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Senate Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Room 4
January 28, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Last Updated 1/31/2020 3:28 PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:15 PM S. 124 - An act relating to miscellaneous law enforcement amendments
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rick Gauthier, Director, LEAB
Roger Marcoux, Sheriff
Jeffrey Wallin, Director, Vermont Information Crime Center (VCIC)
Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
3:00 PM 15 Minute Break
3:15 PM Public Records
Continuing discussion
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Steve Whitaker, Concerned Citizen
Elizabeth Novotny, Lobbyist, Vermont Police Association
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Chief Records Officer, VT State Archives & Records Administration
Jay Diaz, Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM S. 220 - An act relating to educating specified professionals on the State’s energy goals
Walk-through
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
- S. 270 - An act relating to the professional regulation of massage therapy
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
- S. 233 - An act relating to uniform licensing standards
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
Laura Pelosi, Member, Rural Health Services Task Force
3:30 PM 15 Minute Break
3:45 PM Commission Discussion
Discuss aspects of an OPR bill
Thursday, January 30, 2020
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM H. 550 - An act relating to unclaimed property
Potential vote
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Al LaPerle, Director of Unclaimed Property, Office of the State Treasurer
Timothy Duggan, Legal Director, Office of the State Treasurer
2:15 PM S. 189 - An act relating to survivor benefits for public employees
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Sen. Debbie Ingram, Sponsor
Dan Pouliot, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
3:00 PM 15 Minute Break
3:15 PM S. 307 - An act relating to binding interest arbitration for employees of the Vermont Judiciary and the Vermont State Colleges
Committee discussion
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Heather Reimer, American Federation of Teachers
Joseph McNeil, Negotiator, Judiciary
Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
4:00 PM S. 153 - An act relating to creating the Vermont 250th Commission
Howard Coffin, Historian
David Schutz, State Curator
Stephen Perkins, Executive Director, Vermont Historical Society
Jonah Spivak - Phone
Friday, January 31, 2020
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM Committee Discussion
Discuss Senate Government Operations related provisions of S.125
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
Phyillis Mitchell, Executive Director
Julie Hulburd, Chair, Vermont State Ethics Commission
Larry Novins, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
Paul Erlbaum, Vermont State Ethics Commission
Eric LaMontagne, Executive Director, Campaign for Vermont
1:45 PM S. 198 - An act relating to an enforceable State Code of Ethics
Committee Discussion
Larry Novins, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Catherine Rader, League of Women Voters - Invited
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- S. 157 - An act relating to expanding the powers of the State Ethics Commission
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Gail Carrigan at 828-2272 or gcarrigan@leg.state.vt.us