Senate Committee on Health and Welfare (Room 17)

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

9:00 AM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Lila Bennett, Executive Director, Journey to Recovery Community Center
• Dakota Roberts, Harm Reduction Specialist, AIDS Project of Southern Vermont
• Jess Kirby, Director of Client Services, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
• Drew Hazelton, Chair, Vermont EMS Advisory Committee
• Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society

9:45 AM

H.543 - An act relating to Vermont’s adoption of the Social Work Licensure Compact and to emergency housing eligibility documentation

Committee discussion and mark-up

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Angela Paoli, Mental Health Provider; President, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Vermont Chapter
• Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

10:30 AM

H.847 - An act relating to peer support provider and peer recovery support specialist certification

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Wilda White, Consultant, Peer Workforce Development Initiative
• Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
• Zachary Hughes, Board Vice President, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
• Lisa Lord, Director of Operations and Workforce Development, Recovery Vermont; Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery (VAMHAR)
• Gary DeCarolis, Executive Director, Vermont Recovery Network
• Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
• Nicole DiStasio, Director of Policy, Department of Mental Health
• Chip Mitiguy, Recovery Coach, Turning Point Center of Addison County
• Brendan Atwood, Public Health Policy Director, Department of Health

11:45 AM

Parent Child Centers

• Josh Miller, Executive Director, Janet S. Munt Family Room
• Forrest Gardner, Family Room Family
• Zeinab Bulle, Family Room Family

12:00 PM

Adjourn