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House Committee on Human Services
AGENDA
Room 46 and Zoom
March 28, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Last Updated 3/31/2023 2:55 PM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-human-services.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
9:30 AM FY24 Budget
Consideration of emergency housing amendment
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Caucuses & Lunch
1:00 PM Joint Assembly
Retention of Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges
After Joint Assembly House Floor
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
8:45 AM FY24 Budget
Vote on H.494 amendment
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:00 AM H. 208 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education
Walk-through
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM H. 300 - An act relating to establishing the Afterschool and Summer Care Grant Program and Special Fund
Walk-through
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM H. 403 - An act relating to inequities in child care grants
Bill introduction
Rep. Chris Taylor, Sponsor
10:40 AM H. 340 - An act relating to the Child Care Financial Assistance Program
Bill introduction
Rep. James Gregoire, Sponsor
10:50 AM Break
11:00 AM H. 222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses
Consideration of Parsons Amendment
Rep. Joseph Parsons, Sponsor of Amendment
11:20 AM Lunch
12:00 PM Caucus of the Whole
1:00 PM House Floor
Thursday, March 30, 2023
9:30 AM FY24 Budget
Discussion and vote on H.494 amendment, draft 4.1
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Financing strategies for child care
Kate Ritter, Cost Modeling Manager, Children's Funding Project
11:00 AM Child Care and Early Childhood Education
National best practices in pre-kindergarten education; Vermont's current universal pre-kindergarten program in comparison to national benchmarks
GG Weisenfeld, Senior ECE Policy Specialist, National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
Friday, March 31, 2023
9:30 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Vermont child care and early childhood systems
Nasha Patel, Consultant, Watershed Advisors
ATTENTION WITNESSES
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Lori Morse at lmorse@leg.state.vt.us