House Committee on Human Services

 

AGENDA

 

Room 46 and Zoom

May 13, 2025 - May 16, 2025

Last Updated 5/16/2025 12:21 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Caucuses & Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Review of Section 6

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

1:30 PM                   S. 127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Committee discussion

Susan Aranoff, J.D., Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

 

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

9:00 AM                   Conflict-Free Case Management

Impacts of Conflict-free Case Management Implementation

Dr. Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Angela McMann, Adult Services Division,  Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Dylan Frazer, Deputy Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services

Jessica Bernard, Deputy Director of Payment Reform, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Rachel Lee, Executive Director, Counseling Services of Addison County

Kelsey Stavseth, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Human Services

Carlos Hernandez, Senior Vice President, Care Coordination, The Columbus Organization

Cherie Maynard, State Program Administrator - Vermont, The Columbus Organization

Rick Adams, Vice President, Benchmark Human Services

Theresa Rickard, State Program Administrator - Vermont, Benchmark Human Services

Jeff Nunemaker, Assistant Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:10 AM                   Early Childhood Education

Review Early Childhood Education Sunrise Report, January 2025

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

Jen Colin, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Constituent Service Time

 

Thursday, May 15, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 30 - An act relating to the use of seclusion and restraint on children and youth in the custody of the Department for Children and Families

Tyler Allen, High-End System of Care Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division

 

10:00 AM                   Employee Morale

Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Erin Henderson, Organizational and Workforce Development Director, Department for Children and Families

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

Alma Alvarado, Workforce Development Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Constituent Service Time

 

Friday, May 16, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:15 PM                   Lunch

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

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 Lori Morse at lmorse@leg.state.vt.us