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  • Sen. Michael Sirotkin, Chair
  • Sen. Alison Clarkson, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Becca Balint
  • Sen. Randy Brock
  • Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Clerk

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Via Zoom

April 13, 2021 - April 16, 2021

Last Updated 4/16/2021 2:21 PM

 

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

10:00 AM                   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development

 

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

8:30 AM                   H. 159 - An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization

Workforce Development

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont

Nathan Piper, Business, Legislative & Community Relations Manager, State of Vermont, Agency of Human Services

Alex Potvin, Member, Local 693

 

9:30 AM                   10 Minute Break

 

9:40 AM                   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Governor's Proposals

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns - Phone

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

11:00 AM                   H. 159 - An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization

Workforce Development Continued

Tom Cheney, Executive Director, Advance Vermont

Hal Cohen, Executive  Director, Vermont Adult Learning

 

Thursday, April 15, 2021

8:30 AM                   H. 159 - An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization

Pat Moulton , President, Vermont Technical College

Sophie Zdatny, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges

Sharron Scott, Chief Financial Officer, Vermont State Colleges

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

Jay Ramsey, Assistant Director of the Student Pathways Division, Vermont Agency of Education

Suresh Garimella, President, University of Vermont

Kirk Dombrowski , Vice President for Research, University of Vermont

Maureen Hebert, Associate Dean of Workforce Education, Vermont Technical College

Wendy Koenig, Federal and State Relations and Legislative Liaison, University of Vermont

 

9:40 AM                   10 Minute Break

 

9:50 AM                   H. 159 - An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization

Continued

 

10:40 AM                   10 Minute Break

 

10:50 AM                   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Governor's Proposals

David Bradbury, President, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies

Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action

Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, Vermont Community Action Partnership

Tom Donahue, CEO, Bennington/Rutland Opportunity Council

Liz Scharf, Director of Community Economic Development, Capstone Community Action

 

Friday, April 16, 2021

8:30 AM                   H. 313 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws

Review Possible Amendments

Alan Newman, Owner, Higher Ground

Gary Kessler, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wendy Knight, Deputy Commisioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

 

-                                   S. 68 - An act relating to low-alcohol spirits beverages

Review Possible Amendments

Clare Buckley, Lobbyist, Vermont Wholesale Beverage Association

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Gary Kessler, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Ken Albert, President, Vermont Wine and Grape Council

Jeff Weaber, Founder/CEO, Aqua ViTEa

 

9:30 AM                   15 Minute Break

 

9:45 AM                   H. 313 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws

Continued

 

10:00 AM                   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Governor's Proposals

Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Steve Gomez, Financial Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

10:40 AM                   20 Minute Break

 

11:00 AM                   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development

 

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

 Nathan Raike at nraike@leg.state.vt.us