Joint Legislative Child Protection Oversight Committee

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Opening Remarks and Election of Chair

10:10 AM

Child Advocacy Centers: 10 Year Anniversary Update

Geographic Consistency,Law Enforcement Participation,Workloads, SIUs

• William Bohnyak, Sheriff, Orange County Sheriff's Department
  
• Lance Burnham, Department of Public Safety
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Cara Cookson, Public Policy Director and Victim Assistance Program Coordinator, Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services
  
• Brad Ferland, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration
  
• Frank Koss, Chief of Police, Hinesburg
  
• Wendy Loomis, Executive Director, Vermont Children’s Alliance
  
• Marc Mateyer, SIU Grants Program Manager, Department of State's, Sheriff's and Special Investigative Units
  
• David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  
• Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Update on Child Welfare System

Action plan regarding opioid crisis and child welfare

• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Courtney Farrell, Director, Lund Residential and Community Services
  
• Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Superior Court
  
• Jolinda LaClair, Director of Drug Prevention Policy, Governor's Opioid Coordination Council
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Karen Shea, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  

2:45 PM

Update on Act 11 CHINS system-wide reform group meetings

• Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Superior Court
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

3:10 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, November 8, 2018

Meeting Details

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10:00 AM

Joint Meeting with Justice Oversight Committee

Act 201, Sec 12 Report: Expanding Juvenile Justice

• Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice Director, Department for Children and Families
  
• John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Dale Cook, Field Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Superior Court
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Dawn Sanborn, Trial Court Operations Program Manager, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

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1:00 PM

CHINS Cases System Wide Reform

Act 11 Sec C 106 Report

• Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Erica Marthage, State's Attorney, Bennington County
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

2:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

CHINS Reform Work Group Report

• Larry Crist, Executive Director, Vermont Parent Representation Center
  
• Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
  
• Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Case Aide, DSC-Family Services Division
  
• Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
  
• Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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