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House Committee on Human Services (Room 46)

The House Committee on Human Services considers matters relating to human services, public health, and social and economic security.

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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, January 7, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Canvassing Committee Report

10:15 AM

Caucuses

11:30 AM

Committee Introductions

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Remarks

-

House Floor

Friday, January 8, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

1:30 PM

Reports due to Committee

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

Committee Discussion

Structure, values and goals of Committee

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Caucuses will be held immediately following the Floor

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Agency of Human Services

Overview

  • Andrea DeLaBruere, Executive Director, Agency of Human Services
  • Mike Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Structure, Values and Goals continued

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

COVID-19 Response

Updates from the Department of Health

Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Health Care

  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
12:30 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

-immediately following Floor

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

15 mins after Training

Committee Meeting

Structure, Values and Principles

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 14, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Joint Hearing with the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Health Care
Review of Health and Human Services CRF and funds

  • Donna Bailey, Director, Addison County Parent Child Center
  • Jacob Bogre, Executive Director, Association of Africans Living in Vermont
  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Mary Feldman, Exective Director, Rutland County Parent Child Center
  • Heidi Hall, CFO, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Sarah Launderville, President, Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights
  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
  • Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Parent Child Center Network
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
12:00 PM

All Legislator and Statehouse Staff Security Briefing

  • Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Last Biennium's Bills Passed by House Human Services Committee

Review

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 15, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

COVID 19 Response

Updates on nursing homes, adult days, AAAs, other long term care

  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Sean Londergan, Long Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
11:30 AM

Committee Discussion

Committee principles and structure

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Committee Discussion

Finalize Commitee Principles

1:45 PM

COVID-19 Response

Adult Days, AAAs, other long term care
Continued

  • Sue Chase, Executive Director, CarePartners
  • Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square
  • Janet Hunt, Executive Director, Vermont Association of the Area Agencies on Aging
  • Gail Zatz, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Adult Day Services (VAADS)
3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

immediately following the Floor

Implicit Bias Prevention Training

Joint Session

12:15 PM

Caucuses and Lunch

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2021 Budget Adjustment

Department for Children and Families

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Overview of new federal funding and guidelines
Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and House Committee on Health Care

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2021 Budget Adjustment

Independent member work on budget adjustment areas

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 21, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

COVID-19 Response

Child care updates
How are the children?

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Miranda Gray, Child Care Hubs Project Manager, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

Childcare updates
How are the children?
Continued

  • Sherry Carlson, Chief Programs Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Margot Holmes, Executive Director, Springfield Area Parent Child Center
  • Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Medication Assisted Treatment

  • Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  • Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, Department of Health
  • Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager and State Opioid Treatment Authority, Department of Health
  • Grace Keller, Safe Recovery Program Coordinator, Howard Center
  • Brianna Nalley, Project Administrator, Vermont Blueprint for Health
  • Greg Tatro, Founder/Director, Jenna's Promise
  • Jason Williams, Network Director, Government and Community Relations, University of Vermont Medical Center
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 22, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2021 Budget Adjustment

for Department for Children and Families
Committee Discussion

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2021 Budget Adjustment

for Department for Children and Families
continued

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

Governor's FY2022 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly

2:05 PM

Governor's FY2022 Proposed Budget

Committee budget process discussion

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
3:45 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Homelessness Awareness Day

Joint hearing with House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs

  • Kara Casey, Economic Justice & Housing Specialist, Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Co-Chair of the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness
  • Sean Elsass, Vermonter with Lived Experience, Bethel
  • Becky Gonyea, Executive Director, Clarina Howard Nichols Center
  • Jess Graff, Associate Director, Franklin-Grand Isle Community Action
  • Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action (Washington County Homeless Response Team Collaboration)
  • Jean Myung-Hamilton, Administrator, VT Everyone Eats
  • Eileen Peltier, Executive Director, Downstreet Housing, (Washington County Homeless Response Team Collaboration)
  • Emily Taylor, Service Coordinator, Champlain Housing Trust
  • Kylen Veilleux, DIVAS Transitional Services Coordinator, Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.30 - An act relating to the study and design of a long-term care trust fund

Bill introduction

  • Rep. David Yacovone, Sponsor
-

H.26 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Bill introduction

  • Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Sponsor
  • Rep. James Harrison, Sponsor
  • Rep. John Killacky, Sponsor
  • Rep. James McCullough, Sponsor
  • Rep. Daniel Noyes, Sponsor
  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
  • Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 28, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

How Are Vermont’s Young Children & Families

Report and testimony

  • Amy Brady, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Dora Levinson, Data and Policy Director, Building Bright Futures
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

Family First Prevention Services Act

Overview, planning and response

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Brenda Gooley, Operations Director, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 29, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

Governor's Proposed Childcare Plan

Joint hearing with House Committee on Education

  • Heather Bouchey, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

Committee Meeting

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Committee Meeting

Individual committee member work time

2:00 PM

Governor's FY2022 Proposed Budget

Agency of Human Services

  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Michael K. Smith, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
3:15 PM

Reach-Up Evaluation Report

  • Erin Oalican , Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Tricia Tyo, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Department of Health

  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Anna Swenson, Financial Manager, Vermont Department of Health
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

COVID-19 Response

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)

  • Amila Merdzanovic, Director, USCRI-Vermont
  • Matt Thompson, Program Coordinator, USCRI-Vermont
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Child Protection Registry

Overview of current law

  • Catherine Clark, Director, Commissioner's Registry Review Unit, Department for Children and Families
  • Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
-

Committee Work

Individual member work on budget assignments

Thursday, February 4, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Emergency Housing Initiative

  • Sarah Phillips, Director, Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity
  • Geoffrey Pippenger, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Governor's FY2022 Proposed Budget

Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Megan Tierney-Ward, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Department for Children and Families

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
-

Committee Work

Individual member work on budget assignments

Friday, February 5, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Aggressive Behavior of Juveniles/Danger to staff

Joint hearing with Senate Committee on Judiciary
Roundtable Discussion

  • Mark Anderson, Sheriff, Windham County Sheriff's Department
  • Laurae Baker, Vice President, Vermont Permanency Initiative, Becket School, New Hampshire
  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  • Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Jim Henry, Executive Director, SEALL Inc
  • Selina Hickman, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Monica Hutt, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Roger Marcoux, Sheriff, Lamoille County Sheriff's Department
  • Erica Marthage, State's Attorney, Bennington County
  • Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Vermont Defender General's Office
  • Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Diane Wheeler, Deputy State's Attorney, Franklin County
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

-

Hearing was cancelled due to length of House Floor

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

Committee Meeting

Individual member work on budget assignments

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Committee Discussion

Priorities

3:00 PM

COVID-19 Response

Advance directive remote signature extension

  • Cindy Bruzzese, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Olivia Graffeo-Cohen, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director IV, Department for Children and Families
  • Beth Truzansky, Deputy Director, Building Bright Futures
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Continued testimony

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Committee Meeting

Individual member work on budget assignments

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 11, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Updates on budget work by committee members

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.116 - An act relating to prohibiting the involuntary sterilization of individuals with an intellectual disability

Walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Updates on budget work by committee members
Continued

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.225 - An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine

Walk-through

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 12, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

-

Individual committee member work on budget assisgnments

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

Residential Treatment for Justice Involved Youth

Current plan

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Jenn Herbert, Clinical Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

3:15 PM

H.153 - An act relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for home- and community-based service providers

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.114 - An act relating to the Nutrition for Older Vermonters Working Group

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Janna Clar, Director, Montpelier Senior Activity Center
  • Nik Houghton, Law Student
  • Janet Hunt, Executive Director, Vermont Association of the Area Agencies on Aging
  • Deanna Jones, Co-Chair, Vermont Association of Senior Centers and Meal Sites
  • Conor O'Dea, Director of State Unit on Aging, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Angela Smith-Dieng, Adult Services Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Recovery Week

  • Tom Haley, Director, Turning Point, Bennington
  • Julea Larson, Staff Supervisor, Turning Point, Bennington
9:15 AM

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Draft budget recommendations memo to House Committee on Appropriations

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Continued

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

  • Miranda Gray, Interim Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 18, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Governor’s Proposed FY2022 Budget

Review budget recommendations memo to House Committee on Appropriation

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Election of a Sergeant at Arms, an Adjutant and Inspector General, and Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget

Review budget recommendations continued

2:30 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

  • Marsha Faryniarz, Interim CEO, Greater Burlington YMCA
  • Alyson Grzyb, Director, Bennington Early Childhood Center
  • Samara Mays, Director, Montpelier Children's House
  • Christy Swenson, Headstart Director, Capstone Community Action Council
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 19, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

immediately following the Floor

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

  • Mark Foley, CEO, Foley Services
  • Dimitri Garder, CEO, Global-Z
  • Jordan Giaconia, Public Policy Director, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  • Michael Seaver, Vermont President, People's United Bank
  • Lisa Ventriss, President, Vermont Business Roundtable
11:45 AM

Break

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget

Review budget recommendations memo to House Committee on Appropriations

1:15 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

  • Jonny Flood, Early Educator, Turtle Island Children's Center, Member, Early Childhood Educators Coalition
  • Sonja Raymond, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education for Young Children
2:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Committee discussion

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Constituent testimony read into the record

  • Rep. Carl Rosenquist
1:30 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Section 13
Mark-up

  • Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Section 8

  • Darin Prail, IT Director, Agency of Human Services, Agency of Digital Services
  • John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
3:50 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Constituent testimony read into the record
Committee discussion

  • Rep. James Gregoire
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Mark-up

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Mark-up continued

11:30 AM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

  • Shawn Shouldice-McShane, Lobbyist, National Federation of Independent Businesses
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Mark-up

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, February 25, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Mark-up

  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Miranda Gray, Interim Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Reeva Sullivan Murphy, Former Deputy Commissioner, Division of Child Development, Department for Children and Families
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Witnesses continued from 9:00 a.m.
Mark-up

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

after the Joint Assembly

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Mark-up and possible vote

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, February 26, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Reeva Sullivan Murphy, Former Deputy Commissioner, Division of Child Development, Department for Children and Families
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Reeva Sullivan Murphy, Former Deputy Commissioner, Division of Child Development, Department for Children and Families
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Miranda Gray, Interim Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Afterschool and Parent Child Centers
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Mark-up and vote

  • Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Afterschool and Parent Child Centers
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:00 PM

Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

AfterJoint Assembly

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Mark-up and vote

  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Melissa Riegel-Garrett, Child Development Division Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Afterschool and Parent Child Centers
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.153 - An act relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for home- and community-based service providers

Review of bill

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sue Chase, Executive Director, CarePartners
  • Angela Smith Dieng, Director, Adult Services, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Heidi Hall, CFO, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Rachel Parker, Owner and Manager, Sterling House, Richmond
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.153 - An act relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for home- and community-based service providers

Witnesses continued

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.153 - An act relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for home- and community-based service providers

Committee discussion and mark-up

  • Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Terry Holden, Member, Jeffersonville, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, March 11, 2021
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Walk-through

  • Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Office of the Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Nik Houghton, VLS Student Clinician, Legislative Counsel
  • Emily Lawrence, Associate Director and Counsel, NH Office of the Child Advocate
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • James Metz, UVM Child Protection Specialist, Co-Chair, Vermont Citizens Advisory Board
  • Floyd Nease, Executive Director, Lamoille Family Center
  • Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Witnesses continued

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.153 - An act relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for home- and community-based service providers

Mark-up

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 12, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

H.153 - An act relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for home- and community-based service providers

Mark-up and vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

H.153 - An act relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for home- and community-based service providers

  • David Frye, Member, Starksboro, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
-

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Committee discussion

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Committee discussion

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Substance Use Disorder System of Care Redesign

  • Rick Distefano, Chief Operating Officer, Valley Vista, Bradford
  • Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, Department of Health
  • Melanie Gidney, Executive Director, Clara Martin Center
  • Jenny Gilman, Chief Financial Officer, Valley Vista, Bradford
  • Cynthia Seivwright, Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, Vermont Department of Health
  • Chadd Viger, Executive Director, Recovery House
11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

  • Larry Crist, Executive Director, VT Parent Representation Center,Inc
  • Bill Young, Former Commissioner , Social and Rehabilitative Services
12:00 PM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Thursday, March 18, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Review

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, March 19, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

  • John Gorton, Member, Vermont Parent Representation Center
-

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Updates

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Amendment

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Alicia Cerasoli, Youth Development Coordinator, Spectrum Youth and Family Services
  • Xusana Davis, Executive Director of Racial Equity and Chair of the Governor's Task Force on Racial Equality, Agency of Administration
  • Emily Lawrence, Associate Director and Counsel, NH Office of the Child Advocate
  • Shela Linton, The Root Social Justice Center, Brattleboro
  • Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  • Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services
  • Amanda Rhodenburg, Associate Director, Outright, VT
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Thursday, March 25, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Mark-up and possible vote

10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, March 26, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

1:30 PM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Mark-up

  • Kristin Clouser, Deputy Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Mark-up

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Sean Londergan, Long Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Mark-up

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

10 mins after Floor

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 1, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.225 - An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine

  • Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  • Sarah George, State's Attorney, Chittenden County
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Mark-up and possible vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Results of the Votes for Retention of Superior Court Judges and Magistrates

Joint Assembly

15 mins after Floor

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Joint Hearing with the House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife
Walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:25 PM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Mark-up

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 2, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 minutes after Floor

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Update on introduction of bill to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

  • Rep. Jessica Brumsted, Reporter, House Committee On Human Services
-

H.225 - An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine

review of latest draft

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

H.225 - An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine

  • Kimberly Blake, Physician, Burlington
  • Julea Larson, Supervisor of Recovery Support Services, Turning Point Center, Bennington
3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor adjourns

H.225 - An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine

Mark-up and vote

4:45 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Jen Duggan, Vice President/Director, Conservation Law Foundation
  • Tom Keefe, Vice President for Environment, Health and Safety Operations, Global Partners, LP
  • Bradley R. Reed, President, Professional Firefighters of Vermont
9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Briefing

Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

  • LaDonna Pavetti, Vice President, Family Income Support, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
  • Shannon Saul, Research Analyst, Children and Families Program, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
  • Margaret Wile, Policy Director, Health and Human Services, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
12:00 PM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Committee discussion

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 8, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

JRH6 - Joint resolution relating to racism as a public health emergency

Walk-through
More witnesses to follow

  • Maria Mercedes Avila, Member, Governor's Task Force on Racial Equity
  • Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Chris Carrigan, Vice President of Business Development, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Marcie Gallagher, Environmental Associate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Andrew Hackman, Lobbyist, Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association
  • Samuel Nicolai, VP Engineering and Compliance, Casella Waste Management
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 9, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Committee discussion

11:45 AM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

H.394 - An act relating to reorganizing the administration of child care and early learning services

Walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:15 PM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Michael Knight, Fire Service Sales Manager, Reynolds and Son, South Barre
  • Patrick Weaver, Coach, UVM Nordic Ski Racing Team
3:20 PM

H.225 - An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine

Updates

3:25 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Updates

3:30 PM

H.153 - An act relating to Medicaid reimbursement rates for home- and community-based service providers

Updates

3:35 PM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Updates

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • Patrick McCoy, Defend Our health, Portland, Maine
  • Martin Wolf, Director, Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Continued

11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Marguerite Adelman, Women's International League of Peace and Freedom VT Military Poisons Project
  • Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Tom Mallen, Vice President for Compliance and Technology Packaging Coatings, The Sherwin-Williams Company
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 15, 2021
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources
  • Bryan Redmond, Director, Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Chuck Schwer, Director, Waste Management Protection Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Eamon Twohig, Program Manager, Residuals Management and Emerging Contaminants Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
  • Mitch Hubert, Technical Director, Fire Fighting Foam Coalition
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

As time allows

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Amendment

-

Adjourn

Friday, April 16, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  • Ken Gragg, Deputy Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard
  • Sarah Vose, State Toxicologist, Department of Health
9:30 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

  • Eileen Conneely, Senior Director, Chemical Products and Technology, American Chemistry Council
  • Steven Hentges, Executive Director, Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group, American Chemistry Council
  • Stewart Holm, Chief Scientist, American Forest & Paper Association
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Shawn Swearingen, Director, Alliance for Telomer Chemistry Stewardship, American Chemistry Council
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Mark-up

  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Mark-up

  • Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  • Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
  • Sarah Vose, State Toxicologist, Department of Health
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 22, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Mark-up

  • Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 23, 2021
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
8:45 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Mark-up

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:40 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Mark-up

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:15 PM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Mark-up and possible vote

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

JRH6 - Joint resolution relating to racism as a public health emergency

  • Kumulia Long, Resident, Milton
  • Bor Yang, Executive Director, Vermont Human Rights Commission
10:30 AM

Break

10:40 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Mark-up

  • Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:50 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

JRH6 - Joint resolution relating to racism as a public health emergency

Committee Discussion

3:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, April 29, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.243 - An act relating to the Working Group on Services for Adults with Autism

  • Selina Hickman, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  • Delaina Norton, Director, Long Term Services and Supports, Howard Center
  • Beth Sightler, Executive Director, Champlain Community Services
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.20 - An act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products

Vote

12:30 PM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, April 30, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

H.243 - An act relating to the Working Group on Services for Adults with Autism

Committee discussion

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

Committee Meeting

2:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Senate Proposal of Amendment

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

H.243 - An act relating to the Working Group on Services for Adults with Autism

  • Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates
  • Karen Price, Co-Director of Family Support, Vermont Family Network
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 5, 2021
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

JRH6 - Joint resolution relating to racism as a public health emergency

  • Patricia Johnson, Bennington
9:30 AM

Legislative Intern Introductions

  • Brian Anderson, Legislative Intern, University of Vermont
  • Coco Rooney, Legislative Intern, University of Vermont
10:00 AM

Break

YouTube unavailable so no meeting was held

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after the Floor

Rights and Democracy Vermont

  • Jubilee McGill, Member, Rights and Democracy, VT
  • Kiah Morris, Movement Politics Director, Rights and Democracy Vermont
  • Brenda Siegel, Self-Advocate, Newfane
  • Aimee Towne, President, Vermont State Employees Association
4:30 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, May 6, 2021
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Emergency Housing Proposal

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Health Care

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Geoffrey Pippenger, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Jessica Radbord, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Sarah Truckle, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

-

Review of HHS provisions in Senate FY22 Appropriations Bill

  • Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Proposed amendment

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

JRH6 - Joint resolution relating to racism as a public health emergency

Vote

3:45 PM

Adjourn

Friday, May 7, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Committee Meeting

Review of HHS Provisions in H.439 as passed the Senate

11:30 AM

-

Review of Section 15 of Senate Bill S.25

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Break

1:15 PM

Department for Children and Families

Division of Economic Services Benefits Review and Discussion

  • Heidi Moreau, Policy Analyst, Department for Children and Families
  • Tricia Tyo, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
2:30 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Amendment

2:40 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

Committee Meeting

2:30 PM

Unemployment in Vermont

  • Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
3:30 PM

FY22 Budget

Committee discussion

4:15 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Department for Children and Families

Updates on ongoing initiatives

  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Judy Rex, Director of Policy and Planning, Department for Children and Families
  • Beth Sausville, Senior Policy and Operations Manager and Family Services FFPSA Lead, Department for Children and Families
11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.225 - An act relating to possession of a therapeutic dosage of buprenorphine

Review Senate Amendment

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:15 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Committee Meeting

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, May 13, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Process Proposal for Vermont Action Plan for Aging Well

Overview

  • Angela Smith-Dieng, Adult Services Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
10:20 AM

Break

10:35 AM

Committee Discussion

11:15 AM

Break

1:15 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

H.171 - An act relating to the governance and financing of Vermont’s child care system

Senate Proposal of Amendment to House Proposal of Amendment

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, May 14, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

Committee Meeting

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.243 - An act relating to the Working Group on Services for Adults with Autism

Draft Letter

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 20, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 21, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

Monday, October 18, 2021
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Homeless and Housing Services

Joint Hearing with House General, Housing and Military Affairs

  • Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority
  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Josh Davis, Executive Director, GroundWorks Collaborative, Brattleboro
  • Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  • Shaun Gilpin, Housing Program Administrator, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  • Jenny Hyslop, Housing Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • Seth Leonard, Managing Director Community Development, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
  • Beth Ann Maier, Member, Vermont Interfaith Action
  • Jean Murray, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Grace Pazdan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Sarah Phillips, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  • Jessica Radbord, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
  • Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
2:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

3:00 PM

Committee Organization

Agenda review
Budget assignments
Updates on the work of summer committee(s)

Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Substance Use Increase During COVID

  • Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, Department of Health
-

Break

11:45 AM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Governor's State of the State Address

Joint Assembly

Thursday, January 6, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Review of Choice for Care Language in Statute

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living (DAIL)
Choices for Care savings
Update on Adult Day programs

  • Bill Kelly, Financial Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Megan Tierney-Ward, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

DAIL continued
Update on Developmental Disabilities caseload numbers
One time use of enhanced FFP

  • Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
10:45 AM

Home and Community Based Services

FMAP

  • Tracy O'Connell, Finance Director, Agency of Human Services
  • Wendy Trafton, Deputy Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Response regarding Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

  • Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Adult Day Centers
2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Response regarding Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living continued

  • Mary Moulton, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
  • Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
  • Virginia Renfrew, Lobbyist, Adult Day Centers
3:00 PM

Break

3:30 PM

Committee Discussion and Review Next Day's Agenda

4:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, January 7, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Session Orientation and Training

-

Lunch

1:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Department for Children and Families (DCF)
Division of Economic Services
Division of Family Services

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Megan Smeaton, Director of Financial Analytics, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Truckle, Field Services Director, Agency of Human Services
  • Tricia Tyo, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Department for Children and Families
Child Development Division
Office of Economic Opportunity

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Phillips, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families, Co-Chair of Just Transitions Subcommittee
3:15 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

FLOOR

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Department for Children and Families

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Response to Child Development Division Budget Adjustment

  • Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Discussion of Priority Recommendations to House Committee on Appropriations

4:15 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2022 Budget Adjustment

Finalization of feedback to House Committee on Appropriations

9:45 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Review of Bills recently Introduced

11:00 AM

Adjourn

1:15 PM

H.462 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Health programs

Walk-through and discussion

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Thursday, January 13, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Review of Constitutional Procedures

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

House Procedures

  • BetsyAnn Wrask, Clerk of the House, Vermont House of Representatives
9:45 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Walk-through

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Public Health Response to Covid-19

  • Timothy Lahey, Infectious Disease Expert, UVM Medical Center
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Public Health Response to Covid-19

  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 14, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Review of Bills in Committee

3:00 PM

Wrap-up and Review of Next Week's Agenda

3:15 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY 2023 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

2:30 PM

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Amendment

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
4:15 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Review of Bill Priorities

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Review of Secretary of State's constitutional amendment procedures

  • Louise Corliss, APA Clerk, Secretary of State
  • Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

  • Indi Schoenherr , Advocacy Fellow, ACLU
  • Eleanor Spottswood, Deputy Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.462 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Health programs

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Thursday, January 20, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Homelessness Awareness Day

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Housing, General and MilitaryAffairs
Hearing will be livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/detail/2022/13

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Angus Chaney, Executive Director, Homeless Prevention Center, Rutland
  • Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  • Martin Hahn, Executive Director, Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness
  • Hannah Heinchon, Director of Transitional Housing Programs, Washington County Youth Services Bureau
  • Robert Little, Director of Community Development, Rural Edge
  • Beth Ann Maier, Member, Vermont Interfaith Action
  • Martina Newell, Direct Services Manager, Samaritan House
  • John Parent, Veteran with Lived Experience
  • Will Towne, Director of Housing and Operations, Spectrum VT
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Amendment

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Lucy Leriche, VP of Public Policy - Vermont, Planned Parenthood of Vermont
  • Joseph Nasca, Pediatrician, Milton
  • Norman Smith, Attorney, Vermonters for Good Government
  • Sharon Toburg, Policy Analyst, Vermont Right to Life
2:30 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Friday, January 21, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

following House Floor

Training for Members

1:15 PM

Committee Meeting

Review of budget assignments and next week's schedule

2:15 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

H.654 - An act relating to extending COVID-19 health care regulatory flexibility

Mark-up and vote on amendment

  • Pam Cota, Long Term Care Licensing Chief, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association
2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

H.462 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Health programs

Vote

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  • Jeff Hochberg, President, Vermont Retail Druggists
4:15 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Center for Medicare Services(CMS) Home and Community Based Services rules

  • Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Public Hearing logistics

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Agency of Human Services

  • Richard Donahey, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  • Jenney Samuelson, Interim Secretary, Agency of Human Services
2:00 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

6:00 PM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Public Hearing testimony registration is full.
The hearing will be livestreamed on the Committee's YouTube channel

  • Peter Anderson, Resident, Jericho
  • William Ardolino, Resident, Stowe
  • Sally Ballin, Resident, South Burlington
  • Katherine Blakely, Resident, Barre
  • Amy Bolger, Resident, South Burlington
  • Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women
  • Catarina Campbell, Resident, Burlington
  • Lynne Caulfield R.N., Resident, Monkton
  • Robin Chesnut-Tangerman, Resident, Middletown Springs
  • Howard Cohen, Resident, Bennington
  • Jennifer Coleman, Resident, Rutland
  • Timothy Counts, Resident, Arlington
  • Deb Couture, Executive Director, Aspire Together
  • Cate Cross, Resident, Shelburne
  • Carole Crossman, Resident, Warren
  • Noah Detzer, Resident, St. Albans
  • Elizabeth Deutsch, Resident, Hinesburg
  • Tracy Donahue, Resident, Brattleboro
  • Stephen Finner, Resident, Barre City
  • Mary Gerisch, Resident, Bennington
  • Jordan Gianconia, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
  • Martin Green, Resident, Morristown
  • Donald Grenier, Resident, Rutland
  • Pete Gummere, Resident, St. Johnsbury
  • Sandy Haas, Resident, Rochester
  • Carrie Handy, Writer and Board Member, True Dignity Vermont
  • Eileen Haupt, Resident, Jericho
  • Samantha Hills, Resident, Springfield
  • Jenness Ide, Resident, Danville
  • Shannara Johnson, Resident, Morristown
  • Carol Kauffman, Resident, Addison
  • Michael Kell, Resident, Cavendish
  • John Klar, Resident, Brookfield
  • Felicia Kornbluh, Professor, University of Vermont
  • Dotty Kyle, Resident, Warren
  • Annisa Lamberton, Resident, Middletown Springs
  • Bruce Lee-Clark, Resident, Bennington
  • Julie Mackaman, Resident, Pownal
  • Elizabeth MacMannis, Resident, Burlington
  • Paul Manganiello, Resident, Norwich
  • Carolyn Moore, Resident, South Burlington
  • Michelle Morin, Resident, Burlington
  • Melinda Moulton, Resident, Huntington
  • Corinne Owens, Resident, Underhill
  • Becca Parad, Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident, University of Vermont Medical Center
  • Joe Patrissi, Resident, South Burlington
  • Randall Perkins, Resident, Manchester Center
  • Dottye Ricks, Resident, Barre Town
  • Jon Schnobrich, Resident, Morrisville
  • Bill Schubart, Resident, Hinesburg
  • Judy Stern , Resident, Clarendon
  • Matthew Strong, Resident, Island Pond
  • Jean Szilva, Resident, Winooski
  • Diana Whitney, Resident, Brattleboro
  • Fawnya Willson, Resident, Burlington
  • Christine Zachai, Resident, Montpelier
  • Rebecca Zietlow, Resident, Burlington
  • Gena Zolllman, Resident, Burlington
8:20 PM

Adjourn

Thursday, January 27, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:15 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Committee Discussion and Vote

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

PR5 - Declaration of rights; right to personal reproductive liberty

Continued

10:20 AM

COVID-19 Updates

Child Care and Pre-K settings

  • Carey Crozier, Chair, Craftsbury Saplings Board
  • Marsha Faryniarz, Senior Vice President, Greater Burlington YMCA
  • Miranda Gray, Interim Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Danielle Harris, Director, Early Childhood Programs, Greater Burlington YMCA
  • Christina Nelson, Licensed Child Care Home Provider, Northeast Kingdom
11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, January 28, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Department for Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

  • Bill Kelly, Financial Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Megan Tierney-Ward, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

An act relating to creating a Vermont child tax credit

H.510 (House Committee on Ways and Means) review

  • Rep. Janet Ancel, House Committee on Ways and Means
3:00 PM

Wrap-up and Review of Next Week's Agenda

Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Review of the Developmental Disabilities Act

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Covid -19 Updates

Children and families

  • Rebecca Bell, Pediatric Critical Care, University of Vermont Children’s Hospital
3:15 PM

Break

3:30 PM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Parents testimony

  • David LaCroix, Parent, Barre
  • Nancy LaCroix, Parent, Barre
  • Barbara Lee, Parent, Dummerston
4:15 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Governor's FY2023 Proposed Budget

Department for Children and Families

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Megan Smeaton, Director of Financial Analytics, Department for Children and Families
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Department for Children and Families continued

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Megan Smeaton, Director of Financial Analytics, Department for Children and Families
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.628 - An act relating to amending a birth certificate to reflect gender identity

Introduction and Walk-through

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Taylor Small, Sponsor
2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Individual work on assigned areas of budget

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 3, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Introduction and roles of the Designated Agencies/SSA system and current pressures

  • Dawn Danner, Director of Developmental Services, United Counseling Services, Bennington
  • Beth Sightler, Executive Director, Champlain Community Services
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Department of Health

  • Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Anna Swenson, Financial Manager, Vermont Department of Health
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Individual work on assigned areas of budget

Friday, February 4, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.628 - An act relating to amending a birth certificate to reflect gender identity

Testimony

  • Brenda Churchill, State House Liaison, LGBTQIA Alliance of Vermont
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  • Dana Kaplan, Executive Director, Outright Vermont
  • Charlie McCaffrey, Youth Organizer, Outright Vermont
  • Emily Russo, Transgender Program Coordinator, Pride Center of Vermont
  • Catherine Thomas, Outright Vermont Youth Organizer, Twin Valley Middle High School
  • Sawyer Totten, Burlington High School GSA Organizer, Outright Vermont
2:45 PM

Wrap-up and Review of Next Week's Agenda

Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

12:45 PM

House Floor

2:45 PM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Testimony

  • Elise Hayden, Executive Director, Yellow House Community
  • Andrea Murray, Parent, Shelburne
  • Connie Woodberry, Parent, West Dummerston
4:15 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

Introduction

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Sponsor
  • Tricia Tyo, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
-

H.672 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Reach Up program

Introduction

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Erin Oalican , Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Rep. Taylor Small, Sponsor
  • Tricia Tyo, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Department of Mental Health

Introduction and priorities

  • Kheya Ganguly, Director of Trauma Prevention and Resilience Development, Department of Mental Health
  • Shayla Livingston, Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
  • Cheryle Wilcox, Interagency Planning Director, Department of Mental Health
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.628 - An act relating to amending a birth certificate to reflect gender identity

Strike-all amendment and possible vote

  • Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Employment services for people in recovery

  • Cameron Lauf, Executive Director, Turning Point Center of Chittenden County
  • Nat Piper, Legislative & Community Relations Coordinator, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
  • William Sugarman, VocRehab VT Regional Manager, Barre and Morrisville, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 10, 2022
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, Division of Developmental Disabilities Team introductions
Review of System of Care Plan

  • Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Clare McFadden, Former Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Jeff Nunemaker, Assistant Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

DAIL team continued

11:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Individual work on assigned areas of budget

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Updates from individual members on assigned areas

3:00 PM

H.672 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Reach Up program

Forecast of Reach Up and Reach Ahead Caseloads Report

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Tricia Tyo, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
-

Adjourn

Friday, February 11, 2022
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.711 - An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Walk-through and testimony

  • Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Chief Prevention Officer, Office of Governor Phil Scott
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Wrap-up and Review of Next Week's Agenda

Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

  • Jim Caffry, Parent, Waitsfield
  • Betty Milizia, Parent, South Burlington
  • Susan Yuan, Parent, Jericho
2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

H.672 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Reach Up program

Walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:30 PM

Workforce Development

Committee Discussion

  • Rep. Logan Nicoll, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
4:15 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Reports from individual committee members

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.711 - An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Advisory Committee

  • Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
11:10 AM

Governor's FY2023 Proposed Budget

Individual committee member reports continued

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Green Mountain Self Advocates

  • Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates
  • Chad Cleverley, Self-Advocate, St. Johnsbury
  • Faith Defelice, Self-Advocate, Barre
  • Hasan Ko, Self- Advocate, Winooski
  • Randy Lizotte, Self-Advocate, St. Albans
  • Kristofor Medina, Self-Advocate, Barre
  • Stirling Peebles, Self-Advocate, Montpelier
1:45 PM

COVID-19 Updates

Contact tracing

  • Patsy Kelso, State Epidemiologist, Department of Health
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 17, 2022
Meeting Details
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Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

  • Greg Mairs, Operations Director, Counseling Services of Addison County (CSAC)
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Election of Legislative Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges Corporation

Joint Assembly

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Committee discussion

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:30 PM

H.711 - An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Vote

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, February 18, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Governor's FY2023 Proposed Budget

Finalize memo to House Committee on Appropriations

2:00 PM

Committee Meeting

TBD

3:00 PM

Wrap-up and Review of Next Week's Agenda

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

  • Erin Oalican , Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Tricia Tyo, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
2:40 PM

Break

2:55 PM

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

continued

  • Erin Oalican , Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Tricia Tyo, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
3:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Discuss budget memo to House Committee on Appropriations

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
4:45 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Review of draft bill

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Review of draft bill continued

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2023 Budget

Finalize memo to House Committee on Appropriations

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
1:45 PM

H.711 - An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Walk-through of changes

  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Chief Prevention Officer, Office of Governor Phil Scott
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, February 24, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:25 AM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Mark-up

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

  • Marielle Matthews, Public Health Equity Manager, City Of Burlington
  • Andrew Seaman, Vermont Medical Director, Better Life Partners
11:40 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Committee Discussion

2:00 PM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Mark-up

  • Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Shayla Livingston, Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
  • Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

  • Sanchit Maruti, Addiction Medicine Psychiatry, University of Vermont Medical Center
Friday, February 25, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Mark-up and vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Meeting Details
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Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

H.711 - An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Section 1, Advisory Council
Walk-through of new draft

  • Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
  • Peter Espenshade, President, Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery
  • Monica Caserta Hutt, Chief Prevention Officer, Office of Governor
  • Grace Keller, Safe Recovery Program Coordinator, Howard Center
  • Joyce McKeeman, President, Vermont Association of County Judges
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:10 PM

Break

3:15 PM

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

Review new draft

4:30 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

The Committee may continue to work past their scheduled hours.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

  • LaDonna Pavetti, Vice President, Family Income Support, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
9:50 AM

Break

10:05 AM

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Erin Oalican , Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families
  • LaDonna Pavetti, Vice President, Family Income Support, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
  • Nicole Tousignant, Senior Policy and Operations Director, Department of Children and Families
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.711 - An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Walk-through of current draft and possible vote

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Walk-through of current draft
Individual member reports
Committee discussion on components of draft bill

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

The Committee may continue to work past their scheduled hours.

Thursday, March 10, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

  • Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

Mark-up

  • Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council
  • Amy Rose, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

  • Sandi Hoffman, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  • Lisa Hurteau, Clinical Pharmacist, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Grace Keller, Safe Recovery Program Coordinator, Howard Center
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Theresa Vezina, Associate Director, Vermont CARES
3:00 PM

House Floor

after the floor

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

Mark-up continued and possible vote

  • Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Adjourn

The Committee may continue to work past their scheduled hours.

Friday, March 11, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:40 AM

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

Committee discussion and vote

9:30 AM

House Floor

after the floor

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

  • Rebecca Copans, Government and Media Affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Vote

4:30 PM

Wrap-up and Review of Next Week's Agenda

The Committee may continue to work past their scheduled hours.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

2:15 PM

Review of House Judiciary Bill H.629

Adoption

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Kate Donnally, House Committee on Judiciary
  • Rep. Kenneth Goslant, Reporter, House Committee on Judiciary
2:45 PM

Review of House Commerce Bill H.703

Workforce development

  • Rep. Logan Nicoll, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
4:15 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:45 AM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Fiscal Note

  • Andrea De La Bruere, Commissioner, DVHA
  • Nancy Hogue, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nissa James, Health Care Director, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
9:25 AM

Child Development Division

STARS Program

  • LouAnn Beninati, Director, Program Viability Strategies, Let's Grow Kids, Member, STARS Oversight Committee
  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Nicole Dubuque, Policy Director, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Kristen Dunne, STARS Administrator, Mary Johnson Children's Center
  • Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
  • Kate Rogers, Early Education Programs Manager, Agency of Education
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Child Development Division

STARS Program witnesses continued

11:45 AM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Amendments

11:55 AM

H.711 - An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Amendment

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 17, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

  • Kimberly Blake, Medication Assisted Treatment Provider, Burlington
9:15 AM

Palliative Care and Pain Management Task Force Report

Vermont Ethics Network

  • Cindy Bruzzese, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
10:30 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Global Commitment

  • Ashley Berliner, Director of Healthcare Policy, Agency of Human Services
11:45 AM

Lunch

12:55 PM

H.711 - An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Committee Amendment

1:00 PM

House Floor

after the floor

TBD

4:15 PM

Adjourn

Friday, March 18, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

H. Appropriations Committee Amendment

-

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Updates on bill

3:00 PM

-

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

  • Fred Lord, CEO, Medical Director, and Chairman of the Board, CT Valley Addiction Recovery, Inc.
  • Christopher Lukonis, Gifford Addiction Medicine, Kingwood Health Center, Randolph
10:00 AM

House Floor

12:20 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 mins after Caucuses

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Committee Discussion

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

  • Jacqueline "Jackie" Bray, Nurse Practitioner, Howard Center's Safe Recovery Program
  • Beach Conger, Internal Medicine Specialist, Community Health Centers of Burlington
  • Nels Kloster, Medical Director, Brattleboro Hub, Member, Medicaid's Clinical Utilization Review Board
-

Break

11:00 AM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Committee Discussion

  • Andrea DeLaBruere, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
11:55 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 24, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws

Walk-through

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sandy Haas, Former State Representative, Rochester
10:00 AM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Vote on amendments

10:30 AM

Retention of Superior Court Judges

Joint Assembly

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, March 25, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

-

3:00 PM

Wrap-up and Review of Next Week's Agenda

Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

2:00 PM

S.206 - An act relating to planning and support for individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders

Introduction and walk-through

  • Sen. Ruth Hardy, Reporter, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:15 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

22-P02- Cannabis Control Board/Rule 3: Medical Cannabis

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • David Scherr, General Counsel, Cannabis Control Board
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.91 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

Introduction and walk through

  • Sen. Ruth Hardy, Reporter, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.72 - An act relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Walk-through

  • Patricia Casanova, VT Deputy Compact Administrator ICPC/ICJ, Human Trafficking Consultant, Department for Children and Families
  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, March 31, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws

  • Diana Barnard, Associate Professor of Family Medicine; Lead Physician Palliative Medicine Services, UVMHN Porter Medical Center
  • Kim Callinan, President and CEO, Compassion & Choices
  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Betsy Walkerman, President, Patient Choices Vermont
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Charity Clark, Chief of Staff, Attorney General's Office
  • Theo Kennedy, Lobbyist, Vermont Retail Druggists Association
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.72 - An act relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  • Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
1:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 1, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

S.72 - An act relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Vote

  • Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:30 AM

S.90 - An act relating to establishing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry

Introduction and walk-through

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Sen. Joshua Terenzini, Reporter, Senate Health and Welfare Committee
-

Wrap-up and Review of Next Week's Agenda

Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

Mobile Health Clinic Closure

Update

  • Ilisa Stalberg, Maternal and Child Health Director, Vermont Department  of Health
2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

S.206 - An act relating to planning and support for individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders

Review of language in H.530

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Sponsor
4:15 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

S.206 - An act relating to planning and support for individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders

  • Betsey Bianchi, Caregiver and Family Member, Killington
  • Kirk Rankin, Alzheimer's Advocate and Family Member, Burlington
  • Luba Routsong, Caregiver and Family Member, Colchester
  • Pamela Smith, Younger Onset Alzheimer's Representative, Middlebury
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.206 - An act relating to planning and support for individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders

  • Angela Smith- Dieng, Director, Adult Services, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  • Meg Polyte, Policy Director, Alzheimer's Association, Vermont Chapter
  • Rhonda Williams, Chronic Disease Prevention Chief, Department of Health
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.206 - An act relating to planning and support for individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders

Testimony on H.530
Committee discussion and mark-up

  • Mark Anderson, President, Vermont Sheriffs Association
  • Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
  • Ron Lafond, Deputy Director, Vermont Intelligence Center, Department of Public Safety
-

S.72 - An act relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

Amendment

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 7, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  • Ellen Jewett McKay, Family lMember, Ripton
  • Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
  • Sharon Toburg, Policy Analyst, Vermont Right to Life
10:25 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws

Mark-up and vote

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

Update

-

S.91 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

Discussion of proposed witnesses

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 8, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:15 AM

S.206 - An act relating to planning and support for individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders

Testimony on H.530

  • Jennifer Frank, President, Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.206 - An act relating to planning and support for individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders

Testimony on H.530

  • Wendy Mays, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Broadcasters
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

2:00 PM

S.206 - An act relating to planning and support for individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders

  • Erica Bornemann, Director, Vermont Emergency Management & Homeland Security
  • Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety
  • Ron Lafond, Deputy Director, Vermont Intelligence Center, Department of Public Safety
  • Meg Polyte, Policy Director, Alzheimer's Association, Vermont Chapter
4:15 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Vermont Child Care and Early Childhood Education Systems Analysis: Governance Approach Options

Joint hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

  • Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  • Nasha Patel, Consultant, Watershed Advisors
  • Elliot Regenstein, Consultant, Foresight Law and Policy
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

S.74 - An act relating to modifications to Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws

Amendment

  • Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.206 - An act relating to planning and support for individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders

Vote

  • Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Thursday, April 14, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

S.90 - An act relating to establishing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry

  • Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  • Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  • Heidi Smith, Family Member, South Burlington
  • Rup Tandan, Director, National ALS Center of Excellence and Professor of Neurological Sciences Emeritus, UVMMC
11:10 AM

Break

11:30 AM

S.90 - An act relating to establishing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry

Continued

  • Elijah Stommel, ALS Clinician and Researcher, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

S.90 - An act relating to establishing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry

Committee discussion

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:00 PM

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Updates

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Updates

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
2:05 PM

Review of House Committee on Education Bill S.197

  • Rep. Erin Brady, House Committee on Education
  • Rep. Jana Brown, House Committee on Education
2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 15, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

1:30 PM

Review of House Health Care Bill S.285

Section 8

  • Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
2:30 PM

Housing and Homelessness Update

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
3:50 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Review of House Judiciary Bill S.224

Section 18

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Chair, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
  • Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.90 - An act relating to establishing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry

  • John Hedstrom, Territory Executive, The ALS Association, New England Territory
  • Paul Mehta, Principal Investigator, CDC
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

S.206 - An act relating to planning and support for individuals and families impacted by Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders

House Committee on Appropriations Amendment

  • Megan Tierney-Ward, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
-

Review of House Health Care Bill S.285

Section 8; continued from April 19, 2022

Thursday, April 21, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

Public Engagement Plan on Conflict Free Case Management

Review

  • Ashley Berliner, Director of Healthcare Policy, Agency of Human Services
  • Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Alison Krompf, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  • Patricia Singer MD, Adult Mental Health Operations Director, Department of Mental Health
  • Angela Smith-Dieng, Adult Services Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Review of House Judiciary Bill H.224

Section 18 revised

-

Review of House Health Care Bill S.285

Section 8 revised

1:15 PM

S.91 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

  • Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Amy Johnson, PCC Director, Parent Child Center of Northwestern Counseling & Support Services
  • Carol Lang-Godin, Executive Director, Lamoille Family Center
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Parent Child Centers
2:55 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

Friday, April 22, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

15 mins after Floor

Review of HHS Bills

-

Wrap-up and Review of Next Week's Agenda

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses and Lunch

Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.711 - An act relating to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee and the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Review of Senate Amendments

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
9:40 AM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Review of As Passed the Senate

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:15 AM

S.90 - An act relating to establishing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry

Committee Discussion

10:30 AM

Break

11:00 AM

S.91 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

Committee Discussion

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Parent Child Centers
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

-

Adjourn

Thursday, April 28, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:15 AM

H.462 - An act relating to miscellaneous Department of Health programs

Review of As Passed the Senate

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

S.90 - An act relating to establishing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry

Mark-up

  • David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
11:00 AM

Lunch

12:00 PM

Review of House Government Operations Bill H.548

  • James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  • Gilllian Schauer, Executive Director, Cannabis Regulators Association
  • Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Policy and Communications Consultant, Vermont Medical Society
1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Child Care

Headstart language

3:15 PM

Adjourn

Friday, April 29, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:15 AM

Lunch

12:15 PM

House Floor

1:30 PM

House Floor

1:55 PM

S.90 - An act relating to establishing an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry

Review latest draft

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Wrap-up and Review of Next Week's Agenda

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

H.720 - An act relating to the system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities

Review Senate amendment

  • Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Bard Hill, Principal Assistant to the Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Review Senate Amendment from May 3, 2022
Senate Calendar, pages 4157-4163

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:00 AM

House Floor

4:15 PM

Wrap-up and Review Next Day's Agenda

Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

H.464 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to the Reach Up Program

Review Senate amendment

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

H.265 - An act relating to the Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

Review Senate amendment

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
10:45 AM

S.91 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

Review latest draft

  • Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Parent Child Centers
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

Recess

3:00 PM

House Floor

Return from recess

Thursday, May 5, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Review Amendment

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
-

S.91 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

Review latest draft

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Vermont Parent Child Centers
11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

as time permits

S.91 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

Review latest draft

Friday, May 6, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

House Floor

11:30 AM

S.91 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

Vote

-

H.728 - An act relating to opioid overdose response services

Review latest draft

Monday, May 9, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
1:00 PM

House Floor

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Thursday, May 12, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Friday, May 13, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

House Floor

Friday, November 18, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Emergency Housing

Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Introduction

  • Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Chair, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Chair, House Committee On Human Services
9:45 AM

Emergency Housing

  • Rick DeAngelis, Executive Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre
  • Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)
  • Jon Hoover, GroundWorks Collaborative, Brattleboro
  • Sherry Marcelino, Lamoille County Mental Health Services
  • Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
  • Michael Redmond, Executive Director, Upper Valley Haven
11:40 AM

Break

11:50 AM

Emergency Housing

  • Harry Chen, Interim Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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