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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