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House committee to shift supervised-visitation grants to DCF, funds Vermont Network coordination
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Summary
Committee agreed to transfer $137,500 from the Center for Crime Victim Services to DCF for supervised visitation administration and to use $249,300 from the CHINS special fund to expand two new visitation sites; the Vermont Network will retain a part‑time statewide coordination role.
The House Human Services committee agreed on a funding and administration change for court-ordered supervised visitation programs, moving grant administration to DCF while keeping statewide coordination with the Vermont Network Against Domestic and ****** Violence.
Charlie Glisserman, Policy Director at the Vermont Network Against Domestic and ****** Violence, told the committee the network will continue to provide statewide coordination through a part‑time position while DCF would administer the funds and deliver grants to supervised visitation programs statewide. Speaker 1 summarized the numbers: $137,500 will transfer from the Center for Crime Victim Services to DCF (base budget, no net increase) and an increase of $249,300 from the CHINS Special Fund in the judiciary would stabilize and expand services into two new counties.
Committee members stressed the transfer changes administration and asked staff to confirm language so the transfer and the coordinator arrangement are clear in the Appropriations submission. Speaker 3 emphasized these funds support court-ordered supervised visitation (ordered by judiciary) and do not replace DCF custody‑related visitation funding, which remains separate.
Ending: Committee staff will add precise line-item identifiers and language to the chart and cover memo before delivering recommendations to Appropriations.
