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Witnesses tell committee H.222's domestic-violence program expansion is manageable; reporting system to track referrals
Summary
Department of Corrections staff, the attorney general's office and the Vermont Council on Domestic Violence told lawmakers that current domestic-violence accountability programs can absorb some additional referrals under H.222 and that the Council will provide ongoing reporting beginning in 2027.
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on H.222 about requiring a domestic-violence accountability program as an option in certain court orders and adding a reporting requirement; Department of Corrections and Council officials said programs have capacity but that tracking and funding must be monitored.
Gary Marville, deputy director of field services for the Vermont Department of Corrections, said the programs "have been going fine" in his agency's experience, and that DOC views the bill's provision as "a potential intercept at an earlier junction" for people exhibiting intimate-partner violence. Marville said DOC funds many of the DV accountability providers and that the department has…
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