Senate Committee on Institutions

AGENDA

Room 7 and Zoom

February 18, 2025 - February 21, 2025

Last Updated 2/21/2025 2:42 PM

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

1:00 PM                   S. 69 - An act relating to an age-appropriate design code

Introduction, testimony

Sen. Wendy Harrison, Sponsor

Zamaan Qureshi, Co-Chair, Design It For Us

Suzanne Bernstein, Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center

2:00 PM                   Community College of Vermont

CCV/DOC Vocational training/corrections education partnership program

Judy Joyce, President, Community College of Vermont

Bryan O'Connor, Director of Corrections Education, Community College of Vermont

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

1:30 PM                   Vermont Agricultural Fairs

Review of capital grants program

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, VT Agricultural Fairs Association

Tim Shea, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Exposition

Ken Button, Addison County Fair and Field Days

Robert Congdon, President, Vermont State Fair (Rutland)

Peggy Sherlock, Board Member, Tunbridge Fair

Chris Vance, President, Caledonia County Fair

2:30 PM                   S. 69 - An act relating to an age-appropriate design code

Testimony

Ravi Iyer, Researcher/Technologist, Anxious Generation

Marisa Shea, Senior Policy Manager, Reset Tech

Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association

Thursday, February 20, 2025

10:30 AM                   Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms and UVM Trustees

1:00 PM                   S. 69 - An act relating to an age-appropriate design code

Testimony

Brianna January, Director, State and Local Government Relations, Chamber of Progress

-                                   Break

1:30 PM                   S. 69 - An act relating to an age-appropriate design code

Testimony

Lizzie Irwin, Public Affairs Coordinator, Center for Humane Technology

1:50 PM                   S. 69 - An act relating to an age-appropriate design code

Testimony

Charity Clark, Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

2:15 PM                   S. 69 - An act relating to an age-appropriate design code

Testimony

Bailey Sanchez, Deputy Director of US Legislation, Future Privacy Forum

Friday, February 21, 2025

1:00 PM                   S. 69 - An act relating to an age-appropriate design code

Testimony

Gaia Bernstein, Technology, Privacy, and Policy Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law

Dr. Heidi Schumacher, General Pediatrician, American Academy of Pediatrics, Vermont Medical Society

Ava Smithing, Advocacy and Operations Director, Young People's Alliance

Megan Stokes, State Policy Director, Computer & Communications Industry Association

Amy Bos, Director of State and Federal Affairs, Net Choice

Jason Van Driesche, Chief of Staff, Front Porch Forum

Josh Golin, Executive Director, Fairplay

2:30 PM                   S. 69 - An act relating to an age-appropriate design code

Committe discussion

Rik Sehgal, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

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