The 2008 New Jersey Legislature Transcribed Public Hearings and Meetings are available in Acrobat format


Senate and Assembly Committees, Task Forces and Councils:

Joint Committees, Task Forces and Councils:

Legislative Commissions:

• Public Hearing before SENATE ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMITTEE and SENATE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Senate Bill No. 2428 "Testimony concerning formula-based rates for utilities"
  December 11 , 2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

• Public Hearing before SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE "Testimony from invited members of the higher education and law enforcement communities, and other stakeholders on policies and procedures to curb underage drinking on college campuses"
  November 17, 2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix

SENATE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

• Committee Meeting of SENATE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Senate Bill No. 795 (Appropriates $33 million from the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes) Senate Bill No. 796 (Delays effective date of recycling tax). "The Committee will also receive testimony from the public concerning their primary priority for change to environmental laws or programs for 2008”
  January 28, 2008
  Full text of transcribed hearing:  hearing   appendix
• Public hearing before SENATE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE/ ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE "Testimony concerning proposed reforms to the Department of Environmental Protection’s Site Remediation Program"
  April 15, 2008
  Full text of transcribed hearing:  hearing   appendix
• Committee Meeting of SENATE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Senate Bill No. 1897 (Establishes licensed site professional program for site remediation and makes various changes to site remediation laws)
  June 16, 2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting: hearing   appendix
• Public Hearing before SENATE ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMITTEE and SENATE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Senate Bill No. 2428 "Testimony concerning formula-based rates for utilities"
  December 11 , 2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing append

• Committee Meeting of SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE "Examination of the workers' compensation system in New Jersey"
  May 5,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix
• Public Hearing before SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE (Proposes constitutional amendment requiring contributions collected
  from assessments on wages to be used for employee benefits and prohibiting use of the contributions for any other purpose)
  December 8 ,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing

• Public Hearing before of SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE "A representative of the Office of the State Auditor will discuss the findings and recommendations in its December 2007 audit of the Department of the Treasury, Central Motor Pool, for the period between July 1, 2005 and August 31, 2007"
  October 20,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing
• Public Hearing before SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE "A discussion of the feasibility of establishing standardized procedures for election workers, administrators, and judges who assist the public to vote on the day of any election"
  December 11,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix

SENATE WAGERING, TOURISM AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

• Public Hearing before SENATE WAGERING, TOURISM AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE "Testimony from invited speakers regarding the horse racing industry"
  May 9,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix

ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE

• Public hearing before SENATE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE/ ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE "Testimony concerning proposed reforms to the Department of Environmental Protection’s Site Remediation Program"
  April 15, 2008
  Full text of transcribed hearing:  hearing  appendix
• Committee Meeting of ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE Assembly Bill No. 121 (The "Smart Container Act")
  May 12, 2008
  Full text of transcribed hearing:  hearing appendix

ASSEMBLY MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

• Public hearing before ASSEMBLY MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 98 (Proposes constitutional amendment to permit disabled veterans who served in U.S. Armed Forces at any time to receive civil service preference)
  June 12, 2008
  Full text of transcribed hearing:  hearing  

• Committee meeting of JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS "A reorganization of the Committee, followed by a presentation by Education Commissioner Lucille Davy regarding the status of the Paterson School District"
  March 24,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix
• Committee meeting of JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS "Education Commissioner Lucille Davy will discuss the issues of long-term substitutes, the recruitment and retention of teachers, and what the Department is doing to assist school districts in rectifying these problems. The Commission will also discuss the issue of school superintendent contracts in context with the new Department regulations. The Committee will also hear a presentation regarding the implementation of the 2007Articulation and College Credit Transfer Legislation"
  June 10,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix
• Subcommittee meeting of JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUBCOMMITTEE ON INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL CHOICE "Discussion about Interdistrict Public School Choice, charter schools, and other school choice initiatives"
  July 16,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix
• Subcommittee meeting of JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCHOOL FACILITIES AND CONSTRUCTION "Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education, Lucille E. Davy, and Scott Weiner, Chief Executive Officer of the Schools Development Authority, will present an overview of the projects in the district; as well as testimony from other invited individuals"
  October 8,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix
• Subcommittee meeting of JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ABBOTT SUBCOMMITTEE "Testimony on statewide preschool expansion"
  October 14,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix
• Subcommittee meeting of JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCHOOL FACILITIES AND CONSTRUCTION "Department of Education Commissioner Lucille E. Davy, and Scott Weiner, Chief Executive Officer of the Schools Development Authority, will be present to give an overview of the projects in the district as well as testimony from witnesses"
  October 22,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix
• Subcommittee meeting of JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCHOOL FACILITIES AND CONSTRUCTION "Department of Education Commissioner Lucille E. Davy, Schools Development Authority representatives Scott Weiner and Kris Kolluri will give an overview of proposed new construction projects as well as the new process for grants for the regular operating districts"
  December 3,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix

STATE LEASING AND SPACE UTILIZATION COMMITTEE

• Committee Meeting of STATE LEASING AND SPACE UTILIZATION COMMITTEE
  June 16,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing
• Committee Meeting of STATE LEASING AND SPACE UTILIZATION COMMITTEE
  December 11,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing

NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON CAPITAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING

• Commission Meeting of NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON CAPITAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING
  September 5,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix
• Commission Meeting of NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON CAPITAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING
  September 26,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix
• Commission Meeting of NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON CAPITAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING
  October 24,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing
• Commission Meeting of NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON CAPITAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING
  November 07,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing
• Commission Meeting of NEW JERSEY COMMISSION ON CAPITAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING
  December 12,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing

STATE HOUSE COMMISSION

• Commission Meeting of STATE HOUSE COMMISSION
  March 13,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing appendix
• Commission Meeting of STATE HOUSE COMMISSION
  June 12,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing
• Commission Meeting of STATE HOUSE COMMISSION
  October 6,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing
• Commission Meeting of STATE HOUSE COMMISSION
  December 15,  2008
  Full text of transcribed meeting:  hearing