House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

AGENDA

Via Zoom

January 12, 2021 - January 15, 2021

Last Updated 1/14/2021 3:10 PM

Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

1:00 PM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   21-0030 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Walk-through.

Joint hearing with the House Committee on Education.

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

9:15 AM                   Tenant / Landlord Issues

Eviction moratorium, rental arrearage, and mediation

Angela Zaikowski , Director, Vermont Apartment Owners Association, LLC

Wendy Morgan, MPH, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Jean Murray, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

11:45 AM                   Break

1:00 PM                   House Floor

After Floor                         Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

15 min after Training                   Committee Meeting

Emphasis on funds for housing

Pollaidh Major, Outreach Representative, Office of US Senator Patrick Leahy

Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 14, 2021

9:00 AM                   Vermont National Guard

Update on readiness and responsibilities during periods of civil disorder

General Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard

Ken Gragg, Deputy Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard

Brigadier General David Manfredi, Director of Staff, Vermont National Guard

Major Kurt Kafferlin, State Judge Advocate, Vermont National Guard

Christopher Ruggerio, Executive Officer to the Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard

-                                   Short Break

10:00 AM                   Housing Responses During Covid

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Housing and Community Development

Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

Shaun Gilpin, Housing Program Administrator, Department of Housing and Community Development

11:45 AM                   Break

1:00 PM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   H. 81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Rep. Maida Townsend, Sponsor

-                                   H. 63 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits

Rep. Peter Conlon, Sponsor

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Homelessness Update

Impact and outcomes of recent federal support

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, January 15, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

5 min after Floor                   Committee  Discussion

Committee organization and housekeeping

10:45 AM                   Vermont Unemployed

Discussion of issue brief from Joint Fiscal Office. Joint hearing with House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development - livestreamed here

Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office

11:45 AM                   Break

1:00 PM                   H. 40 - An act relating to whistleblower protections for law enforcement officers

Introduction

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor

-                                   H. 47 - An act relating to employment rights for members of the Reserve and National Guard

Introduction

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor

-                                   Adjourn

-                                   Introduction to Counsels

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

ATTENTION WITNESSES

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Ron Wild at rwild@leg.state.vt.us