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House Committee on Corrections and Institutions
AGENDA
Room 34 and Zoom
January 23, 2024 - January 26, 2024
Last Updated 1/26/2024 11:12 AM
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at
https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
10:00 AM House Floor
Followed by Discrimination Prevention Training for Members
-- Lunch and Caucuses
1:00 PM Governor's 2025 Budget Address
Joint Assembly to Receive Budget Message
2:15 PM Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment
Overview
Sean Brown, Chief of Operations, Agency of Administration
Nicolas Kramer, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance and Management
Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
3:30 PM Adjourn
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
9:00 AM Bonding Capacity and Debt Affordability
Overview and Impacts of Large Construction Projects
Scott Baker, Director Financial Reporting, Office of the State Treasurer
10:00 AM Medicaid for Incarcerated Individuals
1115 CMS Waiver
Ashley Berliner, Director of Medicaid Policy, Department of Vermont Health Access
11:00 AM H. 690 - An act relating to establishing community restitution as a sentencing alternative
Weigh-in
Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary
Tim Leuders-Dumont, Legislative & Asst. Appellate Attorney, Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs
Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office
12:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM An act relating to expansion of approaches to Restorative Justice
Discussion of Sections 4 and 5
Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
3:00 PM House Floor
Followed by Caucus of the Whole - Budget Adjustment Act
-- Adjourn
Thursday, January 25, 2024
9:00 AM Department of Corrections Health Services
Medical/Mental Health Services Provided to Incarcerated Individuals
Joint Hearing with House Committee on Health Care
Meeting in Room 267, Pavilion Building
Meeting will be livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-health-care
Max Titus, Director of Health and Wellness, Department of Corrections
Jessica Sherman, Regional Vice President, Wellpath
Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health
11:00 AM Committee Meeting
Old First Church, Bennington, Vermont
David Pilachowski, Member, Old First Church, Board of Trustees
Wayne Kachmar, Chairman, Old First Church, Board of Trustees
Ken Clarke, Minister, Old First Church, Bennington
12:00 PM Lunch
1:05 PM H. 408 - An act relating to compassionate release and parole eligibility
Geriatric Population Data
Existing Programs
Joshua Rutherford, Operations Director, Department of Corrections
Michaela Merrill, Superintendent, Southern State Correctional Facility
Lani Herrington, Classification Director, Department of Corrections
2:15 PM H. 690 - An act relating to establishing community restitution as a sentencing alternative
Weigh-in
Nicholas Deml, Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Dale Crook, Director of Field Services, Department of Corrections
3:00 PM House Floor
-- Adjourn
Friday, January 26, 2024
8:30 AM Governor's Recommended FY24-25 Capital Budget Adjustment
Buildings and General Services Projects for the Department of Corrections
Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services
Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services
Al Cormier, Chief of Operations, Department of Corrections
9:30 AM House Floor
After the Floor An act relating to expansion of approaches to Restorative Justice
Committee Discussion of Sections 4 and 5 of H.645
Benjamin Novogroski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Derek Miodownik, Restorative and Community Justice Executive, Department of Corrections
11:30 AM Lunch
12:30 PM Department of Corrections Health Services
Personal Accounts
Recommendations for Change
Meg McCarthy, Advocate, Vermont Just Justice
Jen Canfield, Advocate, Vermont Just Justice
David Allen, Advocate, Vermont Just Justice
Mitchell Barber, Advocate, Vermont Just Justice
Jason Braasch, Advocate, Vermont Just Justice
Leslie Thorsen, Spokesperson, Vermont Just Justice
-- Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES
Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact
Phil Petty at ppetty@leg.state.vt.us