House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46 and Zoom

March 21, 2023 - March 24, 2023

Last Updated 3/24/2023 2:58 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-human-services.

 

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

9:30 AM                   H. 171 - An act relating to adult protective services

Noyes Amendment

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses & Lunch

 

2:00 PM                   Preschool Development Grant

Update

Morgan Crossman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Building Bright Futures

Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

Ilisa Stalberg, Maternal and Child Health Director, Vermont Department of Health

 

2:40 PM                   Green Mountain Support Services

Update on operations

Elizabeth Sightler, Executive Director, Champlain Community Services

Elizabeth Walters, Interim Executive Director, Green Mountain Support Services

Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

 

3:10 PM                   Break

 

3:15 PM                   Parent Child Center Network

Act 150 of 2022

Christie Binzen, Coordinator, Vermont Parent Child Center Network

Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County

 

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

9:00 AM                   Step Ahead Recognition System (STARS)

Update on status of program

Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Department for Children and Families

Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Rachel Edens, Director of Race, Gender, Equity and Accessibility, Department for Children and Families

Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families

 

11:13 AM                   Housing Update

Rep. Jubilee McGill, House Committee On Human Services

Rep. Taylor Small, House Committee On Human Services

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, March 23, 2023

9:00 AM                   Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Matthew Bernstein, Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

 

10:00 AM                   Developmental Disabilities Housing Initiative

Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

Julie Abrahamson, Developmental Disabilities Residential Program Developer, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:50 AM                   Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee

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

Rep. Dane Whitman, House Committee on Human Services, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member

Jess Kirby, Director of Client Services, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member

Scott Pavek, Substance Use Policy Analyst, City of Burlington, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, March 24, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:15 PM                   Lunch

 

12:45 PM                   House Floor

 

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

 Lori Morse at lmorse@leg.state.vt.us