Senate Committee on Appropriations

 

AGENDA

 

Room 5 and Zoom

January 14, 2025 - January 17, 2025

Last Updated 1/17/2025 9:00 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

1:00 PM                   No Committee Meeting Scheduled

 

2:00 PM                   Chair and Vice Chair Training

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:15 PM                   Introduction

Catherine Benham, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

1:30 PM                   JFO Orientation

General Budget Overview

Aimee Pope, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   JFO Orientation

Website Overview and Explanation of Fiscal Facts, Fiscal Notes and Fiscal Focus

Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:30 PM                   Break

Break Until 2:45

 

2:50 PM                   JFO Orientation

Understanding the Budget Adjustment Act

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:15 PM                   JFO Orientation

Committee Website

Elle Oille-Stanforth, Committee Assistant, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 16, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Revenue Forecast

Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   Medicaid 101

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services

 

3:00 PM                   Education Fund

Education Fund and Appropriations

Julia Richter, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

3:45 PM                   JFO Orientation

How the Budget Bill is Organized

Grady Nixon, Fiscal Editor, Joint Fiscal Office

 

4:15 AM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 17, 2025

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   FY25 Budget Adjustment Act

Introduction and Discussion

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance and Management

Hardy Merrill, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance and Management

 

3:00 PM                   Break until 3:15 PM

 

3:15 PM                   Committee Discussion

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Elle Oille-Stanforth at eoille-stanforth@leg.state.vt.us