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Senate Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Room 4
February 11, 2020 - February 14, 2020
Last Updated 2/14/2020 1:17 PM
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM S. 305 - An act relating to making State-formed nonprofits subject to the Public Records Act
Christopher Herrick, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, VCTA
Shayne Lynn, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc.
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
Mark Johnson, VT Digger
Thomas Abdelnour, Legislative Specialist, Vermont State Employees Association
2:30 PM S. 233 - An act relating to uniform licensing standards
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
David Herlihy, Director of Hospital Licensing, Department of Health, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Bob Burke, Director, Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs - Invited
3:30 PM OPR Walk - through
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Office of the Secretary of State
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM S. 189 - An act relating to survivor benefits for public employees
Committee discussion
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
2:00 PM S. 124 - An act relating to miscellaneous law enforcement amendments
Committee discussion: Sections 10, 11, 18
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Chris Campany, Executive Director, Windham Regional Commission
Roger Marcoux, Sheriff, Sheriffs' Association
3:00 PM 15 Minute Break
3:15 PM Department of Corrections Workforce
Update
James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections - Invited
Sarah Buxton, Director, State Workforce Development, Department of Labor
4:00 PM State Employee Parking
Update on Capitol Complex parking
Chris Cole, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department
Thursday, February 13, 2020
1:00 PM Senate Floor
After the Floor Local Government Day
Joint Committee Meeting with House Government Operations, Senate Chamber
- S. 198 - An act relating to an enforceable State Code of Ethics
Possible vote
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Friday, February 14, 2020
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM EMS
Discuss draft bill [along with S.243]
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
James Finger, CEO, Vermont Ambulance Association - Invited
Patrick Malone, Director of the Initiative for Rural Emergency Medical Services, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, UVM - Invited
Drew Hazelton, Chief of Operations, Rescue Inc.; Chair, Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, Rescue Inc. - Phone
Adam Heuslein, Chief, Glover, E.M.S.
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 6 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
Gail Carrigan at 828-2272 or gcarrigan@leg.state.vt.us