House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

January 13, 2026 - January 16, 2026

Last Updated 1/10/2026 2:21 PM

 

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Mandatory Training

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:00 PM                   Victim Notification Systems

Task Force updates

Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

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

Kelsey Rice, Survivor, Windham County

Amy Farr, Director of Victim Services, Department of Public Safety

 

2:30 PM                   Vermont State Employees Association

Recruitment and Staffing

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

 

3:30 PM                   Capital Budget Overview

Capital Budget Bonding Amount

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer - Invited

 

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

9:00 AM                   Employment Options for Newly Released People

Joint hearing with House Commerce

Hearing will be held in Room 11

 

 

11:00 AM                   Prison Research and Innovation Network

Updates

Abigail Crocker, Ph.D, Professor and Director, University of Vermont, Justice Research Center

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Detainees in DOC facilities/immigration

Jill Diaz Martin, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Program

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont - Invited

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucus of the Whole

 

After Floor                         Pretrial Supervision

Overview

Hillary Chutter-Ames, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 15, 2026

9:00 AM                   Vermont Parole Board

Hurdles to Success and Data

Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board

 

10:30 AM                   Wellpath

Health Care Services

James Ulager, MD, Medical Director, Wellpath

Aviva Tevah, Executive Director of Health, Wellness and Engagement, Department of Corrections

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 559 - An act relating to the Parole Board

Walkthrough

Michele Childs, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:30 PM                   H. 50 - An act relating to identifying underutilized State buildings and land

Senate Changes Walkthrough

Jonathan Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         H. 549 - An act relating to eligibility of detainees to obtain a State-issued nondriver identification card

Walkthrough and Current Statute Overview

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 16, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Buildings and General Services Updates

Correctional Facilities, Courthouses, Veteren's Homes

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

Cole Barney, Legislative Liaison, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

11:15 AM                   Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility

Programming Impacts due to Increased Incarcerated Population

Charlie Gliserman, Director of Policy, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Tate Mullin at Tate.Mullin@vtleg.gov