SENATE
STANDING REFERENCE COMMITTEES
Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
Public Hearing before the SENATE BUDGET
AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE on the SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
for SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 66. (Amends Constitution
to dedicate up to $ million annually from sales and use
tax revenue for open space, farmland and historic preservation.) July
24, 1998
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Senate
Community and Urban Affairs Committee
Public Hearing before the SENATE COMMUNITY
AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE on SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
No. 36. (Amends Constitution to permit legislation freezing
local property taxes for senior citizens.) July
30, 1998
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Senate
Economic Growth, Agriculture and Tourism Committee
Committee Meeting of the SENATE ECONOMIC
GROWTH, AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM COMMITTEE on SENATE BILL
No. 634. (Authorizes municipalities to establish downtown
business improvement zones and sharing of retail sales tax
proceeds therein) and "Testimony to consider the recently
proposed plan to restructure the Department of Commerce
and Economic Development; a briefing on the programs which
protect, develop and promote agricultural industry and its
related interests." March 23, 1998
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Senate
Education Committee
Public Hearing before the SENATE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE on SENATE BILL No. 711. (Provides for permanent
debarment of school bus contractors for certain violations
and makes various changes to school transportation contracting)
and SENATE BILL No. 715 (Establishes the School Transportation
Study Commission and appropriates $10,000) April
20, 1998
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Public Hearing before the SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE on SENATE BILL No. 2363. ("Uniform Interstate
Family Support Act") and ("New Jersey Child Support
Program Improvement Act"). January 6, 1998
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Senate
Legislative Oversight Committee
Public Hearing before the SENATE LEGISLATIVE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE on "Testimony from interested parties
on the issue of school choice as set forth in the Comprehensive
Educational Improvement and Financing Act of 199896."
February 23, 1998
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Public Hearing before the SENATE LEGISLATIVE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE to "Review issues related to the
'Federal Clean Air Mandate Compliance Act' that creates
a new motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance
program." July 29, 1998
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Senate
State Government, Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
Public Hearing before the SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT,
BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS COMMITTEE on SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. 31(1R) which "Proposes Constitutional
amendment to allow the Legislature to authorize, by law,
specific kind, restrictions, and control of wagering on
the results of live or simulcast running and harness horse
races." May 21, 1998
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STANDING REFERENCE COMMITTEES
Assembly
Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY AGRICULTURE
AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE on ASSEMBLY BILL No. 661.
("Pinelands Water Resources Protection Trust Bond Act";
authorizes bonds for $70 million; and appropriates $5000.) February
10, 1998
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Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY AGRICULTURE
AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE on ASSEMBLY BILL No. 2143.
(The "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation,
and Lake, Stream, and Dam Restoration Bond Act of 1998";
authorizes $210 million in bonds for those purposes; and
appropriates $5000.) June 22, 1998
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Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY AGRICULTURE
AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE on ASSEMBLY BILL No. 2373.
(Prescribes method for appraising farmland in pinelands
area for farmland preservation purposes.) October
1, 1998
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Assembly
Appropriations Committee
Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE on Senate Bill Nos. 1115 and 119989 (SCS). ("Green
Acres, Farmland, and Historic Preservation, Lake, Stream,
and Dam Restoration, and Cultural Arts' Centers Bond Act
of 1998", authorizes $295 million in bonds for those
purposes and appropriates $5000.) July 27,
1998
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Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE on Assembly Bill No. 2295. (Revises the "Natural
Resources Bond Act of 10" and "Resource Recovery
and Solid Waste Disposal Facility Bond Act of 15,"
appropriates $5000.) July 27, 1998
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Assembly
Banking and Insurance Committee
Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY BANKING
AND INSURANCE COMMITTEE on "Tier rating plans for
automobile insurance." November 24,
1998
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Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE on Assembly Bill No. 2295. (Revises the "Natural
Resources Bond Act of 10" and "Resource Recovery
and Solid Waste Disposal Facility Bond Act of 15,"
appropriates $5000.) July 27, 1998
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Assembly
Commerce, Tourism, Gaming, and Military and
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY COMMERCE,
TOURISM, GAMING, AND MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
and the ASSEMBLY TASK FORCE ON BUSINESS RETENTION, EXPANSION
AND EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES "To consider the recently
proposed plan to restructure the Department of Commerce
and Economic Development into a 'public-private commission.'" March
12, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the ASSEMBLY COMMERCE,
TOURISM, GAMING, AND MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
and the ASSEMBLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING COMMITTEE
on ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 81 (1R). (Proposes
Constitutional amendment to allow Legislature to authorize,
by law, specific kind, restrictions and control of wagering
on the results of live or simulcast running and harness
horse races) June 15, 1998
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Assembly Education Committee
Public Hearing before
the ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE for "The Charter School
Program Act of 199895." May 11,1998
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Assembly Health Committee
Committee Meeting of the ASSEMBLY HEALTH
COMMITTEE for "Testimony on cloning-related research."
May 4,1998
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Assembly
Local Government and Housing Committee
Committee Meeting of the ASSEMBLY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING COMMITTEE on "Testimony concerning
the transfer, consolidation and reorganization of the
State Planning Commission and the Office of State Planning
from the Department of Treasury to the Department of Community
Affairs." May 4, 1998
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Assembly
Solid and Hazardous
Waste Committee
Committee Meeting of the ASSEMBLY SOLID
AND HAZARDOUS WASTE COMMITTEE on ASSEMBLY BILL Nos. 515,
516, 517, 518, and 51998. (Issues dealing with solid waste
management and disposal.) February 3, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the ASSEMBLY SOLID
AND HAZARDOUS WASTE COMMITTEE on ASSEMBLY BILL Nos. 515,
516, 517, 518, and 51998 (proposed ACSs). (Discussion
on proposed committee substitutes relating to solid waste
management disposal.) February 26, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the ASSEMBLY SOLID
AND HAZARDOUS WASTE COMMITTEE on ASSEMBLY BILL Nos. 515,
516, 571, 518, 51998 (proposed ACSs) and ASSEMBLY BILL
Nos. 1605 and 1889. (Discussion on proposed committee
substitutes relating to solid waste management and disposal.)
May 7, 1998
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Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY SOLID
AND HAZARDOUS WASTE COMMITTEE on ASSEMBLY BILL No. 1167.
(Revises the "Resource Recovery and Solid Waste Disposal
Facility Bond Act of 15," appropriates $5000.) June
4, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the ASSEMBLY SOLID
AND HAZARDOUS WASTE COMMITTEE on ASSEMBLY BILL Nos. 515,
516, 571, 518, 51998 (proposed ACSs) and 1167. (Discussion
on proposed committee substitutes relating to solid waste
management and disposal.) June 4, 1998
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Assembly
Transportation Committee
Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE on "Bus Safety and the Implementation of
the 199895 'Bus Safety Compliance Act'"."
May 21, 1998
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ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE on ASSEMBLY
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 96 (AS). "Proposes the
dedication of motor fuels tax for transportation funding
in an amount equivalent to revenues derived from levies
on the sale or the use of motor fuels at the rate or rates
of tax provided by law enacted on or before December 31,
1998." July 27, 1998
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Assembly
Policy and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee on Automobile
Insurance
Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY POLICY
AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
for the "Testimony concerning the proposed rules
to implement the 'Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction
Act.'" October 27, 1998
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Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY POLICY
AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
for the "Continuation of testimony concerning the proposed
rules to implement the 'Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction
Act.'" December 1, 1998
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ASSEMBLY TASK FORCES
AND ADVISORY COUNCILS
Assembly
Task Force on Adolescent Violence
Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY TASK
FORCE ON ADOLESCENT VIOLENCE for "Testimony from
members of the clergy, certain non-profit organizations,
and representatives of the academic community on how to
combat youth violence." November 24,
1998
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Assembly
Task Force on the Availability of Homeowner Insurance in
the Coastal Region
Task Force Meeting of the ASSEMBLY TASK
FORCE ON THE AVAILABILITY OF HOMEOWNER INSURANCE IN THE
COASTAL REGION "To hear public testimony regarding
the problems of homeowners and secondary home insurance
in the coastal areas of New Jersey." December
8, 1998
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Assembly
Task Force on Business Retention, Expansion
and Export Opportunities
Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY TASK
FORCE ON BUSINESS RETENTION, EXPANSION AND EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
and the ASSEMBLY COMMERCE, TOURISM, GAMING AND MILITARY
AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS "To consider the recently proposed
plan to restructure the Department of Commerce and Economic
Development into a 'public-private commission.'"
March 12, 1998
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Assembly
Task Force on Domestic Violence
Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY TASK
FORCE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE for "Testimony on the
federal VAWA, VOCA laws; compliance with federal mandates;
implementation of a statewide computer network; and assessment
of domestic violence training in each county." January
23, 1998
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Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY TASK
FORCE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE for "Testimony on domestic
violence training requirements, how the courts could be
more supportive, the role of Hearing Officers in family
court, and Domestic Violence Crisis Teams and working
groups." March 6, 1998
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Task Force Meeting of the the ASSEMBLY
TASK FORCE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE for "Testimony from
representatives of State, local, and county-level programs
which have made progress in addressing the domestic violence
program in New Jersey." March 20, 1998
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Assembly
Task Force on
School District Regionalization
Task Force Meeting of the ASSEMBLY TASK
FORCE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT REGIONALIZATION for "Discussion
of existing state law and a historical perspective on the
laws pertaining to regional school districts; positive and
negative factors influencing school district regionalization;
and the process of dissolving a regional school district."
February 25, 1998
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Task Force Meeting of the ASSEMBLY TASK
FORCE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT REGIONALIZATION for "Discussion
of the history of changes in the method of apportionment
of costs in regionalized districts; positive and negative
factors influencing regionalization; the process of dissolving
Union County Regional School District; and the cost of impact
of school district consolidation." March
26, 1998
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Task Force Meeting of the ASSEMBLY TASK
FORCE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT REGIONALIZATION for "Discussion
on school district regionalization including dissolution,
apportionment, and various other regional school district
issues; plus position statements." August
13, 1998
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Assembly
Advisory Council on Women
Council Meeting of the ASSEMBLY ADVISORY
COUNCIL ON WOMEN on ASSEMBLY BILL No. 715 "Testimony
concerning the availability of Federal and State monies
for day care initiatives, and the General Assembly initiated
day care package entitled 'Progressive New Options in
Day Care Initiatives.'" September 17,
1998
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Public Hearing before the ASSEMBLY ADVISORY
COUNCIL ON WOMEN for "Testimony on the topic of women
in business." October 15, 1998
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The
Assembly Speaker's Southern New Jersey Business Summit
Meeting of the ASSEMBLY SPEAKER'S SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY BUSINESS SUMMIT on "Exploring Southern
New Jersey Industry Sectoral Growth: Legislative and Economic
Development Strategies to Build a Strong State Business
Climate." October 9, 1998
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Assembly
Light Rail Transit Legislative Panel
Panel Meeting of the ASSEMBLY LIGHT RAIL
TRANSIT LEGISLATIVE PANEL "To provide further clarification
and testimony on the status of the rail car design; the
status of project funds and cost overruns; and the overall
project status." February 27, 1998
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Panel Meeting of the ASSEMBLY LIGHT RAIL
TRANSIT LEGISLATIVE PANEL for "Testimony concerning
the Bergen County Perspective of the Hudson-Bergen Light
Rail Transit System." October 8, 1998
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JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
AND TASK FORCES
Joint Committee on Automobile
Insurance Reform
Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Testimony of
the outline of the no-fault system as it has developed
in New Jersey since enactment of the 'New Jersey Automobile
Reparation Reform Act' and an overview of the components
of the current system." January 5, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Testimony regarding
the elimination of the no-fault system or elimination
of mandatory insurance in general". January
15, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Testimony regarding
personal injury protection (PIP) reforms and related issues." January
22, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Testimony regarding
threshold reforms, tort liability and related issues." January
26, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Testimony regarding
private passenger automobile insurance rating, risk classification
and related issues". February 4, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Testimony regarding
recent anti-fraud reforms and additional remedies, the
problem of the uninsured driver and the 'mini-policy'
alternative." February 9, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Testimony from
the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance and invited
witnesses." February 23, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Deliberations
with regard to automobile insurance reform." March
1998, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Deliberations
with regard to automobile insurance reform." March
23, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Deliberations
with regard to automobile insurance reform." March
26, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Deliberations
with regard to automobile insurance reform." March
30, 1998
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Committee Meeting of the JOINT COMMITTEE
ON AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE REFORM for "Deliberations
with regard to automobile insurance reform." April
2, 1998
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New
Jersey Advisory Council on Elder Care
Council Meeting of the NEW JERSEY ADVISORY
COUNCIL ON ELDER CARE for "Expert presentations on
caregivers and caregiving of the elderly." November
13, 1998
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Council Meeting of the NEW JERSEY ADVISORY
COUNCIL ON ELDER CARE for "Testimony concerning health
care and caregiving for the elderly." December
9 , 1998
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Council Meeting of the NEW JERSEY ADVISORY
COUNCIL ON ELDER CARE for "Testimony concerning health
care and caregiving for the elderly." December
12 , 1998
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Council Meeting of the NEW JERSEY ADVISORY
COUNCIL ON ELDER CARE for "Testimony concerning health
care and caregiving for the elderly." December
15 , 1998
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LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONS
New Jersey Commission
on Capital Budgeting and Planning
Commission Meeting of the NEW JERSEY COMMISSION
ON CAPITAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING. September
11, 1998
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Commission Meeting of the NEW JERSEY COMMISSION
ON CAPITAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING. October
2, 1998
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Commission Meeting of the NEW JERSEY COMMISSION
ON CAPITAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING. October
9, 1998
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Commission Meeting of the NEW JERSEY COMMISSION
ON CAPITAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING. October
30, 1998
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Commission Meeting of the NEW JERSEY COMMISSION
ON CAPITAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING. November
20, 1998
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New
Jersey General Aviation Study Commission
Report of the New Jersey Aviation Study Commission (in
Acrobat PDF format, approximately 25 MB)
Commission Meeting of the NEW JERSEY GENERAL
AVIATION STUDY COMMISSION. January 22, 1998
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Commission Meeting of the NEW JERSEY GENERAL
AVIATION STUDY COMMISSION. March 4, 1998
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Commission Meeting of the NEW JERSEY GENERAL
AVIATION STUDY COMMISSION. May 28, 1998
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New
Jersey Commission for the Study of Pain Management Policy
Public Hearing before the NEW JERSEY LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN MANAGEMENT POLICY on
"Issues related to acute and chronic pain management
and treatment, as well as pain in patients with terminal
conditions." June 17, 1998
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Public Hearing before the NEW JERSEY LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN MANAGEMENT POLICY on
"Issues related to acute and chronic pain management
and treatment, as well as pain in patients with terminal
conditions." September 16, 1998
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Public Hearing before the NEW JERSEY LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN MANAGEMENT POLICY "To
provide State regulatory agencies and health insurers' perspectives
and recommendations regarding acute and chronic pain management
and treatment." October 28, 1998
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State
Beach Erosion Commission
Commission Meeting of the STATE BEACH
EROSION COMMISSION on "The effects of Recent Coastal
Storms on the Beaches and Dunes along the New Jersey Shore." March
4, 1998
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Commission Meeting of the STATE BEACH
EROSION COMMISSION on "The need for increasing the
annual Shore Protection Fund appropriation; the feasibility
of State ownership and operation of dredging equipment;
the status of State education/outreach on engineered beach
requirements." April 27, 1998
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State
House Commission
Commission Meeting of the STATE HOUSE
COMMISSION June 25, 1998
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Commission Meeting of the STATE HOUSE
COMMISSION September 17, 1998
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