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House of Representatives
  • Rep. Theresa Wood, Chair
  • Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Rey Garofano
  • Rep. James Gregoire
  • Rep. Noah Hyman
  • Rep. Jubilee McGill
  • Rep. Daniel Noyes, Clerk
  • Rep. Kelly Pajala
  • Rep. Taylor Small
  • Rep. Dane Whitman

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

 

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