Senate Committee on Finance

 

AGENDA

 

Room 6 and Zoom

January 21, 2025 - January 24, 2025

Last Updated 2/20/2025 12:10 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-finance.

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

Followed by Anti Discrimination Training

 

1:30 PM                   Health Care Overview

Robin Lunge, J.D., M.H.C.D.S., Board Member, Green Mountain Care Board

Brendan Krause, Director of Health Care Reform, AHS

 

2:45 PM                   Health Insurance Landscape

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

Mike Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid

Jordan Estey, V.P. Government Affairs, MVP Health Care

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Captive Insurance Day

Kevin Mead, President, Vermont Captive Insurance Association

Melinda Young, Vice President, Risk Management, Alberici Group

 

2:00 PM                   Appointment Public Comment

Stephen Whitaker, Concerned Citizen, Montpelier

 

2:45 PM                   Appointment of Kerrick Johnson

Committee Discussion

 

3:00 PM                   Emergency Board Consensus Forecast Presentation

Tom Kavet, Legislative Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC

 

3:45 PM                   Legislative Briefing

House Chamber

 

Thursday, January 23, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate  Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Education Presentation

Meagan Roy, Chair, Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont

 

2:45 PM                   Property Valuation Overview

Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes - Zoom

 

3:15 PM                   Break

 

3:30 PM                   Education Transformation Policy Package

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, Department of Taxes

Jill Briggs Campbell, Interim Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education

Amanda Brown, President, APA Consulting

 

4:25 PM                   Appointment of Kerrick Johnson

Committee Discussion

 

Friday, January 24, 2025

1:30 PM                   Status of the Ed Fund

Julia Richter, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:45 PM                   Property Tax Credit Asset Declaration

Jake Feldman, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Department of Taxes

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Charlotte Strasser at cstrasser@leg.state.vt.us