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Standing Committee Meetings
Week of January 20, 2019 - January 26, 2019
House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
AGENDA
Room 32
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 8:37 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
10:00 AM House Floor
following Caucuses and Lunch
1:00 PM Vermont Farm Bureau
Farmer introductions
2:00 PM Wood Products
Pellets
Chris Brooks, Owner, Vermont Wood Pellet Company
2:30 PM Budget Adjustment
Julie Moore, Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
3:00 PM Agritourism
Elizabeth Kennett, Owner, Liberty Hill Farm
3:30 PM Food Systems
Andy Kehler, Owner, Jasper Hill Farm
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM Food Systems
Robin Morris, Mad River Food Hub
9:30 AM To Be Determined
10:00 AM Food Systems
Vermont Farmers Food Center
Greg Cox, Owner, Boardman Hill Farm
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Dairy Update
Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance
Farmer introductions
1:00 PM House Floor
15 minutes after Floor Hemp
Netaka White, Consultant
Cary Giguere, Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Nancy Everhart, Agricultural Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
10:00 AM Vermont Economic Development Authority
Jo Bradley, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Cassie Polhemus, Chief Operating Officer, incoming CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
10:30 AM Farmers Watershed Alliance
Introductions
Darlene Reynolds, President - Invited
11:30 AM Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Governor's 2019 FY Budget Address
House Chamber
3:00 PM Act 250 Commission Updates
Rep. Amy Sheldon, Chair, Act 250 Commission
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:30 AM House Floor
10:00 AM Agriculture Environmental Stewardship
Joint Hearing with House Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Committee, Senate Agriculture Committee, and Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
Room 11
Heather Darby, Agronomy Specialist, UVM Extension
1:00 PM Hemp Collaborative
Joint Hearing with House Commerce and Economic Development
Room 11
Brenden Beer, Owner, Kitchen Cabinet Medicinals
Dave Barash, CEO, Luce Farm
Bill Lofy, Owner, Kria Botanicals
Dan Chang, Owner, Kria Botanicals
Carl Christianson, Owner, Northeast Processing
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 8 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Linda Leehman at 802-828-2233 or lleehman@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Appropriations
AGENDA
Room 42
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 8:24 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:00 AM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
Public Hearing -- ROOM 10
10:00 AM Adjourn Public Hearing
10:10 AM iPad Training
Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Council
After House Floor Adjourns Caucuses and Lunch
1:00 PM Emergency Board Meeting
Governor's Ceremonial Office
2:30 PM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
Matt Riven, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
3:30 PM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
Discussion, Review & Feedback
4:10 PM January 2019 Consensus Revenue Forecast Review
Tom Kavet, Legislature's Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC
4:45 PM Committee Discussion
Review Reports and Agenda
5:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:15 AM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
Members' Comments
10:00 AM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
Committee Discussion
11:45 AM Recess for Lunch
1:00 PM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
Committee Discussion
4:00 PM Committee Discussion
Review Reports and Agenda
4:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, January 24, 2019
8:30 AM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
Committee Discussion
1:00 PM Joint Assembly - Governor's Budget Address
After Jt Assembly adjourns 19-0730 - An act relating to the fiscal year 2020 budget appropriation
Review of the Governor's Proposal
Susanne Young, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration
Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
Matt Riven, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management
Richard Donahey, Director of Budget and Management Operations, Department of Finance & Management
4:05 PM Committee Discussion
Review Reports and Agenda
4:30 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 25, 2019
8:30 AM Committee Discussion
Outline Committee Testimony
9:30 AM Informational Meeting
Reviewing Budgets
Maria Belliveau, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
10:30 AM Committee Discussion
11:45 AM Recess for Lunch
1:00 PM TBA
2:30 PM Committee Discussion
Review Reports and Agenda
3:00 PM Adjourn
House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
AGENDA
Room 35
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/18/2019 2:15 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:00 AM Department of Fish and Wildlife
Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
Steve Gomez, Business Manager, Department of Fish and Wildlife
10:00 AM FLOOR and Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Captive Insurance 101
Presentation featuring Deputy Commissioner David Provost in Room 10
2:15 PM Attorney General's Office
Charity Clark, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Vermont Attorney General
Christopher Curtis, Chief, Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM Agency of Transportation
H.620 Report
Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
Michael Schirling, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation
10:00 AM Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
11:00 AM Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Chris Carrigan, Vice President of Business Development, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
10 min. after Floor Economic Development
Dan Barlow, State Director, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility
Michele Kupersmith, Program and Outreach Coordinator, Vermont Employee Ownership Center - Invited
3:00 PM Vermont Captive Insurance Association
Richard Smith, President, Vermont Captive Insurance Association
Heather McLure, J.D., LLM, Chief Risk Officer, OU Medicine, Academic Physicians Insurance Company
3:30 PM Economic Development
Maura Collins, Director of Policy & Administration, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
4:30 PM
Vermont Captive Insurance Association Reception in the Cedar Creek Room
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone
Rep. Laura Sibilia, House Committee on Energy and Technology
Adam Grinold, Executive Director, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
Bill Colvin, Acting Director, Bennington County Industrial Corporation
10:00 AM Economic Development
Matt Dunne, Executive Director, Center on Rural Innovation - Phone
Bob Flint, Chair, Springfield Regional Development Corporation
11:00 AM Economic Development
RT Brown, Project Manager, Windham County Economic Development Program
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
2:00 PM Joint Assembly - Governor's Budget Address
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:00 AM Committee Discussion
Committee member liaison update
9:30 AM FLOOR
10 min. after Floor Economic Development
Brian Armstrong, Co-Founder, Team Leader, Keller Williams Vermont
Karen Lafayette, Lobbyist, Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council - Invited
Susan Miller, District Manager, Kelly Services - Invited
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Hemp Collaborative
Joint Hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Room 11
Brenden Beer, Owner, Kitchen Cabinet Medicinals
Dave Barash, CEO, Luce Farm
Bill Lofy, Owner, Kria Botanicals
Dan Chang, Owner, Kria Botanicals
Carl Christianson, Owner, Northeast Processing
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Liz First Raddock at 802-828-2255 or lraddock@leg.state.vt.us
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant by the day before your scheduled meeting date. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
AGENDA
Room 33
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 8:40 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
10:00 AM House Floor
After the Floor Caucuses
12:30 PM Security Briefing
Discussion with Capital Police, Sergeant-At-Arms, and Information Technology in regards to State House security updates.
Matthew Romei, Chief of Capitol Police, Vermont Legislature
Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont Legislature
Kevin Moore, Deputy Director for Information Technology, Legislative Council
2:00 PM Department of Corrections
Discussion with DOC in regards Corrections 101, Earned Good Time, inmate classification system and security level, and DOC facilities.
Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
Dale Crook, Correctional Field Services Specialist, Department of Corrections
Al Cormier, Corrections Facilities Executive, Department of Corrections
3:30 PM Committee Discussion
Budget proposal discussion with House Appropriations.
4:30 PM Committee Adjourns
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM Medication Assisted Treatment
Walk through of Medication Assisted Treatment legislation.
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
10:00 AM Integrated Eligibility Project
Information technology infrastructure as it relates to the FY19 Budget Adjustment.
Dan Smith, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
11:00 AM Information Technology
IT and iPad training and systems review
Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Council
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:15 PM Budget Adjustment Discussion
Review of CDAAC and current FY19 Proposed Budget Adjustment.
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
3:45 PM Committee Discussion
4:30 PM Committee Adjourns
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Building and General Services
Discussion regarding report update on the Agricultural & Agency of Natural Resources laboratory
Michael Kuhn, Design & Construction Program Chief, Department of Buildings & General Services
10:00 AM Building and General Services
Discussion about the State House utilities, and ventilation systems.
Teigh Southworth, Buildings Engineer, Department of Buildings & General Services
11:00 AM Committee Discussion
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Governor's 2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly in the House Chamber regarding the Governor's 2020 Budget Address.
After the Floor Capital Budget FY2020 and FY 2021
Brad Ferland, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration - Invited
Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
Eric Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Buildings and General Services
4:30 PM Committee Adjourns
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:00 AM TBA
9:30 AM House Floor
10:15 AM Health Care Advocate
Discussion in regards to Health Care Advocacy and Hepatitis C health issues within the Department of Corrections.
Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM State House Technology
Discussion with Sergeant-At-Arms and Information Technology in regards to the State House sound system.
Janet Miller, Sergeant-at-Arms, Vermont Legislature
Kevin Moore, Deputy Director for Information Technology, Legislative Council
2:00 PM Committee Discussion
4:30 AM Committee Adjourns
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 5 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Danielle Bean at 802-828-2259 or dbean@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Education
AGENDA
Room 31
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 9:55 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:00 AM Committee Discussion
Act 173 and Report of the Census-Based Funding Advisory Group
Meagan Roy, Director of Student Support Services
10:00 AM House Floor
Caucuses immediately following Floor
11:30 AM H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Colin Robinson, Political Director, Vermont National Education Association
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Committee Discussion
Hold for school merger delay discussion
1:30 PM H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Tabitha Pohl-Moore, President, NAACP - Rutland
Steffen Gillom, President, NAACP - Windham County
2:00 PM School Merger Discussion
Danielle Corti, School Board Member, Newbury School Board - Phone
Scott Thompson, School Board Member, U-32 School Board
2:30 PM H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
3:00 PM Agency of Education
Introduction to administrative staff
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
4:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
8:30 AM H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Don Stevens, Chief, Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation
9:00 AM H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Sarika Tandon, Advisor, Racial Justice Alliance, Montpelier High School
Hope Petraro, Student, Montpelier High School
MaryAnn Songhurst, Student, Montpelier High School
9:30 AM H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
10:00 AM Vermont Legal Aid
Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
10:30 AM H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Mara Iverson, Director of Education, Outright Vermont
Amanda Rohdenburg, Director of Advocacy, Outright Vermont
11:00 AM Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
Introduction
Susan Stitely, President, Association of Vermont Independent Colleges
11:30 AM H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:30 PM H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Brenda Churchill, Statehouse Liaison, LGBTQIA Alliance of Vermont
3:30 PM H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Sarah Launderville, Executive Director, Vermont Center for Independent Living
4:00 PM H. 3 - An act relating to ethnic and social equity studies standards for public schools
Krista Huling, Chair, State Board of Education
4:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Agency of Education
SLDS report and equalized pupils
Dr. Heather Bouchey, Ph.D., Deputy Secretary, Agency of Education
Shawn Nailor, Deputy Director, Agency of Digital Services
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Governor's FY2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly - House Chamber
4:30 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:30 AM House Floor
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Introduction
Scott Giles, President, Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
4:30 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 3 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Shannon Esrich at 802-828-2256 or sesrich@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Energy and Technology
AGENDA
Room 41
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 7:53 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
10:00 AM House Floor
- Caucuses
Immediately following Floor adjournment
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM An Analysis of Decarbonization Methods in Vermont
Joint Hearing With House Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
Room 11
Marc Hafstead, Resources for the Future
Wesley Look, Resources for the Future
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:30 AM Committee Presentation
Decarbonization Study Follow-Up
Marc Hafstead, Resources for the Future
Wesley Look, Resources for the Future
10:30 AM The Regulatory Assistance Project
Rick Weston, Principal and Director, Policy, The Regulatory Assistance Project
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Efficiency Vermont
Introduction and Overview
Rebecca Foster, Director, Efficiency Vermont
Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont
3:00 PM Regional Planning Commission
Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission
3:30 PM Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Gwynn Zakov, Municipal Policy Advocate, Vermont League of Cities and Towns
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Electric Utilities
Introduction and Overview
Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
Mike Kanarick, Director of Customer Care, Community Engagement, and Communications, Burlington Electric Department
Darren Springer, General Manager, Burlington Electric Department
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Electric Utilities
Introduction and Overview
Mary Powell, President/CEO, Green Mountain Power
Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Rebecca Towne, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Governor's FY 2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly-House Chamber
- Committee Discussion
Immediately following the Governor's Budget Address
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:00 AM Renewable Energy Vermont
Informational Overview
Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
9:30 AM House Floor
- Vermont Electric Power Company
10 minutes after the Floor adjourns
Introduction and Overview
Shana Louiselle, Communications and Policy Advocate, VELCO
John Flynn, Vice President of Strategic Business Development, VELCO
11:00 AM ISO New England
Molly Connors, External Affairs Representative, ISO New England
Eric Johnson, Director of External Affairs, ISO New England
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Energy Advocacy Groups
Jared Duval, Executive Director, Energy Action Network
Sarah Wolfe, Clean Energy Advocate, Energy Action Network
Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Ben Walsh, Clean Energy Advocate, Vermont Public Interest Research Group - Invited
Paul Zabriskie, Weatherization Director, Capstone Community Action - Invited
Sue Minter, , Capstone Community Action - Invited
Dan Barlow, Public Policy Manager, Vermont Business for Social Responsibility
Tom Hughes, Energy Independent Vermont
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 2 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Sarah Tewksbury at 802-828-2263 or stewksbury@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs
AGENDA
Room 44
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/18/2019 12:26 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
10:00 AM House Floor
After Floor Caucuses and Lunch
1:15 PM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
Approve Committee Memo
2:00 PM Vermont National Guard
Annual Sexual Assault Report
Room 10
Maj. Gen Steven Cray, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard - Invited
4:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM Sheltering in Vermont
Brian Pickard, Deputy Director, Rural Edge
Patrick Donegan, Interim Director, Good Samaritan Haven, Barre
Rita Markley, Executive Director, Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS)
Jim Lovinsky, Executive Director, Lamoille Housing Partnership
Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust
Jason Williams, Director of Government and Community Relations, University of Vermont Medical Center
10:45 AM Weatherization
Ludy Biddle, Executive Director, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont
Geoff Wilcox, Weatherization Program Administrator, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
Paul Zabriskie, Weatherization Director, Capstone Community Action
- Tenant / Landlord Issues
Angela Zaikowski , Director, Vermont Apartment Owners Association, LLC
Jessica Radbord, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid - Invited
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
15 min after Floor Vermont National Guard
Background of previous State legislation
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
3:00 PM Veterans Affairs
Robert Burke, Director, Vermont Office of Veteran Affairs
4:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Committee Meeting
TBD
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Governor's FY2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly - House Chamber
4:30 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:30 AM House Floor
15 min after Floor H. 11 - An act relating to penalties for violations of alcoholic beverage and tobacco laws and to solicitor’s licenses
Walk-through
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Roberto Gonzalez, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
- H. 13 - An act relating to alcoholic beverages
Walk-through
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Roberto Gonzalez, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
12:00 PM Lunch
Tax workshop from 12:15 - 1:15pm
Room 10
1:30 PM Committee Meeting
TBD
- Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring one hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
When coming to this Committee, please use unscented body and cosmetic products and refrain from using perfume, aftershave, or cologne.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Ron Wild at 802-828-3559 or rwild@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Room 49
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 9:48 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
10:00 AM House Floor
15 min after House Floor Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment
Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council Implicit Bias Training
Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
12:00 AM Lunch
1:00 PM Tour of State Archives
Away from State House
2:30 PM Governor's 2019 FY Budget Adjustment
Committee Discussion
3:30 PM H. 16 - An act relating to boards and commissions
Testimony
Vermont Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council and the Vermont Tobacco Evaluation and Review Board
Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM H. 16 - An act relating to boards and commissions
Boards and Commissions
Jason Maulucci, Boards and Commissions, Governor’s Office
Hayden DuBlois, Executive Office (Gov)
10:00 AM Ethics Act
walk - through
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
10:30 AM Consolidated Town Fee Report and Request
Overview
Carol Dawes, City Clerk, Barre City
11:30 AM Results Based Accountability
Scorecard Accessibility
Dru Roessle, Director of Performance Improvement, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Campaign Finance
Joshua Diamond, Deputy Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
3:00 PM H. 16 - An act relating to boards and commissions
Committee Discussion
4:00 PM Vermont office of the Health Care Advocate
Introduction
Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
4:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Department of Environmental Conservation
Emily Boedecker, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
Joanna Pallito, Finance Director, Department of Environmental Conservation
10:00 AM H. 16 - An act relating to boards and commissions
Mark up and Possible Vote
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
11:00 AM Department of Corrections
Introduction
Monica Weeber, Director of Administrative Services, Department of Corrections
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Governor's FY2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly-House Chamber
15 min after Budget Address Continuity of Government
Understating of Issues
Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department
Betsy Ann Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
4:30 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:30 AM House Floor
15 Min after House Floor H. 16 - An act relating to boards and commissions
Mark up and Possible Vote
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
11:00 AM Agency of Digital Services
Introduction
John Quinn, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Treasurer's Office Annual Report
Introduction
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
2:00 PM Office of Professional Regulation (OPR)
Walk - through
Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation
Gabe Gilman, General Counsel, Secretary of State's Office
3:00 PM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring one hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Kelly O'Brien at 802-828-2267 or kobrien@leg.state.vt.us
House Committee on Health Care
AGENDA
Room 45
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/18/2019 1:38 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
10:00 AM House Floor and Caucuses
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM All-Payer Model and Vermont Medicaid Next Generation ACO Model
Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Michael Barber, Chief of Health Policy, Green Mountain Care Board
Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Alicia Cooper, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
2:45 PM Break
3:00 PM All Payer Model and Vermont Medicaid Next Generation ACO Model
Continued testimony
Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
Michael Barber, Chief of Health Policy, Green Mountain Care Board
Michael Costa, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
Alicia Cooper, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
4:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM Vermont Health Connect
Overview, how it works, update on current activities
Cassandra Madison, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access
Sean Sheehan, Healthcare Deputy Director of Operations, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Pharmacy Pricing and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) Overview
Brian Murphy, Director of Pharmacy and Vendor Management, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
15 min. after floor Review of 2017-2018 Health Care Legislation
Legislation from the last biennium, overview
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- Reports submitted to the House Committee on Health Care
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
4:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Mental Health Overview
Overview of mental health care and key issues
Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Mental Health 101
Overview of mental health system of care
Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Karen Barber, Legal Counsel, Department of Mental Health
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Governor's FY 2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly-House Chamber
15 min. after Joint Assembly TBD
4:30 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:30 AM House Floor
15 min. after floor TBD
- Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 10 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Demis Martin at 828-2264 or demis@leg.state.vt.us
House Ethics Panel
This agenda has not yet been published.
House Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel
This agenda has not yet been published.
House Committee on Human Services
AGENDA
Room 46
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/18/2019 4:16 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
10:00 AM House Floor
- Caucuses and Lunch
Immediately following adjournment of the Floor
1:00 PM Preserving the Right to Abortion
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Meagan Gallagher, Executive Director and CEO, Planned Parenthood Northern New England
Guy Page - Invited
3:30 PM Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment
Memo
Jared Adler, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
4:15 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM Department for Children and Families
Reach-Up Program
Sean Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families
Erin Oalican, Reach-Up/TANF Program Director, Department for Children and Families
Rose Stackhouse, Reach-Up Case Manager, Burlington Office, Division of Economic Services, Department for Children and Families
Emily Hazard, Reach-Up Supervisor, St. Johnsbury Office, Division of Economic Services, Department for Children and Families
Jennifer Jackman, Parent
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
15 mins after Floor Preserving the Right to Abortion
Donna Bailey, Director, Addison County Parent Child Center
4:30 PM Adjourn
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:15 AM H. 26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont
What does the science tell us and e-cigarettes 101
Mark Levine, M.D., Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
- H. 26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont
Overview of current Vermont smoking laws
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- H. 26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont
Introduction
Rep. George W. Till, Sponsor
- H. 26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont
Walk-through
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
- H. 26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont
Rebecca Ryan, Senior Director, Health Promotion and Public Policy, American Lung Association of the Northeast
11:30 AM H. 26 - An act relating to restricting retail and Internet sales of electronic cigarettes, liquid nicotine, and tobacco paraphernalia in Vermont
Committee Discussion
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
2:00 PM Governor's FY2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:30 AM House Floor
15 mins after Floor -
Personal Needs Allowance
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
12:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM TBA
3:00 PM Agenda
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House Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
Room 30
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 8:55 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:30 AM Introductions and Updates
Introduction by Paul Reiber, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
Jimmie Edwards, Director, Department of Public Safety, City of St. Louis
10:00 AM House Floor and Caucuses
11:45 AM Lunch
1:30 PM Restorative Justice Interim Report
Karen Vastine, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM Judicial Oversight Work and Recommendations; Sentencing Commission
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
3:45 PM Governor's Proposed FY2019 Budget Adjustment
Judiciary Budget Adjustment - Committee Discussion
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM Judicial Update
Update on Zullo v State of Vermont Supreme Court case.
Any other cases in which VT Supreme Court asked for legislative action.
Judiciary tech bill?
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
10:00 AM H. 7 - An act relating to second degree aggravated domestic assault
Introduction, Walk-through and Testimony
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Lead Sponsor - Invited
Tracy Shriver, State's Attorney, Windsor County State's Attorneys
John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs - Invited
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office - Invited
Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence - Invited
10:30 AM Break
11:45 AM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
15 Minutes after House Floor H. 19 - An act relating to sexual exploitation of a person in law enforcement officer custody
Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
Auburn Watersong, Associate Director of Public Policy, VT Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
John Campbell, Executive Director, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs - Invited
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office - Invited
Elizabeth Novotny, Lobbyist, Vermont Police Association
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Fair and Impartial Policing
Location is Room 10
Tabitha Moore, President, NAACP - Rutland
Steffen Gillom, President, NAACP - Windham County - Invited
Garry Scott, Lieutenant, Vermont State Police
Ingrid Jonas, Major, Vermont State Police
Tony Facos, Chief, Montpelier Police Department, Vermont Police Association
Bill Boynak, Sheriff, Orange County, Vermont Sheriffs Association - Invited
Bor Yang, Executive Director, VT Human Rights Commission - Invited
Curtiss Reed, Executive Director, Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity
Chloe White, Policy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Brenda Churchill, Statehouse Liaison, LGBTQIA Alliance of Vermont
David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office
Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General
Will Lambek, Migrant Justice
Richard Gauthier, Executive Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
Kesha Ram, Chair, Immigration Task Force
11:30 AM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Governor's 2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly - House Chamber
15 Minutes after Budget Address TBA
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:30 AM House Floor
15 Minutes after Floor Security Briefing
Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department
12:00 PM Adjourn
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House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
AGENDA
Room 47
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 8:02 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
10:00 AM House Floor
- Caucuses and Lunch
2:00 PM An Analysis of Decarbonization Methods in Vermont
JFO Consultant Study
Joint Hearing With House Energy and Technology
Room 11
Marc Hafstead, Fellow and Director, Carbon Pricing Initiative, Resources for the Future
Wesley Look, Senior Research Associate, Resources for the Future
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM Act 250 Commission Report
Committee Discussion
Rep. Amy Sheldon, Chair, Act 250 Commission
10:45 AM An Analysis of Decarbonization Methods in Vermont
Committee Discussion
Marc Hafstead, Fellow and Director, Carbon Pricing Initiative, Resources for the Future
Wesley Look, Senior Research Associate, Resources for the Future
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
10 min after Floor H. 16 - An act relating to boards and commissions
Committee Discussion
Rep. John Gannon, House Committee On Government Operations
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Bill Introductions
Three bills: H.17, H.34, H.35
Rep. Michael Yantachka, Sponsor - Invited
9:30 AM Introductions
Vermont Legal Aid
Michael Fisher, Chief Health Care Advocate, Vermont Legal Aid
Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Governor's FY 2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly - House Chamber
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:30 AM House Floor
10:00 AM Agricultural Environmental Stewardship
Joint Committee Hearing with House and Senate Agriculture Committees and Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee
Room 11
Heather Darby, Agronomy Specialist, UVM Extension
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Regional Planning Commissions (RPCs) and Natural Resources
Informational Meeting
Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission
Charles Baker, Executive Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
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House Committee on Transportation
AGENDA
Room 43
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/18/2019 3:26 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
10:00 AM House Floor
2:00 PM Committee Discussion
3:00 PM Automated Vehicle Inspection Program
Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
Jennifer Pittsley, Director of Special Programs, Department of Motor Vehicles
Scott Davidson, Chief Inspector, Department of Motor Vehicles
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:30 AM DMV Overview
9:30-11:30
Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
Michael Smith, Director of Operations, Department of Motor Vehicles
1:00 PM House Floor
15 min after Floor DMV Overview
Continued from the morning
Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
Jennifer Pittsley, Director of Special Programs, Department of Motor Vehicles
Colonel Jake Elovirta, Director of Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles
Renea Bordeau, Financial Operations Chief, Agency of Transportation
4:00 PM Agenda Planning
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Potential Strategies to Reduce Transportation Emissions
Resources for the Future
Marc Hafstead, Resources for the Future
Wesley Look, Resources for the Future
9:50 AM Policy, Planning, and Intermodal Development Division Overview
9:50-11:45
Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation
- Rail and Aviation Bureau: Aviation Program
Dan Delabruere, Rail and Aviation, Director, Agency of Transportation
Paul Libby, Rail Project Delivery Manager, Agency of Transportation
Rollin Tebbets, Aviation Operations and Maintenance Manager, Agency of Transportation
- Rail and Aviation Bureau: Rail Program
Dan Delabruere, Rail and Aviation, Director, Agency of Transportation
Paul Libby, Rail Project Delivery Manager, Agency of Transportation
Erin Charbonneau, Civil Engineer, Agency of Transportation
- Public Transit Program
Barbara Donovan, Public Transit Administrator, Agency of Transportation
- Policy, Planning, and Research Bureau
Joe Segale, Policy, Planning and Research Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation
1:00 PM House Floor
2:00 PM Governor's FY 2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly - House Chamber
15 min after address VTrans Agency Budget Overview
Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
Lenny Leblanc, Acting Director of Finance and Administration Division, Agency of Transportation
Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director, Agency of Transportation
Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation
Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:30 AM House Floor
11:00 AM TBD
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House Committee on Ways and Means
AGENDA
Room 34
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/18/2019 2:46 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
10:00 AM FLOOR and Caucuses
After Caucuses H. 47 - An act relating to the taxation of electronic cigarettes
Graham Campbell, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Emergency Board Meeting
Governor's Ceremonial Office
2:10 PM January 2019 Consensus Revenue Forecast Review
Tom Kavet, Legislature's Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC
3:00 PM Sales Tax Exemptions
Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM Education
Education Fund Structure and Reserve
Governance Update
Special Education Funding
Mark Perrault, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Brad James, Education Finance Manager, Agency of Education
Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
10:30 AM Taxpayer Advocate Report
Jeffrey Dooley, Taxpayer Advocate, Department of Taxes
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
After the Floor Vermont Economic Progress Council
Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
3:15 PM Property Valuation Report
continuation
Jill Remick, Director of Property Valuation and Review, Department of Taxes
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM TBA
10:00 AM Impervious Surface Mapping
Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Director, Spatial Analysis Laboratory
11:00 AM Livable Wage Report
Dan Dickerson, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM FLOOR
2:00 PM Governor's Budget Address
Joint Assembly - House Chamber
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:30 AM FLOOR
After the Floor Bill Introductions
H. 23 - An act relating to creating an income tax checkoff for the Organ Donation Special Fund
Rep. Martin LaLonde, Reporter and Sponsor, Reporter
12:00 PM Lunch
12:15 PM Tax Workshop 3 - Sales and Use Taxes
This member workshop will take place in Room 10.
Senate Committee on Agriculture
AGENDA
Room 26
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 8:38 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:30 AM Senate Floor
15 minutes after Floor Vermont Farm Bureau
Farmer introductions
Ethan Allen Room
11:15 AM Investments in Clean Water Technology
Ethan Allen Room
John Hollar, Lawyer, Downs Rachlin Martin
Trey Martin, Lawyer, Downs Rachlin Martin
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM To Be Determined
Ethan Allen Room
Chuck Ross, Director, University of Vermont Extension
Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
Ela Chapin, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Roger Allbee, Former Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Dan Smith, , Consultant
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Agricultural Finance
Jo Bradley, CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
Cassie Polhemus, Chief Operating Officer, incoming CEO, Vermont Economic Development Authority
9:30 AM To Be Determined
10:00 AM Animal Welfare Certification
Kara Shannon, ASPCA
10:30 AM Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
Margaret Laggis, Lobbyist, Green Mountain Dairy Farmers
11:00 AM Workers Compensation
Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:00 AM Efficiency Vermont
Jake Marin, HVAC Program Manager, Efficiency Vermont
10:00 AM Agriculture Environmental Stewardship
Joint Hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee, House Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife Committee, and Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee.
Room 11
Heather Darby, Agronomy Specialist, UVM Extension
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
AGENDA
Room 5
January 21, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/18/2019 9:03 AM
Monday, January 21, 2019
1:03 PM No Committee Meetings Scheduled
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
1:00 PM Emergency Board Meeting
(Governor's Ceremonial Office)
2:30 PM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
FY 2019 Budget Adjustment--Agency of Commerce and Community Development-Economic Development
Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
3:00 PM Break
3:30 PM January 2019 Consensus Revenue Forecast Review
Tom Kavet, Legislature's Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
1:30 PM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
FY 2019 Budget Adjustment--Public Safety
Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Rick Hallenbeck, Deputy Director of Administration, Department of Public Safety
Joanne Chadwick, Director 0f Administration, Department of Public Safety
2:15 PM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
FY 2019 Budget Adjustment--Mental Health Department
Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Shannon Thompson, Financial Director, Department of Mental Health
Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
Thursday, January 24, 2019
2:00 PM Governor's 2020 Budget Address
(Joint Assembly) House Chamber
3:30 PM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
FY 2019 Budget Adjustment--Agency of Education
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Emily Byrne, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Education
4:00 PM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
FY 2019 Budget Adjustment--Corrections Department
Michael Touchette, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Matt D'Agostino, Financial Officer, Department of Corrections
Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services
Friday, January 25, 2019
1:00 PM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
FY 2019 Budget Adjustment--Agency of Transportation
Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
Lenny Leblanc, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation
1:30 PM 19-0729 - An act relating to the budget adjustment
FY 2019 Budget Adjustment--Agency of Natural Resources-
Fish and Wildlife
Environmental Conservation
Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife
Emily Boedecker, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation
Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs
AGENDA
Room 27
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 9:39 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:00 AM Senate Protocols and Floor Decorum
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM Commission Discussion
Overview of the week
10:30 AM Governor's Proposed Paid Family Leave Plan
Kendal Smith, Director of Policy Development and Legislative Affairs, Governor's Office
Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources
DJ Bettencourt, Policy Director, New Hampshire Governor's Office
John Formella, Legal Counsel, New Hampshire Governor's Office
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
8:30 AM Minimum Wage
Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
David Cooper, Economic Policy Institute
Ken Schatz, Commissioner, Department for Children and Families
Deb Brighton, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Minimum Wage
Lindsay Kurrle, Commissioner, Department of Labor
Mat Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Chief, Department of Labor
11:15 AM Minimum Wage
Witnesses TBD
Thursday, January 24, 2019
8:30 AM Financial Technology
Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation
Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
9:15 AM Minimum Wage
Stephanie Yu, Policy Analyst, Public Assets Institute
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Minimum Wage
Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office
Friday, January 25, 2019
8:30 AM Governor's Economic Development Proposals
Michael Schirling, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Josh Hanford, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Wendy Knight, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Governor's Workforce Development Proposals
Dustin Degree, Executive Director, State Workforce Development Board, Department of Labor
Sarah Buxton, Director, Workforce Policy and Performance, Department of Labor
11:30 AM Senate Floor
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Senate Committee on Education
AGENDA
Room 28
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 9:42 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:00 AM Senate Protocols and Floor Decorum
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM S. 10 - An act relating to prekindergarten education
Daniel French, Secretary, Agency of Education
Al Gobeille, Secretary, Agency of Human Services
2:00 PM S. 10 - An act relating to prekindergarten education
Sarah Kenney, Senior Director of Policy, Let's Grow Kids
Sherry Carlson, Senior Director of Programs, Let's Grow Kids
3:00 PM S. 40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities
Introduction by sponsors and walk-through by Legislative Counsel
Sen. Tim Ashe, Sponsor
Sen. Brian Campion, Sponsor
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
1:00 PM Senate Floor
15 min after Floor S. 40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities
Mark Levine, Commissioner, M.D., Vermont Department of Health
Molly Costanza-Robinson, Professor of Environmental Chemistry, Ph.D., Middlebury College
Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
Thursday, January 24, 2019
1:00 PM Senate Floor
2:00 PM Governor's FY 2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly - House Chamber
3:30 PM S. 40 - An act relating to testing and remediation of lead in the drinking water of schools and child care facilities
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director, Vermont National Education Association
Nicole Mace, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association - Invited
Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
Friday, January 25, 2019
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM S. 9 - An act relating to conducting background checks for home study programs
Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association
James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Agency of Education TBA
Retta Dunlap, Home School Advocate, Vermont Home Education Network
Adrian Otterman, Parent, Esq., Vermont Home Education Network
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Senate Committee on Ethics
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Senate Committee on Finance
AGENDA
Room 6
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/18/2019 3:30 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:00 AM Senate Protocols and Floor Decorum
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM Captive Insurance 101
Room 10
David Provost, Deputy Commissioner, Captive Insurance Division, Department of Financial Regulation
2:00 PM Water Quality Funding
Michael O'Grady, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
2:50 PM January 2019 Consensus Revenue Forecast Review
Tom Kavet, Legislature's Economist, Kavet, Rockler & Associates, LLC
3:30 PM Break
3:45 PM Wayfair Marketplace
Peter Griffin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
4:30 PM Chairs' Meeting
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM Tax Expenditures
Part II
Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
2:30 PM Vermont Captive Insurance Association
Richard Smith, Executive Director, Vermont Captive Insurance Association
Heather McClure, J.D., Chief Risk Officer, Academic Physicians Insurance Company
3:00 PM Tax Abatement Audit and Other Issues
Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office
4:00 PM Credentialing of New Practitioners
Georgia Maheras, Esq., Director, Vermont Public Policy, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Thursday, January 24, 2019
1:00 PM Senate Floor
2:00 PM Governor's 2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly - House Chamber
4:00 PM Governor's Budget
Discussion
Friday, January 25, 2019
11:30 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM Tax Expenditures
Part III
Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
2:30 PM Land Gains Tax Overview
Graham Campbell, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
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Faith Brown at 802-828-2253 or fbrown@leg.state.vt.us
Senate Committee on Government Operations
AGENDA
Room 4
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/18/2019 4:15 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:00 AM Senate Protocols and Floor Decorum
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM Committee Discussion
Discuss Senators' Disclosure Form
2:00 PM Vermont National Guard
Annual Sexual Assault Report
Room 10
Maj Gen Steven Cray, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard - Invited
3:00 PM 15 Minute Break
3:15 PM Government Accountability Report
Committee Training
Susan Zeller, Chief Performance Officer, Agency of Administration
BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Dru Roessle, Director of Performance Improvement, Agency of Human Services - Invited
4:30 PM Chairs' Meeting
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
1:00 PM Senate Floor
15 Minutes After the Floor Town Clerks
Title 17 and VMCTA Priorities
Stacy Jewell, Town Clerk, St. Johnsbury, VMCTA Legislative Committee
Curry Galloway, Treasurer/Clerk, St. Albans City, VMCTA Legislative Committee
2:30 PM Department of Public Safety
Discuss Priorities
Thomas D. Anderson, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Colonel Matthew Birmingham, Colonel, Department of Public Safety
3:15 20 Minute Break
3:40 PM Vermont Police Academy
Discuss Alternative Training Structure; Level 2 to Level 3; Fair and Impartial Policing
Rick Gauthier, Director, VT Criminal Justice Training Council
Thursday, January 24, 2019
1:00 PM Senate Floor
2:00 PM Governor's 2019 FY Budget Address
Joint Assembly-House Chamber
3:30 PM Office of the State Treasury -- Priorities
Pension and Retirement for state workers.
Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer
Friday, January 25, 2019
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM GPI
Genuine Progress Indicator
Jon Erickson, Blittersdorf Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy
2:00 PM Committee Discussion
Discuss Governor's budget address
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Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
AGENDA
Room 17
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 8:22 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:00 AM Senate Protocols and Floor Decorum
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
Overview and Updates
Devon Green, Vice President of Government Relations, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
11:00 AM Adverse Childhood Experiences
Review Act 43 Report
Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM Green Mountain Care Board
Overview of Annual Report
Susan Barrett, Executive Director, Green Mountain Care Board
Kevin Mullin, Chair, Green Mountain Care Board
9:30 AM Trauma Informed Care
Data Visualization Tool
Georgia Maheras, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Esq., Bi-State Primary Care Association
Lauri Scharf, Program Manager, Health Care Informatics, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Heather Skeels, Senior Program Manager, Health Data Operations, Bi-State Primary Care Association
10:00 AM Federally Qualified Health Centers
Georgia Maheras, Director, Vermont Public Policy, Esq., Bi-State Primary Care Association
Lauri Scharf, Program Manager, Health Care Informatics, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Heather Skeels, Senior Program Manager, Health Data Operations, Bi-State Primary Care Association
10:30 AM Break
10:50 AM Health Care Contract and Medicine Assisted Treatment
Michael Touchette, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Annie Ramniceanu, DOC Addiction and Mental Health Systems Director, Department of Corrections
Max Titus, Department of Corrections
Ben Watts, Health Services Administrator, Department of Corrections
11:30 AM Department of Health
Overview and Updates
Mark Levine, M.D., Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health
12:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM Medicaid Dental Benefit
11:30 AM OneCare Vermont
Overview and Updates
Kevin Stone, Acting CEO, OneCare Vermont
Victoria Loner, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, OneCare Vermont
12:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:00 AM S. 14 - An act relating to extending the moratorium on home health agency certificates of need
Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont
Laura Pelosi, Lobbyist, MMR Legal Services
10:00 AM Department of Mental Health
Update on Recent Changes, continued
Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health
11:10 AM Vermont Legislative Research Service
Anthony Gierzynski, Director, Vermont Legislative Research Service
11:20 AM Pharmacists' Day
11:30 AM Senate Floor
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 1 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Maya Sutton-Smith at 802-828-2279 or msuttonsmith@leg.state.vt.us
Senate Committee on Institutions
AGENDA
Room 7
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 9:52 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:00 AM Senate Protocols and Floor Decorum
9:30 AM Senate Floor
1:30 PM Department Building and General Services
Continuation of overview of the department and state bonding
Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings & General Services
Deborah Ferrell, Executive Manager, Government Business Services Division, Department of Buildings & General Services
Marc O'Grady, Director of Planning and Property Management, Department of Buildings & General Services
Daniel Edson, State Energy Program Manager, Department of Buildings & General Services
Erik FilKorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services
Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
1:00 PM Senate Floor
1:30 PM i-Pad Updates and Training
Brandon Dyer, User Support Specialist, Office of Legislative Council
3:00 PM Green Mountain Club
Overview
Michael DeBonis, Executive Director, The Green Mountain Club
Thursday, January 24, 2019
2:00 PM Governor's FY2020 Budget Address
Joint Assembly-House Chamber
3:00 PM Court System
Overview/Needs
Patricia Gabel, State Court Administrator, Court Administrator's Office
Friday, January 25, 2019
11:30 AM Senate Floor
1:00 PM Division of Historic Sites
Overview/Historic Sites Maintenance
Laura Trieschmann, State Historic Preservation Officer, Department of Housing and Community Development
2:45 PM Governor's FY 2020 Budget
Discussion of FY2020 Budget
Brad Ferland, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration
Catherine Benham, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 7 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Denise Diehl at 802-828-2352 or ddiehl@leg.state.vt.us
Senate Committee on Judiciary
AGENDA
Room 1
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/18/2019 3:34 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:00 AM Senate Protocols and Floor Decorum
9:30 AM Senate Floor
- After the Floor S. 19 - An act relating to violent habitual criminals
Walk-through
Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
David Cahill, State's Attorney, Windsor County - Phone
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
Tom Dalton, Executive Director, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform - Invited
Michael Touchette, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
12:00 AM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM S. 17 - An act relating to filing fees for petitions to expunge or seal a criminal history record
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs
Marshall Pahl, Appellate and Juvenile Defender, Defender General's Office
Hon Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Court Administrator's Office
Chris Fenno, Executive Director, Center for Crime Victim Services
Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Cannabis Regulation
Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
12:00 PM Adjourn
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM S. 18 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement
Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
T.J. Donovan, Invited, Vermont Attorney General, Attorney General's Office
David Mickenberg, Lobbyist, VT Association of Justice
Myriam Gillies, Attorney, Benjamin N. Cardoza School of Law - Invited
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM S. 18 - An act relating to consumer justice enforcement
James Feehan, Lobbyist, American Property and Casualty Insurance Association
Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
12:00 PM Adjourn
Friday, January 25, 2019
8:30 AM TBD
10:00 AM Break
10:30 AM TBD
11:30 AM Senate Floor
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Peggy Delaney at 802-828-2278 or pdelaney@leg.state.vt.us
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
AGENDA
Room 8
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/22/2019 7:44 AM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:00 AM Senate Protocols and Floor Decorum
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM PFAS
Jen Duggan, Vice President/Director VCL - Invited
Shaina Kasper, Toxic Action Center-VT - Invited
11:00 AM VNRC
Overview
Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
11:15 AM VPIRG
Overview
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
12:00 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
8:30 AM Resources for the Future
Marc Hafstead, Resources for the Future
Wesley Look, Resources for the Future
9:30 AM Reports
Governor's Climate Committee Report
RGGI
Transportation Initiatives
Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
10:00 AM Break
10:15 AM VT Chamber of Commerce
Overview
Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
10:30 AM Vermont Conservation of Voters
Overview
Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters - Invited
10:50 AM Overview
Overview
Marie Audet, Farmer, Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition - Invited
11:10 AM Farmers Watershed Alliance
Overview
11:30 AM Friends of the Northern Lake Champlain
Overview
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM RGGI and Transportation
Justin Johnson, Lobbyist, MMR
9:30 AM TBD
12:00 PM Adjourn
1:00 PM Senate Floor
Friday, January 25, 2019
8:30 AM TBD
10:00 AM Agriculture Environmental Stewardship
Vermont State House- Room 11.
Joint Hearing House and Senate Agricultural Committee and Senate Natural Resources and Energy
Heather Darby, Agronomy Specialist, UVM Extension
11:30 AM Senate Floor
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 8 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Jude Newman at 828-2296 or jnewman@leg.state.vt.us
Senate Committee on Transportation
AGENDA
Room 3
January 22, 2019 - January 25, 2019
Last Updated 1/18/2019 2:00 PM
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:30 AM Senate Floor
10:00 AM VTrans Agency Overview
Highway Division Overview
Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director, Agency of Transportation
10:40 AM VTrans Agency Overview
Asset Management Bureau Overview
Chad Allen, Asset Management and Performance Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation
11:00 AM VTrans Agency Overview
Projects Delivery Bureau Overview
Rob White, Project Delivery Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation
11:20 AM VTrans Agency Overview
Construction & Materials Bureau Overview
Mladen Gagulic, Construction and Materials Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation
11:40 AM VTrans Agency Overview
Operations & Safety Bureau Overview
Josh Schultz, Operations and Safety Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation
Bruce Nyquist, Office of Highway Safety, Program Manager, Agency of Transportation
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
9:00 AM VTrans Agency Overview
Maintenance Bureau Overview
Todd Law, Maintenance Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation
9:40 AM VTrans Agency Overview
Support Services Bureau Overview
Alec Portalupi, Support Services Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation
Tammy Ellis, Central Garage Manager, Agency of Transportation
10:20 AM VTrans Agency Overview
Municipal Assistance Bureau Overview
Sue Scribner, Municipal Assistance Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation
11:00 AM Automated Vehicle Inspection Program Overview
Agency of Natural Resources
Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Department of Environmental Conservation
12:00 AM Lunch
Thursday, January 24, 2019
9:00 AM VTrans Agency Overview
VTrans 2019 Fact Book & Annual Report; VTransparency
Jacqui DeMent, Public Outreach Manager, Agency of Transportation
Kevin Viani, Performance Chief, Finance and Administration Division, Agency of Transportation
10:00 AM VTrans Agency Overview
VTrans Long Range Transportation Plan
David Pelletier, Planning Coordinator, Agency of Transportation
11:00 AM Potential Strategies to Reduce Transportation Emissions
Resources for the Future
Marc Hafstead, Resources for the Future
Wesley Look, Resources for the Future
12:00 PM Lunch
Friday, January 25, 2019
9:00 AM VTrans Agency Budget Overview
Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
10:00 AM VTrans Agency Overview
VTrans Budget Adjustment, National Life Fire, Relocation to Barre City Place
Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation
11:30 AM Senate Floor