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House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
AGENDA
Room 34 and Zoom
February 20, 2024 - February 23, 2024
Last Updated 2/27/2024 11:22 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
10:00 AM House Floor
-- Caucuses and Lunch
1:05 PM Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board - Section 10:Water Quality Projects and Section 14: Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Liz Gleason, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
2:15 PM Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment
Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, Section 10, Water Quality Grants
Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Nina Gage, Assistant Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Jeff Cook, Administrative Services Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM Committee Meeting
Discussion of the Capital Bill
3:30 PM Department of Corrections Re-Entry Programs
Obtaining a Valid ID Upon Release
Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
Monique Sullivan, Casework Operations Director, Department of Corrections
Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
Michael Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
4:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
8:30 AM Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal
Cash Fund, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act (IIJA) Spreadsheet
Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
9:40 AM Department of Corrections Health Services
Max Titus, Director of Health and Wellness, Department of Corrections
Jessica Sherman, Regional Vice President, Wellpath
11:15 AM Department of Corrections Budget
Overview of FY 25 DOC General Fund Budget, Ups and Downs,
House Corrections and Institutions Recommendations to House Appropriations
Kristin Calver, Financial Director, Department of Corrections
Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
12:20 PM Lunch
1:10 PM H. 836 - An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher education degrees
Re-Entry, Earned Time, Out-of-State Inmates
Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:10 PM Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment
Building Communities Grants - Agricultural Fair Capital Projects: Competitive Grants Program
Jackie Folsom, Director, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
Tim Shea, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Exposition
Robert Congdon, President, Vermont State Fair (Rutland)
Ken Button, Addison County Fair and Field Days
Chris Vance, President, Caledonia County Fair
Peggy Sherlock, Board Member, Tunbridge Fair
Nancy Howe, Chair, Hartford Board of Civil Authority/Abatement
Jason Sicard, President, Orleans County Fair
Scott Bushee, Bondville Fair
3:00 PM House Floor
3:30 PM Department of Corrections Budget
Overview of FY25 DOC General Fund Budget, Ups and Downs,
House Corrections and Institutions Recommendations to House Appropriations
Kristin Calver, Financial Director, Department of Corrections
Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
4:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, February 22, 2024
8:50 AM Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment
Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, Section 10, Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Municipal Pollution Grants
Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
Padraic Monks, Manager, Water Infrastructure Financing Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
10:05 AM Break
10:25 AM Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment
Department of Fish and Wildlife, Section 9, General Infrastructure Projects, Including Small Scale Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Christopher Herrick, M.Ed., Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
11:00 AM Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal
Section 18, Cash Fund for Capital and Essential Investments, Vermont State Colleges: Major Maintenance; Transformation Planning; Planning, Design, Construction of Green Hall and Vail Hall
Sharron Scott, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Vermont State Colleges System
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM H. 836 - An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher education degrees
Earned Time for Individuals on Parole
Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board
2:20 PM H. 836 - An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher education degrees
Committee Discussion
3:00 PM House Floor
-- Adjourn
Friday, February 23, 2024
9:30 AM House Floor
11:00 AM Capital Bill Language
Walk-through of Proposed Capital Bill Language
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Department of Corrections Re-Entry Programs
Obtaining Valid ID Upon Release
Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
Michael Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
3:00 PM Adjourn
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