Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Via Zoom

April 20, 2021 - April 23, 2021

Last Updated 4/23/2021 10:33 AM

 

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

10:30 AM                   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Darcy Carter, District Director, Vermont District Office, U.S.Small Business Administration

Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office

 

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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

Rep. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Representative, Chittenden 6-2

Charles Tino Rutanhira, Chairperson, Vermont Professionals of Color Network (Chittenden County)

Curtiss Reed, Executive Director, Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity

Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance

Gwen Pokalo, Director, Center for Women & Enterprise

 

10:00 AM                   10 Minute Break

 

10:10 AM                   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development

 

10:40 AM                   H. 159 - An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization

Sarah Buxton, State Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns (11:10 AM)

 

Thursday, April 22, 2021

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

Cassie Polhemus, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority

Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing

 

9:45 AM                   15 Minute Break

 

10:00 AM                   Letter to Appropriations Committee

Committee Discussion

 

Friday, April 23, 2021

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

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Gary Kessler, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Wendy Knight, Deputy Commisioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Stephen Klein, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office (9:00 AM)

 

9:50 AM                   15 Minute Break

 

10:05 AM                   H. 313 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws

Continued

 

10:30 AM                   Letter to Appropriations Committee

Committee Discussion

 

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