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House Committee on Human Services
AGENDA
Room 46 and Zoom
April 4, 2023 - April 7, 2023
Last Updated 4/7/2023 11:47 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-human-services.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Caucuses & Lunch
1:00 PM Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Introduction and walk-through of S.56
Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:10 PM Break
2:15 PM Child Care Financial Assistance Program
Overview of CCFAP for providers and families;
Interaction with Head Start
Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Emily Hazard, Child Care Benefits Director, Department for Children and Families
Renee Kelly, Head Start Collaboration Director, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
8:30 AM Child Care and Early Childhood Education
National best practices for early childhood educator compensation
Lauren Hogan, Managing Director of Policy & Professional Advancement, National Association for the Education of Young Children
9:00 AM Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Financial impact of S.56
Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Equitable early childhood education systems
Shantel Meek, Ph.D., Executive Director, Children's Equity Project
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM H. 469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive
Walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 6, 2023
8:30 AM Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Best practices for early childhood educator compensation
Susan Titterton, Program Coordinator, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
Sharron Harrington, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
9:20 AM S. 56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education
Comment on S.56 and H.208
Morgan Crossman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM H. 469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive
Cindy Bruzzese, MPA, MSB, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
11:30 AM Prevention Day
Our Voices Xposed (OVX) Rally
Jacob Howe, Student, Leland and Gray Union High School
Luis Vargas, Student Assistant Program Counselor, Leland and Gray Union High School
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:15 PM Child Care Financial Assistance Program
Report on attendance vs. enrollment method of paying providers
Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
Friday, April 7, 2023
8:30 AM S. 56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education
Comment on S.56 and H.208
Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
Jen Horwitz, Policy and Research Director, Let's Grow Kids
Katie Salina, Policy and Research Analyst, Let's Grow Kids
9:30 AM House Floor
10:30 AM S. 56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education
Comment on S.56 and H.208
Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
11:00 AM S. 56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education
Maybeline Lopez, Director of Early Learning, Winooski School District
Nicole Mace, Finance Manager, Winooski School District
11:30 AM S. 56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education
Sherry Sousa, Superintendent, Windsor Central Supervisory Union
12:00 PM Lunch
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