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House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
AGENDA
Room 35 and Zoom
January 24, 2023 - January 27, 2023
Last Updated 1/27/2023 11:04 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-commerce-and-economic-development.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
9:00 AM Budget Adjustment
Section 1 subsection (24) and Section 7
Doug Farnham, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration
Kendal Smith, Director of Policy Development and Legislative Affairs, Governor's Office
10:00 AM House Floor
- Lunch and Caucuses
1:00 PM Budget Adjustment
Section 1 subsection (28)
June Tierney, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
Christine Hallquist , Executive Director, Vermont Community Broadband Board
1:45 PM Budget Adjustment
Section 16 subsection (2)
Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
Matthew Chapman, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Agency of Natural Resources
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM Budget Adjustment
Section 1 subsection (24), Section 7, Section 10, and Section 1 subsection (32)
Doug Farnham, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration
Kendal Smith, Director of Policy Development and Legislative Affairs, Governor's Office
Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
Victoria Biondolillo, Executive Director, State Workforce Development Board
Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Adjourn
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
9:00 AM Budget Adjustment
Section 23
Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
10:00 AM Budget Adjustment
Section 1 subsection (29) and Section 10
Tracy Dolan, Director, State Refugee Office, Agency of Human Services
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Budget Adjustment
Section 1 subsection (24) and Section 7
Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Ted Brady, Executive Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
Thomas Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
David Snedeker, Executive Director, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
11:30 AM Northeast Kingdom Build to Scale
David Snedeker, Executive Director, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
Annie McLean, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
Jared Reynolds, Project Manager, Do North Coworking
Jason Shafer, Chief Science Officer, Disaster Tech Inc.
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Budget Adjustment
Section 10
Adam Grinold, Chair, Workforce Development Board
Jennifer Stromsten, Director of Programs, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
Amila Merdzanovic, Vermont Director, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Sayed Khalilullah Anwari, Resettlement Case Manager, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
2:00 PM Budget Adjustment
Section 23
Wendy Trafton, Deputy Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Sean Sheehan, Senior Policy and Implementation Analyst, Department for Vermont Health Access
3:00 PM House Floor
10 Mins After Floor Committee Discussion
Drafting Letter to the House Committee on Appropriations
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Adjourn
Thursday, January 26, 2023
9:00 AM Committee Discussion
Drafting Letter to the House Committee on Appropriations
Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM Committee Discussion
Drafting Letter to the House Committee on Appropriations
David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM Committee Discussion
Drafting Letter to the House Committee on Appropriations
David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Committee Discussion
Drafting Letter to the House Committee on Appropriations
David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 PM Lunch
1:00 PM H. 10 - An act relating to amending the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive Program
Overview of Title 32 Chapter 105
David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- H. 10 - An act relating to amending the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive Program
Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Abbie Sherman, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
3:00 PM House Floor
- Ethics Training
Ethics training for House Members
- Adjourn
Friday, January 27, 2023
9:00 AM Committee Discussion
Discussion with Interns
Ben Donsbach, Intern, University of Vermont
Ali Schafer, Intern, University of Vermont
9:30 AM House Floor
10 Mins After Floor Budget Adjustment
Act 183 Section 20 and Underserved Community Index
Doug Farnham, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration
- Budget Adjustment
Section 16 subsection (2)
Thomas Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Agency of Agriculture
Introduction to Working Lands Enterprise Initiative
Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- 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
Andrew Hegarty at ahegarty@leg.state.vt.us