Joint Hearing
Senate Majority Policy Committee, Senate Democratic Policy Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee
Monday, January 23, 2017 | 9:00 a.m.
Hearing Room No. 1
North Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Senator David G. Argall, Chair of Senate Majority Policy Committee
Senator Stewart Greenleaf, Chair of Senate Judiciary Committee
Senator Lisa Boscola, Chair of Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Senator Daylin Leach, Democratic Chair of Senate Judiciary Committee
9:10 a.m. Department of Corrections
Executive Deputy Secretary Shirley Moore Smeal
Chris Oppman, Deputy Secretary of Administration
Tabb Bickell, Regional Deputy Secretary
Dr. Bret Bucklen, Director of Planning, Research and Statistics
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Secretary John Wetzel
10:10 a.m. Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association
Jason Bloom, President
Tim Walsh, Executive Vice President
10:35 a.m. Pennsylvania Prison Society
Ann Schwartzman, Executive Director
10:55 a.m. Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association
David Freed, Cumberland County District Attorney
11:15 a.m. Community Leaders
- 11:15 a.m. SCI Frackville
Representative Neal Goodman (D-Schuylkill)
Representative Jerry Knowles (R-Berks/Carbon/Schuylkill)
Representative Mike Tobash (R-Schuylkill/Dauphin)
Frank Zukas, President, Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation
Bill Hanley, Senior Economic Development Specialist, Congressman Cartwright
Champ Holman, Supervisor, Ryan Township - 11:30 a.m. SCI Mercer
Matt McConnell, Mercer County Commissioner
Randy Seitz, Executive Director, Penn Northwest
Martin Aubel, retired SCI Mercer employee
Mercer Economic Impact
Mercer Support Letters
Representative Mark Longietti (D-Mercer) from SCI inmate
- 11:45 a.m. SCI Pittsburgh
Representative Jake Wheatley (D-Allegheny)
Kevin Hefty, Vice President of SEIU Healthcare PA
- 12:00 p.m. SCI Retreat
Stefanie Salavantis, Luzerne County District Attorney
Peter Wanchisen, Newport Township Manager
David Pedri, Luzerne County Manager - 12:15 p.m. SCI Waymart
Wendell Kay, Wayne County Commissioner
Mary Beth Wood, Executive Director, Wayne Economic Development Corporation
Debbie Gillette, Executive Director, Chamber of the Northern Poconos
12:30 p.m. Adjourn
Written testimony submitted –