House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

AGENDA

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January 11, 2022 - January 14, 2022

Last Updated 1/14/2022 3:34 PM

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

10:00 AM                   House Floor

--                                  Caucuses and Lunch

12:30 PM                   Governor's Recommended General Fund FY 2022 Budget Adjustment

VSEA Testimony on Department of Corrections Items

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

1:05 PM                   Committee Discussion and Agenda Planning

1:20 PM                   State House Expansion

Request for Proposal and Potential Funding

Recommendation to House Appropriations

Kristin Clouser, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration

2:00 PM                   Break

2:15 PM                   Governor's Recommended General Fund FY 2022 Budget Adjustment

Update from House Appropriations - Redemption of General Obligation Bonds and Transfer to the Property Management Fund

Rep. James Harrison, House Committee on Appropriations

--                                  Governor's Recommended General Fund FY 2022 Budget Adjustment

Letter to House Appropriations - Final Recommendations

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:15 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

9:30 AM                   Act 50 An Act Relating to Capital Construction and State Bonding

Highlights of Language in the Act

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:15 AM                   Break

10:40 AM                   H. 487 - An act relating to a secure facility for justice-involved youth

Walk-through

Rep. Francis McFaun, Sponsor

11:00 AM                   H. 488 - An act relating to the authority of the Commissioner of Corrections to collect supervisory fees

Walk-through

Rep. Curt Taylor, Sponsor

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Reports due to Committee

Reports and Updates Due to House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

3:00 PM                   House Floor

--                                  Adjourn

Thursday, January 13, 2022

9:00 AM                   Use of Former Southeast State Correctional Facility

Act 50 - Report to House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

Thomas Kennedy, Executive Director, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

10:05 AM                   Break

10:20 AM                   Building and General Services Update

HVAC Project at the State House

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

--                                  Buildings and General Services Update

State House Lithium Ion Battery Project

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

--                                  Governor's Recommended General Fund FY 2022 Budget Adjustment

Proposed Language for BAA Regarding State House Expansion

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

12:00 PM                   Lunch

12:30 PM                   Act 24 - Probation Mid-Point Review

Update

Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections

--                                  Act 12 - Earned Good Time Carve Out

Update

Joshua Rutherford, Director of Classification and Facility Designation, Department of Corrections

Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections

1:30 PM                   Break

1:40 PM                   ARPA Funds

Update on Funds Status

Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

3:00 PM                   House Floor

--                                  Adjourn

Friday, January 14, 2022

9:30 AM                   House Floor

--                                  Training for House Members

House Floor

12:00 PM                   Lunch

2:15 PM                   Committee Check-In and Update

Discussion About Next Week

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

ATTENTION WITNESSES

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Phil Petty at ppetty@leg.state.vt.us