2021-2022 Session

Change Session

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.

Previous Meetings - Full 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: Standard

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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: Standard

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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

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

Hearing Type: Standard

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

Hearing Type: 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

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

1:15 PM

Committee Meeting

3:00 PM

Adjourn

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

Friday, May 21, 2021

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

2:30 PM

House Floor

Monday, October 18, 2021

Meeting Details

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: Standard

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

Hearing Type: Standard

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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: 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

Hearing Type: Standard

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

Hearing Type: Standard

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

Hearing Type: Standard

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

Hearing Type: Standard

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

1:00 PM

Emergency Housing

Committee discussion -next steps

-

Adjourn

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