Previous Meetings - Full Report | House Committee on Human Services

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:00 AM

Joint Assembly

Receive report of Canvassing Committee

-

Lunch

2:00 PM

Joint Assembly

Governor's Inaugural Address

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Committee Organization Meeting

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

General Assistance and Emergency Housing

Oversight and Accountability

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Overdose Prevention Sites

Oversight and accountability
Implementation update

Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Joe Magee, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor, City of Burlington

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary
Hearing will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270 and will be livestreamed on the House Judiciary YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Ben Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:10 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

Lindy Bourdreau, Adolescent Services Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
Gary Marvel, Deputy Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:30 PM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
Kim McManus, Legislative Attorney, Vermont Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary
Hearing will be held in the Pavilion Building, Room 270 and will be livestreamed on the House Judiciary YouTube page: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-judiciary.

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

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Juvenile Justice Oversight

Joint hearing with House Judiciary (continued)

Laura Carter, Racial Justice Data Analyst, Division of Racial Justice Statistics, Office of Racial Equity
Amy Davenport, Vice Chair, Council for Equitable Justice
Karen Vastine, Chair, Council for Equitable Youth Justice

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Agency of Human Services

Agency organization & overview

Kristin McClure, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Human Services
Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services

2:00 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

3:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Legislative Counsel Overview

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

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Budget Adjustment Act

Committee work time, will not be livestreamed

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee work time, will not be livestreamed

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Adoption - post permanency services

Melissa Appleton, Coordinator of Post Permanency Services, Lund Center
Paul Gibeault, Clinical Director, Easterseals Vermont
Susan Reed, Senior Director of Operations, Easterseals Vermont

1:30 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Youth homeless shelter

Mark Redmond, Executive Director, Spectrum Youth and Family Services
Will Towne, Chief Operating Officer, Spectrum Youth and Family Services

1:45 PM

Public Records Overview

Tucker Anderson, Team Lead Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:15 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee work time, will not be livestreamed

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

Prior Legislation & Reports Due to Committee

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee work time, will not be livestreamed

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee discussion

3:00 PM

House Floor

3:45 PM

Legislative Briefing

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

Medicaid 101

Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

10:00 AM

Budget Adjustment Act

Committee discussion and work time

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Security Briefing

The briefing will not be livestreamed.

Agatha Kessler, Sergeant at Arms, Vermont General Assembly
Sara Macera, Sergeant, Capitol Police Department
Joe Tremblay, Officer, Capitol Police Department

2:10 PM

Designated and Specialized Services Agencies

Overview

Amy Johnson, Government Affairs & Communications Director, Vermont Care Partners
Delaina Norton, Executive Director, Champlain Community Services
Gloria Quinn, Executive Director, Upper Valley Services

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Ethics, Rules, and Decorum Training

For all House members

Hearing Type

Standard

8:30 AM

Budget Adjustment Act

Review Committee memo to House Appropriations

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Discrimination Prevention Training

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Community Action Partnership

Advocacy Day

Jenna O'Farrell, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Community Action
Liz Scharf, Director of Community Economic Development and Food Security, Capstone Community Action
Casey Winterson, Director of Economic and Community Based Services, Northeast Kingdom Community Action

2:00 PM

Parent Child Center Network

Ellen Amstutz, Director, PCCN
Carol Lang-Godin, Chair, PCCN
Lindsey Trombley, Vice-Chair, PCCN

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's 2026 Budget Address

Joint assembly to receive budget address

2:45 PM

Oversight and Accountability

DAIL - QA/QI

Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division
Jeff Nunemaker, Assistant Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Rebecca Silbernagel, Principal Assistant, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:40 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services

10:35 AM

Break

11:10 AM

Public Assets Institute

Julie Lowell, Policy Analyst, Public Assets Institute

11:50 AM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

Marie Lennon, Board Member, Counseling Services of Addison County

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Mental Health Advocacy Day

Annamarie Cioffari, Director, Graduate Programs in Counseling, Vermont State University
Michelle Rauch, Assistant Director, Vermont State University

1:30 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Eric Fritz, President, Vermont Association of Adult Day Services (VAADS)
Mary Hayden, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

3:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

General Assistance Emergency Housing

Report of Task Force
Joint hearing with Senate Health & Welfare
Hearing will be held in Room 267 of the Pavilion Building

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Rep. Jubilee McGill, Co-Chair, General Assistance Emergency Housing Task Force
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square / Support and Services at Home (SASH)
Helen Labun, Executive Director, Vermont Health Care Association

1:45 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council, Health Equity Advisory Commission

2:10 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Laurie Mumley, Parent, Developmental Disabilities Housing Initiative
Donna Roberts, Parent, Developmental Disabilities Housing Initiative

3:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:10 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:05 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee discussion

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Building Bright Futures

Overview

Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Recovery Residence Certification Program 2025 Report

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

1:45 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

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

2:35 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Review Supreme Court case

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Heidi Hall, CFO, Washington County Mental Health Services
Amy Johnson, Government Affairs & Communications Director, Vermont Care Partners
Steven Maneely, CFO, Howard Center
Gloria Quinn, Executive Director, Upper Valley Services
Beth Sightler, Executive Director, Washington County Mental Health Services
Lisa Stamatis, Parent, Champlain Community Services
Kelsey Stavseth, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Human Services

10:30 AM

Break

10:35 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Adult Days

Mary Button, Participant, Care Partners Adult Day Center
Nicole Fournier Grisgraber, Executive Director, Care Partners Adult Day Center

10:50 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Susan Garcia Nofi, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid Disability Law Project
Kaili Kuiper, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Vermont Legal Aid

11:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Individual members' work time - will not be livestreamed

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Chris Louras, Homeless Response Coordinator, City of Rutland

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Agency of Human Services

Richard Donahey, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
Jenney Samuelson, Secretary, Agency of Human Services

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Individual members' work time - will not be livestreamed

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services

10:10 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Anne Sosin, Public Health Researcher, Dartmouth College

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Mark-up

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Alicia Cooper, Director of Managed Care Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services
Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont

2:00 PM

Break

2:15 PM

3SquaresVT Awareness Day

Zoe Christiansen, Community Member
Jerome Hazlewood, Community Member, Barre
Anore Horton, Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
Amy Scott, Food Program Manager, BROC Community Action
Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank

3:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:05 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Department for Children and Families

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Bill Kelly, Financial Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

DAIL - Conflict-free case management & payment reform

Jessica Bernard, Deputy Director of Payment Reform, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Erin Flynn, Deputy Director of Payment Reform, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Dylan Frazer, Deputy Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services
Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Alex McCracken, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Angela McMann, Adult Services Division, Interim Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Jeff Nunemaker, Assistant Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

2:00 PM

Vermont 211

Elizabeth Gilman, Executive Director, United Way of Vermont

2:30 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Vermont Department of Health

Paul Daley, Finance Director, Vermont Department of Health
Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

Hearing Type

Standard

8:30 AM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Discussion and vote

Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Department for Children and Families

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families
Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

10:15 AM

Break

10:20 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont

11:05 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

12:05 PM

Howard Center Arts Collective

Creative Sector Day

Amy Cunningham, Deputy Director, Vermont Arts Council
Lydia Littwin, Howard Center Arts Collective

12:20 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Individual members' work time - will not be livestreamed.

3:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:15 AM

Prekindergarten Education

Report of the Implementation Committee. This will be a joint hearing of the House Committees on Human Services and Education. It will be held in Room 11 of the State House and will be livestreamed to the House Human Services YouTube channel.

Tammy Bates, Early Education Program Manager, Agency of Education
Morgan Crossman, Executive Director, Building Bright Futures
Sharron Harrington, Executive Director, Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children
Renee Kelly, Head Start Collaboration Director, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Meg Porcella, Division Director, Student Support Services Division, Agency of Education
Zoie Saunders, Secretary, Agency of Education
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:10 AM

Break

11:25 AM

3SquaresVT

Carrie Stahler, Government and Public Affairs Officer, Vermont Foodbank

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Ellyn Leamon, YDP Director, Elevate Youth Services
Zoe Souder, Youth Advocacy Coordinator, Elevate Youth Services
Jessie Warren, Return House Director, Elevate Youth Services

1:45 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Linda Anderson, Director of Family and Community Support Services, Capstone Community Action
Paul Dragon, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO)

2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Shelby Lebarron, Person with Lived Experience

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Individual members' work time, will not be livestreamed

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Individual members' work time - will not be livestreamed.

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition

VHCC Legislative Day

Janna Clar, SASH Emotional Wellness Clinician, Washington County Mental Health Services
Molly Dugan, VHCC Co-Chair, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square
Kim Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer, Cathedral Square
Elise Shanbacker, Executive Director, Addison Housing Works

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Walk-through

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

1:30 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee - explanation of committee process

Jess Kirby, Member, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee
Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Kathleen Berk, Executive Director, Vermont State Housing Authority
Caprice Hover, Special Programs Manager, Vermont State Housing Authority

3:00 PM

Break

3:10 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

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

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Frank Knaack, Executive Director, Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont

9:30 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Julie Bond, Co-Executive Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre
Jon Hoover, Assistant Executive Director, Groundworks Collaborative
Michael Redmond, Executive Director, Upper Valley Haven

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Josh Hanford, Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Norma Hardy, Chief, Brattleboro Police Department
Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

11:45 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Recovery Day

Certified Recovery Residences

Candace Gale, Director of Community Relations, Vermont Foundation of Recovery
Joshua Maple, House Coordinator and Member, VFOR Essex Men's Transitional Apartment
Hilary Whitaker, Member, VFOR Barre Women's Recovery Home

1:30 PM

Recovery Day

Recovery Service Organizations

Lila Bennett, Executive Director, Journey to Recovery Community Center
Gary DeCarolis, Outgoing Executive Director, Recovery Partners of Vermont
Nicholas Farias, Guest, Journey to Recovery Community Center
Suzy Walker, Incoming Executive Director, Recovery Partners of Vermont

2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Alison Harte, Supportive and Affordable Housing Consultant

2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Angela Lasso-Jimenez, Policy & Research Analyst, Office of Racial Equity

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Update from work groups and committee discussion

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

9:50 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Maryellen Griffin, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Election of Sergeant at Arms and UVM Trustees

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Sarah Launderville, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL)

1:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Cheryl Jackins, Housing First Program Director, Pathways Vermont

2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Melissa Battah, Executive Director, Vermont Interfaith Action
Jason Braasch, Person with Lived Experience, Vermont Interfaith Action
Fred Breunig, Vermont Interfaith Action
Joey Corcoran, Vermont Interfaith Action
Beth Ann Maier, Vermont Interfaith Action
Tom Morgan, Vermont Interfaith Action
Mindy Rollins, Person with Lived Experience

3:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:05 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Sarah Russell, Special Assistant to End Homelessness, City of Burlington

1:35 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Balance of State, Continuum of Care

Mary Gerisch, Administrator, Bennington Housing Authority

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Act 76 Implementation Update

Janet McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families

2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Alex Karambelas, Policy Advocate, ACLU of Vermont

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion & decisions

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

10:15 AM

Break

10:25 AM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Opioid Fund and H.218; review of previous legislation

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

11:10 AM

Break

11:15 AM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

12:20 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

2:00 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion and decisions

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

H.2 - An act relating to increasing the minimum age for delinquency proceedings

Review of bill from House Judiciary

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Martin LaLonde, Bill Reporter, House Committee on Judiciary

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Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion and decisions

Hearing Type

Standard

8:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion and decisions

9:15 AM

Rare Diseases Day

Sarah Elliott, Person with Lived Experience, District Orleans-4
Karin Hammer-Williamson, Care Services Coordinator- Vermont
Nancy Luke, Person with Lived Experience, Bristol
Katie Paquette, Person with Lived Experience, Essex
Mary Nadon Scott, Person with Lived Experience, Northfield
Carolyn Sheridan, National Organization for Rare Disorders

9:45 AM

Break

9:55 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Committee discussion and decisions

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Abby Miller, Consultant, Housing Innovations

2:00 PM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Mark-up

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

3:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Committee discussion

Hearing Type

Standard

8:30 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Review Committee memo to House Committee on Appropriations

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Review Committee memo to House Committee on Appropriations

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

11:25 AM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Committee discussion and possible vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Discussion and vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:15 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Samantha Sweet, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

2:10 PM

Governor's Proposed FY2026 Budget

Vote on Committee memo to House Committee on Appropriations

Hearing Type

Standard

8:30 AM

H.238 - An act relating to the phaseout of consumer products containing added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Review of bill from House Committee on Environment

Rep. Ela Chapin, House Committee on Environment
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

H.479 - An act relating to housing

Review of bill from House Committee on General and Housing

Shaun Gilpin, Housing Division Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:55 AM

Break

10:05 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up

Monika Madaras, Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Department for Children and Families
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles

11:00 AM

H.92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings

Bill introduction

Rep. Francis McFaun, Sponsor

11:15 AM

H.30 - An act relating to the use of seclusion and restraint on children and youth in the custody of the Department for Children and Families

Bill introduction

Rep. Tiffany Bluemle, Sponsor

11:30 AM

H.192 - An act relating to prohibiting solitary confinement for children

Bill introduction

Rep. Angela Arsenault, Sponsor
Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee discussion

10:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:15 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

DAIL - Adult Protective Services - Act 81 of 2023

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

2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sarah Robinson, Co-Executive Director, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

Hearing Type

Standard

8:30 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Frank Knaack, Executive Director, Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

4:10 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Mark-up and committee discussion

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership
Lily Sojourner, Director, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee discussion

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Matt Levin, Executive Director, Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Amy Shollenberger, Lobbyist, Action Circles, Vermont Community Action Partnership

10:30 AM

Joint Assembly

Judicial Retention

12:15 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Committee vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Federal Funding

This is a joint hearing with the House Committee on Health Care. It will be hosted in Room 10 and will be livestreamed to the House Health Care YouTube channel: https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-health-care

Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services
Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Day

David Frye, Peer Specialist, Green Mountain Self Advocates

1:45 PM

Oversight and Accountability

DAIL - Payment Reform

Jessica Bernard, Deputy Director of Payment Reform, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Dylan Frazer, Deputy Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services
Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

2:15 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Payment Reform

Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Gloria Quinn, Executive Director, Upper Valley Services
Jennifer Stratton, Executive Director, Lamoille County Mental Health Services
David Westerman, President, Board of Directors, Upper Valley Services
Susan Yuan, Parent, Jericho

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Bill introduction

Rep. James Gregoire, Bill Sponsor

9:10 AM

H.269 - An act relating to the federal benefits of youth in State custody

Bill introduction

Rep. Daniel Noyes, Bill Sponsor

9:25 AM

H.414 - An act relating to the Vermont Commission on Aging

Bill introduction

Rep. Daniel Noyes, Bill Sponsor

9:35 AM

H.120 - An act relating to the study and design of a long-term care trust fund

Bill introduction

Rep. Daniel Noyes, Bill Sponsor

9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Human Services Board

Review of Statutes

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:30 AM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Review of House Appropriations amendment

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

11:05 AM

H.151 - An act relating to implementing the Restaurant Meals Program

Bill introduction

Rep. Jubilee McGill, Bill Sponsor

11:25 AM

H.195 - An act relating to universal basic income payments for homeless and runaway youth

Bill introduction

Rep. Jubilee McGill, Bill Sponsor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Bill introduction

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Bill Sponsor

9:15 AM

H.15 - An act relating to assistance for room and board at a Vermont postsecondary school for students served by foster or kinship care

Bill introduction

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Bill Sponsor

9:22 AM

H.184 - An act relating to establishing a community health center pilot program

Bill introduction

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Bill Sponsor

9:35 AM

H.143 - An act relating to establishing a support service program for individuals who are DeafBlind

Bill introduction

Rep. Theresa Wood, Bill Sponsor

9:45 AM

Bills in Committee

Discussion of priorities

10:00 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Human Services Board

Overview

Rep. Francis McFaun, House Committee on Health Care
Joseph Reinert, Chief Hearing Officer, Human Services Board

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

8:45 AM

H.218 - An act relating to fiscal year 2026 appropriations from the Opioid Abatement Special Fund

Review White Amendment

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Candice White, Sponsor

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.69 - An act relating to reporting on adverse reactions related to immunizations

Bill introduction

Rep. Mark Higley, Bill Sponsor

1:10 PM

H.104 - An act relating to excluding veterans’ disability benefits from income-based eligibility determinations for public assistance programs or benefits

Bill introduction

Rep. Woodman Page, Bill Sponsor

1:18 PM

H.293 - An act relating to health equity data reporting and registry disclosure requirements

Rep. Eric Maguire, Bill Sponsor

1:25 PM

H.39 - An act relating to repeal of authorization of overdose prevention centers

Bill introduction

Rep. Eric Maguire, Bill Sponsor

1:30 PM

H.144 - An act relating to enhancing food allergen awareness in food service establishments

Bill introduction

Rep. Brian Minier, Bill Sponsor

1:40 PM

H.456 - An act relating to establishing a State-funded and community-based continuum of care for justice-involved individuals

Bill introduction

Rep. Brian Cina, Bill Sponsor

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Reach Ahead - Act 78 of 2023, Section 323.8

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

2:00 PM

H.92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings

Joseph Reinert, Chief Hearing Officer, Human Services Board
Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont

3:00 PM

Break

3:10 PM

H.92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings

Mike Donohue, Chair, Human Services Board

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

S.36 - An act relating to the delivery and payment of certain services provided through the Agency of Human Services, services for persons who are incapacitated, and Human Services Board proceedings

Introduction and walk-through

Sen. Larry Hart, Bill Reporter, Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services

9:45 AM

H.92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings

Maryellen Griffin, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
Jennifer Myka, General Counsel, Department for Children and Families
Stuart Schurr, General Counsel, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

10:45 AM

Break

11:00 AM

H.92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings

Ashley Johns, Staff Attorney, Agency of Human Services

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Constituent Service Time

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.58 - An act relating to Medicaid coverage for play therapy

Bill introduction

Rep. Joshua Dobrovich, Bill Sponsor

9:30 AM

H.260 - An act relating to prohibiting certain substances in food manufactured, sold, or distributed in Vermont

Bill introduction

Rep. Monique Priestley, Bill Sponsor

9:35 AM

H.197 - An act relating to establishing peer support positions for housing stability

Bill introduction

Rep. Jubilee McGill, Bill Sponsor

11:00 AM

H.92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings

David LaCroix, Parent, Barre
Nancy LaCroix, Parent, Barre

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:00 PM

S.36 - An act relating to the delivery and payment of certain services provided through the Agency of Human Services, services for persons who are incapacitated, and Human Services Board proceedings

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Monica Ogelby, Medicaid Director, Agency of Human Services

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:15 AM

S.36 - An act relating to the delivery and payment of certain services provided through the Agency of Human Services, services for persons who are incapacitated, and Human Services Board proceedings

Kelsey Stavseth, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Human Services
Chadd Viger, Executive Director, Recovery House, Inc

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.293 - An act relating to health equity data reporting and registry disclosure requirements

Lauren Layman, General Counsel, Vermont Department of Health
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Syringe Services - Implementation of Act 22 of 2023

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

2:00 PM

H.92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings

Kelli Kazmarski, Project Director, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Cammie Naylor, Staff Attorney, Disability Law Project, Vermont Legal Aid
Joseph Reinert, Chief Hearing Officer, Human Services Board

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.293 - An act relating to health equity data reporting and registry disclosure requirements

Vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:10 AM

H.92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings

Ashley Johns, Staff Attorney, Agency of Human Services

9:40 AM

H.92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings

Committee discussion of draft 2.1

10:25 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.58 - An act relating to Medicaid coverage for play therapy

Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services

11:00 AM

S.36 - An act relating to the delivery and payment of certain services provided through the Agency of Human Services, services for persons who are incapacitated, and Human Services Board proceedings

Sec. 4

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager and State Opioid Treatment Authority, Vermont Department of Health

11:15 AM

S.36 - An act relating to the delivery and payment of certain services provided through the Agency of Human Services, services for persons who are incapacitated, and Human Services Board proceedings

Sec. 4

Elizabeth Couto, Chair, Governmental Affairs Committee, Vermont Emergency Nurse Association
Alison Davis, Vice President of Medical Staff, Rutland Regional Medical Center

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

H.92 - An act relating to Human Services Board fair hearing proceedings

Review underlying statute & begin mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

S.36 - An act relating to the delivery and payment of certain services provided through the Agency of Human Services, services for persons who are incapacitated, and Human Services Board proceedings

Sec. 4

Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Tony Folland, Clinical Services Manager and State Opioid Treatment Authority, Vermont Department of Health
Emily Hawes, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Peter Hull, Chief of Police, Colchester, Vermont

10:15 AM

S.36 - An act relating to the delivery and payment of certain services provided through the Agency of Human Services, services for persons who are incapacitated, and Human Services Board proceedings

Jennifer Stratton, Executive Director, Lamoille County Mental Health Services

11:00 AM

H.58 - An act relating to Medicaid coverage for play therapy

Kristina Snook, Clinical Mental Health Graduate Student, Vermont State University

11:15 AM

H.58 - An act relating to Medicaid coverage for play therapy

Robert Hemmer, Pediatric Psychologist

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

8:40 AM

Governor's Executive Order 03-25

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

S.36 - An act relating to the delivery and payment of certain services provided through the Agency of Human Services, services for persons who are incapacitated, and Human Services Board proceedings

Mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

S.36 - An act relating to the delivery and payment of certain services provided through the Agency of Human Services, services for persons who are incapacitated, and Human Services Board proceedings

Mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

2:10 PM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Reach Ahead

Melissa Bocash, Reach Up Program Administrator, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Carolyn Sheridan, National Organization for Rare Disorders

9:45 AM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Leslie Kanat, National Organization of Rare Diseases, National Fragile X Foundation

10:00 AM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Sarah Elliott, Person with Lived Experience
Suzette James, Parent and Advocate
Katie Paquette, Person with Lived Experience

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Karin Hammer-Williamson, Care Services Coordinator- Vermont, The ALS Association
Danielle Spadafora, Managing Director, Advocacy - Northeast, The ALS Association

11:15 AM

S.36 - An act relating to the delivery and payment of certain services provided through the Agency of Human Services, services for persons who are incapacitated, and Human Services Board proceedings

Vote

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

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

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.496 - An act relating to continuing care retirement communities

Rep. Kate Lalley, Bill Sponsor

9:30 AM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Committee discussion and mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Ashley Michaud, Caregiver and Family Member

10:30 AM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Committee discussion and mark-up

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

3:00 PM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

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

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

11:00 AM

Act 115 of 2024

Video presentation of report given in Senate Health and Welfare

11:40 AM

Committee Discussion

Update - 1) reports presented to Committee; 2) bills currently in action

12:15 PM

Lunch

-

Adjourn

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

DCF - Update on Justice-Involved Youth

Tyler Allen, High-End System of Care Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Megan Smeaton, Financial Director, Department for Children and Families

2:15 PM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Richard Page, Dean, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

2:35 PM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Committee discussion

Natalie Weill, Public Health Policy Advisor

2:40 PM

S.36 - An act relating to the delivery and payment of certain services provided through the Agency of Human Services, services for persons who are incapacitated, and Human Services Board proceedings

Committee discussion and review amendment

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Barbara Rachelson, Sponsor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:10 AM

H.120 - An act relating to the study and design of a long-term care trust fund

Walk-through

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

9:20 AM

H.120 - An act relating to the study and design of a long-term care trust fund

Rep. David Yacovone, Co-sponsor of Bill

10:00 AM

Break

10:30 AM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Sarah Kenney, Chief Policy Officer, Let's Grow Kids

11:00 AM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Erin Roche, Vermont Director, First Children's Finance

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

1:45 PM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Committee discussion, mark-up and possible vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

3:00 PM

Reports Submitted to Committee

Committee discussion

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

VSEA Members Regarding DCF

Aimee Bertrand, President, Vermont State Employees Association
Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

10:40 AM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Vote

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Constituent Service Time

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.13 - An act relating to Medicaid payment rates for community-based service providers

Review Senate Proposal of Amendment

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Oversight and Accountability

DAIL - Developmental Disabilities Services Division: Policy of Payments to Parents
Adult Services Division: Meals on Wheels

Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Jason Pelopida, Adult Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

2:00 PM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Natalie Weill, Public Health Policy Advisor, Vermont Department of Health

2:30 PM

H.120 - An act relating to the study and design of a long-term care trust fund

Michael Pieciak, Vermont State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Committee discussion and mark-up

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

Vermont Ethics Network

Report of Palliative Care and Pain Management Task Force

Amy Bruce , Executive Director, Patient Choices Vermont
Cindy Bruzzese, Executive Director & Clinical Ethicist, Vermont Ethics Network
Betsy Walkerman, President, Patient Choices Vermont

11:10 AM

Cannabis Control Board

Report pursuant to Section 11a, Act 166 of 2024

Julie Hulburd, Commissioner, Cannabis Control Board
James Pepper, Chair, Cannabis Control Board

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

H.143 - An act relating to establishing a support service program for individuals who are DeafBlind

Fred Jones, Director of Division of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Angela Smith-Dieng, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living

3:00 PM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Review Amendment

Rep. Rebecca Holcombe, Amendment Sponsor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.120 - An act relating to the study and design of a long-term care trust fund

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:00 AM

H.30 - An act relating to the use of seclusion and restraint on children and youth in the custody of the Department for Children and Families

Matthew Bernstein, Director, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate
Lauren Higbee, Deputy Advocate, Office of Child, Youth and Family Advocate

11:00 AM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Holcombe Amendment

Emily Byrne, Deputy Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Beth St. James, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

2:30 PM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

House Appropriations Committee Amendment

Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Amendment Reporter

2:35 PM

H.248 - An act relating to supplemental child care grants and the Child Care Financial Assistance Program

Holcombe Amendment

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

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

10:30 AM

Reports Submitted to Committee

Discussion

11:30 AM

H.46 - An act relating to the Rare Disease Advisory Council

Vote

Nolan Langweil, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

H.143 - An act relating to establishing a support service program for individuals who are DeafBlind

Cory Brunner, Senior Vice President, Vancro Integrated Interpreting Services
Rene Pellerin, Resident, Waterbury

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

Homelessness Awareness Day

Kara Casey, Director of Economic Empowerment, Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Frank Knaack, Executive Director, Housing and Homelessness Alliance of Vermont
Marie Lennon, Board Member, Vermont Balance of State Continuum of Care Board of Directors
Karissa Myers, Bennington County Coalition for the Homeless
Brenda Siegel, Executive Director, End Homelessness Vermont

2:15 PM

Oversight and Accountability

Recovery residences - reports in accordance with Act 163 of 2024, sections 1 and 4

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
Candace Gale, Director of Community Relations, Vermont Foundation of Recovery
Rep. Eric Maguire, House Committee On Human Services
Jeff Moreau, Executive Director, Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences
Dawn Tatro, Director, Ben's House, Derby

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

Public Transit and Access to Services

Clayton Clark, General Manager, Green Mountain Transit

10:00 AM

H.30 - An act relating to the use of seclusion and restraint on children and youth in the custody of the Department for Children and Families

Shelly McGinnis, Director, Park Street, Howard Center

10:30 AM

H.30 - An act relating to the use of seclusion and restraint on children and youth in the custody of the Department for Children and Families

Kelly Bushey, Director, Connected Circles

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Constituent Service Time

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

Vape Sales Enforcement

Joint hearing with House Committee on Commerce. This will be held in Room 10 of the State House and livesteamed to the House Commerce YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzrAG4uj66EMBP8C2mwQPA/featured

Skyler Genest, Senior Director of Licensee Operations, Department of Liquor and Lottery
Rosemary Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
Brandon King, Executive Officer, Compliance and Enforcement, Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery

10:15 AM

Constituent Service Time

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Committee Announcements

Update on agenda, budget and other upcoming bills

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Constituent Service Time

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

1:00 PM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Review of Section 6

Cameron Wood, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

1:30 PM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Committee discussion

Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

Conflict-Free Case Management

Impacts of Conflict-free Case Management Implementation

Rick Adams, Vice President, Benchmark Human Services
Jessica Bernard, Deputy Director of Payment Reform, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Jill Bowen, Commissioner, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Dylan Frazer, Deputy Director of Medicaid Policy, Agency of Human Services
Jennifer Garabedian, Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Carlos Hernandez, Senior Vice President, Care Coordination, The Columbus Organization
Rachel Lee, Executive Director, Counseling Services of Addison County
Cherie Maynard, State Program Administrator - Vermont, The Columbus Organization
Angela McMann, Adult Services Division, Director, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Jeff Nunemaker, Assistant Director, Developmental Disabilities Services Division, Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
Theresa Rickard, State Program Administrator - Vermont, Benchmark Human Services
Kelsey Stavseth, Executive Director, Northeast Kingdom Human Services

11:00 AM

Break

11:10 AM

Early Childhood Education

Review Early Childhood Education Sunrise Report, January 2025

Jen Colin, General Counsel, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Constituent Service Time

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

H.30 - An act relating to the use of seclusion and restraint on children and youth in the custody of the Department for Children and Families

Tyler Allen, High-End System of Care Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division

10:00 AM

Employee Morale

Alma Alvarado, Workforce Development Director, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Erin Henderson, Organizational and Workforce Development Director, Department for Children and Families
Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Chris Winters, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Constituent Service Time

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:15 PM

Lunch

-

Adjourn

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

After Floor

Caucuses & Lunch

2:00 PM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Review Senate changes

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Hearing Type

Standard

9:00 AM

S.127 - An act relating to housing and housing development

Review Logan amendment

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Kate Logan, Amendment Sponsor, Chittenden-16

9:30 AM

Head Start

Update on potential cuts to Head Start

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

10:30 AM

S.123 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to motor vehicles

Review Sections 5, 7, 9

Amanda Churchill-Kipp, Policy and Practice Specialist, Department for Children and Families, Family Services Division
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Matthew Rousseau, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

Constituent Service Time

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

Field Trip

Champlain Place, Burlington

1:00 PM

House Floor

After Floor

TBD

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

12:00 PM

Lunch

Hearing Type

Standard

8:30 AM

H.91 - An act relating to the Vermont Homeless Emergency Assistance and Responsive Transition to Housing Program

Straw poll on Senate proposal of amendment

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Caucuses & Lunch

3:00 PM

House Floor

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

Hearing Type

Standard

10:00 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

Hearing Type

Standard

9:30 AM

House Floor

-

Lunch

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House Committee on Human Services (Room 46)

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