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House Committee on Appropriations
AGENDA
February 8, 2021 - February 12, 2021
Last Updated 2/12/2021 11:35 AM
Monday, February 8, 2021
1:00 PM Public Hearing
Joint with Senate Committee on Appropriations regarding the Governor's Recommended FY 2022 State Budget
LIVE stream link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgHFernWVwH5MD0Se9NmVhg/videos?view=57
Jessica Barquist, Director of Policy and Organizing, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Linda Wichlac, President, Vermont Association for Adult Days
Janet Hunt, Executive Director, Vermont Association of the Area Agencies on Aging
Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
Kathrynn Titus, Cathedral Square
Lisa MacDougall, Mighty Food Farm
Eric Seitz, Pitchfork Farm
Jill Olson, Director, Vermont Association for Home Health Agencies
Jan van Eck, Director, D.J. Engineering
Nick Kramer, Vermont Council on Rural Development
Judith Irving, Fat Toad Farm
Beth Walsh, Vermont State Colleges United Professionals
Ben Nottermann, Hardwick
Riva Reynolds, Stannard Farm
Daniel Molind, Enough Ministries
Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
Joanna VonCulin, Lamoille
Jordan Giaconia, Public Policy Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network
Mary Mougey, Burlington
Kathy Paquet, Central Vermont Council on Aging
Erhard Mahnke, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
Amy Johnson, Program Manager, Parent Child Center Network
Karyl Kent, School Nutrition Association of Vermont
Jasper Koliba, Harwood Union High School
Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy in Vermont
Ed Sunday-Winters, Greensboro
David Bellini, Montpelier
Tommy O'Connor, Jeffersonville
Sarah Carpenter, Chair, Rental Housing Advisory Board
Robin Way, Champlain Islanders Developing Essential Resources
Susan Fortier, Meeting Waters YMCA
Mary Ellen Britt, Putney
Peter Jacobsen, Executive Director, Vermont CARES/HIV Service Organization
Michael Redmond, Executive Director, Upper Valley Haven
John Gorton, Sheldon Food Shelf
Mary Houghton, Board Member, Tri-Park Cooperative Housing Corporation
2:30 PM Adjourn Public Hearing
6:00 PM Public Hearing
Joint with Senate Committee on Appropriations regarding the Governor's Recommended FY 2022 State Budget.
LIVE stream link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgHFernWVwH5MD0Se9NmVhg/videos?view=57
Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square
Charlie Baker, Vermont Association of Planning and Development Agencies
Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council on Early Childhood
Denis Houle, Northeast Kingdom Human Services
Ken Gagnon, Gagnon Lumber
David Carey, Vermont Foodbank
Ruby Baker, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
Janna Clar, Montpelier Senior Activity Center
Kelly Osborne, Mount Abraham Education Association
Andrew Nuss, Clara Martin Center
Dorothy Mammen, Middlebury
Sandra Noyes, Vermont State Colleges
Susan Yuan, Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights
Natalie Cowden, Colchester
Elizabeth Storn, Hartford
Lisa Cioffi, Sheldon Elementary School
Robert Hildebrand, President, School Nutrition Association of Vermont
Perry Lessing, Weybridge
Heather Wilson, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
Carrie Stahler, Lyndon
Mary Beth Pinard, Vermont Catholic Charities, Inc.
Maire Folan, Green Mountain Farm to School
Kara Fitzbeauchamp, Evening Song Farm
Tracy Zschau, Vice President for Conservation, Vermont Land Trust
Jessica Radbord, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Kate Dewar, Lincoln
Barbara Collette, Vermont - NEA
Paul Cherrier, Addison County Educators Associations
Donna Bailey, Director, Addison County Parent Child Center
Rebecca Bell, Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter
Kelley Mills, Addison County Educators Associations
7:30 PM Adjourn Public Hearing
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
9:30 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Protection to Person and Property - Judiciary
Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
10:30 AM Caucuses
1:00 PM Committee Discussion
1:15 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
General Government - State Treasurer
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
John Booth, Director of Treasury Operations, Office of the State Treasurer
Ashlynn Doyon, Executive Assistant and Policy Analyst, Office of the State Treasurer
2:00 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Protection to Persons and Property - Criminal Justice Council
William Sorrell, Chair, Criminal Justice Council
William Sheets, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
Cindy Taylor-Patch, Director of Training, Vermont Police Academy
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Education - Agency of Education
Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education
Bill Bates, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Kathy Flanagan, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
Brad James, Finance Manager, Agency of Education
4:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
8:30 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
General Government - State Auditor
Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
Andrew Stein, Deputy Auditor, State Auditor's Office
9:15 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
General Government - Executive Office (Governor)
Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
9:45 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Protection to Persons and Property - Enhanced 911
Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
Roger Marcoux, Chair, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
Brenda Berry, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Administration
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Protection to Persons and Property - State's Attorney, Sheriff's and Special Investigate Units
John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Annie Noonan, Labor Relations Manager, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs Association
Barbara Bernardini, Fiscal Manager, Department of State's, Sheriff's and Special Investigative Units
11:30 AM Committee Discussion
11:45 AM Adjourn
1:15 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Protection to Persons and Property - Attorney General
T.J. Donovan, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
Marcey Hodgdon, Fiscal Director, Attorney General's Office
Sarah London, Financial Director, Attorney General's Office
2:15 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
General Government - Lieutenant Governor
Molly Gray, Vermont Lieutenant Governor
Hazel Brewster, Chief of Staff, Vermont Lieutenant Governor's Office
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Protection to Persons and Property - Department of Public Safety
Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Christopher Herrick, M.Ed., Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Colonel Matthew Birmingham, Colonel, Vermont State Police
Michael Desrochers, Director, Public Safety - Division of Fire Safety
Dr. Trisha Conti, Laboratory Director, Vermont Forensics Laboratory, Department of Public Safety
Erica Bornemann, Director, Vermont Emergency Management & Homeland Security
4:00 PM Committee Discussion
4:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, February 11, 2021
8:30 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
General Government - Department of Buildings & General Services
Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Buildings & General Services
Marc O'Grady, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings & General Services
Holly S. Anderson, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
10:00 AM H. 81 - An act relating to statewide public school employee health benefits
Review of the Bill/Vote
Rep. Tommy Walz, Reporter, House Committee on General, Housing & Military Affairs
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Natural Resources - Natural Resources Board/Act 250
Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board/Act 250
11:45 AM Recess
1:15 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
General Government
Craig Bolio, Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes
Rebecca Sameroff, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Taxes
Sharon Asay, Finance Director, Department of Taxes
Holly S. Anderson, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services Division, Agency of Administration
2:15 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Natural Resources
Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Maggie Gendron, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Emily Byrne, Director of Finance and Administration, Agency of Natural Resources
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Natural Resources
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Forests. Parks and Recreation
Kristin Freeman, Financial Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
3:30 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Natural Resources
Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
Kim Greenwood, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
Tracy LaFrance, Financial Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation
Joanna Pallito, Administrative Services Director, Department of Environmental Conservation
4:00 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Natural Resources
Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
Steve Gomez, Financial Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
4:30 PM Adjourn
Friday, February 12, 2021
8:00 AM H. 138 - An act relating to fiscal year 2021 budget adjustments
Senate Actions
Maria Belliveau, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
8:30 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
General Government - VOSHA
Leigh Keyser Phillips, Chair, VOSHA Review Board
9:00 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
General Government - State Ethics Commission
Julie Hulburd, Chair, Vermont State Ethics Commission
Larry Novins, Executive Director, Vermont State Ethics Commission
9:30 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Human Services - Commission on Women
Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
Hannah Lane, Policy Research Analyst and Business Manager, Vermont Commission on Women
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Protection to Persons and Property - Human Rights Commission
Bor Yang, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
10:45 AM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Protection to Persons and Property - Department of Liquor & Lottery
Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery
Brian Evans, Financial Director, Department of Liquor and Lottery
11:45 AM Recess
1:00 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
General Government - Legislative Offices
Dan Dickerson, Legislative Finance Administrator, Joint Fiscal Office
Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont Legislature
Kevin Moore, Director of Information Technology, Office of Legislative Information Technology
Mike Ferrant, Director of Operations, Office of Legislative Operations
Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer/Chief Operating Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Duncan Goss, Systems Analyst/Business Manager, Office of Legislative Information Technology
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Matthew Romei, Chief of Capitol Police, Vermont Legislature
Nedene Martin, Supervisor of Drafting Operations, Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM 21-0540 - An act relating to FY 2022 Governor's Recommended State Budget
Protection to Persons and Property - Public Service Department
June Tierney, Commissioner, Public Service Department
Patricia LaRose, Director of Finance, Public Service Department
3:00 PM Adjourn