House Committee on Human Services

AGENDA

Via Zoom

March 16, 2021 - March 19, 2021

Last Updated 3/19/2021 11:16 AM

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Caucuses will be held immediately following the Floor

-                                   H. 265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child Advocate

Committee discussion

-                                   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Review of child care funding available

Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

9:00 AM                   Substance Use Disorder System of Care Redesign

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, Department of Health

Cynthia Seivwright, Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, Vermont Department of Health

Chadd Viger, Executive Director, Recovery House

Melanie Gidney, Executive Director, Clara Martin Center

Rick Distefano, Chief Operating Officer, Valley Vista, Bradford

Jenny Gilman, Chief Financial Officer, Valley Vista, Bradford

11:00 AM                   Break

11:15 AM                   H. 265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child Advocate

Larry Crist, Executive Director, VT Parent Representation Center,Inc

Bill Young, Former Commissioner , Social and Rehabilitative Services

12:00 PM                   Break

1:15 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, March 18, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Review

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

11:45 AM                   Break

1:15 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, March 19, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child Advocate

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:30 AM                   House Floor

1:15 PM                   H. 265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child Advocate

John Gorton, Member, Vermont Parent Representation Center - Invited

-                                   H. 171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Updates

-                                   H. 153 - An act relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for home- and community-based service providers

Updates

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

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

 Julie Tucker at jtucker@leg.state.vt.us