House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

AGENDA

Room 34 and Zoom

January 16, 2024 - January 19, 2024

Last Updated 1/19/2024 12:27 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

10:00 AM                   House Floor

--                                  Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM                   Cash Fund for Capital and Essential Investments

Creation, Fund Accounts, Use of Funds, Fund Balance

Catherine Benham, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

2:00 PM                   Restorative Justice

Walk-through of Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:15 PM                   Bill Priorities

Committee Discussion of Bills on the Wall

3:50 PM                   Break

4:00 PM                   H. 690 - An act relating to establishing community restitution as a sentencing alternative

Introduction

Rep. Martin LaLonde, Sponsor

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

8:30 AM                   Constituent Service Time

10:10 AM                   Community-Based Peer Coaching

New Initiative: Department of Corrections in Partnership with Turning Point in Rutland and Springfield

Tracie Hauck, Director, Rutland Turning Point Center

Michael Johnson, Director, Springfield Turning Point Center

Lewis Nielson, Corrections Recovery Coach, Rutland Turning Point Center

Jon Hoyt, Corrections Recovery Coach, Springfield Turning Point Center

11:15 AM                   Buildings and General Services Updates

FY 24-25 Capital Bill Construction Projects

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:10 PM                   Southeast State Correctional Facility

Initial Public Outreach Report on Potential Mixed Uses for the Former Windsor Correctional Facility

Thomas Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission

Emily Bell, Bell Design Studios

2:10 PM                   White River Junction Court House Renovations

Space Needs of the State's Attorney Office

Ward Goodenough, State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Annie Noonan, Labor Relations and Operations Manager, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

3:00 PM                   House Floor

After the Floor                     Restorative Justice

Weigh-in on Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

Ward Goodenough, State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

--                                  Adjourn

Thursday, January 18, 2024

9:15 AM                   Women's Correctional and Re-Entry Facility

HOK Report

Tabrena Karish, Project Manager, Department of Buildings and General Services

Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

10:50 AM                   Break

11:35 AM                   Restorative Justice

Weigh-in on Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

Judge Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:20 PM                   Lunch

1:10 PM                   Department of Corrections Policies and Directives

FY 2023 Segregation Report

Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections

David Turner, Facility Operations Manager, Department of Corrections

2:15 PM                   Reports Repeal Survey

Department of Corrections Input on the Community Placement Notification Report

Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections

2:20 PM                   Restorative Justice

Weigh-in on Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

Derek Miodownik, Restorative and Community Justice Executive, Department of Corrections

3:00 PM                   House Floor

--                                  Adjourn

Friday, January 19, 2024

9:30 AM                   House Floor

After the Floor                     H. 795 - An act relating to the creation of an earned allowance program and other workforce development for justice-involved individuals

Introduction

Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor, Chittenden-15

--                                  H. 795 - An act relating to the creation of an earned allowance program and other workforce development for justice-involved individuals

Walk-through

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

--                                  H. 796 - An act relating to promoting recovery in residential facilities for justice-involved individuals

Introduction

Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor, Chittenden-15

--                                  H. 795 - An act relating to the creation of an earned allowance program and other workforce development for justice-involved individuals

Walk-through

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

--                                  H. 796 - An act relating to promoting recovery in residential facilities for justice-involved individuals

Walk-through

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:45 PM                   Lunch

12:30 PM                   Home Detention

Memo from Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee

--                                  Adjourn

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