House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Via Zoom

April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021

Last Updated 4/16/2021 9:48 AM

 

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Caucuses will be held immediately following the Floor

 

1:15 PM                   H. 394 - An act relating to reorganizing the administration of child care and early learning services

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:15 PM                   S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Patrick Weaver, Coach, UVM Nordic Ski Racing Team

Michael Knight, Fire Service Sales Manager, Reynolds and Son, South Barre

 

3:20 PM                   H. 225 - An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine

Updates

 

3:25 PM                   H. 171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Updates

 

3:30 PM                   H. 153 - An act relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for home- and community-based service providers

Updates

 

3:35 PM                   H. 265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child Advocate

Updates

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

9:00 AM                   S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Martin Wolf, Director, Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation

Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont

Patrick McCoy, Defend Our Health, Portland, Maine

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Continued

 

11:45 AM                   Break

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

15 mins after Floor                   S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Tom Mallen, Vice President for Compliance and Technology Packaging Coatings, The Sherwin-Williams Company

Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce

Marguerite  Adelman, Women's International League of Peace and Freedom VT Military Poisons Project

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, April 15, 2021

9:00 AM                   S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources

Chuck Schwer, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Eamon Twohig, Program Manager, Residuals Management and Emerging Contaminants Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters

Mitch Hubert, Technical Director, Fire Fighting Foam Coalition (11:00 AM)

 

11:45 AM                   Break

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

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

Amendment

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, April 16, 2021

8:30 AM                   S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Ken Gragg, Deputy Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard

Sarah Vose, State Toxicologist, Department of Health

David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

1:15 PM                   S. 20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health

 

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