Tues & Wed: House Appropriations Committee to meet in Staunton

Downtown Staunton will be the site for members of the House Appropriations Committee for the next two days, November 15 and 16, at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. Below is the  meeting agenda.

Appropriations Committee Retreat

The Appropriations Committee of the Virginia House of Delegates will hold a two-day retreat in Staunton at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center which is located at 24 South Market Street, Staunton, VA 24401. The meetings will be held in Salon A & B. Click here for a map & directions.

The retreat will include several presentations by Committee staff and outside experts including the economic and budget outlook of the Commonwealth for the 2012 Session; higher education planning; public education rebenchmarking; inmate reentry programs; Medicaid spending and health care reform.

• Tuesday, November 15 – 1:00 p.m.
  • Agenda
  • Budget Control Act of 2011
  • Marcia Howard, Executive Director and Executive Editor
    Federal Funds Information for States
  • Impact of Federal Spending in Virginia
    • Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., Dwight Schar Faculty Chair and University Professor; Director, Center for Regional Analysis, George Mason University
  • Virginia’s Economic and Budget Outlook
    • Robert P. Vaughn, Director
      House Appropriations Committee Staff
    • Anne E. Oman, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
      House Appropriations Committee Staff
  • Employee Fringe Benefit Issues for Consideration 2012 General Session
  • Michael R. Jay, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
    House Appropriations Committee Staff
  • Public Education Rebenchmarking: Knowns and Unknowns
    • Susan L. Hogge, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
      House Appropriations Committee Staff

• Wednesday, November 16- 8:30 a.m.
  • Agenda
  • Medicaid Cost Implementations for 2012-2014
    • Susan E. Massart, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
      House Appropriations Committee Staff
  • Virginia Health Care Reform Initiative
    • Cynthia B. Jones, Director
      Department of Medical Assistance Services
  • Higher Education Six-Year Plans
    • Anthony A. Maggio, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
      House Appropriations Committee Staff
  • Controlling Correctional Cost through Inmate Reentry Programs
    • Paul Van Lenten, Jr., Legislative Fiscal Analyst
      House Appropriations Committee Staff

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As SWAC Girl (an acronym for Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta County), Lynn has been writing in the Virginia political blogosphere since 2006. Active in area politics, she has coordinated campaigns and served in leadership for the past decade. The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia is one of the most beautiful places to call home ... the Republican Party carries her beliefs.