Study Committee on Future Funding for the Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services

Report submitted on February 7, 2014

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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-1, 2

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Introductions and Election of Chair

10:15 AM

General trends and issues in funding for crime victims services

• Elaine Boyce, Restitution Unit Manager, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Mary Kay Hewlett, Director, Victim's Services, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Judy Rex, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  

11:00 AM

Trends in criminal fine collection and impacts on funding for crime victims services

• Patricia Gabel, Court Administrator
  
• Bram Kronickfeld, Executive Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.
  
• Renny Perry, Special Assistant, Office of Court Administrator
  
• Oliver Twombly, Attorney, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  

11:30 AM

Committee Discussion and Planning

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-3, 4, 5

Meeting Record

12:30 PM

Chittenden County Restitution Pilot Project

• T.J. Donovan, Vermont State's Attorney, Chittenden County State's Attorneys
  
• Armina Medic, Victims Advocate, Chittenden County
  
• Nietra Panagoulis, DV Victim Advocate, Chittenden County State's Attorney
  

1:00 PM

Restitution Proceedings

Methodology and Basis for Restitution Orders and Financial Disclosures

• Amy Davenport, Administrative Judge
  
• Nietra Panagoulis, DV Victim Advocate, Chittenden County State's Attorney
  

1:30 PM

Restitution Proceedings

Methods to Improve Accuracy of Information and Collection

• Bram Kranichfeld, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Nietra Panagoulis, DV Victim Advocate, Chittenden County State's Attorney
  

2:00 PM

Probation and Restitution

Inmate Earnings

• Andy Pallito, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

2:30 PM

Restitution Proceedings

Show Cause Hearings and other methods used by different states to increase collections of restitution from offenders
Recommendations for Vermont

• Elaine Boyce, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Oliver Twombly, Attorney, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  

3:00 PM

Other States' Method of Funding Victim Services

Recommendations for Vermont

• Judy Rex, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  

3:30 PM

Committee Discussion

• Maria Belliveau, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  

4:00 PM

Committee Discussion

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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

13-6, 7, 8

Meeting Record

12:50 PM

Chittenden County Restitution Pilot Project

• Thomas J. Donovan, Vermont State's Attorney, Chittenden County
  
• Hon. Brian Grearson, Judge, Chittenden County Superior Court
  

1:20 PM

Quasi-State Entities

State Employees & Associated Pay Act

• James Reardon, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
  

1:40 PM

Collection Processes & Earned Income Tax Credit

• Maribeth Spellman, Director of Policy, Outreach and Legislative Affairs, Department of Taxes
  

1:50 PM

Cost, Billing, and Potential Caps for Rape Exams

• Joan Carson, RN, CEN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Clinical Coordinator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE)
  

2:10 PM

Cost, Billing, and Potential Caps for Rape Exams

• Jill Olson, Vice President of Policy & Legislative Affairs, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  
• Jason Williams, Government Relations Strategist, Fletcher Allen Health Care
  

2:30 PM

Follow Up on Criminal Fine Collection Data

• Patricia Gabel, Court Administrator
  

2:45 PM

Office of Child Support Collection Procedures

• Elaine Boyce, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Jeffrey Cohen , Director, Office of Child Support
  

3:00 PM

Report Topics; Preliminary Issue Summary

• Maria Belliveau, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Elaine Boyce, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:30 PM

Report Topics

Committee Discussion

3:45 PM

Adjourn

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