Brad Ferland speaks VT National Guard, Dr. Dean Barcelow, and Legislative updates with Senator Mattos

9:00 to 10:00

Vermont National Guard

Master Sgt. Courtney Weisert Recruiting and Retention Battalion. current efforts including benefits, referral program and some lesser-known opportunities with the Guard through the State Partnership Program.

Public Affairs Officer, Joseph (Joe) Brooks. Upcoming State of the Guard Address by the adjutant general to the joint assembly in Montpelier. This is the first address like this of Maj. Gen. Knight’s tenure. Joe is a civilian PAO with us but is a retired guardsman, though not from the VTNG

10:00-10:45

Dr. Dean Barcelow

Update

S.64

An act relating to amendments to the scope of practice for optometrists

• Sen. Rebecca White
• Additional Sponsors
• Sen. Philip Baruth
• Sen. Scott Beck
• Sen. Patrick Brennan
• Sen. Randolph Brock
• Sen. Thomas Chittenden
• Sen. Alison Clarkson
• Sen. Brian Collamore
• Sen. Samuel Douglass
• Sen. Ruth Hardy
• Sen. Wendy Harrison
• Sen. Larry Hart
• Sen. Joseph Major
• Sen. Christopher Mattos
• Sen. Robert Norris
• Sen. Robert Plunkett
• Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky
• Sen. David Weeks
• Sen. Terry Williams

10:45

Senator Mattos. (tentative)

Legislative update