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House Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Room 49
February 11, 2020 - February 14, 2020
Last Updated 2/24/2020 8:29 AM
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
10:00 AM FLOOR and Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM H. 650 - An act relating to boards and commissions
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Derek Miodownik, Restorative and Community Justice Executive, Department of Corrections
2:00 PM 15 Minute Break
2:15 PM H. 932 - An act relating to vital records, mausoleums and columbaria, and the licensure of ambulances
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Carol Dawes, City Clerk/Treasurer, Barre City
David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health
Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Chief Records Officer, VT State Archives & Records Administration
3:20 PM H. 933 - An act relating to technical corrections to municipal charters
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Carol Dawes, City Clerk/Treasurer, Barre City
3:55 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
9:00 AM H. 933 - An act relating to technical corrections to municipal charters
Committee Discussion
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
15 minutes after the Floor Department of Public Safety
Reorganization Plans
Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
3:10 PM Adjourn
Thursday, February 13, 2020
9:00 AM H. 775 - An act relating to creating the State Youth Council
Madison O'Brien, Student, Springfield High School
Addie Brooks, Student, Vergennes High School
Alder Donovan-Cook, Student, Vergennes High School
Alexandra Smart, Student, Montpelier High School
Cheryle Wilcox, Chair, Youth Services Advisory Council
Sara Chesbrough, Chair, Youth Services Advisory Council
Holly Morehouse, Chair, Youth Services Advisory Council
Chris Lievense, Teacher, Springfield High School
Natalia Dorcely, Student, Springfield High School
Ariana Dorcely, Student
Moira Rigney, Student
Makaila Dorcely, Student
10:00 AM H. 557 - An act relating to municipal regulation of livestock running at large
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau
Bay Hammond, Inspector and Materials Review Specialist, NOFA - Vermont
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM H. 558 - An act relating to exempting the Victims Compensation Board from the Open Meeting Law
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Michael Donoghue, Executive Director, Vermont Press Association
Robert Paolini, Attorney, Victim's Compensation Board
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
15 minutes after the Floor Local Government Day
Joint Committee Meeting with Senate Government Operations in Senate Chamber
3:30 PM Committee Discussion
Act 250 Background
Ronald Shems, Former Chair, Natural Resources Board
4:15 PM Adjourn
Friday, February 14, 2020
9:30 AM FLOOR
15 minutes after the Floor H. 464 - An act relating to law enforcement training on appropriate use of force, de-escalation tactics, and cross-cultural awareness
H. 808 - An act relating to the use of deadly force by law enforcement
Stephanie Seguino, Professor, University of Vermont
Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission
Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Justice for All
Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
Karen Gennette, Executive Director, Crime Research Group
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Continued Discussion
H. 464 and H. 808 Testimony Continued
1:25 PM Vermont Youth Lobby
Love Letter for the Climate
Evelyn Seidner, Student, Burr and Burton Academy
Seth Fisher-Olvera, Student, Vermont Commons School
1:30 PM Continued Discussion
H. 464 and H. 808 Testimony Continued
3:00 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date.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.
Please note that witnesses may not be called in the order in which they are listed.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Andrea Hussey at 802-828-2267 or ahussey@leg.state.vt.us