House Committee on Human Services

AGENDA

Via Zoom

January 18, 2022 - January 21, 2022

Last Updated 1/21/2022 9:24 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 18, 2022

10:00 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY 2023  Budget Address

Joint Assembly

2:30 PM                   H. 654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Amendment

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

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

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

9:15 AM                   Review of Bill Priorities

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM                   Prop 5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Review of Secretary of State's constitutional amendment procedures

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office

Louise Corliss, APA Clerk, Secretary of State

10:30 AM                   Break

10:45 AM                   Prop 5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Indi Schoenherr , Advocacy Fellow, ACLU

Eleanor Spottswood, Deputy Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office

11:45 AM                   Lunch

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

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

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:00 PM                   H. 654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Amendment

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:45 PM                   Break

3:00 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 20, 2022

9:00 AM                   Homelessness Awareness Day

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Housing, General and Military Affairs

Hearing will be livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/detail/2022/13

Martin Hahn, Executive Director, Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness

Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

Robert Little, Director of Community Development, Rural Edge

Hannah Heinchon, Director of Transitional Housing Programs, Washington County Youth Services Bureau

Martina Newell, Direct Services Manager, Samaritan House

John Parent, Veteran with Lived Experience

Rev. Beth Ann Maier, Member, Vermont Interfaith Action

Angus Chaney, Executive Director, Homeless Prevention Center, Rutland

Will Towne, Director of Housing and Operations, Spectrum VT

10:30 AM                   Break

10:45 AM                   H. 654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Amendment

Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

11:45 AM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Prop 5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Dr. Joseph Nasca, Pediatrician, Milton

Sharon Toburg, Policy Analyst, Vermont Right to Life

Lucy Leriche, VP of Public Policy - Vermont, Planned Parenthood of Vermont

Norman Smith, Attorney, Vermonters for Good Government

Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

2:30 PM                   Break

3:00 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, January 21, 2022

9:30 AM                   House Floor

following House Floor                   Training for Members

1:15 PM                   Committee Meeting

Review of budget assignments and next week's schedule

2:15 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

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