House Committee on Government Operations

AGENDA

Via Zoom

February 16, 2021 - February 19, 2021

Last Updated 2/19/2021 4:04 PM

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

9:30 AM                   Office Hours

Register here:

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/open-office/house-government-operations

The Zoom information will be emailed to you one hour prior to the start of the meeting

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Caucuses will be held immediately following the Floor

3:15 PM                   Other Post-Employee Benefits (OPEB)

Testimony from VSEA and VT NEA

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

3:45 PM                   Other Post-Employee Benefits (OPEB)

Prefunding

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Will Kriewald, Chief Financial Officer, Office of the State Treasurer

Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

9:00 AM                   Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Discussion of Positions

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Tanya Marshall, State Archivist and Director, VT State Archives & Records Administration, Secretary of State's Office

9:30 AM                   Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Impact on E911 Board

Roger Marcoux, Chair, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board

Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board

10:00 AM                   30 Minute Break

10:30 AM                   Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Funding for Department of Public Safety

Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Richard Hallenbeck, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Public Safety

11:45 AM                   H. 289 - An act relating to professions and occupations regulated by the Office of Professional Regulation

Mark up and vote

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

2:35 PM                   Department of Public Safety

Joint Hearing Between HGO and SGO: Draft bill walk-through: Creation of the Agency of Public Safety

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Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

William Sheets, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council

William Sorrell, Chair, Vermont Criminal Justice Council

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, February 18, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 196 - An act relating to supporting the work of the Executive Director of Racial Equity

Introduction

Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration

Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Sponsor, House Committee on Judiciary

9:35 AM                   Other Post-Employee Benefits (OPEB)

Prefunding OPEB liabilities

Risk Sharing in Pensions

Alex Brown, National Association of State Retirement Administrators

Keith Brainard, Research Director, National Association of State Retirement Administrators

10:15 AM                   15 Minute Break

10:30 AM                   Election of a Sergeant at Arms, an Adjutant and Inspector General, and Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

15 min after Joint Assembly                   H. 196 - An act relating to supporting the work of the Executive Director of Racial Equity

Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance

12:08 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   21-0877 - An act relating to reapportionment proposal deadlines

Introduction and Walk-through

Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:10 PM                   Constituent Service Time

3:15 PM                   Committee Meeting

Discussion with Agency of Administration

Susanne Young, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, February 19, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   Other Post-Employee Benefits (OPEB)

Prefunding

Mark Crow, Member, Vermont Business Roundtable

Tom Huestis, Senior Managing Director, Public Resources Advisory Group

-                                   Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget

Discussion in Committee

11:45 AM                   Office Hours

Register here:

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/open-office/house-government-operations

The Zoom information will be emailed to you one hour prior to the start of the meeting.

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:30 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget

Discussion on Appropriations Memo

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:00 PM                   Other Post-Employee Benefits (OPEB)

Walk through

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM                   Break

4:10 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

ATTENTION WITNESSES

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Andrea Hussey at ahussey@leg.state.vt.us