House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46 and Zoom

January 14, 2025 - January 17, 2025

Last Updated 1/16/2025 2:53 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-human-services.

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses & Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Overdose Prevention Sites

Oversight and accountability

Implementation update

Dr. Mark Levine, M.D., Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

Joe Magee, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor, City of Burlington

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

9:00 AM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary

Hearing will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270 and will be livestreamed on the House Judiciary YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ben Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:10 AM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate

Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

Gary Marvel, Deputy Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections

Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Lindy Bourdreau, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:30 PM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate

Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate

Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

 

Thursday, January 16, 2025

9:00 AM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary

Hearing will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270 and will be livestreamed on the House Judiciary YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.

Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

Judge Amy Davenport, Vice Chair, Council for Equitable Justice

Karen Vastine, Chair, Council for Equitable Youth Justice

Laura Carter, Racial Justice Data Analyst, Division of Racial Justice Statistics, Office of Racial Equity

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Agency of Human Services

Agency organization & overview

Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services

Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services

Kristin McClure, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Human Services

 

2:00 PM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 17, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Legislative Counsel Overview

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

-                                   Budget Adjustment Act

Committee work time, will not be livestreamed

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Budget Adjustment Act

Committee work time, will not be livestreamed

 

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.

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Lori Morse at lmorse@leg.state.vt.us