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House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
AGENDA
Via Zoom
January 12, 2021 - January 15, 2021
Last Updated 1/15/2021 12:53 PM
Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
10:00 AM House Floor
Caucuses will be held immediately following the Floor
1:00 PM House Floor
2:30 PM Walk-through bill
FY20-21 Capital Bill and Associated Spreadsheets
Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
9:00 AM Bonding Capacity
CDAAC Report
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
10:15 AM Break
10:45 AM Background and Update
Council of State Governments and Justice Reinvestment II
Ellen Whelan-Wuest, Deputy Program Director, Council of State Governments Justice Center
Sara Friedman, Deputy Program Director, Council of State Governments Justice Center
1:15 PM House Floor
-immediately following Floor Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
15 mins after Training Walk-through
Act 148, Section 14
Current Status of "Good Time"
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM DOC 101
Introduction to Department of Corrections Organization and Terminology
Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
Thursday, January 14, 2021
9:00 AM Committee Discussion
BGS Department of Corrections Facility Feasibility Study RFP
Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings & General Services
Sherilyn Lafley, Building Engineer, Buildings & General Services
Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Buildings and General Services
Judith Henkin, Deputy Commisioner, Department of Corrections
Al Cormier, Corrections Facilities Executive, Department of Corrections
10:15 AM Break
10:45 AM Update
Current BGS Capital Projects
Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings & General Services
Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Buildings and General Services
1:15 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Committee Discussion
Downs, Rachlin, Martin Report "Concerning Sexual Misconduct at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility"
Mike Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
Tristram Coffin, Director, Downs Rachlin Martin
Jennifer McDonald, Director, Downs Rachlin Martin
James Baker, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Friday, January 15, 2021
9:30 AM House Floor
10:30 AM VSEA Presentation
Testimony from Front Line Workers in the Vermont Department of Corrections
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
Michael Groner, Corrections Steward, VSEA-SSCF
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
Phil Petty at ppetty@leg.state.vt.us