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House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
AGENDA
Room 35 and Zoom
January 18, 2022 - January 21, 2022
Last Updated 1/21/2022 5:13 PM
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
9:00 AM H. 29 - An act relating to notifying prospective employees of ineligibility for unemployment insurance benefits
Walk-through
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel
Morgan Webster, Executive Director, Common Good VT
10:00 AM House Floor and Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Governor's FY2023 Budget Address
Joint Assembly
2:30 PM Workforce Development
Stephanie Yu, Policy Analyst, Public Assets Institute
Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Tom Kavet, Legislative Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC
4:15 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
9:00 AM Workforce Development
Business Sector
Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Jordan Giaconia, Public Policy Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont
Molly Mahar, President, Vermont Ski Areas Association
Morgan Nichols, State Director, Main Street Alliance of Vermont
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Workforce Development
Government Sector
Adam Grinold, Executive Director, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
Victoria Biondolillo, Executive Director, State Workforce Development Board
John Young, Director, Vermont Training Program, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM H. 74 - An act relating to making miscellaneous changes concerning self-storage businesses
Mark-up and possible vote
Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor
Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan, Amendment Sponsor
Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, American Property and Casualty Insurance Association
Joe Doherty, Senior Vice President, Self Storage Association
Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
1:15 PM H. 627 - An act relating to the Vermont Economic Development Authority
Mark-up and possible vote
David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Theresa Wood, Waterbury
Cassie Polhemus, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
1:30 PM Continued Discussion
Workforce - Government Sector
2:30 PM Captive Insurance Legislative Day
Richard Smith, President, Vermont Captive Insurance Association
Gail Newman, Vice President of Risk Management, Bright Horizons (Captive Owner)
Brittany Nevins, Captive Insurance Economic Development Director, Vermont Department of Economic Development
Sandy Bigglestone, Director of Captive Insurance, Department of Financial Regulation
David Provost, Deputy Commissioner, Captive Insurance Division, Department of Financial Regulation
3:00 PM House Floor
4:15 PM Adjourn
Thursday, January 20, 2022
9:00 AM Workforce Development
Government Sector Continued
Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
Doug Pine, Deputy Director, Department of Human Resources
Fred Kenney, Executive Director, Addison County Economic Development Corporation
Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
9:30 AM Workforce Development
Education Sector
Katherine Levasseur, Director of External & Government Affairs, Vermont State Colleges
Sophie Zdatny, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
Joyce Judy, Chair, Select Committee on the Future of Public Higher Education in Vermont
Tiffany Walker, Associate Dean of Workforce Education, Community College of Vermont
Patricia Moulton, President, Vermont Technical College
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
Marina Cole, Assistant Director for Adult Education, North Country Career Center
Tom Cheney, Executive Director, Advance Vermont
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Continued Discussion
Workforce - Education Sector
1:00 PM Workforce Development
Strategic Outlook
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Rep. Tristan Toleno, Brattleboro
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM House Floor
4:15 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 21, 2022
9:00 AM Committee Discussion
Intern Introductions
9:30 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM H. 406 - An act relating to promoting racial and social equity in economic opportunity and cultural empowerment
Walk-through
Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor, Burlington
3:00 PM Adjourn
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