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House Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Via Zoom
March 23, 2021 - March 26, 2021
Last Updated 3/29/2021 10:15 AM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
9:30 AM Office Hours
Register here:
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/open-house/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
15 min after Floor and Caucuses adjourn - Pensions
Pension Design
Chris Rupe, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
5:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
9:00 AM Pensions
Governance Change Proposal
Chris Rupe, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
9:45 AM 30 Minute Break
10:15 AM Pensions
Proposed Pension Plan Design
Chris Rupe, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
12:00 PM Caucus of the Whole
1:15 PM House Floor
Thursday, March 25, 2021
8:30 AM Pensions
Governance Change Proposal
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
Mike O'Neil, Executive Director, Vermont Troopers Association
Christopher Dube, Chair, Vermont Municipal Employees' Retirement System
10:01 AM 5 Minute Break
10:06 AM Pensions
Governance Change Proposal
Thomas Golonka, Chair, Vermont Pension Investment Committee
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Mark Crow, Chair, Pension and Health Benefits Task Force, Vermont Business Roundtable
Jon Harris, Chair, Vermont State Teachers Retirement System Board
Roger Dumas, Chair, Vermont State Employees Retirement System Board
11:40 AM Public Hearing for Pension System Reform
Committee discussion on length of public hearing
11:48 AM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
Friday, March 26, 2021
9:30 AM House Floor
12:10 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Pensions
Proposed Pension Plan Design
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
Mike O'Neil, Executive Director, Vermont Troopers Association
Patricia Gabel, Vermont State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
3:15 PM Adjourn
4:00 PM Public Hearing for Pension System Reform
If you wish to submit written testimony, please email an MS Word or PDF file to: testimony@leg.state.vt.us
Karen Shea Denniston, Cambridge, VT
Peter Booth, Jericho, VT
Eric Davis, Burlington, VT
Eric Hutchins, Johnson, VT
Ann O'Hearn, West Fairlee, VT
Joseph Sabataso
Tom Plog, Fairfax, VT
Laura Brown, South Londonderry, VT
Nora Skolnick, Braintree, VT
David Bellini, Montpelier, VT
Molly Stoner, Dummerston, VT
Vickie Brown, Milton, VT
Marie DiBenedetto, Richmond, VT
Tevya Kelman, Washington, VT
Ray Werner, Tunbridge, VT
Charly Dickerson, Montpelier, VT
Noah Detzer, Burlington, VT
David Alofsin, Essex, VT
Paul Cherrier, Middlebury, VT, Addison County Educators Associations
Thomas Benoit, North Hero, VT
Susan Oliveira, Ferrisburgh, Addison Northwest Teachers Assoc.
Kathryn McDonald, Fletcher, VT
Jill Abair, Waterbury Center, VT, Washington Central Unified Union School District
Sarah Thompson, Charlotte, VT
Michelle Thompson, Milton, VT
Andrew Emrich, Waterbury, VT
Sylvan Ross, Teacher, Richmond, VT
Robin Bebo-Long, Teacher, Rochester, VT
Jennifer Zoller, Burlington, VT
Patrick Leene, Montpelier, VT
Jo-Anne Smith, Waterbury Center, VT
Mandy Alarcon, Georgia, VT
Bob Morgan, Essex Junction, VT, Vermont Business Roundtable
Tom Payeur, VT-NEA Member, Starksboro, VT
Amy Kahofer, Moretown, VT
6:00 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
Andrea Hussey at ahussey@leg.state.vt.us