House Committee on Judiciary (Room 30)

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

9:00 AM

H.534 - An act relating to expanding eligibility for expungement and sealing of criminal history records for nonviolent offenses

• ,Esq. Evan Meenan, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.
• Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
• Michael E. Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
• Mairead O'Reilly, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.534 - An act relating to expanding eligibility for expungement and sealing of criminal history records for nonviolent offenses

Continued Testimony.

• Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office
• Erin Jacobsen, Co-Director of Community Justice Division, Attorney General's Office
• Dan Richardson, Attorney, Burlington City Attorney

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics

Witness Testimony.

• Rebecca Turner, Supervising Attorney, Appellate Division, Office of the Defender General
• Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
• Robin Joy, Director of Research,Crime Research Group, Technical Assistance to Sentencing Commission
• Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.546 - An act relating to racial justice statistics

Continued Testimony.

• Abigail Crocker, Professor, University of Vermont
• Wichie Artu, Vice President, NAACP - Windham County
• Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration

2:50 PM

Adjourn

3:00 PM

House Floor

15 Mins After the Floor

H.534 - An act relating to expanding eligibility for expungement and sealing of criminal history records for nonviolent offenses

Continued Testimony.

• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

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Center for Crime Victim's Services

Budget Adjustment Proposal, Continued Testimony from 1/11/22.

• Carol Brochu, Director of Finance and Administration, Center for Crime Victim Services