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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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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