House Committee on Corrections and Institutions (Room 34)

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Vermont Agricultural and Environmental Laboratory Heat Plant Upgrades
Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Clean Water
Water Quality Grants

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
• Cheryl Achilles, Director, Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Nina Gage, Assistant Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

10:05 AM

Break

10:10 AM

Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Building Community Grants - Fairs and Field Days Capital Projects

• Bob Allen, Member, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
• Christie Davis, Vermont State Fair (Rutland)
• Tim Shea, Champlain Valley Exposition
• Jeff Goodwin, Caledonia County Fair
• Jason Sicard, Orleans County Fair
• Ken Button, Addison County Fair and Field Days
• Peggy Sherlock, Tunbridge Fair

10:35 AM

H.32 - An act relating to treatment for opioid use disorder in correctional facilities

Discussion - Proposed Changes to Language

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
• Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager and State Opioid Treatment Authority
• Haley Sommer, Communications Director, Department of Corrections

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM

Governor's Recommended FY26-FY27 Capital Budget

Forests, Parks and Recreation - Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Improvement, 3-Acre Rule, Access Road and Water Quality Improvements

• Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
• Frank Spaulding, Parks Projects Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
• Oliver Pierson, State Forester and Director of the Forests Division, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
• Nate McKeen, Director of State Parks, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

2:05 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Recovery Day

• Tracie Hauck, Executive Director, Rutland Turning Point Center
• Robert Blake, Guest, Turning Point Center of Rutland
• Dylan Johnson, Recovery Coach, Turning Point Center, Bennington

3:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Discussion - Approval with Conditions for B.1100(i) Appropriation for the Department of Corrections - $300,000 to enable treatment services at the St. Johnsbury Work Camp Facility

• Grady Nixon, Joint Fiscal Office

4:30 PM

Adjourn