Senate Committee on Government Operations (Room 4)

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

9:00 AM

Utility Merger Issue

Joint hearing with House Natural Resources & Energy Committee - Room 11; 9:00-11:00 a.m.

• Louise McCarren, Former Chair of the Public Service Board
• Elizabeth Miller, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
• Larry Reilly, CEO, Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS)
• Mary Powell, President/CEO, Green Mountain Power
• Janet Doyle, Manager, International Business Machines
• Jim Pratt, Sr. Vice President of Operations, Cabot Creamery
• Frank Cioffi, President, Greater Burlington Industrial Corp.
• Tom Torti, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Lisa Ventriss, President, Vermont Business Roundtable
• Greg Marchildon, Vermont State Director, AARP

10:50 AM

Questions and Answers

11:00 AM

Adjourn

12:00 PM

Republican Party Caucus

1:15 PM

Democratic Party Caucus

2:15 PM

S.136 - An act relating to vocational rehabilitation

Committee discussion and mark up

• John May, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Solutions, Inc.
• James Smith, Vocational Rehabilitation Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
• Stephen Monahan, Director Workers' Compensation and Safety Division, Vermont Department of Labor
• George Fotinopoulos, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
• Michael Sirotkin, Lobbyist, Working Vermont

After

H.21 - An act relating to the mutual benefit enterprise act

Senate amendment - committee discussion

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council