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