House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

February 4, 2025 - February 7, 2025

Last Updated 2/4/2025 3:55 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

 

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

--                                  Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 32 - An act relating to treatment for opioid use disorder in correctional facilities

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   Break

 

2:15 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Bennington Battle Monument

Building Community Grants

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

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

Caitlin Corkins, Tax Credit and Grants Coordinator, Department of Housing and Community Development

Susan Evans McClure, Executive  Director, Vermont Arts Council

Jamie Duggan, Director of Preservation, State Historic Sites, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

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

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

 

3:30 PM                   Break

 

3:45 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Continuation of Testimony on Buildings and General Services Projects in Section 2

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

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

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

Military - Section 11 of the  Capital Budget Spreadsheet

Jacob Roy, Lieutenant Colonel, Construction and Facilities Management Officer, Vermont Military Department

 

9:45 AM                   H. 50 - An act relating to identifying State real property suitable for conversion into affordable housing

Rep. Conor Casey, Sponsor

 

10:00 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Vermont State Colleges - Section 8 of the Capital Budget Spreadsheet

Dr. Elizabeth Mauch, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges System

Sharron Scott, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Vermont State Colleges System

 

11:00 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Vermont Veteran's Home - Section 15 of the Capital Budget Spreadsheet

Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Victims Notification Systems

Victims Notification System in State's Attorneys Offices

Acting Lieutenant Tim Lueders-Dumont, Esq., Executive Director, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Shea Kennedy, Victim Advocate, Rutland County State's Attorneys

Meghan  Place, Victim Advocate, Windsor County State's Attorneys

Kelly Woodward, Victim Advocate, Franklin County State's Attorneys and Northwest Unit for Special Investigations

 

2:00 PM                   Victims Notification Systems

Department of Corrections Victims Notification System

Merredith Pelkey, Director, Victim's Services, Department of Corrections

Ashley Fisk, Victims Services Specialist, Department of Corrections

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 6, 2025

9:00 AM                   Prison Research and Innovation Network

Background and Update

Abigail Crocker, Ph.D, Professor, University of Vermont, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences

Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Vermont Rural Fire Protection - Dry Hydrant Grant Program

Michael Derouchers, Director, Fire Safety Division, Public Safety Department

Troy Dare, Rural Fire Protection Program Manager, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

Jill Arace, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

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

Vermont Building at the Big E, Agency of Agriculture and Department of Buildings and General Services

Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

2:15 PM                   TBA - please check back

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Friday, February 7, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

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

Update - Chittendent Regional Correctional Facility

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

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

 

--                                  Proposed Juvenile Facility in Vergennes

Update

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

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

 

--                                  Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   TBD - Please check back

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

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