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STATE OF VERMONT
House of Representatives
  • Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Chair
  • Rep. John Gannon, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Robert LaClair, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Peter Anthony
  • Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston, Clerk
  • Rep. Mark Higley
  • Rep. Robert Hooper
  • Rep. Samantha Lefebvre
  • Rep. Michael McCarthy
  • Rep. Michael Mrowicki
  • Rep. Tanya Vyhovsky

House Committee on Government Operations

 

AGENDA

Via Zoom

 

March 9, 2021 - March 12, 2021

Last Updated 3/22/2021 10:27 AM

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

 

Tuesday, March 9, 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

 

1:00 PM                   Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

 

1:15 PM                   H. 366 - An act relating to 2021 technical corrections

Walk through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:39 PM                   Break until 2:00 PM

 

2:00 PM                   H. 366 - An act relating to 2021 technical corrections

Mark up and vote

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:15 PM                   H. 227 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Winooski

Mark up and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:30 PM                   H. 10 - An act relating to permitted candidate expenditures

Mark up and Vote

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jean Sinzdak, Associate Director, Center for American Women and Politics

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

 

2:45 PM                   Break until 3:15

 

3:15 PM                   Committee Discussion

Completed the vote for 3 bills:  H.366, H.227, H.10

 

3:19 PM                   H. 293 - An act relating to creating the State Youth Council

Delilah Kramer, Member, Youth Advisory Group

Cheryle Wilcox, Chair, Youth Services Advisory Council

Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:37 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 432 - An act relating to compensation for certain State employees (Pay Act)

Walk through

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources

Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

Hardy Merrill, Director of Budget and Management Operations, Department of Finance & Management

Stephen Klein, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:20 AM                   Break

 

10:40 AM                   H. 154 - An act relating to the failure of municipal officers to accept office

Therese Corsones, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

 

11:30 AM                   Constituent Service Time

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   H. 140 - An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the Town of Williston

Introduction and walk through

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Erin Brady, Co-Sponsor

Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   H. 154 - An act relating to the failure of municipal officers to accept office

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Therese Corsones, Executive Director, Vermont Bar Association

 

4:25 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 11, 2021

9:15 AM                   Pensions

Kathy Riley, Lead Actuary, Segal Consulting

Thomas Golonka, Chair, Vermont Pension Investment Committee

Jon Harris, Chair, Vermont State Teachers Retirement System Board

 

10:55 AM                   5 Minute Break

 

11:00 AM                   House Judiciary Bill H.183

An act relating to sexual violence

Section 5 testimony

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Sarah Robinson, MSW, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Patricia Turley, General Counsel, Vermont State Colleges, Office of the Chancellor

Michele Whitmore, Title IX Coordinator, Vermont State Colleges

Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont

Rory Thibault, State's Attorney, Washington County

Rebecca Turner, Head of Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General

 

12:10 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   H. 293 - An act relating to creating the State Youth Council

Susan Zeller, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration

 

-                                   H. 432 - An act relating to compensation for certain State employees (Pay Act)

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, March 12, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:15 AM                   House Judiciary Bill H.183

An act relating to sexual violence

Section 5 testimony

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:35 AM                   H. 293 - An act relating to creating the State Youth Council

Committee discussion about the State Youth Council

 

11:45 AM                   H. 154 - An act relating to the failure of municipal officers to accept office

Mark up and vote

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   H. 432 - An act relating to compensation for certain State employees (Pay Act)

Committee discussion about the Pay Act

 

12:25 PM                   5 Minute Break

 

12:30 PM                   H. 293 - An act relating to creating the State Youth Council

Mark up and vote

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:15 PM                   H. 432 - An act relating to compensation for certain State employees (Pay Act)

Mark up and vote

Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources

 

1:46 PM                   H. 293 - An act relating to creating the State Youth Council

Continued

Mark up and vote

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:55 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

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