Melanie D'Amico, Specialized Services Manager, Department for Children and Families

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after the Floor                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Vermont Department of Health

Mark Levine, M.D., Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

Anna Swenson, Financial Manager, Vermont Department of Health

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 30, 2020

9:00 AM                   Housing and Conservation

Cindy Reid, Director of Development, Cathedral Square Corporation

Chuck Frazier, Resident, Cathedral Square

Anne O'Brien, Wellness Nurse, Cathedral Square

Michael Ohler, Social Worker, Champlain Housing Trust

 

9:30 AM                   H. 752 - An act relating to authorizing pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraceptives without a prescription

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Dr. Rebecca Muscanell, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, University of Vermont Medical Center

 

-                                   H. 663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Dr. Alison Walker, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, University of Vermont Medical Center

 

-                                   H. 823 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Dr. Katherine Menezes, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, University of Vermont Medical Center

 

10:00 AM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL)

Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

Megan Tierney-Ward, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

Bill Kelley, Finance & Administration Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

15 mins after Floor adjourns                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Department for Children and Families

Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 31, 2020

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

-                                   No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Individual work on budget assignments

 

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