House Committee on Corrections and Institutions (Room 34)

The House Committee on Corrections and Institutions considers matters relating to Vermont’s State bonding as it relates to the financing of State-owned properties, State preservation initiatives, climate change mitigation, and water quality; and the Department of Corrections’ role in the criminal justice system, and other similar policies.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Convenes

1:30 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

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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

1:10 PM

Review of the FY 22-23 Capital Bill

Background information for new members in the committee
Capital Bill spreadsheet

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

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Friday, January 6, 2023

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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

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses and Lunch

12:35 PM

Buildings and General Services Department Overview

Staff introductions
Department overview
How the Capital Bill is formulated

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• David DiBiase, Deputy Commisioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jonathan Griffin, Program Chief, Design and Construction Division, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Brian Sewell, State Energy Program Manager, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

2:00 PM

Break

2:20 PM

Capital Bill FY 22-23

Review of bill language

• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:30 PM

State House HVAC System

Project background
Tour of system

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

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8:30 AM

BGS Phases of Building Construction

Understanding the steps of project development

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:20 AM

State of Vermont Bonding Capacity

Overview of process
Latest Capital Debt Affordability Advisory Committee Report

• Scott Baker, Director Financial Reporting, Office of the State Treasurer
  
• Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
  

11:40 AM

Committee Discussion

Committee questions and discussion related to testimony

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Department of Corrections Overview and Updates

Greeting from the Commissioner
Staff introductions
Department overview
New initiatives

• Kristin Calver, Financial Director II, Department of Corrections
  
• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Jim Rice, Director of the Office of Professional Standards and Compliance, Department of Corrections
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.34 - An act relating to studying the feasibility of a State-owned public restroom near the Capitol Complex

Introduction and overview

• Rep. Conor Casey, Sponsor
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

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8:30 AM

Capital Projects FY 22-23

Updates on projects

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jonathan Griffin, Program Chief, Design and Construction Division, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

10:10 AM

Break

10:35 AM

Women's Correctional Facility

BGS update

• Tabrena Karish, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:25 PM

River Valley Therapeutic Residence

Project background
Construction update
Programming

• Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
  
• Tabrena Karish, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

2:25 PM

H.34 - An act relating to studying the feasibility of a State-owned public restroom near the Capitol Complex

• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Bill Fraser, City Manager, Montpelier
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

State House Security Update

Meeting will not be livestreamed

• Matthew Romei, Chief of Capitol Police, Vermont Legislature
  

4:45 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, January 13, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Vermont Legal Aid

Overview of the organization

• Rachel Seelig, Director, Vermont Legal Aid Disability Law Project
  

10:30 AM

FY 23 Capital Budget Adjustment

Spreadsheet

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

11:35 AM

Capital Projects FY 22-23

Updates on projects

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jonathan Griffin, Program Chief, Design and Construction Division, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

12:15 PM

Committee Discussion

Field trip planning

12:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses and Lunch

12:30 PM

Committee Discussion

Field trip planning

1:00 PM

Justice Reinvestment II

Council of State Governments background information

• Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
  
• David D'Amora, Senior Policy Advisor, Council of State Governments Justice Center
  

2:10 PM

Break

2:20 PM

Justice Reinvestment II

Department of Corrections updates - funding and project expenditures

• Kristin Calver, Financial Lead, Department of Corrections
  
• Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
  
• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Derek Miodownik, Restorative and Community Justice Executive, Department of Corrections
  

3:35 PM

FY23 General Fund Budget Adjustment

Update from House Appropriations - Justice Reinvestment II Funding

• Rep. Trevor Squirrell, Reporter, House Committee on Appropriations
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

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8:00 AM

Committee Field Trip

Buildings and General Services projects - parking garage at 108 Cherry Street, Williston Public Safety Building, and the River Valley Therapeutic Residence

4:00 PM

Return to the State House

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Adjourn

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

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9:30 AM

Prison Research and Innovation Network

UVM, Urban Institute and Department of Corrections Partnership
2022 Prison Climate Survey Results

• Abigail Crocker, Professor, University of Vermont, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Bradley Goodhale, Prison Research and Innovation Network Manager, Department of Corrections
  
• Jesse Jannetta, Senior Policy Fellow, Urban Institute
  

11:20 AM

FY 23 Capital Budget Adjustment

Walk-through bill language

• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:40 PM

Department of Corrections Prison Facility Data

Incarcerated individuals profile data
Bed count data

• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Jessica King-Mohr, Lead Research Analyst, Department of Corrections
  
• Joshua Rutherford, Director of Classification and Facility Designation, Department of Corrections
  

2:30 PM

Justice Reinvestment II

Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence - funding and project expenditures

• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

Governor's Recommended FY 2023 Budget Adjustment Proposal

Discuss provisions related to House Corrections and Institutions

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, January 20, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.25 - An act relating to feasibility study for operating a child care facility in a State building

• Rep. Peter Anthony, Sponsor
  

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Committee Meeting

Discussion of schedule moving forward after receiving the Governor's Capital Bill Proposal

1:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Budget Address

2:10 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

High level overview after Governor's Budget Address

• Sean Brown, Chief of Operations, Agency of Administration
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

2:40 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses and Lunch

12:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY 2023 Budget Adjustment Proposal

Discussion of relevant provisions. Recommendations to House Appropriations.

• Kristin Calver, Financial Lead, Department of Corrections
  
• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  

1:25 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Committee walk-through of spreadsheet

3:00 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Administration's presentation of their proposal

• Sean Brown, Chief of Operations, Agency of Administration
  
• Kristin Clouser, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration
  
• Tim Metayer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance & Management
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

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8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 1: Department of Buildings and General Services
Discussion of proposed capital projects.

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Continued Testimony

11:30 AM

Lunch Break

12:45 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Explanation of the Capital Expenditure Cash Fund (CECF)

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:50 PM

Break

2:00 PM

Department of Corrections Medication Assisted Treatment

Overview

• Annie Ramniceanu, DOC Addiction and Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

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8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 1: Department of Buildings and General Services
Discussion of proposed capital projects

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

9:50 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 8: Vermont State Colleges

• Katherine Levasseur, Director of External & Government Affairs, Vermont State Colleges
  
• Sharron Scott, Chief Financial Officer, Vermont State Colleges
  
• Sophie Zdatny, Chancellor, Vermont State Colleges
  

11:30 AM

Lunch Break

12:30 PM

Judicial Process Through the Courts

Description of initial judicial procedures when an individual is charged with a crime

• Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

2:00 PM

Act 56, An act related to miscellaneous Department of Corrections-related amendments

History and walk-through

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Friday, January 27, 2023

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9:30 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 4: Commerce and Community Development, Lines 52-56
Section 5: Building Communities Grants, Lines 62-63

• Jamie Duggan, Director of Preservation, State Historic Sites, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  
• Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development
  

11:30 AM

Lunch Break

12:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 5: Building Communities Grants managed by BGS
Recreational facilities grants
Human services and education facilities grants
Regional economic development grants

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

1:15 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 6: Building Communities Grants - Cultural Facilities Grant Program

• Amy Cunningham, Deputy Director, Vermont Arts Council
  

2:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses and Lunch

12:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 1: Department of Buildings and General Services
Discussion of proposed capital projects.

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

2:05 PM

Break

2:15 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 3: Judiciary
Washington County Superior Court Renovations

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
  

3:05 AM

Break

3:15 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Presentation of the CECF (cash fund) report.

• Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
  
• Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

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8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Building Communities Grants - Agricultural fair capital projects - competitive grants program.

• Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
  
• Sen. Robert Norris
  
• Drew Watson, Agriculture Development Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

9:30 AM

Break

9:40 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 2: Agency of Human Services
Northwest State Correctional Facility booking expansion.

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Matthew Nault, Director of Facilities, Department of Corrections
  

10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Proposed Sale of 108 Cherry Street

• Sean Brown, Chief of Operations, Agency of Administration
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
  

12:00 PM

Caucus of the Whole

1:00 PM

Women's Reentry Facility

Southern Maine Women's Reentry Center

• Amanda Woolford, Director of Women's Services, Maine Department of Corrections
  

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 2: Agency of Human Services
DOC Women's Reentry Facility

• Kathy Astemborski, Director of Women's Services, Department of Corrections
  
• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Tabrena Karish, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

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8:40 AM

Governor's Recommended FY 2023 Budget Adjustment Proposal

Department of Children and Families Secure Residential Treatment
Proposed pods to be constructed on state land

• Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, DCF, Family Services Division
  
• Rep. Jessica Brumsted, House Committee On Human Services
  
• Harry Chen, Interim Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Rep. Eileen Dickinson, House Committee on Appropriations
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Tabrena Karish, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  

10:10 AM

Break

10:25 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 2: Agency of Human Services, Line 42, DCF Short-term Secure Stabilization Facility

• Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, DCF, Family Services Division
  
• Harry Chen, Interim Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Tabrena Karish, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

11:00 AM

Justice Reinvestment II

Racial disparities in Vermont's criminal justice system.

• David D'Amora, Senior Policy Advisor, Council of State Governments Justice Center
  

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

12:40 PM

Department of Corrections System Innovations

Description of work

• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

2:10 PM

Department of Corrections System Innovations

VSEA response to proposed 50/50 work/life balance and 12 hour schedules for facility security staff

• Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Friday, February 3, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 1: Department of Buildings and General Services
Discussion of proposed capital projects

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

11:30 AM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

H.82 - An act relating to the sale or disposal of Stanley Hall and Wasson Hall

Introduction

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rep. Theresa Wood, Sponsor
  

1:30 PM

H.102 - An act relating to the Art in State Buildings Program

Introduction

• Rep. Sara Coffey, Sponsor
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

2:15 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses and Lunch

12:35 PM

Committee Discussion

Upcoming testimony. Committee suggestions.

12:50 PM

Committee Disucssion

Upcoming testimony. Committee suggestions.
(Continued testimony after technical issue in previous block)

1:05 PM

Department of Corrections System Innovations

Proposed 50/50 work/life balance and 12 hour schedules for facility security staff

• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

2:30 PM

Break

2:35 PM

Department of Corrections System Innovations

Proposed 50/50 work/life balance and 12 hour schedules for facility security staff

• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  

3:40 PM

Break

3:50 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 1: Buildings and General Services
State House replacement of historic interior finishes.

• David Schutz, State Curator, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 10: Clean Water
Agency of Natural Resources - Department of Environmental Conservation, Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Municipal Pollution Control Grants

• Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  
• Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section: Vermont State Colleges
Follow-up testimony on VSCS Ten Year Master Plan

• Sharron Scott, Chief Financial Officer, Vermont State Colleges
  
• Michael Stevens, Facilities Director, Vermont State Colleges
  

11:45 AM

Lunch Break

12:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 10:Clean Water, Water Quality Grants

• Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Nicole Dubuque, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

1:20 PM

Committee Discussion

Bills in committee and bill priorities.

1:40 PM

Buildings and General Services Energy Office

Overview and update

• Michael Crowley, Commercial and Industrial Program Manager, Efficiency Vermont, VEIC
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jonathan Griffin, Program Chief, Design and Construction Division, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Colin Santee, Commercial and Industrial Program Manager, Efficiency Vermont, VEIC
  
• Brian Sewell, State Energy Program Manager, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

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8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 10: Clean Water
Agricultural Water Quality Projects
Land Conservation and Water Quality Projects

Section 15: Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

• Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  
• Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:20 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Vermont Police and Fire Academy, Proposed Renovations

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Sherilyn Lafley, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Heather Simons, Executive Director, Vermont Criminal Justice Council
  

11:40 AM

Lunch Break

1:10 PM

Department of Corrections Inmate Grievance Procedure

Auditor's report.
DOC update.

• Tim Ashe, Deputy State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
  
• Emily Carr, General Counsel, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

2:35 PM

H.147 - An act relating to creation of the Vermont State Building Security Board

Introduction

• Rep. Carl Demrow, Sponsor
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Friday, February 10, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

Followed by Discrimination Prevention Training

11:30 AM

Lunch Break

12:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 5: Building Communities Grants
Franklin County Field Days Agricultural Fair Capital Projects Grant Request

• Trini Brassard, Assistant Director, Agency of Transportation
  
• Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
  
• Fernand Gagne, Franklin County Field Days
  
• Sen. Robert Norris
  
• Rep. Thomas Oliver
  
• Drew Watson, Agriculture Development Specialist, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

2:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses and Lunch

12:00 PM

VSEA State House Day

Meeting with VSEA members

• Shane Gerrity, Franklin/Grand Isle County Chapter President, Correctional Officer II, Vermont State Employees Association
  
• Christina Granger, VSEA Board of Trustees Member, Probation and Parole Officer II, Vermont State Employees Association
  
• Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  
• Leona Watt, Senior Probation and Parole Officer, State of Vermont Corrections
  

12:50 PM

H.102 - An act relating to the Art in State Buildings Program

Walk-through and testimony

• Michele Bailey, Senior Program Manager, Vermont Arts Council
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• David Schutz, State Curator, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:05 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 7: University of Vermont
Deferred maintenance and capital project short term plan

• Richard Cate, Vice President and CFO, University of Vermont
  

2:25 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 12: Department of Public Safety
Special teams facilities and storage
Rutland field station
Shaftsbury field station
St. Johnsbury field station

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Col. Matthew Birmingham, Director, Vermont State Police
  
• Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety
  
• Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
  

3:45 PM

Break

3:50 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 17: Agency of Transportation
St. Albans, AOT District 8 Maintenance Facility

• Wayne Gammell, Director, District Maintenance and Fleet Services Division, Agency of Transportation
  
• Todd Law, Deputy Division Director, District Maintenance and Fleet Division, Agency of Transportation
  
• Brad McAvoy, Facilities Manager, Agency of Transportation
  
• Jayna Morse, Director, Finance & Administration Division, Agency of Transportation
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

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8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 9: Agency of Natural Resources
State match to supplemental federal EPA Clean Water and Drinking Water Stater Revolving Fund capitalization grants.
State 20% match to federal EPA Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants.
Waterbury Dam rehabilitation.
Dam Safety Program.

• John Beling, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
  
• Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  

10:30 AM

Break

10:55 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 2: Agency of Human Services
DCF short-term secure stabilization facility

• Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, DCF, Family Services Division
  
• Rep. Anne B. Donahue, House Committee on Health Care
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Tabrena Karish, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Geoffrey Pippenger, Director of Policy and Planning, Department for Children and Families
  
• Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
  

11:45 AM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

School Construction

Overview and recent committee testimony

• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:50 PM

Creative Economy Day

Vermont Humanities Council work in the correctional system.

• Jonny Flood, Literacy Program Manager, Vermont Humanities Council
  
• Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities Council
  

2:10 PM

Break

2:20 PM

Former Southeast State Correctional Facility Proposed Use Survey

Update

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Thomas Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

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8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 9: Agency of Natural Resources - Forests, Parks and Recreation
Infrastructure rehabilitation and improvement.
Replacement of park maintenance facilities at Gifford Woods and Groton.
3 acre rule compliance
Open access recreational infrastructure.
Implement best management practices at state forests and recreational access points.
Forest park access roads.

Section10: Clean Water
Forestry access road water quality improvements.

• Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Nate McKeen, Director of State Parks, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation
  
• Frank Spaulding, Parks Projects Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Joint Session

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

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Lunch Break

1:00 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 9: Agency of Natural Resources
Improving public access to wildlife management areas and maintaining critical management infrastructure.
Access area infrastructure improvements.
Infrastructure maintenance/improvement of Fish and Wildlife buildings including conservation camps.
Hatchery improvements.
Shooting range improvements.

• Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  

2:10 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

General committee discussion

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, February 17, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.102 - An act relating to the Art in State Buildings Program

Continued testimony from earlier in the week

• Michele Bailey, Senior Program Manager, Vermont Arts Council
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• David Schutz, State Curator, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:30 AM

Lunch Break

1:10 PM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition legislative day

Joint Hearing with the Senate Committee on Institutions
Meeting held in the Pavilion building, room 270.

Showcase work of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

• Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust
  
• Erin De Vries, Conservation Director, Vermont River Conservancy
  
• Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
  
• Cindy Reid, Director of Development, Cathedral Square Corporation
  
• Abby White, Vice President of Engagement, Vermont Land Trust
  

2:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses and Lunch

12:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 16: Vermont Veterans Home
Emergency generator and boiler plant replacement
Brandon and Cardinal renovation design work
Brandon and Cardinal construction
Elevator upgrade
Trenor park house and barn
Maintenance building/garage

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
  
• Steve McClafferty, Finance Director, Vermont Veterans' Home
  
• Asa Morin, Chief Operations Officer, Vermont Veterans Home
  

1:30 PM

Break

1:40 PM

H.82 - An act relating to the sale or disposal of Stanley Hall and Wasson Hall

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Thomas Leitz, Municipal Manager, Town of Waterbury
  
• Eric Pembroke, Director of Planning and Property Management, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Mark Pomilio, Economic Development Director, Town of Waterbury
  
• Rep. Theresa Wood, House Committee On Human Services
  

2:40 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 11: Military
Franklin County Armory/Readiness Center
NE Region Armory/Readiness Center
Berlin Armory/Readiness Center
Major maintenance

• Kim Fedele, Financial Manager, Vermont Military Department
  
• Ken Gragg, Deputy Adjutant General, Vermont Military Department
  
• Jacob Roy, Lieutenant Colonel, Construction and Facilities Management Officer, Vermont Military Department
  

3:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY 2024 State Budget

Review of provisions pertaining to the Department of Corrections

• Kristin Calver, Financial Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

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8:30 AM

Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility

Presentation of HOK report on replacing Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility

Meeting in the Pavilion, 109 State Street, Room 267

• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jeff Goodale, Director of Justice, HOK Group
  
• Tabrena Karish, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Ryan Rohlfs, Senior Associate, Senior Project Architect, HOK Group
  

11:15 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 13: Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Vermont Building at the Eastern States Exposition

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jonathan Griffin, Program Chief, Design and Construction Division, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Trevor Lowell, Farm to Institution Program Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Jessica Thyme, Project Manager, Buildings and General Services
  
• Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Vermont fairs and field days Building Communities capital grants

• Robert Congdon, President, Vermont State Fair (Rutland)
  
• Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
  
• Tim Shea, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Exposition
  
• Peggy Sherlock, Board Member, Tunbridge Fair
  
• Jason Sicard, President, Orleans County Fair
  
• Chris Vance, President, Caledonia County Fair
  

1:45 PM

Governor's Recommended FY 2024 State Budget

Provision to repeal home detention program

• Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, 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
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

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8:30 AM

Private Loans for Clean Water Projects

Review of language in Act 185 of 2018

• Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
  
• Neil Kamman, Director, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:10 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 13: Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory heat plant

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Glenn Evans, Director, Vermont Agriculture and Environmental Laboratory, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

11:00 AM

Governor's Recommended FY 2024 State Budget

Review of provisions pertaining to the Department of Corrections
Eligible misdemeanor; community supervision furlough
Absconding; community supervision furlough

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:20 PM

H.102 - An act relating to the Art in State Buildings Program

Mark-up

• Michele Bailey, Senior Program Manager, Vermont Arts Council
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:25 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:40 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

4:40 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, February 24, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

State House Expansion

Update

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

12:05 PM

Lunch Break

12:50 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 14: Vermont Rural Fire Protection
Dry hydrant program - grants and annual appropriation

• Jill Arace, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
  
• Troy Dare, Engineer Technician, Vermont Rural Fire Protection Task Force
  
• Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety
  
• Bill Sanborn, Vice Chair, Vermont Rural Fire Protection Task Force
  

1:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 6: Agency of Education, Emergency aid for school construction

• Cassandra Ryan, Director of Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management, Agency of Education
  

2:15 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

12:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY 2024 State Budget

Committee discussion on budget provisions:
Repeal of home detention
Eligible misdemeanor; community supervision furlough
Absconding; community supervision furlough

• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Tim Leuders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:25 PM

Break

2:35 PM

Governor's Recommended FY 2024 State Budget

Committee discussion - provisions in Governor's FY 2024 State Budget Report to House Appropriations

2:50 PM

Future Agenda Items

Priority list of correctional issues

4:00 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Committee discussion - current questions that the committee has about the Capital Budget Proposal spreadsheet

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up
Follow-up testimony on BGS projects

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

H.102 - An act relating to the Art in State Buildings Program

Mark-up

• Michele Bailey, Senior Program Manager, Vermont Arts Council
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• David Schutz, State Curator, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:30 AM

Break

11:40 AM

Governor's Recommended FY 2024 State Budget

Committee discussion on budget provisions:
Repeal of home detention
Eligible misdemeanor; community supervision furlough
Absconding; community supervision furlough

• Tim Leuders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  
• Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:20 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

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8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

133 State Street - renovations for LegIT and shared commons spaces

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Kevin Moore, Director of Information Technology, Office of Legislative Information Technology
  

9:20 AM

Break

9:30 AM

Women's Correctional Facility

ACLU response to administration's proposal for a new facility

• Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:25 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

State House humidity control - summer boiler
Miscellaneous BGS project questions

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

11:00 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Update - VSCS Ten-Year Transformation Plan

• Katherine Levasseur, Director of External & Government Affairs, Vermont State Colleges
  
• Sarah Truckle, Vice President of Business Operations, Vermont State University
  

11:40 AM

Committee Discussion

Scheduling correctional facility visits
Committee liaison updates
Cash fund ideas

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:10 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 3, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

12:30 PM

H.102 - An act relating to the Art in State Buildings Program

Mark-up and new draft

• Michele Bailey, Senior Program Manager, Vermont Arts Council
  
• Amy Cunningham, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• David Schutz, State Curator, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Frank Spaulding, Parks Projects Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

2:45 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

12:50 PM

Committee Meeting

Committee planning and testimony for next couple of weeks

1:05 PM

H.102 - An act relating to the Art in State Buildings Program

Mark-up, Draft 1.3

• Michele Bailey, Senior Program Manager, Vermont Arts Council
  
• Amy Cunningham, Interim Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:15 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Northwest State Correctional Facility booking expansion - follow-up testimony

• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

3:15 PM

Break

3:25 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

VSCS Transformation Plan - library staffing

• Elizabeth Bergman, Interlibrary Loan Specialist, Northern Vermont University
  
• Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  
• Michele Perry, Cataloger, Castleton University
  

4:00 PM

FY22 - FY23 Capital Budget Adjustment

H.739 - Update on DOC correctional facilities - HVAC programming, schematic design and design documents

• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

10:05 AM

Break

10:15 AM

H.102 - An act relating to the Art in State Buildings Program

Draft 1.4 and possible vote

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• David Schutz, State Curator, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:25 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:25 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

2:50 PM

An act relating to enhancing workforce and development opportunities

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development bill - proposed language for Department of Corrections professional development contract

• Rep. Edye Graning, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:45 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

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8:45 AM

An act relating to enhancing workforce and development opportunities

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development bill- proposed language for Department of Corrections professional development contract; enhancement of Peer Support program

• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:40 AM

Break

9:55 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

10:20 AM

An act relating to enhancing workforce and development opportunities

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development bill- proposed language for Department of Corrections professional development contract; enhancement of Peer Support program

• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  

10:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Cash Fund - alternative language and interpretation

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:35 PM

H.102 - An act relating to the Art in State Buildings Program

Committee vote

2:45 PM

An act relating to enhancing workforce and economic development opportunities

House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development bill - proposed language for Department of Corrections professional development contract; enhancement of Peer Support program

• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:10 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

5:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 17, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:30 PM

Lunch Break

1:15 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

2:00 PM

Justice Reinvestment II

Discussion

2:20 PM

Funding Discussion

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

1:30 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Proposed bill language - Draft 1.1

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

H.438 - An act relating to a working group to develop a plan to eliminate incarceration

Introduction

• Brian Cina, Sponsor
  

2:30 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Proposed bill language - Draft 1.1

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:25 PM

Break

3:40 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Proposed bill language - Draft 1.1

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

5:15 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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8:45 AM

Governor's Recommended FY 2024 State Budget

Proposed changes to DCF Working Group language submitted to House Corrections and Institutions by House Human Services

• Rep. Anne B. Donahue, House Human Services
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Shayla Livingston, Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:00 AM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Proposed Capital Expenditure Cash Fund language and Unexpended Fund language - Draft 1.3

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:20 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Buildings and General Services authority to sell state property

Planning for facilities for incarcerated individuals and justice involved youth

BGS project planning

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Eric Pembroke, Director of Planning and Property Management, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

11:20 AM

Break

11:35 AM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Proposed Capital Expenditure Cash Fund language and Unexpended Fund language - Draft 1.4

Proposed Capital Bill language - Draft 1.2

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:35 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

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8:30 AM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Mark-up
Proposed Capital Bill language, Draft 1.3

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Eric Filkowski, Former Manager, Rent-A-Center
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:40 AM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Subcommittee Unspent Capital Funds memo

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

11:10 AM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Proposed Capital Bill language, Draft 1.3

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:45 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:40 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Subcommittee Unspent Capital Funds memo

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:05 PM

House Floor

Continued

3:40 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Mark-up

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

4:00 PM

House Floor

Continued

5:45 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Mark-up

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

6:05 PM

House Floor

Continued

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Adjourn

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Friday, March 24, 2023

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8:35 AM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Capital Bill language, Draft 1.4

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:40 AM

House Floor

12:15 PM

Lunch Break

12:45 PM

Committee Meeting

Capital Bill language and spreadsheet

• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:25 PM

Break

2:40 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Capital Bill language and spreadsheet
Reporting bill on the Floor

• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

3:20 PM

Break

3:30 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Vote, Draft 1.6

• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:35 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Retention of Supreme Court Justices and Superior Court Justices

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

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8:30 AM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

House Appropriations Amendment

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:00 AM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Reporting bill on the House Floor

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

11:00 AM

Lunch Break

12:00 PM

Caucus of the Whole

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

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8:30 AM

JRS19 - Joint resolution relating to State lands transactions in Jamaica State Park and Coolidge State Forest

Walk-through, testimony

• Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Rebecca Washburn, Director, Lands Administration and Recreation, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

9:40 AM

Committee Discussion of Future Topics

Ideas for future testimony

10:10 AM

Individual Member Work

Preparing reports for House Floor

11:30 AM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Friday, March 31, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 AM

Lunch Break

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses and Lunch

12:40 PM

An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends

Overview of S.14

• Ben Novogroski, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Haley Sommer, Communications Director, Department of Corrections
  

2:15 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Department of Corrections

Correctional initiatives

• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

3:30 PM

Vermont Criminal Justice System

Overview of pre-trial services
Sequential intercept model

• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

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8:30 AM

JRS19 - Joint resolution relating to State lands transactions in Jamaica State Park and Coolidge State Forest

Testimony

• Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Donna Foster, Project Director, Vermont Land Trust
  
• Sen. Wendy Harrison, Reporter
  
• Rebecca Washburn, Director, Lands Administration and Recreation, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

9:20 AM

Break

9:40 AM

Department of Corrections

Furlough 101 - Vermont's furlough system

• Joshua Rutherford, Director of Classification and Facility Designation, Department of Corrections
  

10:35 AM

An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends

S.14, Section 1 language - violations classified as "significant/not violent" or "significant and violent"

• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Rachel Feldman, Chief of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Agency of Human Services
  
• Jessica King-Mohr, Director of Research and Data Analytics, Department of Corrections
  

11:30 AM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

Department of Corrections Incarcerated Population Data

Exploration of public datasets/reports found on the DOC web site

3:40 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

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8:30 AM

Medical Furlough

Overview

• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

10:00 AM

Parole Board 101

Vermont Parole System

• Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board
  
• Dean George, Chair, Vermont Parole Board
  

11:00 AM

Crime Research Group

Description of the Crime Research Group

• Monica Weeber, Executive Director, Crime Research Group
  

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Sequential Intercept Model

Overview from the perspective of a research/data gathering organization

• Monica Weeber, Executive Director, Crime Research Group
  

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

15 min after Floor

An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Judiciary
Meeting in Room 270 at the Pavilion

Testimony, S.14, Draft 2.3
This hearing will be livestreamed here: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary

• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Jill Evans, Director, Essex Community Justice Center
  
• Erin Jacobsen, Co-Director of Community Justice Division, Attorney General's Office
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 7, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

10:40 AM

Committee Meeting

Weigh-in on S.14

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:00 AM

Lunch Break

Language

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  
• Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
  

12:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses and Lunch

• Alison Lamagna, Director of Impact, VT Works for Women
  

1:00 PM

Medical Furlough

Defender General's perspective

• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

1:40 PM

Break

1:50 PM

Women's Facilities Stakeholder's Proposal

Proposed language, Draft 1.2

• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Women's Correctional Facility

Written testimony from formerly / currently incarcerated women

• Kathy Astemborski, Director of Women's Services, Department of Corrections
  
• Alison Lamagna, Director of Impact, VT Works for Women
  
• Heather Newcomb, Program Manager, Justice Women's Services, Vermont Works for Women
  

4:05 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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8:50 AM

Correctional Facilities Health Services

Overview

• Annie Ramniceanu, DOC Addiction and Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Max Titus, Director of Health Services, Department of Corrections
  

10:10 AM

Break

10:20 AM

Committee Meeting

Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) program

• Annie Ramniceanu, DOC Addiction and Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
  

11:00 AM

An act relating to establishing a forensic facility

Overview of sections pertaining to beds

• Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:30 AM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

Clean Water

Municipal Pollution Control Grants

• Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  

3:05 PM

Women's Facilities Stakeholder's Proposal

Report from current stakeholder's group

• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

4:10 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

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8:30 AM

Prison Rape Elimination Act - PREA

Overview

• Jenn Sprafke, Constituent Services Director, PREA, Department of Corrections
  

9:45 AM

Break

9:55 AM

Department of Corrections Victim's Services

Overview

• Merredith Pelkey, Director, Victim's Services, Department of Corrections
  

10:25 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.438 - An act relating to a working group to develop a plan to eliminate incarceration

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H.445 - An act relating to education and corrections infrastructure in the State

• Jayna Ahsaf, Vermont Campaign Organizer, National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
  
• Brian Cina, Sponsor
  
• Tiffany Harrington, Concerned Citizen
  
• Opeyemi Parham, Concerned Citizen
  

11:50 AM

ARPA Funds

Obligated and Spent

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:20 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

An act relating to miscellaneous environmental conservation subjects

Walk-through of Sections 5-7

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends

Proposed amendment for S.14

• Jayna Ahsaf, Vermont Campaign Organizer, National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
  
• Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 14, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

10:35 AM

Women's Correctional Facilities

Letter to Department of Corrections re. Women's Correctional Facilities Replacement Stakeholder's Group

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:10 AM

Break

11:35 AM

Lunch Break

Letter to Department of Corrections re. Women's Correctional Facilities Replacement Stakeholder's Group

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Sarah Robinson, Deputy Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

11:45 AM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

ARPA Funds

Buildings and General Services Department - ARPA dollars obligated and spent

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Doug Farnham, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration
  

2:00 PM

ARPA Funds

Forests, Parks, and Recreation Department - ARPA dollars obligated and spent

• Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

2:15 PM

An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends

Overview of proposed language changes

• Rep. Karen Dolan, Essex Junction
  

2:35 PM

Update on Bills

S.80 An act relating to miscellaneous environmental conservation subjects
S.89 An act relating to establishing a forensic facility

3:35 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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8:30 AM

Field Trip - Waterbury Office Complex

Tour of the complex

• Sean Brown, Chief of Operations, Agency of Administration
  

12:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:40 PM

An act relating to establishing a forensic facility

Space needs

• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
  

3:35 PM

An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends

Update on bill in House Judiciary

• Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, Westminister
  

3:45 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

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8:40 AM

ARPA Funds

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - ARPA dollars obligated and spent

• Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Nicole Dubuque, Director of Administrative Services, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

9:00 AM

ARPA Funds

Vermont Department of Libraries - ARPA dollars obligated and spent

• Catherine Deineo, Commissioner, Department of Libraries
  
• Doug Farnham, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration
  

9:40 AM

Break

9:55 AM

ARPA Funds

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board - ARPA dollars obligated and spent

• Liz Gleason, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  
• Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  

10:30 AM

Transitional Housing for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Housing and programs

• Jim Curran, Executive Director, Dismas of Vermont
  
• Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont
  

11:45 AM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Friday, April 21, 2023

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8:50 AM

An act relating to establishing a forensic facility

Medicaid and Institutions for Mental Disease Waivers

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

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:30 AM

An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends

Straw vote on language - S.14 Draft 2.7

11:50 AM

Lunch Break

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

An act relating to miscellaneous environmental conservation subjects

Review of language in S.80, Sections 5-7

• Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  
• Chris Rottler, Water Investment Coordinator, Department of Environmental Conservation
  

2:05 PM

Break

2:30 PM

Department of Corrections Programs

Work programs, outdoor activities, and facility commissaries

• Kim Bushey, Program Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  

4:05 AM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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8:30 AM

Committee Meeting

Overview of program for formerly incarcerated individuals integrating back into their families and communities.

• Alden Woodcock, Executive Director, EmergeCT
  

9:50 AM

Break

10:05 AM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Review of spreadsheeet posted by Senate Institutions on 4-25-2023

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:10 PM

An act relating to miscellaneous environmental conservation subjects

Proposed language for S.80 - Use of EPA Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund - Draft 1.1

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:40 PM

Break

2:55 PM

An act relating to miscellaneous environmental conservation subjects

Proposed Language - Use of EPA Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund, Draft 2.1

• Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

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9:00 AM

Department of Corrections Update

DOC's new Vision, Mission, Values statements

• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:10 AM

Department of Corrections Workforce

DOC Peer Support for Correctional Staff

• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Lori Gurney, Clinical Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Cindy Lack, Probation and Parole Officer, Peer Support Lead, Department of Corrections
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:15 PM

An act relating to establishing a forensic facility

Proposed language

2:30 PM

Update on Bills

Cash fund discussion in House Appropriations

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 28, 2023

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9:30 AM

House Floor

10:35 AM

An act relating to miscellaneous environmental conservation subjects

Proposed language for S. 80 - Use of EPA Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund, Draft 3.1

10:40 AM

Break until 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

House Floor

As needed

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

House Floor

TBD as Floor time allows

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:40 PM

An act relating to establishing a forensic facility

Proposed language

• Shayla Livingston, Policy Director, Agency of Human Services
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

As needed

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Adjourn

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

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9:00 AM

Committee Meeting

Perspectives of former commissioner

• John Gorcyck, Former Commissioner , Department of Corrections
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Committee Meeting

TBD as Floor time allows

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:05 PM

An act relating to establishing a forensic facility

Proposed language for Section 1. Intent and Section 4. Presentation; Forensic Facility Programming
Straw vote

1:25 PM

Break

2:00 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Walk-through Senate Proposal of Amendment

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

As needed

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Adjourn

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Committee Meeting

TBD as Floor time allows

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Telecommuting

Impacts on State buildings

• Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

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Telecommuting

Impact on State Buildings

• Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

As needed

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Friday, May 5, 2023

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8:30 AM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Senate Proposal of Amendment

• Sen. Russ Ingalls, Senate Committee on Institutions
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Committee Meeting

TBD as Floor time allows

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Department of Corrections Overview and Updates

Health of incarcerated individuals
DOC Academy recruiting and training of correctional officers

• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Jim Rice, Director of the Office of Professional Standards and Compliance, Department of Corrections
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

As needed

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Adjourn

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Monday, May 8, 2023

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1:00 PM

House Floor

2:50 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Discuss Senate Proposal of Amendment

3:50 PM

House Floor

Continued

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Committee Meeting

TBD as Floor time allows

12:00 PM

Caucuses and Lunch

1:05 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

Discussion Senate Proposal of Amendment

• Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

As needed

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Adjourn

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Committee Meeting

TBD as Floor time allows

12:00 PM

Lunch

3:00 PM

House Floor

As needed

6:30 PM

H.493 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding

House Further Proposal of Amendment

• Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Adjourn

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Committee Meeting

TBD as Floor time allows

12:00 PM

Lunch

3:00 PM

House Floor

As needed

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Adjourn

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Friday, May 12, 2023

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10:00 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Committee Meeting

TBD as Floor time allows

12:00 PM

Lunch

3:00 PM

House Floor

As needed

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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10:10 AM

Flood Damage to the Capitol Complex

Introductions

10:20 AM

Flood Damage to the Capitol Complex

Description of the Damages to State Buildings

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

11:40 AM

Flood Damage to the Capitol Complex

Recovery Resources - FEMA, Insurance, State

• Doug Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, Agency of Administration
  

12:25 PM

Lunch Break

1:15 PM

Flood Damage to the Capitol Complex

Regulatory Overview - State and Federal Rules that will Impact the Approach to Repairs and Flood Mitigation of the Capitol Complex.

• Doug Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, Agency of Administration
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

2:00 PM

Flood Damage to the Capitol Complex

Lessons Learned from Tropical Storm Irene - Replacement of the Waterbury State Office Complex - Language in Previous Capital Bills

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:40 PM

Flood Damage to the Capitol Complex

Interim Recovery Period - Building Inspections and Necessary Repairs

Long-Term Planning for Restoration and Renovation of the Capitol Complex

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Doug Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, Agency of Administration
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

3:15 PM

Flood Damage to the Capitol Complex

Committee Discussion

• Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Chair, House Corrections and Institutions
  
• Sen. Russ Ingalls, Chair, Senate Committee on Institutions
  

3:25 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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10:00 AM

House Floor

House Convenes for the Session

After the Floor

Introductions

New JFO Staff Member - Meeting with the Committee

• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

11:10 AM

Update on Proposed Bill

Regarding Pre-Trial Services, Community Justice Centers and Restorative Justice

• Rep. Karen Dolan, Sponsor
  

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Lunch

1:20 PM

Committee Discussion

Committee Interests and Goals for the Session

2:25 PM

Introductions

New Legal Counsel - Meeting with the Committee

• Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:30 PM

Buildings and General Services Updates

Updates on Larger Projects.

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

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9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.528 - An act relating to the historical review and study of burial grounds

Bill Introduction

• Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Sponsor, Washington 1 (Northfield)
  

11:00 AM

Buildings and General Services Updates

Montpelier Capitol Complex Flooding Impacts

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

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Lunch

1:10 PM

Building and General Services Updates

FY 24-25 Capital Bill Construction Projects

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• David DiBiase, Deputy Commisioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

2:00 PM

Governor's State-of-the-State Message

Joint Assembly

3:25 PM

Building and General Services Update

FY 24-25 Capital Construction Projects

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

4:15 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, January 5, 2024

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9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Department of Corrections Health Services

Medical/Mental Health Services Provided to Incarcerated Individuals

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Health Care

Meeting in Room 270, Pavilion Building
Meeting will be livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.

• Annie Ramniceanu, Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
  

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Lunch

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

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10:00 AM

House Floor

Followed by Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

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Caucuses

1:35 PM

Reports Repeal Survey

Discussion - House Corrections and Institutions Committee Reports Repeal 2024

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:30 PM

Capitol Complex Flood Recovery

FEMA Process
Risk Management, Insurance Process
Inventory of Buildings and Building Systems

• Doug Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, Agency of Administration
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

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8:30 AM

Vermont Segregation Statutes and Rules

Overview

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:30 AM

Vermont Psychiatric Hospital

Committee Field Trip to the Vermont Psychiatric Hospital in Berlin

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Lunch

• Travis Denton, Facility Operations Division Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  

1:00 PM

Department of Corrections Updates

Check-in and Questions

• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

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9:00 AM

Restorative Justice 101 Presentation

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Judiciary and House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
Pavilion Building, Room 267

The meeting will be livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary

• Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Chair, House Corrections and Institutions
  
• Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
  
• Rachel Jolly, CEDO Assistant Director, Community Justice Center
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Becky Penberthy, Adult Restorative and Volunteer Manager, Burlington Community Justice Center
  
• Taylor Small, Chittenden-21, Representative
  

11:00 AM

Overview of H.645 in Joint Committee

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Lunch

1:15 PM

VSEA Legislative Issues

Testimony from VSEA Members

• Trissie Casanova, Chair of the Labor Management Committee, Vermont State Employees Association
  
• Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  
• Leona Watt, VSEA Chair, Vermont State Employees Association
  

2:45 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2024 General Fund Budget Adjustment

Committee Recommendations to House Appropriations

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Friday, January 12, 2024

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Standard

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9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

State House Interpretive Plan

Update

• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• David Schutz, State Curator, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

11:15 AM

Building and General Services Updates

FY 24-25 Capital Bill Construction Projects

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

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Lunch

1:00 PM

Home Detention

Memo from Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee and Recommendations

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:15 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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10:00 AM

House Floor

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Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

Cash Fund for Capital and Essential Investments

Creation, Fund Accounts, Use of Funds, Fund Balance

• Catherine Benham, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  

2:00 PM

Restorative Justice

Walk-through of Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:15 PM

Bill Priorities

Committee Discussion of Bills on the Wall

3:50 PM

Break

4:00 PM

H.690 - An act relating to establishing community restitution as a sentencing alternative

Introduction

• Rep. Martin LaLonde, Sponsor
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

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8:30 AM

Constituent Service Time

10:10 AM

Community-Based Peer Coaching

New Initiative: Department of Corrections in Partnership with Turning Point in Rutland and Springfield

• Tracie Hauck, Director, Rutland Turning Point Center
  
• Jon Hoyt, Corrections Recovery Coach, Springfield Turning Point Center
  
• Michael Johnson, Director, Springfield Turning Point Center
  
• Lewis Nielson, Corrections Recovery Coach, Rutland Turning Point Center
  

11:15 AM

Buildings and General Services Updates

FY 24-25 Capital Bill Construction Projects

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM

Southeast State Correctional Facility

Initial Public Outreach Report on Potential Mixed Uses for the Former Windsor Correctional Facility

• Emily Bell, Bell Design Studios
  
• Thomas Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
  

2:10 PM

White River Junction Court House Renovations

Space Needs of the State's Attorney Office

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Ward Goodenough, State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
  
• Annie Noonan, Labor Relations and Operations Manager, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

After the Floor

Restorative Justice

Weigh-in on Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

• Ward Goodenough, State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

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Adjourn

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

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9:15 AM

Women's Correctional and Re-Entry Facility

HOK Report

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Tabrena Karish, Project Manager, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

10:50 AM

Break

11:35 AM

Restorative Justice

Weigh-in on Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:20 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM

Department of Corrections Policies and Directives

FY 2023 Segregation Report

• Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  
• David Turner, Facility Operations Manager, Department of Corrections
  

2:15 PM

Reports Repeal Survey

Department of Corrections Input on the Community Placement Notification Report

• Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
  

2:20 PM

Restorative Justice

Weigh-in on Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

• Derek Miodownik, Restorative and Community Justice Executive, Department of Corrections
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Friday, January 19, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.795 - An act relating to the creation of an earned allowance program and other workforce development for justice-involved individuals

Introduction

• Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor, Chittenden-15
  

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H.795 - An act relating to the creation of an earned allowance program and other workforce development for justice-involved individuals

Walk-through

• Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor, Chittenden-15
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:45 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

Home Detention

Memo from Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee

1:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Meeting Details

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

Followed by Discrimination Prevention Training for Members

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Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

Governor's 2025 Budget Address

Joint Assembly to Receive Budget Message

2:15 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Overview

• Sean Brown, Chief of Operations, Agency of Administration
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
  

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Bonding Capacity and Debt Affordability

Overview and Impacts of Large Construction Projects

• Scott Baker, Director Financial Reporting, Office of the State Treasurer
  

10:00 AM

Medicaid for Incarcerated Individuals

1115 CMS Waiver

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

11:00 AM

H.690 - An act relating to establishing community restitution as a sentencing alternative

Weigh-in

• Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  
• Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

An act relating to expansion of approaches to Restorative Justice

Discussion of Sections 4 and 5

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

Followed by Caucus of the Whole - Budget Adjustment Act

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Adjourn

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Department of Corrections Health Services

Medical/Mental Health Services Provided to Incarcerated Individuals

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Health Care
Meeting in Room 267, Pavilion Building
Meeting will be livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-health-care

• Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
  
• Jessica Sherman, Regional Vice President, Wellpath
  
• Max Titus, Director of Health and Wellness, Department of Corrections
  

11:00 AM

Committee Meeting

Old First Church, Bennington, Vermont

• Ken Clarke, Minister, Old First Church, Bennington
  
• Wayne Kachmar, Chairman, Old First Church, Board of Trustees
  
• David Pilachowski, Member, Old First Church, Board of Trustees
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:05 PM

H.408 - An act relating to compassionate release and parole eligibility

Geriatric Population Data
Existing Programs

• Lani Herrington, Classification Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Michaela Merrill, Superintendent, Southern State Correctional Facility
  
• Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  

2:15 PM

H.690 - An act relating to establishing community restitution as a sentencing alternative

Weigh-in

• Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Friday, January 26, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Buildings and General Services Projects for the Department of Corrections

• Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

An act relating to expansion of approaches to Restorative Justice

Committee Discussion of Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

• Derek Miodownik, Restorative and Community Justice Executive, Department of Corrections
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:30 AM

Lunch

12:35 PM

Department of Corrections Health Services

Personal Accounts
Recommendations for Change

• David Allen, Advocate, Vermont Just Justice
  
• Jason Braasch, Advocate, Vermont Just Justice
  
• Jen Canfield, Advocate, Vermont Just Justice
  
• Meg McCarthy, Advocate, Vermont Just Justice
  
• Leslie Thorsen, Spokesperson, Vermont Just Justice
  

2:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

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Cauccuses

1:00 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Buildings and General Services Projects for the Department of Corrections and Projects Listed in Section 2 of the Capital Budget Adjustment Spreadsheet

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Teigh Southworth, Buildings Engineer Project Manager, Department of Buildings & General Services
  
• Lauren Washburn, Program Chief Design & Construction, Buildings and General Services
  

2:45 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Vermont Veterans' Home

• Melissa Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Veterans' Home
  
• Steve McClafferty, Finance Director, Vermont Veterans' Home
  

3:15 PM

An act relating to expansion of approaches to Restorative Justice

Draft 1.3, Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

• Rep. Karen Dolan, House Judiciary Committee
  
• Jill Evans, Director, Essex Community Justice Center
  
• Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Derek Miodownik, Restorative and Community Justice Executive, Department of Corrections
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

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Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.836 - An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher education degrees

Introduction

• Rep. Mary-Katherine Stone, Sponsor
  

9:15 AM

Committee Meeting

Discussion of Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

10:00 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Military Update
Ten-Year Plan
Sale of the Waterbury Armory

• Sean Brown, Chief of Operations, Agency of Administration
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Hank Harder, Deputy Adjutant General, Office of the Adjutant General
  
• Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
  
• Jacob Roy, Lieutenant Colonel, Construction and Facilities Management Officer, Vermont Military Department
  
• Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

Housing - Individuals Need Mental Health Support to Maintain Housing
Establishing a Continuum of Care with Step Down Options to Better Support and Maintain Individuals' Wellness in the Community

• Karim Chapman, Executive Director, Life Intervention Team
  
• Jeannie MacLeod, Executive Director, Barre CJC
  
• Ashley Messier, Executive Director, Women's Justice and Freedom Initiative
  

1:45 PM

An act relating to expansion of approaches to Restorative Justice

Draft 1.3, Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

--

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

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8:50 AM

Department of Libraries

Naming Geographic Features in Vermont

• Catherine Delneo, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries
  

9:45 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Vermont Department of Labor Facility Upgrades

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor
  
• Teigh Southworth, Buildings Engineer Project Manager, Department of Buildings & General Services
  
• Chad Wawryzniak, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor
  

10:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Spreadsheet Discussion

• Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
  
• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

12:00 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

State House Expansion

Update from Buildings and General Services, Sergeant at Arms and Consultant

• Tricia Harper, Architect, Architectural Restoration Consulting, PLLC
  
• Janet Miller, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly
  

2:15 PM

Vermont Transportation Board

Naming Roads, Highways, Bridges and Other Transportation Structures

• John Zicconi, Executive Secretary, Transportation Board
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:45 PM

Committee Meeting

Discussion of Committee Priorities

4:20 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, February 2, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

An act relating to expansion of approaches to Restorative Justice

New Draft of Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Former Vermont State Police Barracks in Williston

Request for First Right of Refusal to Purchase Property

• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Eric Pembroke, Director of Planning and Property Management, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Erik Wells, Town Manager, Williston
  

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Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

H.836 - An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher education degrees

Community College of Vermont Corrections Education Program

• Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont
  
• Bryan O'Connor, Director of Corrections Education, Community College of Vermont
  

2:10 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Commerce and Community Development Historic Preservation
Building Community Grants for Historic Preservation and Barn Preservation

• Jamie Duggan, Director of Preservation, State Historic Sites, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
  
• Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development
  

3:30 PM

Department of Corrections Health Services

Vermont Statutes Pertaining to the Delivery of Health Care in DOC Facilities

• Rep. Brian Cina, House Committee on Health Care
  
• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Department of Corrections Re-Entry Programs

Releases and Release Planning

• Gary Marvel, Field Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Monique Sullivan, Casework Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  

9:45 AM

H.200 - An act relating to naming the State office building located at 133 State Street in Montpelier

Naming Buildings in the Capitol Complex

• Richard Cassidy, Attorney, Rich Cassidy Law
  
• Dagny Hoff, Montpelier
  
• Mary Sullivan, Former Representative, Burlington
  

10:30 AM

Department of Corrections Health Services

Weigh-in from DOC Commissioner and Defender General

• Rep. Brian Cina, House Committee on Health Care
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
  

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM

An act relating to expansion of approaches to Restorative Justice

New Draft Sections 4 and 5 of H.645

• Damien Barnes, Director, Rutland County Community Justice Center
  
• Heather Hobart, Executive Director, Lamoille Restorative Center
  
• Rachel Jolly, CEDO Assistant Director, Community Justice Center
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:00 PM

State House Expansion

State House Tour - Health and Safety Renovations

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Janet Miller, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:45 PM

Committee Meeting

Discussion of Topics Committee Wishes to Continue Working On

4:20 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Buildings and General Services Capital Project Updates

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

10:50 AM

Committee Meeting

Supportive, Children Friendly Family Visitation

• Kim Bushey, Program Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Jess Kell, Director of Kids Apart Program, Lund Center
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Department of Corrections Re-Entry Programs

Weigh-in from Restorative/Community Justice Centers

• Lyn Gatt , Exective Director, Orleans County Restorative Justice Center
  
• Carol Plante, Director, Montpelier Community Justice Center
  
• Susan Russell, Reentry Coordinator, St. Johnsbury Community Justice Center
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

Committee Meeting

Re-entry Conversation

4:30 AM

Adjourn

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Friday, February 9, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.328 - An act relating to heating and cooling systems owned or controlled by the State

Buildings and General Services Update on Installation of Non-Fossil Fuel Space and Water Heating Equipment

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Brian Sewell, State Energy Program Manager, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

12:00 AM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Property Management Fund Deficit

• John Becker, Director of Statewide Reporting, Department of Finance and Management
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

2:30 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Department of Corrections Re-Entry Programs

Re-entry Planning and Programs Inside Correctional Facilities

• Kim Bushey, Program Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  

2:00 PM

H.836 - An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher education degrees

Earned Time for Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates, Courses for Incarcerated Individuals and Individuals on Parole

• Kim Bushey, Program Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Gary Marvel, Field Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  

3:20 PM

ARPA Funds

Forests, Parks and Recreation - ARPA Funds Encumbered and Spent

• Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Frank Spaulding, Parks Projects Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

3:40 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Improvement - 3-acre Rule
FY24 Open Access Recreational Infrastructure, and Recreational Access Points
FY25 Open Access Recreational Infrastructure, and Forest Park Access Roads

• Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Frank Spaulding, Parks Projects Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

ANR Section 9: State 20% Match to Federal EPA Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Dam Safety and Hydrology Projects

• Eric Blatt, Director for Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  
• Ben Green, Dam Safety Engineer, Department of Environmental Conservation
  

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ARPA Funds

Department of Environmental Conservation - ARPA Funds Encumbered and Spent

• Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  

10:20 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Medically Assisted Treatment

Rules for Behavioral Therapy Counseling as Part of MAT in the Community

• Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager and State Opioid Treatment Authority, Department of Health
  

11:15 AM

ARPA Funds

Buildings and General Services - ARPA Funds Encumbered and Spent

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

VHCC Day - Celebrating Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Funded Projects

• Allaire Diamond, Lead Ecologist, Vermont Land Trust
  
• Angie Harbin, Executive Director, Downstreet Housing and Community Development
  
• Adrian Rainville, Owner and Operator, Rainville Farm, Franklin, VT
  
• Abbey White, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Vermont Land Trust
  
• Gordon Young, Chair, Wolcott Community Forest
  

2:45 PM

Committee Meeting

Bill Priorities

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Vermont Building at the Eastern States Exposition (Big E)

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
  
• Trevor Lowell, Farm to Institution Program Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Jessica Thyme, Project Manager, Buildings and General Services
  

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ARPA Funds

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, Water Quality Grants - ARPA Funds Encumbered and Spent

• Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of Adjutant and Inspector General and Vermont State College Trustees

11:15 AM

Committee Meeting

Committee Discussion of H.326

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Barre Courthouse Renovations
White River Junction Courthouse Renovations - Swing Space and Space Needs for State's Attorneys

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
  
• Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
  
• Eric Pembroke, Director of Planning and Property Management, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

2:00 PM

Committee Meeting

Constituent Time

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:45 PM

H.326 - An act relating to prohibition on the transfer of Vermont inmates to an out-of-state correctional facility

Incarcerated Population and Available Beds

• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

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Friday, February 16, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

White River Junction Courthouse Renovations - Swing Space and Space Needs for State's Attorneys

• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Gregg Mousley, Chief of Finance and Administration, Vermont Judiciary
  
• Annie Noonan, Labor Relations and Operations Manager, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Eric Pembroke, Director of Planning and Property Management, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

Department of Corrections Budget

Committee Discussion

1:00 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Waterbury Dam Spillway Project
Joint Hearing with Senate Committee on Institutions and House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
Meeting in Room 34 of the State House
Meeting will be livestreamed at <https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions>

• Jason Batchelder, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
  
• Eric Blatt, Dam Safety Director, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  
• Ben Green, Dam Safety Engineer, Department of Environmental Conservation
  
• Neil Kamman, Director, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  

2:15 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

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10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

1:05 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board - Section 10:Water Quality Projects and Section 14: Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

• Liz Gleason, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  
• Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  
• Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  

2:15 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, Section 10, Water Quality Grants

• Jeff Cook, Administrative Services Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Nina Gage, Assistant Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Committee Meeting

Discussion of the Capital Bill

3:30 PM

Department of Corrections Re-Entry Programs

Obtaining a Valid ID Upon Release

• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
  
• Michael Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
  
• Monique Sullivan, Casework Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Cash Fund, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act (IIJA) Spreadsheet

• Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
  
• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

9:40 AM

Department of Corrections Health Services

• Jessica Sherman, Regional Vice President, Wellpath
  
• Max Titus, Director of Health and Wellness, Department of Corrections
  

11:15 AM

Department of Corrections Budget

Overview of FY 25 DOC General Fund Budget, Ups and Downs,
House Corrections and Institutions Recommendations to House Appropriations

• Kristin Calver, Financial Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  

12:20 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM

H.836 - An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher education degrees

Re-Entry, Earned Time, Out-of-State Inmates

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:10 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Building Communities Grants - Agricultural Fair Capital Projects: Competitive Grants Program

• Scott Bushee, Bondville Fair
  
• Ken Button, Addison County Fair and Field Days
  
• Robert Congdon, President, Vermont State Fair (Rutland)
  
• Jackie Folsom, Director, Vermont Fairs and Field Days Association
  
• Nancy Howe, Chair, Hartford Board of Civil Authority/Abatement
  
• Tim Shea, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Exposition
  
• Peggy Sherlock, Board Member, Tunbridge Fair
  
• Jason Sicard, President, Orleans County Fair
  
• Chris Vance, President, Caledonia County Fair
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

Department of Corrections Budget

Overview of FY25 DOC General Fund Budget, Ups and Downs,
House Corrections and Institutions Recommendations to House Appropriations

• Kristin Calver, Financial Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

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8:50 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, Section 10, Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Municipal Pollution Grants

• Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
  
• Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
  
• Padraic Monks, Manager, Water Infrastructure Financing Program, Department of Environmental Conservation
  

10:05 AM

Break

10:25 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Department of Fish and Wildlife, Section 9, General Infrastructure Projects, Including Small Scale Maintenance and Rehabilitation

• Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  

11:00 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 18, Cash Fund for Capital and Essential Investments, Vermont State Colleges: Major Maintenance; Transformation Planning; Planning, Design, Construction of Green Hall and Vail Hall

• Sharron Scott, Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Vermont State Colleges System
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

H.836 - An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher education degrees

Earned Time for Individuals on Parole

• Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board
  

2:20 PM

H.836 - An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher education degrees

Committee Discussion

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Friday, February 23, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Capital Bill Language

Walk-through of Proposed Capital Bill Language

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Department of Corrections Re-Entry Programs

Obtaining Valid ID Upon Release

• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Michael Smith, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.836 - An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher education degrees

Earned Time for Parolees
IDs at Re-entry

• Gary Marvel, Field Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Monique Sullivan, Casework Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  

2:20 PM

H.836 - An act relating to expanding earned time to include credit for higher education degrees

Earned Time for Parolees - Victims/Survivors Perspective

• Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
  

3:10 PM

Capital Bill Language

Proposed Language for the Capital Bill

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development
  

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

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8:30 AM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Walk-through Draft 1.1
Committee Bill Incorporating H.863

• Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board
  
• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:05 AM

H.690 - An act relating to establishing community restitution as a sentencing alternative

Check-in

• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  

10:45 AM

Break

11:10 AM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Committee Discussion Continued

• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Committee Bill Incorporating H.863
Vocational Training for Offenders that Helps Prepare Offenders for Successful Re-Entry
Collaboration with the Vermont Department of Labor

• Kim Bushey, Program Services Director, Department of Corrections
  
• Jay Ramsey, Director of Workforce Development, Vermont Department of Labor
  

2:10 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Forests, Parks and Recreation - Budget Lines in Sections 9, 10 and 18

• Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  
• Frank Spaulding, Parks Projects Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
  

2:50 PM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Committee Discussion of Proposed Language in Section 3

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

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Meeting Record

8:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Mark-up

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

9:50 AM

Break

10:10 AM

Department of Corrections Budget

Sex Offender Treatment Services

• Adam Bindrum, Criminal Justice Coordinator, Clara Martin Center
  
• Zachary Scott, Owner, Effective Counseling Solutions
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:20 PM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Adult Basic Education Weigh-in on Parolee Education Opportunity

• Michelle Faust, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Learning Services
  
• Sean-Marie Oiler, Executive Director, The Tutorial Center
  

1:40 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Mark-up

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Rep. Patrick Brennan, House Committee on Appropriations
  
• Chris Rupe, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:50 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Mark-up

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 1, 2024

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Meeting Record

8:35 AM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Draft 1.2, Walk-through

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:00 AM

H.690 - An act relating to establishing community restitution as a sentencing alternative

Committee Discussion

9:10 AM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Committee Discussion - Out-of-State Beds

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:50 PM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Draft 1.2 Walk-through, continued

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:30 PM

An act relating to retail theft

Section 4(3) of H.534

1:45 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Discussion of Draft 1.2

• Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:55 PM

Break

3:05 PM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Committee Discussion of Draft 1.2, continued

• Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:10 PM

Committee Meeting

Report from Committee Small Group - Meeting with ANR Regarding Clean Water Funds
Request to Use Clean Water Funds to Support Vermont Loggers

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

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Meeting Record

8:35 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Mark-up

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Mark-up, continued

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

11:00 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Women's Correctional and Re-entry Facility Replacement

• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Capital Bill Language

• Rep. Erin Brady, Williston
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:25 PM

H.815 - An act relating to health equity training in correctional facilities and to community-based mental health and substance use disorder services for detained or incarcerated individuals and individuals reentering the community

Introduction

• Brian Cina, Sponsor
  

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H.795 - An act relating to the creation of an earned allowance program and other workforce development for justice-involved individuals

"Prison to Prosperity" Pilot Project Proposal

• Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor, Burlington
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

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9:30 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Mark-up and Discussion of Bill Language

• Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

11:00 AM

Break until 1:30 pm

1:40 PM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

New Draft, 1.3

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Haley Sommer, Communications Director, Department of Corrections
  

3:00 PM

House Floor

--

Adjourn

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Friday, March 15, 2024

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8:30 AM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Possible Vote

• Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:45 AM

Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment

Mark-up
Questions Directed to Buildings and General Services

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:20 PM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Committee Discussion and Vote

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:45 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

12:30 PM

House Floor

4:15 PM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Bill Language and Mark-up

• Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

7:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

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8:30 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Bill Language and Mark-up

• Kate Eberle, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Buildings and General Services
  
• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

9:00 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

• Rep. Erin Brady, Williston
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Erik Wells, Town Manager, Williston
  

9:50 AM

Break

10:10 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Bill Language and Mark-up
Property Sales No Less than Fair Market Value
Option Amount
Demolition of Buildings at the Former Southeast State Correctional Facility

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Eric Pembroke, Director of Planning and Property Management, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

12:10 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

2:45 PM

Break

3:00 PM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Bill Language and Mark-up

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:30 PM

House Floor

--

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

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8:20 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

8:55 AM

Break

9:10 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Former Southeast State Correctional Facility Property
Salisbury Fish Hatchery Feasibility Study
Potential Reuse of Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility
Feasibility Study
State Buildings Naming Committee
Forensic Facility
Capitol Complex Flood Recovery Special Committee
Women's Correctional Facility Replacement

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Sean Brown, Chief of Operations, Agency of Administration
  
• Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Christopher Herrick, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
  
• Tom Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Clean Water and IIJA

• Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
  

4:00 PM

Break

4:15 PM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Capital Bill Language, Draft 4.2

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:50 PM

House Floor

5:15 PM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Capital Bill Language, Draft 4.2

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Kate Eberle, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Buildings and General Services
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

6:45 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, March 22, 2024

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8:00 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Capital Bill Language, Draft 5.2

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:30 PM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Capital Bill Language Regarding Forensic Facility

• Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
  
• Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
  
• Rep. Theresa Wood, Chair, House Committee On Human Services
  

10:00 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Capital Bill Language, Draft 5.2

10:20 AM

House Floor

Roll Call Vote

11:00 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Capital Bill Language, Draft 5.2

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:40 AM

House Floor

Back to Floor Followed by Lunch

1:30 PM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Agriculture, Food and Markets Water Quality Request

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

2:00 PM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Vote on Draft 7.1

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

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Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

--

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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8:30 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Discussion on Reporting the Bill on the House Floor

• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

--

Adjourn

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

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8:30 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Committee Discussion - Agriculture, Food and Markets Clean Water Funds

9:00 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Clean Water Funding and Projects, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

• Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Nina Gage, Assistant Director, Water Quality Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  
• Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
  
• Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:25 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Committee Discussion - Agriculture, Food and Markets Clean Water Funds

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

--

Adjourn

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Friday, March 29, 2024

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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

--

House Floor

---

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Lunch and Caucuses

---

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

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Meeting Record

8:30 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Cina Amendment

• Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
  
• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:15 AM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Joint Hearing with the House Committee on Judiciary
Room 267, Pavilion Building
Meeting will be livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary
Orientation

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Joint Hearing with the House Committee on Judiciary
Room 267, Pavilion Building
The meeting will be livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary
Walk-through
Testimony

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  
• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Cina Amendment

• Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Judiciary
Room 270, Pavilion Building
The meeting will be livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary
Testimony

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

--

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

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9:10 AM

Committee Meeting

Discussion - Template for Witnesses Testifying on Future Capital Bills

9:50 AM

Break

10:10 AM

Stormwater Three-Acre Rule

Overview

• Kevin Burke, Stormwater Program Manager, Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division
  

11:10 AM

Stormwater Three-Acre Rule

Funding

• Gianna Petito, Grants Supervisor, Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Quality Division
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

--

Adjourn

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Friday, April 5, 2024

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Meeting Record

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:40 AM

Committee Meeting

Review of S.183
Discussion of Language in S.195

11:50 AM

Lunch

--

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Walk-through of S.195

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

2:40 PM

Break

2:55 PM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

State's Attorneys and Department of Corrections Testimony
Electronic Monitors

• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Mark Devins, Operations Manager, Vermont Department of Corrections
  
• Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
  
• Gary Marvel, Field Operations Director, Department of Corrections
  

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

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8:30 AM

Corrections Investigative Unit and Monitoring Commission

Walk-through of Act 56 of 2021 and Act 124 of 2022

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Corrections Investigative Unit

Update

• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Aaron Reichert, Director, Department of Corrections Investigative Unit
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Weigh-in on S.195

• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

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8:30 AM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Weigh-in on S.195

• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

10:00 AM

Security Briefing

• Agatha Kessler, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont State House
  
• John Poleway, Chief, Capitol Police Department
  

11:15 AM

Break

11:30 AM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Pre-Trial Supervision

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Testimony

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

4:30 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 12, 2024

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9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Home Detention

• Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
  

11:30 AM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

1:15 PM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Testimony, S.195

• Jay Greene, Racial Equity Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity
  

2:15 PM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Proposed Language from Defender General's Office Regarding S.195

• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

2:25 PM

Break

3:05 PM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Strike-all Amendment, S.195, Draft 1.1

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

4:00 PM

Adjourn

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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9:15 AM

Corrections Monitoring Commission

Update and Discussion

• Timothy Burgess, Co-Chair, Corrections Monitoring Commission
  
• Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  
• Ashley Messier, Chair, Corrections Monitoring Commission
  
• Karen Tronsgard-Scott, Executive Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
  

10:20 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Corrections Monitoring Commission

Continued Testimony

• Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

An act relating to how a defendant's criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Electronic Monitoring

• Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group
  

3:15 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 19, 2024

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8:30 AM

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Review of Changes Made by the Senate Committee on Institutions

• Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office
  

9:30 AM

House Floor

After the Floor

H.882 - An act relating to capital construction and State bonding budget adjustment

Review of Changes Made by the Senate Committee on Institutions

• Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
  

11:30 AM

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

After the Floor

Committee Meeting

If Time Allows, Topic to be Determined

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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9:10 AM

S.195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Walk-through of Bill as Reported by House Committee on Judiciary

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

10:20 AM

Break

10:30 AM

S.195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Weigh-in and Testimony

• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

11:15 AM

S.195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Testimony, Proposed Language

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  
• Marshall Pahl, Deputy Defender General and Chief Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:15 PM

Adjourn

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Thursday, April 25, 2024

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9:20 AM

S.195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Committee Discussion

9:55 AM

Break

10:10 AM

S.195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Draft 1.1, Further Proposal of Amendment

• Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
  
• Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
  
• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

--After the Floor

S.195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Draft 1.2, Further Proposal of Amendment

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

3:00 PM

Adjourn

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Friday, April 26, 2024

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9:30 AM

House Floor

12:25 PM

S.195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Review and Possible Vote

12:30 PM

Lunch

--

Adjourn

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

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10:00 AM

House Floor

--

Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Meeting

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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9:00 AM

Committee Meeting

Bill Status and Committee Discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

--

Adjourn

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Thursday, May 2, 2024

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8:00 AM

Committee Meeting

Field-trip to Washington Criminal and Family Courthouse, Barre

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

--

Adjourn

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Friday, May 3, 2024

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9:30 AM

House Floor

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Committee Meeting

TBD

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Meeting

TBD

--

Adjourn

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Monday, May 6, 2024

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1:00 PM

House Floor

--

Adjourn

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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9:00 AM

S.195 - An act relating to how a defendant’s criminal record is considered in imposing conditions of release

Proposed Amendment

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Discussion - Bill as Voted Out of Senate Judiciary

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

1:45 PM

House Floor

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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9:00 AM

Department of Corrections Education Programs

Wi-Fi and Education Programs in Vermont Correctional Facilities

• Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
  
• Tabrena Karish, Project Manager, Department of Buildings and General Services
  
• Bryan O'Connor, Director of Corrections Education, Community College of Vermont
  

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

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Adjourn

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Friday, May 10, 2024

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Committee Meeting

Update on Bills Nearing End of Session

10:00 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

House Floor

3:05 PM

H.876 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws

Senate Proposal of Amendment

• Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
  

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Adjourn

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