Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

AGENDA

Via Zoom

January 12, 2021 - January 15, 2021

Last Updated 1/15/2021 10:21 AM

Committee meetings livestreamed here, unless otherwise specified.

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

10:15 AM                   Introductions and Discussion

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

9:00 AM                   COVID-19 Response

Updates from the Department of Health

Committee Discussion

9:50 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with House Committees on Health Care and on Human Services

View livestream here

Committee Discussion

10:45 AM                   COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with House Committees on Health Care and on Human Services

View livestream here

Updates from the Department of Health

Mark Levine, M.D., Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

Thursday, January 14, 2021

9:00 AM                   COVID-19 Response

Joint meeting with the House Committees on Health Care and on Human Services

Review of Health and Human Services CRF policies and funds

Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services

Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners

Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services

Heidi Hall, CFO, Washington County Mental Health Services

Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank

Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids

Jacob Bogre, Executive Director, Association of Africans Living in Vermont

Thato Ratsebe, Assistant Director, Association of Africans Living in Vermont

Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.

Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Parent Child Center Network

Donna Bailey, Director, Addison County Parent Child Center

Mary Feldman, Executive Director, Rutland County Parent Child Center

Sarah Launderville, President, Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights

Friday, January 15, 2021

9:00 AM                   Emergency Authority

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:45 AM                   21-0112 - An act relating to a Health Emergency task force and State plan

Walk through, committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:15 AM                   Legislative Priorities

Committee discussion

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

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

 Nellie Marvel at nmarvel@leg.state.vt.us