House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

AGENDA

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March 15, 2021 - March 19, 2021

Last Updated 3/19/2021 6:02 PM

Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

Monday, March 15, 2021

10:00 AM                   H. 435 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Corrections-related amendments

Criminal Justice Council; Department of Corrections; Certification Process

Major William Sheets, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council

Cindy Taylor-Patch, Director of Training, Vermont Police Academy

--                                  H. 435 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Corrections-related amendments

Body Camera Policies

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

--                                  H. 435 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Corrections-related amendments

VSEA Proposed Amendments

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

8:00 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Proposed Language Revisions to Sec. 25. 24 V.S.A. § 4764 Relating to Engineering Planning Advances

Tasha Wallis, Executive Director, Lamoille County Planning Commission

Seth Jenson, Principal Planner, Lamoille County Planning Commission

Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

8:30 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Bill Mark-up

9:00 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Proposed Sale of the Southeast State Correctional Facility

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

9:30 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Long Trail Protection Projects

Michael DeBonis, Executive Director, The Green Mountain Club

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

1:45 PM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Bill Mark-up

3:05 PM                   Break

3:25 PM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Bill Mark-up

5:55 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

9:00 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Section 9: Agency of Natural Resources - Contaminants of Emerging Concern

Liz Royer, Executive  Director, Vermont Rural Water Association

Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

9:50 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Questions Relating to Forests, Parks and Recreation Budget Lines

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Forests. Parks and Recreation

Frank Spaulding, Parks Program Coordinator, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

10:20 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Questions Relating to Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Budget Lines

Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

10:25 AM                   Break

10:40 AM                   21-0764 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Walk-through of Language

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:15 PM                   Lunch Break

1:15 PM                   House Floor

3:50 PM                   H. 435 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Corrections-related amendments

Proposed Language Regarding Body Cameras

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

4:15 PM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Committee Discussion - Middlesex Therapeutic Residential Replacement

5:05 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, March 18, 2021

8:00 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Bill Mark-up

Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

9:00 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Section 4: Commerce and Community Development - Underwater Preserves:Annual Appropriations - Ferry Adirondack Reefing Project

Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development

Susan Evans McClure, Director, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Lauren Sopher, Director of Science and Water Programs, Lake Champlain Committee

Misha Cetner, Administrator, Lake Encroachment Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

10:00 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Section 2: Agency of Human Services

Middlesex Therapeutic Residential Replacement

Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Lucie Garand, Lobbyist, MMR

11:00 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Section 2: Agency of Human Services - Women's Correctional Facility / AHS Multipurpose Campus Facility

HOK Correctional Facility Feasibility Report Presentation

James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections

Al Cormier, Corrections Facilities Executive, Department of Corrections

Matt D'Agostino, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Corrections

Jeff Goodale, Director of Justice, HOK Group

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

Jeremy Stephens, Program Chief, Department of Buildings and General Services

Sherilyn Lafley, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

12:40 PM                   Break

1:15 PM                   H. 435 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Corrections-related amendments

Vote on Emmons Amendment

1:30 PM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Section 2: Agency of Human Services

Middlesex Therapeutic Residential Replacement

Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

Alisson Richards, M.D., Executive Medical Director, Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

Tabrena Karish, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services

3:10 PM                   Break

3:30 PM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Bill Mark-up

7:25 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, March 19, 2021

8:00 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Section 8: Vermont State Colleges - VSCS Transformation Request

Sophie Zdatny, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges

Sharron Scott, Chief Financial Officer, Vermont State Colleges

Katherine Levasseur, Director of External & Government Affairs, Vermont State Colleges

8:40 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Section 4: Commerce and Community Development

Underwater Preserves

New Haven Train Depot

10:00 AM                   Break

10:20 AM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Bill Mark-up

12:15 PM                   Lunch Break

1:00 PM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Bill Mark-up

2:30 PM                   Break

2:40 PM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Bill Mark-up

3:20 PM                   Break

4:10 PM                   Governor's Capital Budget Proposal FY 22-23

Bill Mark-up

5:30 PM                   Adjourn

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