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  • Sen. Joe Benning, Chair
  • Sen. John Rodgers, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Dick Mazza
  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons
  • Sen. Cheryl Hooker, Clerk

Senate Committee on Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 7

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/24/2020 8:40 AM

 

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   Senate morning committees

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Randy Brock, Franklin County

 

1:55 PM                   FLOOR

 

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Budget Address

Joint Assembly-House Chamber

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

8:30 AM                   Senate morning committees

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

1:45 PM                   State Treasurer's Office

$20M; CDAAC (Capital Debt Affordability Advisory Committee)

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

 

2:45 PM                   State House Space Study

Matthew Romei, Chief of Capitol Police, Vermont Legislature

Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont Legislature

Kevin Moore, Director for Information Technology, Vermont Legislature

 Robert Starr

 

Thursday, January 23, 2020

8:30 AM                   Senate morning committees

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

1:30 PM                   Governor's Capital Budget Discussion

Brad Ferland, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration

 

2:00 PM                   Department of Buildings and General Services

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings & General Services

 

Friday, January 24, 2020

11:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 289 - An act relating to allowing probation and parole officers to carry firearms while on duty

Bill Introduction

Joe Benning, Sponsor

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

Dave Martinson, Senior Union Representative, VSEA

Vincent Illuzzi, Attorney/Lobbyist, VSEA

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

1:45 PM                   S. 278 - An act relating to the State Energy Management Program

INTRODUCTION

 Andrew Perchlik, Sponsor

 

2:00 PM                   S. 282 - An act relating to State-owned heating systems

INTRODUCTION

 Andrew Perchlik, Sponsor

 

2:10 PM                   S. 285 - An act relating to the State House Artwork and Portrait Project Committee

INTRODUCTION

Ruth Hardy, Sponsor

 

3:00 PM                   S. 249 - An act relating to Davis-Bacon wage survey requirements for State construction projects

INTRODUCTION

Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 7 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 or comments, please contact

 Denise Diehl at 802-828-2352 or ddiehl@leg.state.vt.us