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Vol. XXXII No. 55
Internet Update IV CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE 213th
Legislature
Prepared: October 14, 2008 Check Internet site
or call this office for updated schedule First
Annual Session
*Denotes
Changes
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008
Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 11:00 AM
Glenn Cunningham Early
Chairs: Sen. Rice, Ronald L./Asw. Voss, Joan M.
The Abbott Subcommittee will hear presentations
from Commissioner of Education, Lucille Davy, Department of Human Services
representatives Jeanette Page-Hawkins and Beverly Wellons and others on the
subject of Statewide preschool expansion.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008
SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM
10:00 AM: Group (2) Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet
Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Rice, Ronald L.
S1089 [Bucco, Anthony R.], William's Law;
pertains to pool safety
S1604 [Rice, Ronald L./Ruiz, M. Teresa], Sports
entertainment proj-exemp prop tax
S1716 [Allen, Diane B.], Loc. Mandates
Council-concerns
S2024 [Oroho, Steven V.], Insur.
contracts-concerns
S2062 [Stack, Brian P./Cunningham, Sandra B.],
Sr. cit. prop. tax-estab. grace periods
SCR68 [Van Drew, Jeff], Homeless vets-housing
choice vouchers
Senate Education Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Turner, Shirley K.
A930 [Scalera, Frederick/Voss, Joan M.+5],
Interscholastic athletic prog.-estab.
A2975 [Cryan, Joseph/Moriarty, Paul D.+6], Emp.
contracts, cert.-review, approval
S655 [Sarlo, Paul A.+1], Interscholastic
athletic prog.-estab.
S1175 [Rice, Ronald L.], After sch.
activities-concerns
S1220 [Weinberg, Loretta/Turner, Shirley K.+2],
Primary care practitioners-loan redemp
S1879 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Govt affairs
agent-proh sch dist to hire
S1952 [Bateman, Christopher/Buono, Barbara],
Sch. bus driv.-concerns crim hist checks
S2160 [Turner, Shirley K.], Emp. contracts,
cert.-review, approval
S2161 [Turner, Shirley K.], Teaching
positions-concerns vacancy
Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting
10:00 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor,
State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Vitale, Joseph F.
A370 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Voss, Joan M.+12],
Med. examiners-concerns
A1239 [Wolfe, David W./Malone, Joseph R.+1],
Asst. living resid.-security deposit
A2259 [Voss, Joan M./Schaer, Gary S.+8], Devel
disab.-concerns support svcs.
AJR60 [Greenwald, Louis D./Lampitt, Pamela
R.+2], Blindness Awareness Mo-desig Oct each yr
S101 [Weinberg, Loretta+2], Med.
examiners-concerns
S220 [Singer, Robert W./Bucco, Anthony R.],
Health club memb., cert.-income tax cred
S1178 [Rice, Ronald L.], Kinship
caregivers-concerns
S1197 [Vitale, Joseph F./Gordon, Robert M.],
Psychology, unlic. practice-concerns
S1650 [Vitale, Joseph F.], Devel disab.-concerns
support svcs.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008 (continued)
Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting (continued)
S1741 [Cardinale, Gerald], Psychologists-video
record cert sessions
S1986 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Vitale, Joseph F.],
Personal asst. svcs. prog.-revises
S2202 [Madden, Fred H.], Asst. living
resid.-security deposit
SJR60 [Kean, Thomas H./Baroni, Bill], Pregnancy
& Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Pending Introduction and Referral:
SJR64 [Buono, Barbara], Blindness Awareness
Mo-desig Oct each yr
Senate Judiciary Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Adler, John H.
Considered:
to be a member of the Catastrophic Illness in
Children Relief Fund Commission:
Howard M. Weinberg, DO of Voorhees to replace Jeffrey R. Boscamp, MD, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the
Edward W. Dorn, D.MIN., THD of Pedricktown to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the Merit System Board:
Flavella Branham-Benjamin of
to be a member of the NJ Public Broadcasting
Authority:
Steven C. Fiske, MD of
to be a member of the NJ State Council on the
Arts:
Anna M. Aschkenes of Jamesburg to succeed herself, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the State Agriculture
Development Committee:
Stephen Perrine Dey, II, DVM of Allentown to replace Gary Mount, for the term prescribed by law.
Torrey Reade of
to be a member of the State Board of
Agriculture:
Andrew Borsiuk, Jr. of
Henry D. Dubois, Jr. of Pittsgrove to replace William Griffin, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the State Board of Education:
Robert P. Haney, Jr. of Holmdel to replace Thelma Napoleon-Smith, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the State Employment and
Training Commission:
Michael F. Cantwell of
Gail Davis of
Robert J. Gamgort of Mendham to replace John J. Gallagher, Jr., resigned, for the term prescribed by law.
Veleria N. Lawson of Manalapan to replace Howard Beyer, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.
Jody Levinson of Hillsborough to succeed herself, for the term prescribed by law.
Robert A. Munyan of Manasquan to replace Frank Lehr, for the term prescribed by law.
Jane Oates of Lambertville to replace Jeanne Oswald, PhD, for the term prescribed by law.
Tapas K. Sen, PhD of Mountain Lakes to replace Velvet Miller, PhD, for the term prescribed by law.
Jo Ann Trezza of
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008 (continued)
Senate Judiciary Meeting (continued)
Considered:
to be a member of the State Employment and
Training Commission: (continued)
Carolyn Carter Wade of
to be a member of the State Lottery Commission:
Robert James D'Anton of
Interviewed:
to be a Judge of the Superior Court:
Martin Cronin of
James Farber of
Ronald Hoffman of
Susan Maven of Absecon for the term prescribed by law.
Thomas McCormack of Roseland for the term prescribed by law.
Steven Perskie of
Ronald Lee Reisner of Oceanport for the term prescribed by law.
Thomas Scully of Fair Haven for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the NJ Sports and Exposition
Authority:
Frederick Potter, Jr. of
Senate Labor Meeting 11:00 AM
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.
S2063 [Stack, Brian P.], Corp.
owners/off.-concerns unemp. benf.
S2181 [Allen, Diane B.], Natl. Guard memb
spouses-prov unemp benf
For Discussion Only:
S1982 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Ombudsman for
Injured Workers-estab.
Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Meeting
Chair: Sen. Girgenti, John A.
The Committee will not meet.
ASSEMBLY QUORUM 12:00 PM Assembly Chambers
The Assembly has Canceled all Committee meetings
scheduled
for this date due to the Governor’s Special
Joint Session of the Legislature.
JOINT SESSION 12:00 PM Assembly Chambers
Special Joint Session of the Legislature
NJ Law Revision Commission Meeting 4:30 PM
Commission Offices, 7th Floor,
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 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
Senate Budget and Appropriations Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Buono, Barbara
The Committee will meet to hear testimony from
invited guests regarding the current economic downturn and its impact on the
national and State economy, consumer confidence and the State budget.
Senate Commerce Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Gill, Nia H.
A269 [Vandervalk, Charlotte/Prieto, Vincent],
Genetic counselor- req. lic.
A2123 [Cohen, Neil M.+1], Physical therapy svcs.
access-concerns
A2879 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Vas, Joseph+4], Corp.
notices-electronic transmission
A2882 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Vas, Joseph+4],
Corporate filings, expedited-concerns
S996 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Singer, Robert W.+1],
Motor bus owner-concerns insur.
S1226 [Vitale, Joseph F./Whelan, Jim], Genetic
counselor- req. lic.
S1266 [Turner, Shirley K.+1], Genetic counselor-
req. lic.
S2049 [Adler, John H.], Corporate filings,
expedited-concerns
S2050 [Adler, John H.], Corp. notices-electronic
transmission
S2072 [Gill, Nia H.], Physical therapy-concerns
practice
Senate Economic Growth Meeting
Chair: Sen. Lesniak, Raymond J.
The Committee will not meet.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008 (continued)
*Senate Environment Meeting 1:00 PM
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Smith, Bob
S2144 [Smith, Bob], Electronic Waste Recycling
Act-revises
S2162 [Cunningham, Sandra B.], Wastewater
treatment sys-concerns grants
S2188 [Van Drew, Jeff], Riparian lands-concerns
SR34 [Kean, Thomas H.], Climate change in
NJ-measure impact
Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.
A3162 [Johnson, Gordon M./Vainieri Huttle,
Valerie+5], NJ-Israel Comm.-estab. in Dept. of St.
A3186 [Schaer, Gary S./Diegnan, Patrick J.+7],
Elections-prov. for adjustment of date
AJR102 [Johnson, Gordon M./Vainieri Huttle,
Valerie+16], Israel-congratulates on 60th anniv.
S1248 [Kyrillos, Joseph M.], Pub.
questions-concerns
S1947 [Turner, Shirley K.], Voter regis.
applications-concerns
S2199 [Kean, Sean T.], Elections-prov. for
adjustment of date
Pending Introduction and Referral:
S2240 [Weinberg, Loretta/Gordon, Robert M.],
NJ-Israel Comm.-estab. in Dept. of St.
SJR62 [Weinberg, Loretta/Gordon, Robert M.+1],
Israel-congratulates on 60th anniv.
Senate State Government Public Hearing (Immediately following the Committee Meeting) Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor,
State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.
A representative of the Office of the State
Auditor will be present to discuss the findings and recommendations in it’s
December 2007 audit of the Department of the Treasury, Central Motor Pool, for
the period between July 1, 2005 and August 31, 2007. A representative from the Department of the
Treasury will be present to discuss how the department is responding to the
findings and recommendations contained in the audit.
Senate Transportation Meeting
Chair: Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.
The Committee will not meet.
Senate Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Meeting
10:00 AM Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor,
State House Annex,
Chair: Sen. Whelan, Jim
A2232 [Cryan, Joseph/Coutinho, Albert], Hall of
Fame project-concerns
S593 [Baroni, Bill], Declaration of
Independence-mark graves
S867 [Connors, Christopher J.], Beach
access-concerns
S1768 [Sarlo, Paul A./Kyrillos, Joseph M.], Hall
of Fame project-concerns
SR85 [Sarlo, Paul A./Ruiz, M. Teresa+1], Ellis
Island-raise pub. awareness
Pending Introduction and Referral:
S2252 [Buono, Barbara], Provides Heritage
Tourism Task Force with extension of time for submission of its heritage
tourism master plan and inventory of historic sites.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008
****Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 11:00 AM
Public School Number 20,
The Subcommittee on School Facilities and
Construction will hear updates from SDA CEO, Scott Weiner on proposed new
school construction projects, and Education Commissioner, Lucille Davy, will
speak about the new grant process for the RODS.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (A) Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group (B) Committees scheduled to meet
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 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 SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008
***Legislative Services Commission Meeting
10:00 AM
Room L103, State House,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008
**Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission Meeting
10:00 AM Division of Pensions and Benefits,
No verbal comments are accepted during the
meeting. The Commission should
receive written comments at least ten business
days in advance of the meeting.
A2842 [Lampitt, Pamela R./Spencer, L. Grace],
Breast cancer screening-insur. coverage
A2891 [Cruz-Perez, Nilsa], SPRS memb.-purch. svc.
cred.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008
Pension and Health Benefits Review Commission Meeting (continued)
A3076 [Addiego, Dawn Marie/Rudder, Scott],
Health care benf, cert.-choose coverage
A3165 [Johnson, Gordon M.], Pub.
officials-concerns PERS, SHBP elig.
A3301 [Johnson, Gordon M.], Pub.
officials-concerns PERS, SHBP elig.
S2087 [Haines, Philip E.], Health care benf,
cert.-choose coverage
S2090 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], PERS-concerns
memb. elig.
S2099 [Weinberg, Loretta/Adler, John H.+1], Pub.
officials-concerns PERS, SHBP elig.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 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 QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group (C) Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group (D) Committees scheduled to meet
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2008
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: Committees at the call of the Senate
President
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 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
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
Committees at the call of the Speaker
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 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
Joint State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee Meeting
3:00 PM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor,
State House Annex,
Agenda will be added at a later date.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2008
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
10:00 AM: 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
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009
SENATE SESSION
State of the State Address: Time and location to
be announced