House Committee on Judiciary

 

AGENDA

 

Via Zoom

January 12, 2021 - January 15, 2021

Last Updated 1/14/2021 3:15 PM

 

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

 

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After House Floor                   Caucuses and Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

15 Mins After Floor                   Continuation of Justice System Introductions

15 minutes per Agency/Witness unless noted.

Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont

Sarah Robinson, MSW, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

Carol Brochu, Director of Finance and Administration, Center for Crime Victim Services

Elaine Boyce, Deputy Director, Center for Crime Victim Services

Therese Corsones, Executive  Director, Vermont Bar Association (3:15 PM)

 

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

9:00 AM                   Overview and Evaluation of the Criminal Justice System

Prof. Robert Sand, Founding Director, Center for Justice Reform, Vermont Law School

 

9:45 AM                   Continuation of Justice System Introductions

James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   Committee Discussion

Justice System

 

11:45 AM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

Immediately After House Floor                   Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

 

15 Minutes After Training                   Continuation of Justice System Introductions

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chair, Sentencing Commission

 

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 14, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 20 - An act relating to pretrial risk assessments and pretrial services

Walk-through and testimony

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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

Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office

James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   H. 20 - An act relating to pretrial risk assessments and pretrial services

Continued testimony by 9:00 AM witnesses

 

11:45 PM                   Lunch

 

1:15 PM                   House Floor

 

15 Mins After Floor                   H. 18 - An act relating to sexual exploitation of children

Walk-through and testimony

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Matthew Raymond, Investigator, Vermont Attorney General's Office

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

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

 

3:45 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 15, 2021

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

15 Mins After Floor                   H. 18 - An act relating to sexual exploitation of children

Continued testimony and discussion

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:45 AM                   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

 Mike Bailey at mbailey@leg.state.vt.us