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House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
AGENDA
Via Zoom
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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