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  • Sen. Alice W. Nitka, Vice-Chair, Clerk
  • Sen. Jeanette K. White
  • Sen. Joe Benning
  • Sen. Philip Baruth

Senate Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Room 1

January 15, 2019 - January 18, 2019

Last Updated 5/20/2019 11:43 AM

 

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

- After the Floor                   Report from the Governor's Advisory Commission on Marijuana

Tom Little, Co Chair, VT Marijuana Commission

Jake Perkinson, Co Chair, VT Marijuana Commission

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Craig Bolio, Deputy Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

8:30 AM                   Report on VT Sex Offender Registry

Captain Jeremy Hill, Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations

 

9:30 AM                   Restorative Justice Grant Program Report

Dr. Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Ph.D., Agency of Education

Meg Porcella, Education Programs Coordinator, Agency of Education

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   Earned Good Time Report

Michael Touchette, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 17, 2019

8:30 AM                   CHINS Reform Work Group Report

Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office

Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families - Invited

Erica Marthage, State's Attorney, Bennington County

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Improvements to our Child Protections System

Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

Larry Crist, Executive Director, VT Parent Representation Center,Inc

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, January 18, 2019

8:30 AM                   Racial Biased Incident Reporting System

T.J. Donovan, Invited, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

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

David Scheer, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General

James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs

Gary Scott, Captain, Vermont State Police

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Racial Biased Incident Reporting System

Maya Berry, Executive Director, Arab American Institute - Phone

Kai Wiggins, Policy Analyst, Arab American Institute - Phone

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Peggy Delaney at 802-828-2278 or pdelaney@leg.state.vt.us