House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 33

January 28, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Last Updated 4/30/2020 9:28 AM

 

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                     Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   State Revolving Fund and Municipal Pollution Control Grants 101

Terisa Thomas, DEC CWSRF Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources

Eric Blatt, Director Facilities Engineering Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

--                                  Proposed Changes to 24 VSA

Eric Blatt, Director Facilities Engineering Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

2:45 PM                   Bonding Capacity

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

 

3:45 PM                   Current Condition and Deferred Maintenance at Department of Corrections Facilities

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

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

Lauren Washburn, Building Engineer, Buildings and General Services

Eric Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Buildings and General Services

 

4:45 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

8:30 AM                   Storm Water Three Acre Parcel Program

Padraic Monks, Stormwater Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

10:15 AM                   FY20-21 Vermont Capital Budget Adjustment

Description of Proposed Projects

EV Charging Stations

Windsor Facility Fit-Up

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Brian Sewell, State Energy Management Program Coordinator, Buildings and General Services

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

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

11:30 AM                   Mental Health Advocacy Day

Personal Experience of Former Corrections Officer

Organized by National Alliance on Mental Health of Vermont

Richard Fales, Community Member, Rutland

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

15 minutes after the Floor                   Human Resources Issues

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Government Operations - Room 10

 

Pay and Classification of Correctional Officers

Procedure/Process When a Staff Member Files a Complaint Against Another State Employee

Tom Waldman, General Counsel, Department of Human Resources

Aimee Pope, Classification Manager, Department of Human Resources

Aimee Towne, President, Vermont State Employees Association

James Baker, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Doug Pine, Deputy Director, Department of Human Resources

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

Chris McConnell, Director of Field Operations, Department of Human Resources

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 30, 2020

8:30 AM                   Training Center Governance Committee Report - 2019 Legislative Report

Michael Desrochers, Executive Director of Fire Management, Department of Public Safety

Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council

Peter Lynch, Chief, Fire Service Training Council

Heather Simons, Director of Training and Professional Development, Department of Corrections

Kevin Henderson, Operations and Maintenance Program Chief, Department of Buildings & General Services

 

10:15 AM                   Vermont Institutions for Mental Disease Report

Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

 

11:30 AM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition Day

Tracy Zschau, Vice President for Conservation, Vermont Land Trust

Melissa Disorda, Housing Trust of Rutland County

Mary Ellen Copeland, Green Mtn. Conservancy, Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association

William John McCann, Mt. Holly Conservation Trust

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                     Committee Discussion

 

2:00 PM                   Bill Introductions

 

--                                  H. 820 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont State Building Security Board

Rep. Mary E. Howard, Sponsor

 

--                                  H. 844 - An act relating to allowing probation and parole officers to carry firearms while on duty

Rep. Mary E. Howard, Sponsor

 

--                                  H. 842 - An act relating to requiring active community notification upon release of sex offender who committed an offense against a minor

Rep. Brian Smith, Sponsor

 

--                                  H. 883 - An act relating to State reimbursement for school construction projects

Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Sponsor

 

--                                  H. 862 - An act relating to a pet-friendly policy in State Office Buildings

Rep. Matthew Trieber, Sponsor

 

3:45 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 31, 2020

8:30 AM                   Prevailing Wage on Construction Projects Receiving State Money

Comparison of Vermont to Davis-Bacon

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Jennifer Fitch, Deputy Commissioner, Buildings & General Services

Mat Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Chief, Department of Labor

Lori Valburn, Chief of Civil Rights & Labor Compliance, Agency of Transportation

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                     FY20-21 Vermont Capital Budget Adjustment

Three Acre Parcel

Middlesex Therapeutic Residential Facility Replacement

Brattleboro Retreat

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Sarah Squirrel, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures

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

Tabrena Karish, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings & General Services

 

12:10 PM                   Commission Discussion

 

12:30 PM                   Lunch

 

2:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 1-2 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

 Phil Petty at 802-828-2259 or ppetty@leg.state.vt.us