House Committee on Human Services (Room 46)

The House Committee on Human Services considers matters relating to improving the well-being of individuals and families, including children, individuals with disabilities, and older Vermonters, and other similar policies.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Convenes

1:30 PM

House Floor

3:45 PM

Committee Organizational Meeting

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Canvassing Committee Results

11:00 AM

Caucus of the Whole

House rules and decorum

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Lunch

2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

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Friday, January 6, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

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Caucus of the Whole

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Lunch and Caucuses

1:15 PM

Committee Organization and Priorities

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Agency of Human Services

Overview
Joint hearing with House Committee on Health Care

• Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  

9:05 AM

Break

9:20 AM

Probing Equity Questions

Committee Discussion

10:00 AM

Last Biennium's Bills Passed by House Human Services Committee

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:00 AM

Committee Discussion and Planning

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Last Biennium's Bills Passed by House Human Services Committee

Continued

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

Vermont Legal Aid

• Mike Fisher, Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Kaili Kuiper, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Rachel Seelig, Director, Vermont Legal Aid Disability Law Project
  

2:30 PM

Break

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Department Overview

• Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  
• Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  

10:20 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Status of bill passed last biennium:
-H.720 (Act 186)
-H.153
-S.206 (Act 113)

• Angela Smith- Dieng, Director, Adult Services, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  
• Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  
• Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  

11:40 AM

H.1 - An act relating to legislative oversight of payment reform and conflict-free case management for developmental disability services

• Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.1 - An act relating to legislative oversight of payment reform and conflict-free case management for developmental disability services

Walk-through & Committee discussion
Committee vote

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:25 PM

Committee Values & Principles

2:00 PM

Break

2:20 PM

Committee Values & Principles

(continued)

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 13, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Department of Health

Department Overview
Status of bills passed last biennium
-H.628 (Act 88)
-S.74 (Act 97)
-S.90 (Act 149)
-S.20 (Act 36)
-H.711 (Act 118)
-H.225 (Act 46)
-H.728

• David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  
• Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  

11:45 AM

Committee Budget Assignments

Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Department for Children and Families

Department Overview
Status of bills passed last biennium
-S.72 (Act 101)
-H.171 (Act 45)
-H.464 (Act 133)

• Harry Chen, Interim Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Erin Oalican , Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Lunch & Caucuses

1:00 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee discussion

1:50 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Alzheimer's Association

• Meg Polyte, Policy Director, Alzheimer's Association, Vermont Chapter
  

3:10 PM

Vermont Food Bank

• John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  
• Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank
  

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

RAND Early Care and Education Financing Study

Presentation
Joint hearing with Senate Health & Welfare. Meeting will be livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.

• Christopher Doss, Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
  
• Lynn Karoly, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation
  
• Aaron Strong, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation
  

10:00 AM

On-site Visit

Jenna's Promise, Johnson, Vermont

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:15 AM

Homelessness Awareness Day

Joint hearing with House Committee on General and Housing
Meeting will be livestreamed here:
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-general-and-housing.

• Kim Anetsberger, Executive Director, Lamoille Community House, Hyde Park
  
• Kara Casey, Director of Economic Development, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Jennie Davis, Family Outreach and Assessment Coordinator, Champlain Valley School District
  
• Rick DeAngelis, Executive Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre
  
• Seth Gleason, Resident, Charter House, MIddlebury
  
• Amanda Hilliker, Housing Coordinator, Voices Against Violence, St Albans
  
• Marie Lennon, Board Member, Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness
  
• Robert Little, Director of Community Development, RuralEdge
  
• Colby Lynch, Resident, Hilltop Inn, Berlin, VT
  
• Kathi Partlow, Housing and Community Development Manager, Family Center of Washington County
  
• Sarah Phillips, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
  
• Michael Redmond, Executive Director, Upper Valley Haven
  
• Stephanie Vandal, Landlord Liaison, Springfield Supportive Housing
  

10:00 AM

Break

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Homelessness Awareness Day

Continuation from above

11:30 AM

RAND Early Care and Education Financing Study

Independent member study time - will not be livestreamed

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

RAND Early Care and Education Financing Study

Committee discussion

• Christopher Doss, Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
  
• Lynn Karoly, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation
  
• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Aaron Strong, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 20, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee members independent work time, will not be livestreamed

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Budget Address

2:00 PM

Plan for Justice-Involved Youth

• Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, DCF, Family Services Division
  
• Tabrena Karish, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  

2:50 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Lunch & Caucuses

1:00 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee discussion

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:50 PM

Break

3:00 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee discussion, continued

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Budget Adjustment Act

Review Committee memo to House Appropriations

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:50 AM

Committee Principles

Committee discussion

11:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Committee discussion

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Junior League of Champlain Valley Diaper Bank

• Amanda Herzberger, Committee Chair, Junior League of Champlain Valley Diaper Bank
  

1:30 PM

Nutrition Programs for Older Vermonters

• Angela Smith- Dieng, Director, Adult Services, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Deanna Jones, Chair, Vermont Association of Senior Centers and Meal Sites
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Act 167 Report

Joint hearing with House Committee on Health Care and Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Meeting will be livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-health-and-welfare.

• Sarah Kinsler, Director of Health Systems Policy, Green Mountain Care Board
  
• Sarah Lindberg, Director of Health Systems Finances, Green Mountain Care Board
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Agency of Human Services

• Richard Donahey, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
  
• Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Agency of Human Services - Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

• Bill Kelly, Financial Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  
• Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, 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
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

Followed by ethics training

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Friday, January 27, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Agency of Human Services - Department for Children and Families

• Harry Chen, Interim Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Megan Smeaton, Director, Business Office, Department for Children and Families
  

11:23 AM

Break

11:35 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Agency of Human Services - Department for Children and Families (Continued)

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

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY 2024 Budget

Individual member work time

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Lunch & Caucuses

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Agency of Human Services - Vermont Department of Health

• Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  
• Anna Swenson, Finance Director, Vermont Department of Health
  

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Mental Health Advocacy

• Kathleen Kilbourne, Executive Director, Center for Health and Learning
  
• Matthew LeFluer, Community Member, Statewide Community Advisory
  

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

On-site Visit

Washington County Mental Health
Joint visit with House Committee on Health Care

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Committee members independent work time

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Global Commitment

Review

• Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Department of Vermont Health Access
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Security Briefing

This meeting will not be livestreamed.

• Janet Miller, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly
  
• Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department
  

11:15 AM

Adult Protective Services

Committee discussion of potential changes

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Committee members independent work time

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Committee members independent work time

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Friday, February 3, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:05 AM

Conflict-Free Case Management

• Dylan Frazer, Deputy Director of Medicaid Policy, Department of Vermont Health Access
  

11:45 AM

Support and Services At Home

SASH and SASH for All

• Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
  
• Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square
  
• Christine Hazzard, Executive Director, Brattleboro Housing Partnership
  

12:30 PM

Lunch

After Lunch

Individual Member Work

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Lunch & Caucuses

1:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Review definitions

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Shawna Mead, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Joe Nusbaum, Director, Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

2:20 PM

Break

2:35 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

• Ruby Baker, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  
• Michael Benvenuto, Project Director, Elder Law Unit, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Lindsey Owen, Executive Director, Disabilities Rights Vermont
  

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

• Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  

9:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY 2024 Budget

AHS Budget - Committee members' individual work time

11:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

• Miranda Coryell, Citizen, Essex Junction
  

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

• Mary Hayden, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging
  

1:30 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

• Elizabeth Anderson, Director, Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit
  

2:20 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

• Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates
  
• Karen Topper, Administrative Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Developmental Services

Payment Reform

• Jessica Bernard, Deputy Director of Payment Reform, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

10:00 AM

Supports for Justice-Involved Youth

• Rep. Jessica Brumsted, House Committee On Human Services
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:40 AM

Parent Child Centers

• Amy Johnson, Director, Children, Youth & Family Division, Northwestern Counseling and Support Services
  
• Josh Miller, Executive Director, Janet S. Munt Family Room
  

11:30 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

• Jessica Barquist, Director of Policy and Organizing, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.190 - An act relating to removing the residency requirement from Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws

Walk-through

• Diana Barnard, Associate Professor of Family Medicine; Lead Physician Palliative Medicine Services, UVMHN Porter Medical Center
  
• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Betsy Walkerman, President, Patient Choices Vermont
  

2:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

• Julie Cunningham, Executive Director, Families First
  
• Joanne Larsen, Community Services Manager, United Counseling Services
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 10, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

Discrimination Prevention Training to follow

11:15 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

• Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  
• Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  

11:45 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

• Joseph Bergeron, President, Association of Vermont Credit Unions
  
• Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  
• Aaron Ferenc, Interim Deputy Commissioner of Banking, Department of Financial Regulation
  

12:20 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Check-in on Committee members' budget assignments

12:50 PM

Lunch

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses

11:30 AM

VSEA State House Day

• Trissie Casanova, VT Deputy Compact Administrator ICPC/ICJ, Department for Children and Families
  
• Renee Hamel, Social Services Supervisor, Department for Children and Families
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.190 - An act relating to removing the residency requirement from Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws

• Mary Hahn Beerworth, Executive Director, Vermont Right to Life
  
• David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  

1:20 PM

Break

1:40 PM

H.190 - An act relating to removing the residency requirement from Vermont’s patient choice at end of life laws

Mark-up and vote

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

Juvenile Justice

Review of H.175, Juvenile Justice Plan

• Amy Davenport, Vice Chair, Children and Family Council for Prevention Programs
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Vermont Recovery Partners

Budget needs

• Gary DeCarolis, Executive Director, Vermont Recovery Network
  
• Chadd Viger, Executive Director, Recovery House, Inc
  

9:50 AM

Syringe Service Providers

Budget needs

• Theresa Vezina, Associate Director, Vermont CARES
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Vermont Creative Economy Day

Substance-free Open Stage Program

• Anne Campbell, Education Director, Catamount Arts
  
• Cheryl Chandler, Director for Substance Misuse Prevention, Northern Vermont Regional Hospital
  

10:50 AM

Individual Member Work

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Mark-up

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Joe Nusbaum, Director, Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Walk-through

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Mark-up

• Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  
• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Joe Nusbaum, Director, Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

10:00 AM

Residential Care Rate Study

• Helen Labun, Executive Director, Vermont Health Care Association
  
• Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association & VAHHS
  

10:30 AM

Joint Session

Election of the Sergeant-at-Arms
Election of Trustees for the University of Vermont and Vermont State Agricultural College

11:45 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Global Commitment

• Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Department of Vermont Health Access
  
• Wendy Trafton, Deputy Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
  

1:45 PM

Medicaid Renewals

• Adaline Strumolo, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  

2:15 PM

SNAP Program

• Joe Edson, SNAP User, Barre Town
  
• Robert Patterson, Vice President of Human Resources and Clinical Operations, Central Vermont Medical Center
  
• John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank
  
• Liz Scharf, Director of Community Economic Development, Capstone Community Action
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 17, 2023

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

8:45 AM

Hunger Free Vermont

Budget needs

• Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:20 AM

Human Resources

• Arlene Donovan, Director, Legislative Office of Human Resources
  

10:30 AM

Vermont Legal Aid

Appropriation request

• Rachel Seelig, Project Director, Vermont Legal Aid
  

11:00 AM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition Day

• Molly Dugan, Co-Chair, Vermont Housing & Conservation Coalition
  
• Heidi Lacey, Executive Director, Charter House Coalition
  
• Elise Shanbacker, Executive Director, Addison County Community Trust
  
• Lindsay Thrall, Connections Program Manager, Evernorth
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Mark-up

• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Joe Nusbaum, Director, Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses

11:30 AM

H.112 - An act relating to opioid use disorder response services

• Rep. Taylor Small, Sponsor
  

11:40 AM

H.241 - An act relating to recovery residences

• Rep. Joseph "Chip" Troiano, Sponsor
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Mark-up

• Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  
• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
  
• Rachel Seelig, Project Director, Vermont Legal Aid
  

2:15 PM

Break

2:25 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Mark-up, continued

• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rachel Seelig, Project Director, Vermont Legal Aid
  

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Mark-up

• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Joe Nusbaum, Director, Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Section 7

• Kenneth A Feder, Assistant Scientist, Department of Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  
• Monica Caserta Hutt, Chief Prevention Officer, Office of Governor
  
• Tim Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Mark-up

• Ruby Baker, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Joe Nusbaum, Director, Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

2:00 PM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Section 7

• Tom Dalton, Executive Director, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
  
• Jess Kirby, Director of Client Services, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
  

2:25 PM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Section 6

• Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  
• Jeff Moreau, Executive Director, Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences
  
• Christopher Nordle, Nordle & Company, PLLC, Vermont Foundation of Recovery
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

H.94 - An act relating to removing the Reach Up ratable reduction

Walk-through

• Alicia Borg, Student Clinician, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:10 AM

H.94 - An act relating to removing the Reach Up ratable reduction

• Amy Rose, Policy Associate, Voices for Vermont's Children
  

9:25 AM

H.94 - An act relating to removing the Reach Up ratable reduction

• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Erin Oalican , Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families
  

10:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Mark-up

• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Joe Nusbaum, Director, Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  
• Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association & VAHHS
  

10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Committee discussion of priorities

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Mark-up

• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Joe Nusbaum, Director, Licensing and Protection, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
  

1:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Committee discussion of priorities

• Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, Vermont Health Care Association & VAHHS
  
• Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 24, 2023

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

H.94 - An act relating to removing the Reach Up ratable reduction

Committee discussion

• Alicia Borg, Student Clinician, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:45 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Mark-up

• Ruby Baker, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  
• Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  
• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Overdose Prevention Sites

• Ed Baker, Host/Producer, Addiction Recovery Channel VT
  
• Brandon DL Marshall, Professor of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health
  
• Sarah Russell, Special Assistant to End Homelessness, City of Burlington, Co-Chair Chittenden County Homeless Alliance
  
• Kailin See, Senior Director of Programs, OnPoint NYC
  

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

H.94 - An act relating to removing the Reach Up ratable reduction

Committee discussion and vote

• Alicia Borg, Student Clinician, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:15 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Review Committee memo to House Appropriations

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rachel Seelig, Project Director, Vermont Legal Aid
  

3:05 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Committee discussion

• Ruby Baker, Executive Director, Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
  
• Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  
• Michael Benvenuto, Project Director, Elder Law Unit, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Mary Hayden, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:50 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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9:00 AM

Disability Awareness Day

Self-Advocates and Families

• Tony Buck, Self-Advocate, Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered
  
• Sarah Launderville, President, Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights
  
• Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  
• Ed Paquin, Resident, Disabilities Rights Vermont
  
• Georgann Pedrotty, Parent, Developmental Disabilities Housing Initiative
  
• Jess Traverse, Self-Advocate, Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered
  

10:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Committee discussion

• John Gordon, Director, Adult Protective Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Disabilities
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:25 AM

Break

10:40 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Committee memo to House Appropriations

11:00 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Med-Watch

• Kimberly Blake, University of Vermont Medical Center
  
• Fred Lord, CEO, Medical Director, and Chairman of the Board, CT Valley Addiction Recovery, Inc.
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Syringe Disposal Programs

• Heather Shouldice, Lobbyist, Vermont Association of Chain Drug Stores
  
• Theresa Vezina, Executive Director, Vermont CARES
  

3:35 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Committee memo to House Appropriations

3:50 AM

Break

4:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 Budget

Committee memo to House Appropriations

4:55 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

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9:00 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Update on Opioid Antagonist Statute & Liability Protection for Syringe Service Providers

• Laura Byrne, Executive Director, HIV/HCV Resource Center
  
• Gary DeCarolis, Executive Director, Vermont Recovery Network
  
• Samba Diallo, AIDS Project of Southern Vermont
  
• David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  

10:00 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Section 6

• Caroline Butler, Johnson Health Center
  
• Daniel Franklin, Chief Operating Officer, Jenna's Promise
  
• Gregory Tatro, Jenna's Promise
  
• Greg Tatro, Founder/Director, Jenna's Promise
  

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Committee discussion

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H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, March 3, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

11:50 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Update on Committee activity

12:00 PM

Lunch

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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9:30 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Review of Draft 2.4

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Sections 8, 9, and 10

• Jessa Barnard, Executive Director, Vermont Medical Society
  
• Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Maidstone Public Relations, Vermont Medical Society
  

1:45 PM

Proposed Changes in Medical Cannabis Programs

Review of H.270

• David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  
• James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board
  
• Jill Sudhoff-Guerin, Maidstone Public Relations, Vermont Medical Society
  

3:00 PM

CMS QUality Measures

• Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  

3:25 PM

Proposed Changes in Medical Cannabis Programs

Committee discussion of H.270

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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9:00 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Section 1

• Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
  

9:20 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Committee discussion

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

• Jess Kirby, Director of Client Services, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
  
• Joey Leclair, Citizen
  
• Justin Morrill, Citizen
  

11:25 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

• Brenda Siegel, Policy Advocate
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Review of comments from House Committee on Judiciary

• Rep. Joseph Andriano, House Committee on General and Housing
  
• Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  

2:20 PM

Workforce

• Julie Tessler, Executive Director, Vermont Care Partners
  

2:30 PM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Continued from earlier

• Brenda Siegel, Policy Advocate
  

3:18 PM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Committee discussion and vote

• Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

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9:00 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Mark-up

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Section 8 of draft 2.4

• Andrea DeLaBruere, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
  
• Michael Rapaport, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Vermont Health Access
  

11:45 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Prior authorization and MAT

• Katie Marvin, Vice President, Vermont Medical Society, Lamoille Health Partners
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Committee discussion

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Friday, March 17, 2023

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9:00 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Committee discussion and vote

• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

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9:30 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Noyes Amendment

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

2:00 PM

Preschool Development Grant

Update

• Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  
• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Ilisa Stalberg, Maternal and Child Health Director, Vermont Department of Health
  

2:40 PM

Green Mountain Support Services

Update on operations

• Elizabeth Sightler, Executive Director, Champlain Community Services
  
• Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  
• Elizabeth Walters, Interim Executive Director, Green Mountain Support Services
  

3:10 PM

Break

3:15 PM

Parent Child Center Network

Act 150 of 2022

• Christie Binzen, Coordinator, Vermont Parent Child Center Network
  
• Claire Kendall, Co-Director, Family Center of Washington County
  

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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9:00 AM

Step Ahead Recognition System (STARS)

Update on status of program

• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Department for Children and Families

• Rachel Edens, Director of Race, Gender, Equity and Accessibility, Department for Children and Families
  
• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

11:13 AM

Housing Update

• Rep. Jubilee McGill, House Committee On Human Services
  
• Rep. Taylor Small, House Committee On Human Services
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

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9:00 AM

Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate

• Matthew Bernstein, Child, Youth, and Family Advocate
  

10:00 AM

Developmental Disabilities Housing Initiative

• Julie Abrahamson, Developmental Disabilities Residential Program Developer, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  
• Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:50 AM

Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee

• David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Department of Health
  
• Jess Kirby, Director of Client Services, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member
  
• Scott Pavek, Substance Use Policy Analyst, City of Burlington, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member
  
• Rep. Dane Whitman, House Committee on Human Services, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, March 24, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:15 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM

House Floor

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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9:30 AM

FY24 Budget

Consideration of emergency housing amendment

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Retention of Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Judges

After Joint Assembly

House Floor

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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8:45 AM

FY24 Budget

Vote on H.494 amendment

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:00 AM

H.208 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Walk-through

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

H.300 - An act relating to establishing the Afterschool and Summer Care Grant Program and Special Fund

Walk-through

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.403 - An act relating to inequities in child care grants

Bill introduction

• Rep. Chris Taylor, Sponsor
  

10:40 AM

H.340 - An act relating to the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Bill introduction

• Rep. James Gregoire, Sponsor
  

10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Consideration of Parsons Amendment

• Rep. Joseph Parsons, Sponsor of Amendment
  

11:20 AM

Lunch

12:00 PM

Caucus of the Whole

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

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9:30 AM

FY24 Budget

Discussion and vote on H.494 amendment, draft 4.1

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Financing strategies for child care

• Kate Ritter, Cost Modeling Manager, Children's Funding Project
  

11:00 AM

Child Care and Early Childhood Education

National best practices in pre-kindergarten education; Vermont's current universal pre-kindergarten program in comparison to national benchmarks

• GG Weisenfeld, Senior ECE Policy Specialist, National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, March 31, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Vermont child care and early childhood systems

• Nasha Patel, Consultant, Watershed Advisors
  

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Introduction and walk-through of S.56

• Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:10 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Overview of CCFAP for providers and families;
Interaction with Head Start

• Emily Hazard, Child Care Benefits Director, Department for Children and Families
  
• Renee Kelly, Head Start Collaboration Director, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

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8:30 AM

Child Care and Early Childhood Education

National best practices for early childhood educator compensation

• Lauren Hogan, Managing Director of Policy & Professional Advancement, National Association for the Education of Young Children
  

9:00 AM

Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Financial impact of S.56

• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Equitable early childhood education systems

• Shantel Meek, Executive Director, Children's Equity Project
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

H.469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive

Walk-through

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

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8:30 AM

Child Care and Early Childhood Education

Best practices for early childhood educator compensation

• Sharron Harrington, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
  
• Susan Titterton, Program Coordinator, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
  

9:20 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Comment on S.56 and H.208

• Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive

• Cindy Bruzzese, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
  

11:30 AM

Prevention Day

Our Voices Xposed (OVX) Rally

• Jacob Howe, Student, Leland and Gray Union High School
  
• Luis Vargas, Student Assistant Program Counselor, Leland and Gray Union High School
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Report on attendance vs. enrollment method of paying providers

• Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  

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Friday, April 7, 2023

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8:30 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Comment on S.56 and H.208

• Jen Horwitz, Policy and Research Director, Let's Grow Kids
  
• Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  
• Katie Salina, Policy and Research Analyst, Let's Grow Kids
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Comment on S.56 and H.208

• Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  
• Aly Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Let's Grow Kids
  

11:00 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Maybeline Lopez, Director of Early Learning, Winooski School District
  
• Nicole Mace, Finance Manager, Winooski School District
  

11:30 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Sherry Sousa, Superintendent, Windsor Central Supervisory Union
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Christy Swenson, Head Start Director, Capstone Community Action Council, Co-Chair, Vermont Head Start Association
  

1:30 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Dimitri Garder, Co-Chair, Early Care and Learning Task Force, Vermont Business Roundtable
  

2:10 PM

Break

2:30 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Michelle Faust, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Learning Services
  

3:00 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Shabnam Beth Nolan, Executive Director, King Street Center
  

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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9:00 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Chloe Learey, Executive Director, Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development
  

9:30 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Meghan Meszkat, Director of Early Childhood Education, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
  

10:10 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Eric Sorkin, Co-owner, Runamok Maple
  

10:45 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Nellie Marvel, Parent
  

11:40 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

1:45 PM

H.469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive

Walk-through

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:10 PM

Break

2:35 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  

3:00 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
  

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

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9:00 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Elissa Johnsen, Parent, Milton
  

9:25 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Sithembiso Muhlauri, Registered Home Childcare Provider, White River Junction
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:20 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Overview of draft 2.1

10:45 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Nicole Miller, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Erin Roche, Vermont Director, First Children's Finance
  

2:45 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Walk-through of draft 2.1

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Friday, April 14, 2023

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9:00 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Walk-through and mark-up

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Kelley Hackett, Registered Home Childcare Provider
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Rebecca Kerr, Director and Owner, A.R.K. Childcare
  

1:30 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Mark-up

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

2:30 PM

Adjourn

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Monday, April 17, 2023

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2:00 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Mark-up

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:25 PM

Break

3:35 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor and Caucuses

11:00 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Katarina Lisaius, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Kiona Baez Heath, Families of Color Advisory Committee, Charlotte
  

1:35 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Committee discussion

1:45 PM

Break

2:00 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Mark-up & testimony

• Xusana Davis, Executive Director, Office of Racial Equity
  
• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:30 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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8:10 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Mark-up & discussion

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

9:00 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:10 AM

Break

9:30 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Committee discussion

• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  

10:00 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

• Heather Bouchey, Interim Secretary, Agency of Education
  

10:50 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Mark-up & discussion

• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Mark-up

• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:15 PM

Break

5:00 PM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Vote

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

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9:00 AM

H.469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive

• Cindy Bruzzese, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
  
• Kaili Kuiper, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid
  
• Helen Labun, Executive Director, Vermont Health Care Association
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, April 21, 2023

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9:00 AM

H.469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive

Mark-up & testimony

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Meg Polyte, Policy Director, Alzheimer's Association, Vermont Chapter
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

Walk-through

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:35 PM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

• Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
  

2:30 PM

Break

3:20 PM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Review of Senate changes

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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8:00 AM

Forensic Facility Bill

Review of S.89

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:00 AM

Forensic Facility Bill

Testimony on S.89

• Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates
  
• Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council
  
• Barbara Prine, Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
  

9:35 AM

Forensic Facility Bill

Testimony on S.89

• Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  
• Monica White, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  

10:20 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

• Grace Keller, Chair, Vermont Overdose Prevention Network
  
• Scott Pavek, Substance Use Policy Analyst, City of Burlington, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member
  
• Miro Weinberger, Mayor, City Of Burlington
  

11:35 AM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

• Dalyce Sather, Executive Director, Northreach Society
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Forensic Facility Bill

Committee discussion of S.89

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

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9:00 AM

H.469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive

• Mark Langan, Chair, VBA Probate and Trust Law Section
  

9:30 AM

H.469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive

• Zachary Hughes, Vice President of the Board, Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
  

9:45 AM

H.469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive

Mark-up

• Cindy Bruzzese, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
  
• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

• Drew Hazelton, Chair, Vermont EMS Advisory Committee
  

10:20 AM

Break

10:40 AM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

• Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

11:00 AM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

• Brandon DL Marshall, Professor of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

H.469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive

Mark-up

• Cindy Bruzzese, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
  
• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Friday, April 28, 2023

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9:00 AM

H.469 - An act relating to allowing remote witnesses and explainers for a Ulysses clause in an advance directive

Vote

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:45 AM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Committee discussion of proposed further amendment

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

• Caroline Butler, Nurse Practitioner, Johnson Health Center
  

1:22 PM

Break

1:35 PM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Discussion of proposed further amendment

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

2:30 PM

House Floor

2:55 PM

H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses

Vote on proposed further amendment

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Discrimination Prevention Training for Members

12:00 PM

Lunch & Caucuses

2:10 PM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

Committee discussion

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

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9:00 AM

S.18 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

• Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, Reporter
  

9:20 AM

Break

9:45 AM

S.25 - An act relating to regulating cosmetic and menstrual products containing certain chemicals and chemical classes and textiles and athletic turf fields containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

• Sen. Terry Williams, Reporter
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.18 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

• L.E. Faricy, Pediatric Pulmonologist, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
  

1:40 PM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

Draft 3.3 walk-through & mark-up

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

Draft 4.2 walk-through of changes & discussion

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Joe Magee, City Council Member, City Of Burlington
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, May 5, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Monday, May 8, 2023

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12:30 PM

H.72 - An act relating to a harm-reduction criminal justice response to drug use

Discussion & vote

• Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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H.94 - An act relating to removing the Reach Up ratable reduction

Discussion of Senate changes

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

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10:00 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Review of House Committee on Ways & Means amendment

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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House Floor

3:00 PM

House Floor

As needed

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

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9:30 AM

S.56 - An act relating to child care and early childhood education

Straw poll vote on amendments:
Wood amendment
House Ways & Means amendment
House Appropriations amendment

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

2:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, May 12, 2023

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8:45 AM

Child Care Bill

Review of H.217 and amendments

• Rep. Mark Higley, Amendment Sponsor, Orleans-Lamoille
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses & Lunch

1:15 PM

Child Care Bill

Review of new amendment to H.217

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:30 PM

House Floor

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

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9:00 AM

H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

summary of as-passed by the Senate

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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H.171 - An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

amendment - General Assistance Emergency Housing Transition

• Jennifer Carbee, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Sarah Clark, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

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10:00 AM

Act 81 An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Overview

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Act 81 An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Status and challenges on the local level
Connections with AHS, Case Management Services,Eligibilty
Determinations, Other Supports

• Alison Calderara, Program and Advancement Chief, Capstone Community Action
  
• Angus Chaney, Executive Director, Homeless Prevention Center, Rutland
  
• Mary Cohen, Executive Director, Housing Trust of Rutland County
  
• Rebecca Duprey, Motel Program, Lived Experience
  
• Addie Lentzner, Student Advocate, Middlebury College
  
• Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action
  
• Bryan Plant, Tenant, Lived Experience
  
• Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
  

11:45 AM

Questions and Answers

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

Act 81 An act relating to adult protective services and emergency housing transition

Continued Testimony

• Kara Casey, Board Member, Housing and Homelessness Alliance
  
• Chloe Collins, Executive Director, Bennington County Coalition for the Homeless
  
• Kerri Duquette-Hoffman, Field Director Chittenden County, Department for Children and Families
  
• Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department of Children and Families
  
• Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  
• Sarah Russell, Co Chair, Chittenden County Homeless Alliance
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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