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Senate Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
January 25, 2022 - January 28, 2022
Last Updated 1/28/2022 8:08 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-government-operations.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM Department of Corrections
Committee discussion on staffing issues
Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
Rachel Feldman, Principal Assistant and Public Information Officer, Office of the Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
3:00 PM S. 173 - An act relating to the State House Oversight Committee
Committee discussion
David Schutz, State Curator, Department of Buildings and General Services
Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms
Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
4:00 PM Chairs' Meeting
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM S. 181 - An act relating to authorizing miscellaneous regulatory authority for municipal governments
Committee discussion
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
2:45 PM 15 Minute Break
3:00 PM S. 171 - An act relating to adoption of a State code of ethics
Committee discussion
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Christina Sivret, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
Ben Kinsley, Board Member, Campaign for Vermont
Pat McDonald, Berlin, VT, Vote for Vermont
Thomas K. Jones, Ethics Enforcement Officers, Office of State Ethics, Connecticut
Thursday, January 27, 2022
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM S. 158 - An act relating to optometrists’ scope of practice
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dean Barcelow, O.D., President, Vermont Optometric Association
Dr. Richard Castillo, - Assistant Dean for Surgical Training & Education, College of Optometry; Northeastern State University, Oklahoma
Luben Ikonomov, Student, New England College of Optometry
Dorothy Hitchmoth, Education: VA, Board of Directors
Lisa Fennell, American Board of Optometry & Council on Optometric Practitioners Education (COPE)
M.D. Brian Kim, M.D., Chief, Ophthalmology, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
Amy Gregory, M.D., Ophthalmologist
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
Friday, January 28, 2022
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM S. 155 - An act relating to the creation of the Agency of Public Safety
Committee discussion
Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
Dr. Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair of RDAP and Co-director of Fair and Impartial Policing and Community Affairs, Putney
Wilda White, DPS Policy and Training Consultant, MadFreedom
2:15 PM S. 175 - An act relating to confidential information concerning the initial arrest and charge of a child
Committee discussion
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael Donoghue, Vice President, Vermont Press Association
Lisa Loomis, President, Vermont Press Association and editor/co-owner, Valley Reporter
Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office
Jaye Johnson, General Counsel, Governor's Office
3:15 PM S. 174 - An act relating to publication of State, county, and municipal notices on electronic news media
Committee discussion
Anne Galloway, Executive Director, Vermont Digger
Jordan Brechenser, President and Publisher, Vermont News and Media
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael Donoghue, Executive Director, Vermont Press Association
ATTENTION WITNESSES
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Gail Carrigan at gcarrigan@leg.state.vt.us