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House of Representatives
  • Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Chair
  • Rep. John Gannon, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Robert LaClair, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Nelson Brownell
  • Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston
  • Rep. Marcia Gardner, Clerk
  • Rep. James Harrison
  • Rep. Robert Hooper
  • Rep. Warren F. Kitzmiller
  • Rep. Michael Mrowicki
  • Rep. John Palasik

House Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 49

February 18, 2020 - February 21, 2020

Last Updated 2/24/2020 8:29 AM

 

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

10:00 AM                   FLOOR and Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   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

 

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General

Colonel Matthew Birmingham, Vermont State Police, Department of Public Safety

 

2:30 PM                   15 Minute Break

 

2:50 PM                   H. 650 - An act relating to boards and commissions

Committee Reports

 

3:15 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget

Committee discussion

 

 

3:30 PM                   H. 775 - An act relating to creating the State Youth Council

Committee Discussion

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 933 - An act relating to technical corrections to municipal charters

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Rep. Woodman Page

James Johnson, City Clerk, Newport - Phone

 

9:30 AM                   H. 775 - An act relating to creating the State Youth Council

Betsy Ann Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

1:50 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY 2021 Budget

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

 

2:05 PM                   Business Portal Project

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

 

2:35 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY 2021 Budget

Continued

Ken Gragg, Deputy Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Carol Brochu, Director of Finance and Administration, Center for Crime Victim Services

Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety - Phone

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 20, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 932 - An act relating to vital records, mausoleums and columbaria, and the licensure of ambulances

David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health

Carol Dawes, City Clerk/Treasurer, Barre City

Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Chief Records Officer, VT State Archives & Records Administration

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

10:00 AM                   H. 557 - An act relating to municipal regulation of livestock running at large

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Bay Hammond, Inspector and Materials Review Specialist, NOFA - Vermont

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau

 

10:30 AM                   Election of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges

Joint Assembly

 

11:15 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY 2021 Budget

Daniel Trudeau, Major, Department of Public Safety

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

12:55 PM                   H. 933 - An act relating to technical corrections to municipal charters

Mark up and vote

 

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:56 PM                   H. 557 - An act relating to municipal regulation of livestock running at large

Mark up and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

12:57 PM                   H. 932 - An act relating to vital records, mausoleums and columbaria, and the licensure of ambulances

Mark up and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

 

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 21, 2020

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

 

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.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Andrea Hussey at 802-828-2267 or ahussey@leg.state.vt.us