Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee
Fomerly The Joint Legislative Corrections Oversight Committee
The Joint Legislative Justice Oversight Committee exercises oversight over the Department of Corrections and works with and provides assistance to other legislative committees on matters related to corrections policies.
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Thursday, May 4, 2023
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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12:15 PM
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Election of Officers and Committee Planning
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1:00 PM
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Adjourn
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
- Standard
Meeting Record
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10:00 AM
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Introductions
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10:15 AM
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Update on Legislation from Session
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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11:00 AM
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Update on Dept of Corrections
Training, Recruiting, Fatalities and Work Crew
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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11:45 AM
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Lunch
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12:45 PM
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Update on Dept of Corrections
Training, Recruiting,Fatalities and Work Crew
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Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
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Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
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Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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2:15 PM
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Update on Governor's Safety Enhancement and Violence Prevention Action Plan
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Dee Barbic, Director, Violence Prevention Task Force
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Kevin Blongy, Vermont Police Association
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Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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3:00 PM
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Adjourn
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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10:00 AM
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Health care in Vermont Prisons
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Timothy Burgess, , Impacted Former Detainee
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Jen Canfield, VermontJustJustice
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Jonathan Ellwell, VermontJustJustice
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Tiffany Harrington, Impacted Former Detainee
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Meg McCarthy, , VermontJustJustice
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Leslie Thorsen, Spokesperson, VermontJustJustice
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11:45 AM
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Closing of Public Inebriation Programs
Impact on Doc Facilities
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Bob Bick, Executive Director, Howard Center
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Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
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Louis Dandurand, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern Medical Center
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
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Michael Hartman, Executive Director, Lamoille County Mental Health Services
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Jason Wetherby, Lieutenant, Saint Albans Police Department
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12:30 PM
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Lunch
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1:15 PM
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Competency Evaluations
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Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health
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Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living
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Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
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Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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3:00 PM
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Adjourn
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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10:00 AM
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Health care in Vermont Prisons
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Kristin Calver, Financial Director, Department of Corrections
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Robyn Hodges, VP of Mental health, Wellpath
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Annie Ramniceanu, Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
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11:30 AM
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Update on the Community Violence Prevention Program
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Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
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Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
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12:00 PM
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Lunch
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1:00 PM
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Competency Evaluations
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Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
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Thomas Powell , Licensed Psychologist-Doctorate, Vermont Forensic Assessment PLLC
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Simha Ravven, Chief Medical Officer, Howard Center
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1:45 PM
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Committee Discussion
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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2:30 PM
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Adjourn
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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10:00 AM
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Status of DCF Report on Secure Placement Facility for Juveniles
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Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
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Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
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Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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11:00 AM
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Status of DCF Report on Secure Placement Facility for Juveniles
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Trissie Casanova, Chair of the Labor Management Committee, Department for Children and Families
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Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
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12:00 PM
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Lunch
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1:00 PM
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Status of DCF Report on Secure Placement Facility for Juveniles
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Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
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John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
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Shawn Loan, Lieutenant, Vermont State Police
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2:15 PM
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Update on RDAP's work and due date of Biennial Report
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Etan Nasreddin, Chair, RDAP
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2:30 PM
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Committee Discussion
Recommendations to Legislature re:
Heath care in Prisons
Competency Evaluations
Juvenile Justice Issues
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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10:00 AM
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Review of Home Detention Program per Act 78
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Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
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Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
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Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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Ben Novogroski, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
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Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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11:30 AM
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Review of Home Detention Policy per Act 78
Committee Discussion
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12:00 PM
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Lunch
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1:00 PM
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H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses
Continuity of Treatment for Incarcerated People Reentering Community
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Tom Dalton, Executive Director, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform
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Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
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Andrea De La Bruere, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
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Jess Kirby, Director of Client Services, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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2:00 PM
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Raise the Age and Big 12 Offenses
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Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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2:30 PM
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Juvenile Justice
Committee Discussion
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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10:00 AM
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H.222 - An act relating to reducing overdoses
Continuity of Treatment for Incarcerated People Reentering the Community
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
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Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
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Stephanie Ruckman, VP of Operations-MAT, Wellpath
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11:30 AM
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Report on Community Violence Prevention Program
Per Act 23
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Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
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12:00 PM
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Lunch
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1:00 PM
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Update on RFP and Nov Report
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Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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1:30 PM
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Juvenile Offenders
Efforts to establish a secure facility and court decisions
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Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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2:30 PM
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Committee Discussion
Home Detention Review Letter
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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2:45 PM
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Out of State Incarceration of Vermont Prisoners
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Timothy Burgess, Director, Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants
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Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
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Stephen Finner, Racial Justice Group, Unitarian Church of Montpelier
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Kathy Fox, Professor, Liberal Arts in Prison Program, University of Vermont
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Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor of H.326, Chittenden 14
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3:00 PM
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Adjourn
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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10:25 AM
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Update on Bills
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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11:30 AM
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Update on Department of Corrections
Staffing, Population report, Justice Reinvestment II
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Kristin Calver, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
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Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
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Aviva Tevah, Executive Director of Health, Wellness and Engagement, Department of Corrections
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12:00 PM
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Lunch
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1:10 PM
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Update on Court System
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Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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2:00 PM
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Justice Reinvestment II
Funding impact
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Aimee Pope, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
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2:30 PM
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Committee Discussion
Meeting schedule, topics for future legislation
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2:40 PM
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Adjourn
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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10:00 AM
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Act 138: Pretrial Supervision Program
Sections 4 and 10
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Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
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Teri Corsones, Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
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Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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12:15 PM
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Lunch
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1:10 PM
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Department of Corrections Updates
Medicaid waiver, detainee population, other updates
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Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
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Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
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Aviva Tevah, Executive Director of Health, Wellness and Engagement, Department of Corrections
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1:20 PM
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Women's and Juvenile Facility Updates
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Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
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Tabrena Karish, Project Manager, Department of Buildings and General Services
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Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
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Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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2:53 PM
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Act 125: Raise the Age
Background, bimonthly check in
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Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
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Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
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Mike Maughan, Advocate for Vulnerable Populations in Vermont
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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3:30 PM
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Adjourn
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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10:00 AM
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DOC Updates and Response
2-2-3 Schedule and Calculated Leave Time
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Travis Denton, Facility Operations Division Director, Department of Corrections
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Shawanda Hill, Correctional Officer I, Southern State Correctional Facility
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Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
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Leona Watt, Chair, Legislative Committee, Vermont State Employees Association
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DOC Updates and Response
Labor partner petition and staff response
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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Travis Denton, Facility Operations Division Director, Department of Corrections
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John Ouellet, Correctional Officer I, Northern State Correctional Facility
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Jeff Reynolds, Correctional Officer II, Northeast Correctional Facility
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Bryant Smith, Correctional Officer II, Northeast Correctional Facility
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12:00 PM
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Lunch
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1:00 PM
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Act 125: Raise the Age
July Report
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Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
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Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
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Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
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Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
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Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
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Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
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2:35 PM
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Act 159: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws
Section 3, Earned time expansion review
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
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2:50 PM
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Committee Discussion
Next meeting October 16
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3:10 PM
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Adjourn
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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10:00 AM
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Act 159: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws
Section 3, Earned time expansion review
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Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board
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Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
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Christopher Lukasik, Victim Advocate, Windham County State's Attorneys
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Anna Nasset, Resident, Waitsfield
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Jordan Pasha, Classification Director, Department of Corrections
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Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
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Kelsey Rice, Survivor, Saxtons River
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Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
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12:15 PM
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H.645 - An act relating to the expansion of approaches to restorative justice
Changes to CJC funding for FY26
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Dale Crook, Director of Innovation, Department of Corrections
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Derek Miodownik, Restorative and Community Justice Executive, Department of Corrections
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12:30 PM
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Lunch
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1:15 PM
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Medicaid Waiver Update
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Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Department of Vermont Health Access
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Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
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1:45 PM
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Act 159: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws
Sections 1 and 2
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Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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2:25 PM
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Committee Discussion
DOC Facility Staffing
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Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
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Sirena Zahn, Correctional Officer II, Northern State Correctional Facility
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3:00 PM
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Adjourn
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
- Standard
Meeting Record
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10:10 AM
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Act 159: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the corrections laws
Section 3, earned time expansion
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Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Jennifer Poehlmann, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
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11:00 AM
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Department of Corrections Updates
Medication upon discharge
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Isaac Dayno, Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Department of Corrections
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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Aviva Tevah, Executive Director of Health, Wellness and Engagement, Department of Corrections
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James Ulager, Wellpath
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11:45 AM
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Pre-Trial Supervision
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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12:00 PM
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Racial Disparities in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Update
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Etan Nasreddin-Longo, Chair, Racial Disparities in Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Advisory Panel
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12:20 PM
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Lunch
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1:15 PM
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Update
Pre-trial diversion
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Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pre-Trial Services
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Rachel Jolly, CEDO Assistant Director, Community Justice Center
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Timothy Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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2:10 PM
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Raise the Age Update
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Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
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Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
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Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
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2:30 PM
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Overview of Committee Mandates and Reports Due
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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3:00 PM
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Adjourn
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Meeting Details
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Hearing Type
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Meeting Record
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10:10 AM
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Review of Reports
Committee Recommendation Letter; Justice Reinvestment II
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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10:35 AM
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Raise the Age Report
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Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
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Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice Director, Department for Children and Families
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Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
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Juvenile Facility Update
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Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
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Lindy Boudreau, Juvenile Justice Director, Department for Children and Families
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Tabrena Karish, Project Manager, Department of Buildings and General Services
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Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
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11:30 AM
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Vermont State Employees Association
Collaboration with DOC in re Staffing
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Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
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11:45 AM
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Vermont State Employees Association
Management and Labor Overview re Dept of State Attorney and Sheriffs
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Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association
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Tim Lueders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
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12:00 PM
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Lunch
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1:15 PM
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Discussion
DOC and VSEA collaboration in re staffing issues
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Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
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2:00 PM
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An act relating to a report on criminal justice-related investments and trends
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Robin Joy, Director of Research, Crime Research Group
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Monica Weeber, Executive Director, Crime Research Group
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2:55 PM
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Committee Discussion
Review Committee Recommendations
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Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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3:00 PM
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Adjourn