Standing Committee Meetings

Week of January 19, 2020 - January 25, 2020

House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

AGENDA

Room 32

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 3:19 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   House Floor Convenes

Following adjournment                   Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

David Allaben, NH/VT State Director, USDA, Wildlife Services

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

3:00 PM                   Nutrient Management

Vicky Drew, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   Capitol Police

Updates

Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department

9:30 AM                   Vermont Agriculture Strategic Plan Report

Room 10

Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Mark Cannella, Associate Professor, University of Vermont Extension

Will Stevens, Owner, Golden Russet Farm

Ela Chapin, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Janice St.Onge, Flexible Capital Fund

Betsy Rosenbluth,  , Vermont Farm to School Network

Netaka White,  , Talk About Hemp

Adeline Druart, Vermont Creamery

Jenn Colby, Pasture Program Coordinator, UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture

1:00 PM                   House Floor Convenes

2:00 PM                   Cannabis Background

Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Invited

3:00 PM                   H. 562 - An act relating to the definition of agricultural land for the purposes of use value appraisals

Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes (3:00 PM)

3:30 PM                   Animal Welfare

Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board Report

Jessica Danyow, Chair, Animal Cruelty Investigation Advisory Board

Sally Adams, Chief  Deputy State’s Attorney, Chittenden County

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 656 - An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Ben Palmer

10:00 AM                   Vermont Forest Carbon Sequestration Working Group Final Report Act 83 of 2019

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy

Jim Shallow, Director of Strategic Conservation Initiatives, The Nature Conservancy

11:00 AM                   Cannabis Background

Richard Veitch, West Townsend

Cindy Leszczak, West Townsend

Stuart Savel, Brattleboro

1:00 PM                   House Convenes

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:30 AM                   House Convenes

Following Adjournment                   Vermont Farm Bureau

Room 10 (10:15)

Joint hearing with Senate Agriculture Committee

11:30 AM                   Grazing and Pasture Management

 Report

Chuck Ross, Director, University of Vermont Extension

Heather Darby, Agronomy Specialist, UVM Extension

Jenn Colby, Pasture Program Coordinator, UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Cheryl Cesario, Champlain Valley Crop, Soil and Pasture, UVM Extension

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Linda Leehman at 802-828-2233 or lleehman@leg.state.vt.us

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.

House Committee on Appropriations

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House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

AGENDA

Room 35

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 3:43 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

9:15 AM                   H. 606 - An act relating to regulating storage units

Jamie Feehan, Lobbyist, Self Storage Association

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

15 Min after Floor                   Caucuses

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 1 - An act relating to agreements not to compete

Committee Discussion

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

2:00 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY 2021 Budget Address

Joint Session-House Chamber

15 Min after Proposed Budget Address                   Committee  Discussion

Tourism & Marketing

Heather Pelham, Chief Marketing Officer, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   Committee  Discussion

Tourism & Marketing

Rep. David Yacovone, Sponsor, House Committee on Appropriations

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council - Invited

9:30 AM                   H. 705 - An act relating to promoting tourism and marketing

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

10:00 AM                   Committee  Discussion

Tourism & Marketing

Heather Pelham, Chief Marketing Officer, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Amy Spear, VP of Tourism, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Stephen Klein, Chief Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Lisa Chase , Director, Vermont Tourism research Center - Invited

Ken Jones, Economic Research Analyst, Agency of Commerce and Community Development - Invited

Karen Fahey, Owner, Karen Fahey Associates

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

15 Min after Floor                   Committee  Discussion

Tourism & Marketing

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 1 - An act relating to agreements not to compete

Community Discussion.

Possible Vote.

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council - Invited

Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association - Invited

Charles Martin, Government Affairs Director, VT Chamber of Commerce - Invited

10:00 AM                   Press Conference

Let's Grow Kids

11:00 AM                   H. 606 - An act relating to regulating storage units

Committee Discussion.

Possible Vote.

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

15 Min after Floor                   Committee  Discussion

Business Portal

Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office - Invited

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:00 AM                   Committee  Discussion

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

15 Min after Floor                   TBA

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   TBA

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Amy Todisco at 802-828-2255 or atodisco@leg.state.vt.us

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.

House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

AGENDA

Room 33

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/20/2020 10:08 AM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   House Floor

After the Floor                     Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM                   Committee Constituent Time

2:00 PM                   Governor's Budget Address

3:30 PM                   Overview of FY20-21 Capital Bill Budget Adjustment

Pass Out Notebooks

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services

Brad Ferland, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

8:30 AM                   Correctional Officers' Issues

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

10:30 AM                   PREA - Sexualized Work Environment in Confinement Settings

Finish Testimony on Reporting and Investigating.

Staff sexual misconduct and security risks.

Imbalance of power.

Heather Simons, Director of Training and Professional Development, Department of Corrections

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

After the Floor                     Bill Introductions

--                                  H. 486 - A study of fragrances in State buildings

Rep. Diana Gonzalez, Sponsor

--                                  H.624 - Naming 133 State Street

Rep. Mary Sullivan, Sponsor

--                                  H. 648 - Applying Vermont prevailing wages to school construction projects

Rep. Maida Townsend, Sponsor

--                                  H. 648 - Davis-Bacon wage survey requirements for State construction projects

Rep. Maida Townsend, Sponsor

--                                  H. 690 - State aid for school construction for merged school districts

Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann, Sponsor

--                                  H. 713 - Allocating the cost of Department of Corrections resources

Rep. Charles Kimbell, Sponsor

--                                  H. 741 - Criminal record checks on contractors working in State-owned or -leased facilities

Rep. Charles "Butch" Shaw, Sponsor

2:30 PM                   Parole Board 101 - Vermont Parole System

Dean George, Chair, Vermont Parole Board

Mary Jane Ainsworth, Director, Parole Board

4:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

8:30 AM                   PREA - Pathways and Profiles of Women Offenders

Sexual safety in male facilities.

Care and custody of LGBTQI inmates.

Heather Simons, Director of Training and Professional Development, Department of Corrections

10:30 AM                   Justice Reinvestment II CSG Legislative Proposals

Joint Meeting with House Judiciary Committee

Location: Room 10

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

After the Floor                     Committee Discussion

3:00 PM                   Walk-through of FY 20-21 Capital Budget Adjustment Proposal

Section 2

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

8:30 AM                   Bonding Capacity

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

9:30 AM                   House Floor

After the Floor                     ORAS - Ohio Risk Assessment Screening Tool

And Other Screening Tools Used on Intake of Offenders

Kim Bushey, Program Services Director, Department of Corrections - Invited

11:45 AM                   Lunch

12:30 PM                   TBD

2:00 PM                   Adjourn

House Committee on Education

AGENDA

Room 31

January 20, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 3:12 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Caucuses immediately following the Floor

11:00 AM                   Literacy Instruction

Daniel French, Ed.D., Secretary, Agency of Education

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Committee  Discussion

Pre-K and Literacy

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   Community College of Vermont

Update

Joyce Judy, President, Community College of Vermont

9:30 AM                   Pre-K Committee Bill

Walk - through

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

10:30 AM                   Advance Vermont

Presentation

Tom Cheney, Director, Advance Vermont

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House  Floor

2:30 PM                   Literacy Instruction

Libby Bonesteel, Superintendent of Schools, Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools

3:30 PM                   Decoding Dyslexia

Katie Ballard, Parent and Special Education Parent Advocate, Essex

Sandra Chittenden, State Leader for Decoding Dyslexia Vermont and Special Education Parent Advocate, Essex

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   Pre-K Committee Bill

Jeff Francis, Executive Director, VT Superintendents Association

Traci Sawyers, Executive Director, Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators

Jay Nichols, Executive Director, Vermont Principals' Association

-                                   Break

-                                   Pre-K Committee Bill

Continued

Sandra Cameron, Director of Policy, Vermont School Board Association

Chelsea Myers, Vermont Superintendents Association

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

3:00 PM                   Literacy Instruction

Marjorie Lipson, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, University of Vermont - Skype

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:30 AM                   House  Floor

10:30 AM                   Act 173

Agency of Education

Witness TBD - Invited

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Literacy Instruction

Meagan Roy, Director of Student Support Services, Champlain Valley School District

Jensa Bushey, District Literacy Leader, Champlain Valley School District

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring one hard copy. 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 or comments, please contact

 Avery Lamb at 802-828-2256 or alamb@leg.state.vt.us

House Committee on Energy and Technology

AGENDA

Room 41

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 4:24 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

9:00 AM                   Agenda Planning

10:00 AM                   House Floor

After the Floor                    Caucuses & Lunch

12:45 PM                   H. 688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Lynn Knight, Executive Vice President, Institute for Sustainable Development - Phone

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2020 Proposed Budget Adjustment

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

4:00 PM                   Global Warming Solutions Act

Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Jon Erickson, Professor, University of Vermont

10:30 AM                   H. 688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

3:00 PM                   H. 688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Discussion regarding Global Warming Solutions Act implementation in Massachusetts & natural climate solutions

Win Smith, President, Sugarbush Resort & Trustee, The Nature Conservancy

Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy

Laura  Marx, Forest Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

T.J. Donavan, Attorney General, State of Vermont

Laura Murphy, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General's Office

Robert McDougall, Chief Environmental Division, Attorney General's Office

10:00 AM                   H. 688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Ken Colburn, Co-Chair Energy Working Group, Maine Climate Council

David Cash, Dean of the Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

3:30 PM                   H. 688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Jenny Rushlow, Professor, Vermont Law School

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:30 AM                   House Floor

After the Floor                    TBD

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 688 - An act relating to addressing climate change

Jen Duggan, Vice President/Director, Conservation Law Foundation

2:00 PM                   TBD

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 or comments, please contact

 Danielle Bean at 802-828-2263 or dbean@leg.state.vt.us

House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

AGENDA

Room 44

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 3:09 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM                   Committee Meeting

2:00 PM                   Governor's Proposed FY 2021 Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   J.R.H. 1 - Joint resolution urging the President to issue an executive order and the Congress to enact a federal law prohibiting a U.S. nuclear first strike

Reintroduction and Walk-through

Rep. Mary Sullivan, Sponsor - Invited

Michael Chernick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council - Invited

Doug Racine, Former Secretary, Agency of Human Services - Invited

Deborah Moore, Visiting Instructor, Middlebury College - Invited

10:00 AM                   Committee Meeting

11:00 AM                   Financing Affordable Housing

Treasurer's Report

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   Bill Introductions

3:00 PM                   Labor Relations

Randi Weingarten, President, National American Federation of Teachers - Invited

Heather Riemer, Director, American Federation of Teachers VT - Invited

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   Pathways Vermont

Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont

10:15 AM                   Recovery Housing

Rep. John Killacky, Sponsor

Rep. Jean O'Sullivan, Co-sponsor

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Eileen Peltier, Executive Director, Downstreet Housing, Residences for Recovery Initiative and VTARR, Vice Chair

Jeff Moreau, Founding Executive Director, Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   Committee Meeting

If Time Allows

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   Bill Introductions

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 492 - An act relating to establishing a homeless bill of rights and prohibiting discrimination against people without homes

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Julio Thompson, Director, Civil Rights Unit, Office of the Attorney General

Wendy Morgan, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

-                                   Adjourn

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant 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.

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 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 3:56 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

immediately following the Floor                   Caucuses

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 679 - An act relating to voter approval of water supply rates

Rep. Eileen Dickinson, Sponsor

1:15 PM                   H. 671 - An act relating to the position of high bailiff

Rep. John Gannon, Sponsor

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 702 - An act relating to allowing ranked choice voting in municipal elections

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor - Invited

9:15 AM                   H. 722 - An act relating to the Department of Libraries

Rep. Martha Feltus, Sponsor - Invited

9:30 AM                   Procedure for Evacuation

Matthew Romei, Chief of Capitol Police, Vermont Legislature

Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms, Vermont Legislature - Invited

10:00 AM                   Vermont Retired State Employees Association (VRSEA)

Introduction and Overview

Bridget Morris, Lobbyist, Vermont Retired State Employees Association - Invited

Shelly Martin, President, Vermont State Employees Association - Invited

Kathy Callaghan, Health Care Consultant, Vermont State Employees Association - Invited

10:15 AM                   15 Minute Break

10:30 AM                   Committee Review of Reports

Department of Human Resources

Aimee Pope, Classification Manager, Department of Human Resources

Dan Pouliot, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human Resources

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

15 minutes after Floor adjourns                   H. 557 - An act relating to municipal regulation of livestock running at large

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Jackie Folsom, Lobbyist, Vermont Farm Bureau

Maura Carroll, Executive  Director, Vermont League of Cities and Towns - Invited

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 464 - An act relating to law enforcement training on appropriate use of force, de-escalation tactics, and cross-cultural awareness

Walk through

Brynn Hare, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Michael Obuchowski

Xusana Davis, Executive  Director of Racial Equity, Agency of Administration - Invited

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

15 minutes after the Floor                   H. 619 - An act relating to permitting candidate expenditures for child care costs

Walk through

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Cary Brown, Executive Director, Vermont Commission on Women

11:00 AM                   H. 599 - An act relating to the use of drones by law enforcement officers

Walk through

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

James Whitcomb, Major, Vermont State Police

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 464 - An act relating to law enforcement training on appropriate use of force, de-escalation tactics, and cross-cultural awareness

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date. 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 or comments, please contact

 Andrea Hussey at 802-828-2267 or ahussey@leg.state.vt.us

House Committee on Health Care

AGENDA

Room 45

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 9:07 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   House Floor

-                                   Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 438 - An act relating to the Board of Medical Practice and the licensure of physicians and podiatrists

David Herlihy, Executive Director, Vermont Board of Medical Practice

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

3:30 PM                   H. 643 - An act relating to banking and insurance

Jill Rickard, Director of Policy, Department of Financial Regulation

Emily Brown, Director of Rates and Forms, Department of Financial Regulation

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)

Report on Opt-out

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Beth Anderson, President and CEO, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)

Andrea De La Bruere, Director of Client Services, Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL)

Emily Richards, Health Information Exchange Program Manager, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

-                                   Break

-                                   Committee Discussion

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

- 15 minutes after floor                   IMD Waiver and Global Commitment

Sarah Squirrell, Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

Sarah Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Human Services

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   Update on Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program

Ena Backus, Director of Health Care Reform, Agency of Human Services

9:30 AM                   National Update on Prescription Drug Programs

Trisha Riley, Executive Director, National Academy of State Health Care Policy - Phone - Invited

10:00 AM                   Prescription Drug Affordability Proposed Legislation

10:30 AM                   Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont

11:00 AM                   Break

11:30 AM                   Pathways Vermont

Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

- 15 minutes after floor                   Committee Meeting

To be determined

4:15 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:00 AM                   Update on Prescription Drug Price Transparency Efforts

Jill Abrams, Assistant Attorney General, Director, Consumer Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

9:30 AM                   House Floor

- 15 minutes after floor                   Prescription Drugs, Price Pressures in Vermont

Brian Murphy, Director of Pharmacy and Vendor Management, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont

Nancy Hogue, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Committee Meeting

To be determined

-                                   Adjourn

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 or comments, please contact

 Demis Martin at 828-2264 or demis@leg.state.vt.us

House Discrimination Prevention Panel

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House Ethics Panel

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House Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel

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House Committee on Human Services

AGENDA

Room 46

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 4:31 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

immediately following the Floor                   Caucuses and Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 572 - An act relating to the Maternal Mortality Review Panel

Mark-up and vote

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Shayla Livingston, Public Health Policy Advisor, Department of Health

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   H. 162 - An act relating to removal of buprenorphine from the misdemeanor crime of possession of a narcotic

Kate O'Neill, Writer

Grace Keller, Safe Recovery Program Coordinator, Howard Center

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

15 mins after the Floor                   H. 611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   Pathways Vermont

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

9:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

10:00 AM                   H. 663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Also invited Cigna, MVP, VT Medical Society, PPNE

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Falko Schilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont

Sara Teachout, Director, Government, Public and Media Relations, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

15 mins after Floor adjourns                   OneCare Vermont/Accountable Care Organization

Overview

Victoria Loner, RN.C, MHCDS, Chief Executive Officer, OneCare Vermont (2:30 PM)

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

8:30 AM                   H. 312 - An act relating to open movie captioning in movie theaters

Walk-through

Witness TBA

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

15 mins after Floor                   H. 663 - An act relating to expanding access to contraceptives

Nancy Hogue, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Services, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)

Sharon Toburg, Advocate, Vermont Right to Life - Invited

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 611 - An act relating to the Older Vermonters Act

tentative

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

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House Committee on Judiciary

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House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife

AGENDA

Ethan Allen Room

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 3:22 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   House Floor

After Floor                         Caucuses

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 683 - An act relating to prohibiting incidental take of migratory birds

Introduction

Rep. Katherine "Kari" Dolan, Sponsor

David Mears, Executive Director, Audubon Vermont

Allan Strong, Ph.D, Professor of Wildlife and Ornithology, Rubenstein School for Environment and Natural Resources

2:00 PM                   Governor's 2020 Budget Address

After Address                       H. 683 - An act relating to prohibiting incidental take of migratory birds

Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Patrick Phillips, Board Member, Audubon Vermont

Kathleen Guinness, Member, Audubon Vermont

Cory Ross, Member, Audubon Vermont

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   Act 250

Changes to the Judiciary

Gerry Tarrant, Chair, Environmental Law Section, Vermont Bar Association

Therese Corsones, Executive  Director, Vermont Bar Association

Liam Murphy, Attorney, MSK Attorneys

Joslyn Wilschek, Esq., Act 250 Alternate District Commissioner, Wilschek Iarrapino Law Office PLLC

10:00 AM                   Act 250

Responses to VNRC/Administration Proposal

Alex Weinhagen, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Planners Association

10:30 AM                   Act 250

Responses to VNRC/Administration Proposal

Ed Stanak, former District Coordinator, District Environmental Commission

11:00 AM                   Act 250

Side by side VNRC/Administration Proposal v. 19-0040

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

10 min After Floor                   Act 250

Side by Side, VNRC/Admin Proposal vs. 19-0040

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

8:30 AM                   Act 250

District Commissions

Tom Little, Vice President, VSAC - Phone

9:00 AM                   Act 250

Matthew Chapman, General Counsel, Agency of Natural Resources

Billy Coster, Director of Planning and Policy, Agency of Natural Resources

Erik Engstrom, ANR GIS Project Supervisor, Department of Environmental Conservation

10:00 AM                   Act 250

District Commissions

William Burke, Act 250 District Coordinator, District 1 Environmental Commission

Philip Zalinger, Former Act 250 Chair, District 5

Tom Little, Vice President, VSAC - Invited

Eugene Reid, Act 250 District Commission Chair, District 7  St. Johnsbury

11:00 AM                   19-0040 - An act relating to changes to Act 250

9(f) and 9(m)

Peg Hough

Enrique Bueno, Treasurer, Vermont Passive House Alliance - Invited

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   House Floor

10 min After Floor                   Act 250

Diane Snelling, Chair, Natural Resources Board

Greg Boulbol, General Counsel, Natural Resources Board

3:30 PM                   Act 250

Firewood, Pellets, Fuel Delivery

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

5:00 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:30 AM                   House Floor

After Floor                         Committee Discussion

TBD

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Committee Discussion

TBD

3:00 PM                   Adjourn

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring three 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.

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 Marc Grimes at 802-828-2261 or mgrimes@leg.state.vt.us

House Committee on Transportation

AGENDA

Room 43

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 3:58 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

Immediately after Floor                   Party Caucuses

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   H. 715 - An act relating to changing penalties for speeding in work and school zones and using a portable electronic device while operating a moving motor vehicle

Introduction

Rep. Brian Smith

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

20 minutes after Joint Assembly                   Committee  Discussion

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   Agency of Transportation Budget Presentation

Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation

Lenny Leblanc, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Wayne Gammell, Finance & Administration Division Director, Agency of Transportation

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

10:30 AM                   TBD

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

20 minutes after Floor                   Winter Maintenance

Todd Law, Maintenance Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation

2:30 PM                   Break

2:40 PM                   Medium and Long Term AOT IT Projects

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation - Invited

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles - Invited

Tom Buonomo, Agency IT Director, VT Agency of Digital Services for VTrans - Invited

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   Supplemental Electric Vehicles Report

John Cotter, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation

Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service

9:45 AM                   Weight Based Registration Report

Costa Pappis, Policy and Planning Manager, Agency of Transportation

Michael Smith, Director of Operations, Department of Motor Vehicles

10:30 AM                   Break

10:40 AM                   Policy, Planning and Research Bureau Budget

Joe Segale, Policy, Planning and Research Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation - Invited

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation - Invited

11:10 AM                   Public Transit Budget

Ross MacDonald, Public Transit Coordinator, Agency of Transportation - Invited

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation - Invited

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

2:40 PM                   Public Transit

TBD Witness, Vermont Public Transportation Association - Invited

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

11:00 AM                   Town Highway Aid

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

-                                  Municipal Road General Permit and Water Quality

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

-                                   Gas Tax

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

-                                   Pedestrian Rights

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

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

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House Committee on Ways and Means

AGENDA

Room 34

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 9:54 AM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   FLOOR

After the Floor                     Caucuses

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   20-0791 - An act relating to miscellaneous tax bill

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

2:00 PM                   Joint Assembly - Governor's Budget Address

House Chamber

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   Downtown Tax Credits

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Housing and Community Development

9:45 AM                   Governor's Budget Address

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes

10:45 AM                   Sales Tax on Cloud Services

Abby Shepard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, NECTA - Invited

Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce - Invited

Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes - Invited

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

After the Floor                     Tax Increment Financing Districts

Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office

Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council - Invited

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   Renter Rebate Reform

Doug Farnham, Senior Research Economist and the Director of Policy, Department of Taxes - Invited

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

After the Floor                     TBA

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:00 AM                   Bill Introductions

9:30 AM                   FLOOR

After the floor                     TBA

Senate Committee on Agriculture

AGENDA

Room 26

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 3:19 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   S. 194 - An act relating to standards for the sale of hemp seeds

-                                   S. 209 - An act relating to the bonding requirements for milk handlers

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

Cary Giguere, Policy Director, Public Health and Agricultural Resource Management, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

1:50 PM                   Senate Floor Convenes

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   S. 180 - An act relating to prohibiting the use and application of the pesticide chlorpyrifos

Sen. Tim Ashe, Sponsor

9:30 AM                   Vermont Agriculture Strategic Plan Report

Room 10

Joint hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee

Anson Tebbetts, Secretary, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Mark Cannella, Associate Professor, University of Vermont Extension

Will Stevens, Owner, Golden Russet Farm

Ela Chapin, Farm and Forest Viability Program Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Janice St.Onge, Flexible Capital Fund

Betsy Rosenbluth,  , Vermont Farm to School Network

Netaka White,  , Talk About Hemp

Adeline Druart, Vermont Creamery

Jenn Colby, Pasture Program Coordinator, UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   Vermont Forest Carbon Sequestration Working Group Final Report Act 83 of 2019

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Forests. Parks and Recreation

Phil Huffman, Director of Government Relations and Policy, The Nature Conservancy - Invited

Jim Shallow, Director of Strategic Conservation Initiatives, The Nature Conservancy - Invited

10:00 AM                   S. 272 - An act relating to the use and management of pesticides

Sen. Virginia "Ginny" Lyons, Reporter, Chittenden - Invited

-                                   S. 265 - An act relating to the use of food residuals for farming

Sen. Anthony Pollina, Sponsor - Invited

-                                   S. 266 - An act relating to prohibiting the use of neonicotinoid-treated article seed

Sen. Anthony Pollina, Sponsor - Invited

-                                   S. 273 - An act relating to creating incentives for schools and establishing a goal for correctional facilities to purchase locally produced foods

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor - Invited

11:00 AM                   Committee Discussion

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:00 AM                   Grazing and Pasture Management

 Report

Chuck Ross, Director, University of Vermont Extension

Heather Darby, Agronomy Specialist, UVM Extension

Jenn Colby, Pasture Program Coordinator, UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture

Cheryl Cesario, Champlain Valley Crop, Soil and Pasture, UVM Extension

10:00 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   Vermont Farm Bureau

Room 10

Joint Hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor Convenes

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Linda Leehman at 802-828-2233 or lleehman@leg.state.vt.us

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Senate Committee on Appropriations

AGENDA

Room 5

January 20, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 3:20 PM

Monday, January 20, 2020

1:30 PM                   No Committee Meetings Scheduled

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

2:00 PM                   Governor's 2021 Budget Address

Joint Assembly

House Chamber

3:00 PM                   Break

3:30 PM                   H. 760 - An act relating to fiscal year 2020 budget adjustments

Committee Deliberations

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

1:30 PM                   H. 760 - An act relating to fiscal year 2020 budget adjustments

Committee Deliberations

3:00 PM                   Break

3:30 PM                   H. 760 - An act relating to fiscal year 2020 budget adjustments

Committee Deliberations

Thursday, January 23, 2020

1:30 PM                   Vermont Justice Reinvestment Project Presentation

Jacqueline Salvi, Senior Policy Analyst, Council of State Governments Justice Center

Cassondra Warney, Senior Policy Analyst, Council of State Governments Justice Center

3:30 PM                   H. 760 - An act relating to fiscal year 2020 budget adjustments

Committee Deliberations

Friday, January 24, 2020

1:00 PM                   H. 760 - An act relating to fiscal year 2020 budget adjustments

Committee Deliberations

Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

AGENDA

Room 27

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 4:40 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

9:30 AM                   S. 23 - An act relating to increasing the minimum wage

Committee of Conference, Room 47

10:45 AM                   S. 237 - An act relating to promoting affordable housing

Walk-Through of Bill

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council - Invited

-                                   S. 237 - An act relating to promoting affordable housing

Proposed Amendments

Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Housing and Community Development

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

8:30 AM                   S. 231 - An act relating to expanding apprenticeship opportunities

Sen. Alison Clarkson, Sponsosr, Windsor County

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

10:00 AM                   S. 237 - An act relating to promoting affordable housing

Mobile Home Section (to be added)

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

Thursday, January 23, 2020

8:30 AM                   S. 254 - An act relating to union organizing

10:30 AM                   S. 237 - An act relating to promoting affordable housing

Section on Homelessness

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

Friday, January 24, 2020

8:30 AM                   S. 308 - An act relating to tax increment financing districts

Sen. Randy Brock, Sponsosr, Franklin County

Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council - Invited

Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office - Invited

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council - Invited

10:15 AM                   S. 237 - An act relating to promoting affordable housing

Accessory Dwelling Units

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Housing and Community Development

Jacob Hemmerick, Planning and Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development

Faith Ingulsrud, Community Planning Coordinator, Department of Housing and Community Development

Tyler Maas, Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, Vermont State Housing Authority - Invited

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

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 Denise Gumpper at 802-828-3803 or dgumpper@leg.state.vt.us

Senate Committee on Education

AGENDA

Room 28

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 4:40 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

1:55 PM                   Senate Floor Convenes

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY 2021 Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

15 min after Governor's Budget Address                   Vermont National Guard

Brigadier General Gregory C. Knight, Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard

--                                  S. 248 - An act relating to requiring gender balance on the University of Vermont's Board of Trustees

Introduction of bill by sponsor and walk-through by legislative counsel

Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor, Chittenden County

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Paul Bierman, Professor of Geology, University of Vermont

--                                  S. 281 - An act relating to the Working Group on the Status of Libraries in Vermont

Introduction of bill by sponsor and walk-through by legislative counsel

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor, Addison County

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

12:00 PM                   Community College of Vermont's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Cedar Creek room

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor Convenes

15 min after Floor                   Remarks on the State College System

Randi Weingarten, President, National American Federation of Teachers

Linda Olson, Vice President for Higher Education, Vermont State Colleges Faculty Federation

--                                  S. 223 - An act relating to universal school breakfast and lunch for all public school students

Introduction of bill by sponsors

Sen. Debbie Ingram, Sponsor, Chittenden District

Sen. Robert Starr, Sponsor, Essex/Orleans Counties - Invited

--                                  S. 236 - An act relating to holding school districts accountable for deficiencies in their graduates in the subject areas of reading, writing, and mathematics

Introduction of bill by sponsor

Sen. Randy Brock, Sponsor, Franklin County

--                                  S. 224 - An act relating to evidence-based structured literacy instruction for students in kindergarten–grade 3 and students with dyslexia and to teacher preparation programs

Introduction of bill by sponsor

Sen. Debbie Ingram, Sponsor, Chittenden District

--                                  20-0777 - An act relating to the powers and duties of the State Board of Education

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

4:30 PM                   Working Vermont Reception

Statehouse cafeteria

Thursday, January 23, 2020

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor Convenes

15 min after Floor                   20-0796 - An act relating to universal access to afterschool programs

Mark-up and possible vote

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

--                                  20-0777 - An act relating to the powers and duties of the State Board of Education

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Friday, January 24, 2020

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor Convenes

1:30 PM                   20-0777 - An act relating to the powers and duties of the State Board of Education

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Sen. Jeanette K. White, Windham County - Invited

--                                  20-0407 - An act relating to making miscellaneous changes to education laws

James DesMarais, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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 Jeannie Lowell at 802-828-3805 or jlowell@leg.state.vt.us

Senate Committee on Ethics

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Senate Committee on Finance

AGENDA

Room 6

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 2:31 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

1:55 PM                   Senate Floor

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Budget Address

Joint Session - House Chamber

15 mins after the Budget Address                   Bill Walk-throughs

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

`                                   S. 277 - An act relating to heating fuel and the Department of Public Service

`                                   S. 279 - An act relating to the sales tax and vehicle charging stations

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

1:30 PM                   Broadband Update

Clay Purvis, Director of Telecommunications and Connectivity, Department of Public Service

2:30 PM                   S. 255 - An act relating to captive insurance

Update on Captives and Walk-through of Bill

Richard Smith, President, Vermont Captive Insurance Association

David Provost, Deputy Commissioner, Captive Insurance Division, Department of Financial Regulation

3:30 PM                   Governor's Budget Address Discussion

Adam Greshin, Commissioner, Department of Finance & Management

Craig Bolio, Commissioner, VT Department of Taxes

Thursday, January 23, 2020

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

1:30 PM                   S. 191 - An act relating to tax increment financing districts

Doug Hoffer, State Auditor, State Auditor's Office - Invited

2:00 PM                   Tax Increment Financing Districts

Towns' Perspective

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

Kevin Dorn, City Manager, City of South Burlington

Carol Dawes, City Clerk/Treasurer, Barre City

4:00 PM                   Tax Increment Financing Districts

Committee Discussion

Friday, January 24, 2020

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

1:30 PM                   Energy Issues

Department of Public Service Update

Riley Allen, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service

Ed McNamara, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service

TJ Poor, Director of Efficiency and Energy Resources, Department of Public Service

2:30 PM                   S. 245 - An act relating to eliminating cost-sharing requirements for primary care

Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

2:45 PM                   S. 296 - An act relating to limiting out-of-pocket expenses for prescription insulin drugs

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

3:00 PM                   Unfunded Budget Pressures Report

Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

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 or comments, please contact

 Faith Brown at 802-828-2253 or fbrown@leg.state.vt.us

Senate Committee on Government Operations

AGENDA

Room 4

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 3:29 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

1:55 PM                   Senate Floor

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly -- House Chamber

3:15 PM                   H. 207 - An act relating to approval of an amendment to the charter of the City of Montpelier regarding non-citizen voting in City elections

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

John Odum, Montpelier City Clerk

Jay Diaz, Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Vermont

Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

4:00 PM                   Committee Meeting

Discuss government operations related provisions of S.125

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

8:00 AM                   Chairs' Meeting

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

1:15 PM                   S. 127 - An act relating to the definition and rights of temporary State employees

Walk-through

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources

1:45 PM                   S. 176 - An act relating to privatization contracts

Walk-through

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Deborah Damore, Director of Purchasing and Contracting, Department of Buildings & General Services

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

Susanne Young, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration

John Berard, Director, Labor Relations, Department of Human Resources

Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources

2:15 PM                   S. 244 - An act relating to the creation of the Vermont State Building Security Board

Walk-through

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Buildings and General Services

Janet Miller, Sergeant-At-Arms

3:00 PM                   15 Minute Break

3:15 PM                   S. 189 - An act relating to survivor benefits for public employees

Walk-through

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

3:45 PM                   H. 550 - An act relating to unclaimed property

Walk-through

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Charles Storrow, Lobbyist

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

Thursday, January 23, 2020

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

1:15 PM                   Public Records

Continuing Committee Discussion

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Anne Galloway, Executive Director, Vermont Digger

Scott Woodward, Selectboard, Pomfret

3:15 PM                   15 Minute Break

3:30 PM                   S. 182 - An act relating to a plan to elevate the Department of Public Safety to the Agency of Public Safety

Walk-through

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

Michael O'Neil, President, Vermont Troopers Association

Elizabeth Novotny, Lobbyist, Vermont Police Association

Patrick Delaney, Commissioner, Department of Liquor and Lottery

Colonel Jake Elovirta, Director of Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles

Louis Porter, Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

Friday, January 24, 2020

1:00 PM                   EMS

Drew Hazelton, Legislative Chair, Vermont Ambulance Association

Patrick Malone, Director of the Initiative for Rural Emergency Medical Services, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, UVM

David Englander, Senior Policy & Legal Advisor, Vermont Department of Health

BetsyAnn Wrask, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

3:00 PM                   Security Briefing by Capitol Police

Matthew S. Romei, Chief of Police, Capitol Police Department

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.

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 Gail Carrigan at 828-2272 or gcarrigan@leg.state.vt.us

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare

AGENDA

Room 17

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 4:10 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:30 AM                   S. 288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Jennifer Costa, Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

Elizabeth Hamlin, Advocacy Director for New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont, American Lung Association

Tina Zuk, Government Relations Director, American Heart Association

11:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

1:55 PM                   Senate Floor

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Proposed Budget Address

Joint Assembly-House Chamber

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   S. 288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Room 11

Safiya Ibrahim, Student, Burlington High School, Above the Influence

Grace Brown ,  Student, Burlington High School, Above the Influence

Shamura Awayle, Student, Burlington High School, Above the Influence

9:30 AM                   S. 288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Room 11

Phillip Gardiner, Senior Program Officer, University of California Office of the President

10:30 AM                   Break

10:45 AM                   Press Conference on S.288

Cedar Creek Room

11:30 AM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   

S. 288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

9:30 AM                   Homelessness Awareness

Hilary Melton, Executive Director, Pathways Vermont - Invited

9:50 AM                   Break

10:00 AM                   Joint Meeting with Senate Judiciary

Room 11

Deepak Malhotra, Professor, Harvard Business School

Michael Luca, Professor, Harvard Business School

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:00 AM                   S. 288 - An act relating to banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids

Rebecca Bell, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Intensivist, University of Vermont Medical Center, On behalf of Vermont Medical Society

Lauren E. Faricy, Pediatric Pulmonologist, University of Vermont Medical Center, On Behalf of the Vermont Medical Society

9:30 AM                   S. 263 - An act relating to the Parent Child Center Network

Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel

Donna Bailey, Director, Addison County Parent Child Center - Invited

Amy Johnson, Program Manager, Northwest Counseling and Support Services - Invited

Margot Holmes, Executive Director, Springfield Area Parent Child Center - Invited

10:30 AM                   S. 290 - An act relating to health care reform implementation

Walk-through

Jennifer Carbee, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 1 hard copy. We are paperless. 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 or comments, please contact

 Doris Oatley at 802-828-2279 or doatley@leg.state.vt.us

Senate Committee on Institutions

AGENDA

Room 7

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 2:37 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   Senate morning committees

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee

Sen. Randy Brock, Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

1:55 PM                   FLOOR

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Budget Address

Joint Assembly-House Chamber

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

8:30 AM                   Senate morning committees

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

1:45 PM                   State Treasurer's Office

$20M; CDAAC (Capital Debt Affordability Advisory Committee)

Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer

2:45 PM                   State House Space Study

Sen. Tim Ashe

Sen. Robert Starr

Matthew Romei, Chief of Capitol Police, Vermont Legislature

Janet Miller, Sergeant-at-Arms, Vermont Legislature

Thursday, January 23, 2020

8:30 AM                   Senate morning committees

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   FLOOR

1:30 PM                   Governor's Capital Budget Discussion

Brad Ferland, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration

2:00 PM                   Department of Buildings and General Services

Chris Cole, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

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

3:00 PM                   S. 249 - An act relating to Davis-Bacon wage survey requirements for State construction projects

Introduction

Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor

3:15 PM                   S. 278 - An act relating to the State Energy Management Program

Introduction

Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Sponsor

3:45 PM                   S. 282 - An act relating to State-owned heating systems

Introduction

Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Sponsor

4:00 PM                   S. 285 - An act relating to the State House Artwork and Portrait Project Committee

Introduction

Sen. Ruth Hardy, Sponsor

Friday, January 24, 2020

11:30 AM                   FLOOR

12:00 PM                   Lunch

1:00 PM                   S. 289 - An act relating to allowing probation and parole officers to carry firearms while on duty

Sen. Joe Benning, Sponsor

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

Vincent Illuzzi, Attorney/Lobbyist, VSEA

Michele Childs, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

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 or comments, please contact

 Denise Diehl at 802-828-2352 or ddiehl@leg.state.vt.us

Senate Committee on Judiciary

AGENDA

Room 1

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 3:27 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   Introductions and Discussion

Hon. Paul Reiber, Chief Justice, Vermont Supreme Court

Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, Chief Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals

10:30 AM                   S. 234 - An act relating to miscellaneous judiciary procedures

James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs

Honorable Brian Grearson, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

David Scherr, Assistant Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General's Office - Invited

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Vermont Defender General's Office - Invited

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

8:30 AM                   S. 183 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

James Pepper, Deputy State's Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys & Sheriffs

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

Karen Barber, General Counsel, Department of Mental Health

Mourning Fox, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Mental Health

10:00 AM                   Break

10:30 AM                   S. 183 - An act relating to competency to stand trial and insanity as a defense

Cory Gustafson, Commissioner, Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) - Invited

James Baker, Interim Commissioner, Department of Corrections - Invited

Emma Harrigan, Director of Policy Analysis and Development, Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems

Simha Ravven, M.D., Forensic Psychiatrist, Vermont Medical Society

Margaret Bolton, M.D., Psychiatrist and Forensic Evaluator, Vermont Psychiatric Association

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:30 AM                   S. 169 - An act relating to firearms procedures

Veto from the Governor

Room 11

Erik FitzPatrick, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

-                                   Joint Meeting with Senate Health and Welfare

Deepak Malhotra, Professor, Harvard Business School

Michael Luca, Professor, Harvard Business School

11:30 AM                   Committee Discussion

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

8:30 AM                   Justice Reinvestment

Ellen Whelan-Wuest, Deputy Program Director, Council of State Governments Justice Center

10:30 AM                   TBA

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

If you have any questions or 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 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/20/2020 1:20 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   Energy Efficiency Modernization (Act 62)

Act 62 Discussion and Committee Bill  Introduction

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021  Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

8:30 AM                   Vermont Department of Public Service Report

 Walk-through

TJ Poor, Director of Efficiency and Energy Resources, Department of Public Service

10:00 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   Energy Efficiency Modernization (Act 62)

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Thursday, January 23, 2020

8:30 AM                   Energy Efficiency Modernization (Act 62)

Mark-up and Possible Vote

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

10:30 AM                   Break

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

Friday, January 24, 2020

8:30 AM                   Committee Bill

Mark-up and Vote

Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

10:00 AM                   Break

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 6 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 or comments, please contact

 Jude Newman at 802-828-2296 or jnewman@leg.state.vt.us

Senate Committee on Transportation

AGENDA

Room 3

January 21, 2020 - January 24, 2020

Last Updated 1/17/2020 2:16 PM

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

10:00 AM                   Public Records Overview

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

10:30 AM                   Break

10:45 AM                   Annual License Suspension Statistics Report

Michael Smith, Director of Operations, Department of Motor Vehicles

1:55 PM                   Senate Floor

2:00 PM                   Governor's FY2021 Budget Address

Joint Assembly - House Chamber

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

9:00 AM                   Automated Vehicle Inspection Program

Scott Davidson, Chief Inspector, Department of Motor Vehicles

10:00 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   Agency of Transportation Budget Presentation

Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation

Lenny Leblanc, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Wayne Gammell, Finance & Administration Division Director, Agency of Transportation

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

11:15 AM                   School Bus Safety Update

Patrick McManoman, Highway Safety Program Specialist, Department of Motor Vehicles

Thursday, January 23, 2020

9:00 AM                   Governor's Appointments

Commissioner Michael Schirling, Department of Public Safety

Michael Schirling, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety - Invited

9:30 AM                   Automated License Plate Recognition Systems Report

Lieutenant Shawn Loan, Vermont State Police - Invited

10:00 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   20-0410 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles

Walk-through and Committee Mark-up

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council - Invited

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

11:15 AM                   20-0410 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles

Comments regarding overweight truck permitting

William Smith, Lobbyist, Vermont Truck and Bus Association

Joseph Barrett, Vice President, Vermont Truck and Bus Association - Invited

Friday, January 24, 2020

9:00 AM                   High Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Repair Program

Daniel Dutcher, Senior Environmental Policy Manager, Agency of Transportation - Invited

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation - Invited

Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action - Invited

Paul Zabriskie, Director of Weatherization and Climate Impact, Capstone Community Action - Invited

10:00 AM                   Break

10:15 AM                   Peer2Peer Carsharing

Jeanne Kennedy, Lobbyist, Enterprise Holdings

James Feehan, Lobbyist, Enterprise Holdings

10:45 AM                   TBD

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring five 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 or comments, please contact

 Nellie Marvel at 802-828-2254 or nmarvel@leg.state.vt.us