House Committee on Government Operations

AGENDA

Via Zoom

April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021

Last Updated 4/16/2021 1:41 PM

Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, April 13, 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

1:15 PM                   H. 449 - An act relating to the membership and duties of the Vermont Pension Investment Commission and the creation of the Pension Benefits, Design, and Funding Task Force

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM                   30 Minute Break

3:30 PM                   H. 449 - An act relating to the membership and duties of the Vermont Pension Investment Commission and the creation of the Pension Benefits, Design, and Funding Task Force

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

4:40 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 449 - An act relating to the membership and duties of the Vermont Pension Investment Commission and the creation of the Pension Benefits, Design, and Funding Task Force

Mark up and vote

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:50 AM                   30 Minute Break

11:36 AM                   H. 449 - An act relating to the membership and duties of the Vermont Pension Investment Commission and the creation of the Pension Benefits, Design, and Funding Task Force

Mark up and vote continued

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:23 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor adjourns -                   S. 48 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

Rebecca Fotsch, Director of State Advocacy and Legislative Affairs, National Council of State Boards of Nursing

Ellen Watson, APRN, Chair, Board of Nursing

Deb Snell, RN, President, Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, President, AFT Vermont

Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association

Meredith Roberts, RN, PhD, Executive Director, American Nurses Association Vermont

Carol Conroy, President, Organization of Nurse Leaders

4:08 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, April 15, 2021

9:00 AM                   S. 107 - An act relating to confidential information concerning the initial arrest and charge of a juvenile

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Mark Anderson, Sheriff, Windham County Sheriff's Department

David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office

Kevin Gaffney, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation, Insurance Division

Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, DCF, Family Services Division

Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

Michael Donoghue, Executive Director, Vermont Press Association

10:00 AM                   30 Minute Break

10:30 AM                   S. 107 - An act relating to confidential information concerning the initial arrest and charge of a juvenile

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Michael Donoghue, Executive Director, Vermont Press Association

11:06 AM                   Municipal Charters

Committee discussions

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:30 AM                   House Human Services Bill H.265

Rep. Marybeth Redmond

Rep. Daniel Noyes

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   House Floor

Friday, April 16, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

1:00 PM                   S. 48 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

Committee discussion

1:20 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