House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

March 11, 2025 - February 14, 2025

Last Updated 3/12/2025 3:55 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

 

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

--                                  Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Questions and Clarifications: Department of Corrections Projects in Section 3

 

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

Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections

 

2:50 PM                   Break

 

3:10 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Mark-up: Sections 4- 8 and 11

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

9:00 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Report from Sub-group Looking at Section 4 Housing Projects

Mark-up

Beginning with Projects in Section 12

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

 

11:15 AM                   Break

 

11:25 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Bennington Battle Monument

Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:55 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Mark-up Beginning with Section 15

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Thursday, March 13, 2025

9:00 AM                   TBD - Please check back

 

10:00 AM                   Williston State Police Barracks

Town of Williston "First Right of Refusal" for the Old Williston State Police Barracks Property (H.882 of 2024)

Erik Wells, Town Manager, Williston

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Friday, March 14, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                     Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Section 6 - Vermont Veterans' Home

Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Salisbury Fish Hatchery

Update and Recommendation

Andrea Shortsleeve, Interim Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Eric Palmer, Director of Fisheries, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Dylan Sickles, Fish Culture Operations Manager

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

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