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House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
AGENDA
Via Zoom
May 4, 2021 - May 7, 2021
Last Updated 5/7/2021 4:16 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
9:00 AM S. 10 - An act relating to extending certain unemployment insurance provisions related to COVID-19
Committee discussion regarding the new unemployment fraud issue.
Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM House Floor and Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM S. 10 - An act relating to extending certain unemployment insurance provisions related to COVID-19
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Break
5:00 PM Joint Public Hearing on Unemployment Insurance Issues
Joint hearing with House Committee on Government Operations to listen to employees and employers in Vermont about the issues faced with unemployment insurance during the COVID pandemic.
Tara Holt, Resident, St. Johnsbury
Deborah Wright, Resident, Bellows Falls
Llu Mulvaney-Stanak, Resident, Burlington
Harry Chaikan, Resident, Burlington
Martha Dallas, Resident, Burlington
Ann Bowen, Resident, Morrisville
Susan Isham, Resident, Newbury
Kody Fitzgerald, Resident, Graniteville
Renee Carpenter, Resident, East Montpelier
Jocelyn Emilo, Resident, Essex Junction
Caitlin Porter, Resident, Addison
Wendy Zimmer, Resident, St. Johnsbury
Joe Luneau, Resident, St. Albans City
Patty Curtis, Resident, Hinesburg
Will Sipsey, Resident, Lincoln
Brenda Siegal, Resident, Newfane
Jeremy Allaire, Resident, Hyde Park
The public is invited to register to speak at the hearing or submit written testimony.
To register as a speaker at the hearing, please sign up here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/links/public-hearing-unemployment
Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and testimony time will be limited to two minutes per person.
To view the live stream of the hearing, go to https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/shared-joint-committees.
- Adjourn
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
9:00 AM S. 10 - An act relating to extending certain unemployment insurance provisions related to COVID-19
Committee discussion, mark-up and vote.
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor
10:30 AM Break
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
- Adjourn
Thursday, May 6, 2021
9:00 AM S. 62 - An act relating to creating incentives for new remote and relocation workers
Vincent Illuzzi, Lobbyist, Vermont State Employees Association
James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
10:00 AM S. 62 - An act relating to creating incentives for new remote and relocation workers
The committee will review the career and technical education amendment language.
David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:53 AM Break
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM House Floor
2:30 PM State Workforce Issues
Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
3:00 PM Break
3:30 PM State Workforce Issues
Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
4:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, May 7, 2021
9:00 AM Committee Updates
Updates from committee members and our interns.
Michael Harrity , Intern to House Commerce & Economic Development Committee, University of Vermont
William Heath, Intern to House Commerce & Economic Development Committee, University of Vermont
9:30 AM House Floor
10 mins after the House Floor H. 159 - An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization
Committee discussion regarding the changes that the Senate made to the bill.
David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:46 PM Lunch
1:00 PM H. 159 - An act relating to community and economic development and workforce revitalization
Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
Sarah Buxton, State Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor
3:00 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
Amy Todisco at atodisco@leg.state.vt.us