House Committee on Human Services

AGENDA

Via Zoom

January 11, 2022 - January 14, 2022

Last Updated 1/15/2022 9:48 AM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-human-services.

Please note that closed captions/transcripts may not be completely error-free.

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Department for Children and Families

Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

2:00 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Response to Child Development Division Budget Adjustment

Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids

2:15 PM                   Break

2:30 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Discussion of Priority Recommendations to House Committee on Appropriations

4:15 PM                   Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

9:15 AM                   Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Finalization of feedback to House Committee on Appropriations

9:45 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   Review of Bills recently Introduced

11:00 AM                   Adjourn

1:15 PM                   H. 462 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Health programs

Walk-through and discussion

David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:45 PM                   Break

3:00 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 13, 2022

9:15 AM                   Prop 5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Review of Constitutional Procedures

Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Prop 5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

House Procedures

BetsyAnn Wrask, Clerk of the House, Vermont House of Representatives

9:45 AM                   Prop 5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Walk-through

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:30 AM                   Break

10:45 AM                   Public Health Response to Covid-19

Dr. Timothy Lahey, Infectious Disease Expert, UVM Medical Center

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   Public Health Response to Covid-19

Mark Levine, M.D., Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

2:45 PM                   Break

3:00 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, January 14, 2022

9:30 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Review of Bills in Committee

3:00 PM                   Wrap-up and Review of Next Week's Agenda

3:15 PM                   Adjourn

ATTENTION WITNESSES

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 Julie Tucker at jtucker@leg.state.vt.us