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Corrections & Institutions committee maps priorities: telecoms, commissary, supervision fees and DOC report extension
Summary
At a late-afternoon Corrections & Institutions committee meeting, members reviewed unfinished bills from the prior session and four new bills, agreed to reconvene subcommittees on commissary and telecommunications, and granted DOC an extension to Feb. 1 to complete a report on converting Saint Johnsbury Correctional Facility into a treatment facility.
Speaker 1 opened a late-afternoon meeting asking the committee to decide how to proceed on unfinished business and four newly referred bills and whether to invite bill sponsors for informational hearings. "It's too short a notice for Michelle Charles to come in to give us a walk through on May," Speaker 1 said, adding the committee could still invite her but should not expect a quick May briefing.
Speaker 2 summarized items that appeared to have momentum from the previous session, including telecommunications reform, a commissary contract with concerns…
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