WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 9:30 AM NJ Performing Arts Center, Banquet Hall on the second tier, One Center Street, Newark, NJ

Joint Public Hearing with the Assembly Budget Committee on the FY 2001 Budget.

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

9:30 AM NJ Performing Arts Center, Banquet Hall on the second tier, One Center Street, Newark, NJ

Joint Public Hearing with the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on the FY 2001 Budget.

THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2000

Senate Education Hearing 2:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Martin, Robert J.

The purpose of the public hearing is to hear testimony on S200 The ''Educational Facilities Construction & Financing Act.'' Persons wishing to testify should submit one copy of their testimony to the Education Section, Office of Legislative Services, Room 320, State House Annex no later than 9:30 AM on Wednesday, March 8, and submit 10 copies of the testimony on the day of hearing.

S200 [Gormley, William L./Lynch, John A.], Ed. Fac. Constr. & Finan. Act

Senate Judiciary Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Gormley, William L.

For Discussion Only:

S161 [Baer, Byron M.], Pub records-revises law governing access

S351 [Kenny, Bernard F./Kyrillos, Joseph M.+1], Pub. records-available for copying

S573 [Robertson, Norman M.], Public records-concerns access;$250K

S866 [Martin, Robert J.], Govt. records-prov. pub. access

ASSEMBLY SESSION

The Voting Session has been CANCELED.

Assembly Education Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 11,

4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Wolfe, David W.

A2041 [Collins, Jack/Malone, Joseph R.], Ed. Fac. Constr. and Finan. Act

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 9:30 AM Mercer County Community College, Gymnasium,

1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ

Joint Public Hearing with the Assembly Budget Committee on the FY 2001 Budget.

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

9:30 AM Mercer County Community College, Gymnasium,

1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ

Joint Public Hearing with the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on the FY 2001 Budget.

THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2000

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet

Senate Commerce Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Cardinale, Gerald

Following consideration of bills, testimony on medical protocols and other aspects of the auto insurance personal injury protection system will be taken. If you wish to present written testimony, please submit 20 copies.

S804 [Cardinale, Gerald+1], Long distance access rates-reg.

S805 [Cardinale, Gerald+1], Telecommunications carriers-prop. tax

S874 [Inverso, Peter A./Bennett, John O.+2], Telecommunications-elim. prop. tax

Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Connors, Leonard T.

S187 [Allen, Diane], Condo assn.-concerns fines

S330 [Rice, Ronald L.], Portuguese-Amer. Police Assn.-concerns

S438 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Bryant, Wayne R.], Landlords-maintain list of tenants

S494 [Ciesla, Andrew R./Allen, Diane], Providence House, Ocean co.;$50K

S519 [Bennett, John O./Palaia, Joseph A.+1], Loc. govt./sch dist-revise cert mandates

S703 [Connors, Leonard T.], Group homes, tax-exempt-St. aid to mun.

S716 [Robertson, Norman M.], Off. of register of deeds-concerns

S762 [Bassano, C. Louis], Pub. safety emp., mun.-max. hiring age

S837 [Martin, Robert J.], E=mc2 prog.-estab.;$370K

S927 [Kenny, Bernard F./Littell, Robert E.+2], Special Mun. Aid Act;$54.5M

S993 [Allen, Diane/Connors, Leonard T.], Resid. rental units-elim dual inspection

S1008 [Bassano, C. Louis], Co. & Mun. Govt. Comm.-reactivates

*Senate Economic Growth, Agriculture and Tourism Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Bark, Martha W.

Herbert Tate, Jr., Esq., President of the NJ Board of Public Utilities will give a presentation before the committee on the board's implementation of P.L.1999, c.23, the '' Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act.''

S726 [Bassano, C. Louis], Deer carcass removal-mun. reimb. prog.

S1075 [Bassano, C. Louis/DiFrancesco, Donald T.+4], Striped bass-modifies daily limit

Senate Environment Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 10,

3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. McNamara, Henry P.

S900 [Ciesla, Andrew R.], Carbon well filtration sys.-Dover Twp.

S1070 [Ciesla, Andrew R./Kyrillos, Joseph M.], Pier, noncommercial-proh. permit denial

S1073 [McNamara, Henry P.], Greenwood Lake, dredge;$2.5M

S1074 [McNamara, Henry P./Littell, Robert E.], Sterling Forest, NY-purch., preserv.;$1M

SR31 [Littell, Robert E./McNamara, Henry P.], Sterling Forest, NY-addl. fd. for purch.

Senate Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Gormley, William L.

Considered:

to be a member of the Boat Regulation Commission:

Marvin D. Van Wickle of Margate to replace John Haberstroh, deceased, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the NJ Commission on Spinal Cord Research:

Wise Young, M.D. of New York, N.Y. for the term prescribed by law.

THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2000 (continued)

Senate Judiciary Meeting (continued)

Considered:

to be a member of the NJ Public Broadcasting Authority:

Daniel F. Becht, Esq. of Wall to replace M. Joseph Montuoro, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the NJ Public Employment Relations Commission:

Edward R. McGlynn, Esq. of Point Pleasant Beach to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the North Jersey Transit Corporation Advisory Committee:

William R. Wright of Cranford to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Public Library Construction Advisory Board:

Robert A. Palmer of North Beach for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Richard Stockton State College-Board of Trustees:

Michael Jacobson, Esq. of Margate to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Sales and Use Tax Review Commission:

John R. Baldwin of Avon By the Sea for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the South Jersey Transit Corporation Advisory Committee:

Daniel Kelly of Rosenhayn to replace James A. Dunn, Jr., resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Athletic Control Board:

Gerard L. Gormley, Jr. of Buena to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Board of Physical Therapy:

Lee Ann Guenther of Brigantine to replace Mary E. Jonas, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

John D. Ward of Oxford to replace Joseph C. Affanato, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Mosquito Control Commission:

Jacob C. Matthenius of Phillipsburg to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a Workers' Compensation Judge:

Jerry J. Massell of Middletown to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be the Brigadier General of the Line of the NJ Army National Guard:

Colonel Kenneth D. Hislop of Annandale for the term prescribed by law.

Interviewed:

to be a Judge of the Superior Court:

Joseph S. Conte of Upper Saddle River for the term prescribed by law.

Rosemarie Williams of Hopewell for the term prescribed by law.

S309 [James, Sharpe], Animals, use to kill other animals-crime

S316 [Rice, Ronald L.], Sr. Cit. and Person w/a Disab. Prot. Act

S558 [Cafiero, James S.], Mun. ordinance viol-concerns expungement

S630 [Matheussen, John J.], Fire alarm, false-parents responsibility

S870 [Cafiero, James S.], Court transcripts fees-concerns

S952 [O'Connor, Edward T./Gormley, William L.], Estate executors comm.-clarifies law

S976 [Connors, Leonard T./Singer, Robert W.+1], Pub. entity, tort action-punitive damage

Senate Senior Citizens, Veterans' Affairs and Human Services Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 3, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Bassano, C. Louis

A106 [Rooney, John E./Gusciora, Reed+37], Devel. disab. svcs-application procedure

S214 [Bassano, C. Louis/Allen, Diane], Totally Disab Vet Prop Tax Relief Act

S243 [Kyrillos, Joseph M./Sinagra, Jack], Home health svcs, medicare reimb;$8.050M

S472 [Singer, Robert W./Bark, Martha W.+1], Respite Care, Elderly Prog.-expand;$2M

S506 [Turner, Shirley K./Rice, Ronald L.], Devel. disab. svcs-application procedure

S735 [Bassano, C. Louis], Earned income limit-incr.

S963 [Rice, Ronald L./Codey, Richard J.+2], Group homes, tax-exempt-St. aid to mun.

S978 [Inverso, Peter A./O'Connor, Edward T.+3], Energy assist. org., non-profit-prov. fd

SCR47 [Connors, Leonard T.], WWII memorial, Washington DC-support

SJR19 [Cafiero, James S./Allen, Diane+1], Parents of Fallen Servicemen & Women Day

Pending Introduction & Referral:

SR32 [DiFrancesco, Donald T./Gormley, William L.+2], Sr. Cit. Freedom to Work Act-enact

SR33 [DiFrancesco, Donald T./Gormley, William L.+1], Marriage Tax Penal. Relief Act of 2000

*Senate Transportation Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 10,

3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Ciesla, Andrew R.

S368 [Sinagra, Jack], Pedestrian paths-req., Transp. Trust Fd.

S434 [Sacco, Nicholas J./O'Connor, Edward T.+2], Mun. util. auth.-elim. MV regis. fees

S590 [O'Connor, Edward T./Gormley, William L.+1], Vietnam Vet. Mem. Foundation-lic. plate

S620 [Inverso, Peter A.], P.O.W.-auth. lic. plates

S686 [Connors, Leonard T.], Bronze Star-special lic. plate

S689 [Connors, Leonard T.], Distinguished svc. medal-auth lic. plate

S748 [Bassano, C. Louis], Bd., Comm. memb.-special lic. plates

S902 [Ciesla, Andrew R.], Auto body repair fac.-lic.

SJR17 [Turner, Shirley K.], Mercer Co. Vet. Mem. Hwy.-desig. Rt. 129

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced

MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2000

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet

*Assembly Commerce, Tourism, Gaming and Military and Veterans' Affairs Hearing 2:00 PM Committee Room 16, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Azzolina, Joseph

The Committee will hold a public hearing to elicit testimony on how to increase the export potential of small and medium-sized businesses.

*Assembly Environment Hearing 2:00 PM Committee Room 9,

3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Corodemus, Steve

The Committee will examine the use of MTBE and its possible health effects, the recent federal requirements concerning the lowering of sulphur in gasoline, and future trends in motor vehicle fuel development.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 9:30 AM Burlington County College, Gymnasium, County Route 530, Pemberton, NJ

Joint Public Hearing with the Assembly Budget Committee on the FY 2001 Budget.

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

9:30 AM Burlington County College, Gymnasium, County Route 530, Pemberton, NJ

Joint Public Hearing with the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on the FY 2001 Budget.

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2000

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet

MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced

State House Commission 9:00 AM

Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2000

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Meeting on the NJ Economy, the FY 2001 Budget Overview and Revenue Forecasts, State Treasurer and Office of Legislative Services.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Meeting on the NJ Economy, the FY 2001 Budget Overview and Revenue Forecasts, State Treasurer and Office of Legislative Services.

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for The Judiciary and Office of the Public Defender.

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

1:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Personnel.

MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Human Services.

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Personnel.

TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2000

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Human Services.

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

1:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Agriculture.

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2000

Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission Meeting 10:00 AM Division of Pensions and Benefits, 50 West State St., Trenton, NJ

Comments on bills should be submitted at least ten days in advance.

A225 [Payne, William D.], St. pension sys.-reduces vesting req.

A761 [Zecker, Gerald H.], Higher ed. faculty, cert.-purch. SHBP

A1438 [Moran, Jeffrey W./Connors, Christopher J.], PERS, CPFPF, PFRS, cert.-incr. pensions

A1843 [Impreveduto, Anthony], Sheriff's emp.-concerns pension fund

A1924 [Wolfe, David W.], Sch. Bus. Off. Assn. emp.-enroll in PERS

S189 [Allen, Diane], PFRS-purch. of svc. credit, cert. memb.

S517 [Turner, Shirley K.+2], PERS annual comp.-incr. to $15K

S698 [Connors, Leonard T.], PERS, CPFPF, PFRS-incr. pension

S871 [Bryant, Wayne R.], Alternate benf. prog.-concerns

S1032 [Cafiero, James S.], Bd. of ed retirees-concerns health benf.

MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Banking and Insurance.

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Agriculture.

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 3:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.

TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2000

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Transportation and NJ Transit.

TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2000 (continued)

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

1:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Community Affairs.

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Transportation.

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2000

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Education.

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

1:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Community Affairs.

MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Education.

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of State and the Public Broadcasting Authority.

TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2000

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Health and Senior Services.

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

1:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Banking and Insurance.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Labor.

(Revised to indicate time change from 1:00 PM to 10:00 AM)

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Law and Public Safety.

(Revised to indicate time change from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Health and Senior Services.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2000 (continued)

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Commerce and Economic Growth Commission.

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2000

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Law and Public Safety.

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

1:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Labor.

TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2000

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Environmental Protection.

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

1:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for Higher Educational Services.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Environmental Protection.

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for Higher Educational Services.

TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2000

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Corrections.

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

1:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Commerce and Economic Growth Commission.

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

3:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of State and the Public Broadcasting Authority.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of Corrections.

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Judiciary.

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2000

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing

10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of the Treasury, Interdepartmental Accounts and Board of Public Utilities.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2000

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,

Trenton, NJ

Hearing on the FY 2001 Budget for the Department of the Treasury, Interdepartmental Accounts, Board of Public Utilities and Office of Public Defender.