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Vol. XXXII No. 24  Internet Update II                          CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE                                                         213th Legislature

Prepared: April 25, 2008                                  Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule                            First Annual Session


*Denotes Changes

 

 


FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008

 

Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 12:00 PM Academic Hall, Paterson Room Passaic County Community College, One College Blvd., Paterson NJ 07505

The Meeting has been Canceled.

 

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008

 

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

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Buono, Barbara

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Department of Human Services (Medicaid)

 

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

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Buono, Barbara

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Department of Human Services (All other)

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008

 

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

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Buono, Barbara

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Department of Transportation, NJ Transit

and Motor Vehicle Commission

 

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

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Buono, Barbara

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Department of State

 

Senate Budget and Appropriations (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 2:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Buono, Barbara

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: The Judiciary

 

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

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Buono, Barbara

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Department of the Public Advocate

 

 

 

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008

 

Senate Legislative Oversight Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.

The Senate Legislative Oversight Committee will meet to hear testimony from Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa Jackson and other

invited witnesses on proposed Water Quality Management Planning Rules,

N.J.A.C. 7:15 and proposed Remediation Standards, N.J.A.C. 7:26D.

 

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008

 

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 Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Rice, Ronald L.

S710 [Smith, Bob/Sweeney, Stephen M.], Energy cost saving-prov. prop. tax exemp

S757 [Rice, Ronald L.], Mun. redevel prog-revise procedures

S919 [Van Drew, Jeff], Constr. permit surcharge fees-concerns

S945 [Connors, Christopher J.], Sexually oriented bus.-concerns

S986 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Debts owed to courts, co., mun.-concern

S1026 [Rice, Ronald L.], Mun. contracts, cert.-concerns approval

S1038 [Buono, Barbara], Mun. auth. sewerage svc. charge-concerns

S1171 [Connors, Christopher J.], Personal watercraft-revise laws

S1256 [Kean, Thomas H., Jr.+1], Homestead prop. tax reimb.-concerns

S1288 [Rice, Ronald L.], Ads on real prop.-concerns

 

*Senate Education Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Turner, Shirley K.

S70 [Rice, Ronald L.], Charter sch. bd. of trustee memb-concern

S226 [Singer, Robert W./O'Toole, Kevin J.+1], Pub. Sch. Student Recess-study benefits

S1000 [Madden, Fred H.], Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation-high sch.

S1088 [Kean, Sean T.], Explosive devices-proh. sch. emp. handle

S1527 [Turner, Shirley K.], Bd of ed emp-elec fingerprinting process

 

*Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting

1:00 PM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Vitale, Joseph F.

A1908 [Scalera, Frederick/Roberts, Joseph J., Jr.+9], Autism awareness prog.-estab.

A2183 [Schaer, Gary S./Munoz, Eric+4], Nursing home resid.-religious diet req.

S1119 [Kean, Thomas H.], Birth certificate, cert.-concerns

S1177 [Rice, Ronald L.], Homeless people-concerns svcs.

S1180 [Rice, Ronald L.], Homeless Coordinating/Fd Prog Task Force

S1217 [Weinberg, Loretta], Autism awareness prog.-estab.

S1218 [Weinberg, Loretta/Gordon, Robert M.+2], Nursing home resid.-religious diet req.

SJR32 [Madden, Fred H.], Lyme Disease Awareness Mo.-May each yr.

SR46 [Singer, Robert W./Connors, Christopher J.+1], Bisphenol A-ban use

Pending Introduction and Referral:

SJR46 [Weinberg, Loretta], Fibromyalgia Awareness Mo.-desig. May

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008 (continued)

 

*Senate Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Adler, John H.

Considered:

to be a member of the Atlantic City Convention Center Authority:

Honorable Joseph A. Maressa, Esq. of Atco to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Landscape Irrigation Contractors Examining Board:

Patric Lisanti of Monroe Township to replace Philip Hayes, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Marine Fisheries Council:

Eleanor A. Bochenek, Ph.D. of Villas to replace Michael Beson, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Motion Picture and Television Development Commission:

Shelley Levitan Adler of Cherry Hill to succeed herself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the NJ Building Authority:

William C. Sproule of Galloway to replace Gerald Della Salla, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the NJ Schools Development Authority:

Karim A. Hutson of Jersey City for the term prescribed by law.

Preston D. Pinkett, III of Gladstone for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System of NJ - Board of Trustees:

Laurel Brennan of Cherry Hill to replace Nicole Masciarella, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the South Jersey Transportation Authority:

Honorable Joseph Ripa of Voorhees to replace Frank Spencer, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Board of Education:

Florence McGinn of Flemington to replace Maud Dahme, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

Interviewed:

to be a Judge of the Superior Court:

Joseph P. Donohue of Union for the term prescribed by law.

Thomas Sumners, Jr. of Lawrenceville for the term prescribed by law.

Patricia M. Wild of Linwood for the term prescribed by law.

to be the Camden Executive County Superintendent:

Margaret J. Nicolosi of Salem for the term prescribed by law.

to be the Salem Executive County Superintendent:

Robert L. Bumpus of Elmer for the term prescribed by law.

to be the Warren Executive County Superintendent:

Kevin B. Brennan, Ed.D. of Frelinghuysen Township for the term prescribed by law.

S674 [Madden, Fred H., Jr./Van Drew, Jeff+1], Crimes with bail restrictions-concerns

S1420 [Cardinale, Gerald/Girgenti, John A.], Court fees, cert.-concerns

 

*Senate Labor Hearing 1:00 PM Committee Room 10,

3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.

The public hearing will examine the worker's compensation system in NJ At this public hearing, the committee will receive testimony from invited presenters only.

 

*Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Girgenti, John A.

A1766 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Evans, Elease+1], Driv lic-concern suspension/postponement

S180 [Bucco, Anthony R./Girgenti, John A.+3], Driv. approaching emerg. veh.-conditions

S1301 [Girgenti, John A.], Juv. info.-concerns exchange

S1302 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Stack, Brian P.+1], Driv lic-concern suspension/postponement

S1348 [Turner, Shirley K.], Prisoner Reentry Comm.-estab.

S1493 [Lance, Leonard], US Park Police-concerns powers

S1579 [Van Drew, Jeff], Vet. unclaimed cremains-concerns

SJR31 [Madden, Fred H.], Drunk Driv. Awareness Mo-Dec. of each yr

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

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

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

 

TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2008

 

*Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 9:30 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Department of Human Services

 

 

 

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

 

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 9:30 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Department of Health and Senior Services

 

*Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 2:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Department of Labor and Workforce Development

 

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008

 

Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission Meeting

10:00 AM Division of Pensions and Benefits,

50 West State St., Trenton, NJ

No verbal comments are accepted during the meeting. The Commission should

receive written comments at least ten business days in advance of the meeting.

A2446 [Polistina, Vincent J./Amodeo, John F.], Elected off., cert-elim health care benf

A2467 [Cohen, Neil M./Bramnick, Jon M.], Diagnostic screenings, cert-req coverage

S962 [Van Drew, Jeff], Police off., firefighter-age req.

S1319 [O'Toole, Kevin J.+1], St.-admin. retir. sys.-calculate benf.

S1394 [Kean, Thomas H.], TPAF, PERS-concerns memb.

S1483 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], SHBP coverage-allows emp. to waive

 

MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

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

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

 

TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008

 

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

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Buono, Barbara

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Revenue Update (State Treasurer)

 

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

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Buono, Barbara

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Revenue Update (Office of Legislative Services)

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008

 

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 9:30 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Revenue Update (State Treasurer)

 

Assembly Budget Committee (Budget Hearings Only) Hearing 11:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.

Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget: Revenue Update (Office of Legislative Services)

 

THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet

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

 

 

 

 

 

MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008

 

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 SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the call of the Speaker

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2008

 

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

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

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

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

 

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2008

 

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (3) Committees scheduled to meet

1:00 PM: Group (4) Committees scheduled to meet

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008

 

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, JUNE 16, 2008

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Committees at the call of the Senate President

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Committees at the call of the Senate President

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the call of the Speaker

 

MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2008

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced