House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

AGENDA

Room 42 and Zoom

February 8, 2022 - February 11, 2022

Last Updated 2/13/2022 3:38 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-housing-and-military-affairs.

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

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

10:00 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

2:30 PM                   H. 517 - An act relating to the Vermont National Guard Tuition Benefit Program

Rep. Peter J. Fagan, Sponsor

3:00 PM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

Julie Curtin, Director of Home Ownership, Champlain Housing Trust

Kelly Dolan, Coordinator, Vermont Migrant Education Program, UVM Extension

Sara Leswing, Board Member and Homeowner, Twin Pines Housing Trust

Rich Holschuh, Executive Director, Atowi Project

Robert Little, Director of Community Development, RuralEdge

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

9:15 AM                   The International Center for Transitional Justice

Small groups of committee members will be attending workshops. There will not be a quorum and will not be livestreamed.

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:15 PM                   The International Center for Transitional Justice

Small groups of committee members will be attending workshops. There will not be a quorum and will not be livestreamed.

3:00 PM                   House Floor

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, February 10, 2022

9:15 AM                   H. 96 - An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Development Task Force

Testimony and discussion

Virginie Ladisch , Senior Expert, International Center for Transitional Justice

Elena Naughton, Expert, International Center for Transitional Justice

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   H. 96 - An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Development Task Force

Committee discussion as time allows

Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates

Chief Dr. Robert Joseph O.C., O.B.C., Ambassador, Reconciliation Canada

Karen Joseph M.S.M., Chief Executive Officer, Reconciliation Canada

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, February 11, 2022

9:30 AM                   House Floor

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 329 - An act relating to amending the prohibitions against discrimination

Discussion and mark-up

Bor Yang, Executive Director & Counsel, Vermont Human Rights Commission

Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General

-                                   H. 244 - An act relating to authorizing the natural organic reduction of human remains

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

Bob Burke, Director, Vermont Office of Veterans Affairs

Chris Palermo, President, Vermont Funeral Directors Association

-                                   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

 Ron Wild at rwild@leg.state.vt.us