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Joint Legislative Child Protection Oversight Committee

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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
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Review of Committee Charge

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  • Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  • Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Evan Meenan, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys and Sheriffs' Dept.
  • Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Judith Rex, Executive Director
9:00 AM

Update on Raise the Age

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
11:00 AM

Committee Discussion

Schedule Future Meetings and Agenda Items

11:30 AM

Adjourn


Thursday, July 29, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Update on Foster Parent Program

Caseload, Foster Care Accessibility, Parent Training

  • Brenda Gooley, Operations Director, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
10:30 AM

Foster Care Parent Training

  • Richard Valenza, Raise a Child
  • Jessica Vallely, Manager, Pro Act, Inc
  • Sarah Ward, Director, VT Child Welfare Training Partnership
  • Gail Zatz, Lobbyist, Raise a Child
12:00 PM

Adjourn


Friday, August 27, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

DCF's Family First Plan

  • Elizabeth Hawgood, FFPSA Grant Manager, Department of Children and Families
  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Amy Rose, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
  • Beth Sausville, Senior Policy and Operations Manager and Family Services FFPSA Lead, Department for Children and Families
11:00 AM

Funding for Prevention of Child Abuse

  • Linda Johnson, Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
11:30 AM

2020 Child Protection Report

  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Overview of Services and Programs in Family Services Division

  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
1:45 PM

Children Placed Out of State

Judicial and Non Judicial Placements

  • Diane Bugbee, Children Services Specialist, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  • Jennifer Herbert, Clinical Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Laurel Omland, Director, Child, Adolescent, and Family Unit, Vermont Department of Mental Health
  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
2:30 AM

Commission Discussion

2:45 PM

Adjourn


Friday, October 1, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Final Review of Family FIrst Plan

30 Day AHS Assessment
60 Day Judicial Assessment

  • Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, 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

CHINS Reform Group Report

  • Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

DCF Licensing Process of Residential Treatment Programs

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  • Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
1:30 PM

Agency of Education Certification

What does it mean if a school does receive certification?
What does oversight look like?

  • Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
2:15 PM

Update on Kurn Hattin Claims

  • Kim Dougherty, Co-Founder, Partner, Justice Law Collaborative, LLC
2:30 AM

Committee Discussion

2:45 PM

Adjourn


Friday, October 29, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Update from Agency of Education

Statistics related to Vermont residential schools
Overview of new State Board rules

  • Emily Simmons, General Counsel, Agency of Education
10:30 AM

Best Practices/Policies for regulating schools

Non educational components of residential schools

  • Marilyn Villalobos, Policy Associate, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
11:20 AM

Family First Plan

Member questions

  • Jennifer Herbert, Clinical Director, Department for Children and Families
  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Beth Sausville, Senior Policy and Operations Manager and Family Services FFPSA Lead, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Family First Plan

  • Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
1:20 PM

UVM Presentation on Child Custody Issues in Vermont

Joint Hearing with Justice Oversight Committee

  • Hannah Holbrook, Clinical Psychologist, University of Vermont
  • Sen. Jane Kitchel, Chair, Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Jessica Strolin-Goltzman, Professor, College of Education and Social Services, University of Vermont
3:00 PM

Adjourn


Friday, November 19, 2021
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

Update on Family Child Centers

  • Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County, Parent Child Center Network
10:30 AM

VCAB's IT Proposals

  • Sally Borden, Co-Chair, VCAB, Executive Director, Kidsafe Collaborative
11:00 AM

Family First Plan

Recommendations

  • Amy Rose, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
11:30 AM

DCF Response VCAB's IT Proposals and Family First Plan

  • Michael Blanchard, Director of IT, Department for Children and Families
  • Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  • Beth Sausville, Senior Policy and Operations Manager and Family Services FFPSA Lead, Department for Children and Families
12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

DRB Denial of Beckett Facility

  • Sean Brown, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
1:30 PM

Committee Discussion

Recommendations to Committees of Jurisdiction

  • Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM

Adjourn


Monday, January 10, 2022
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:30 AM

Committee Recommendations

Review and Vote

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

Adjourn


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  • Rep. Ann Pugh, Vice Chair
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