House Committee on Judiciary (Room 30)

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

9:00 AM

S.61 - An act relating to offenders with mental illness, inmate records, and inmate services

Bill Walk-Through, Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Jack McCullough, Director of Mental Health Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
• Seth Lipschutz, Defender General, Prisoners' Rights Office
• Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
• Jared Bianchi, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
• Karen L. Richards, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission

10:20 AM

Break

10:40 AM

S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Wilda White, Executive Director, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
• John Wallace, General Counsel, Rutland Medical Center
• Christie Everett, Director, Access and Acute Care Services, Clara Martin Center
• Dawn Littlepage, Clinical Director, Clara Martin Center

11:50 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Convenes

3:40 PM

S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn

Continued Testimony

• Richard Cassidy, Esq., Rich Cassidy Law

3:55 PM

S.134 - An act relating to court diversion and pretrial services

Continued Testimony and Committee Discussion

• Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Office of Chief Superior Judge
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office

4:20 PM

S.3 - An act relating to mental health professionals’ duty to warn

• Karen Barber, Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
• Jessa Barnard, General Counsel and Vice-President for Policy, Vermont Medical Society

5:00 PM

Adjourn