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Vol. XXXV No. 37 Internet Update III                          CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE                                                         214th Legislature

Prepared: May 24, 2011                                   Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule                       Second Annual Session


*Denotes Changes

 

 


TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011

 

Assembly Budget Meeting 11:30 AM

Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.

The Assembly Budget Committee has invited Commissioner of Human Services, Jennifer Velez, Esq., and Acting Commissioner of Health and Senior Services,

Mary O'Dowd, M.P.H., to discuss the Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver.

 

Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards Meeting

The Committee will not meet.

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011

 

Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

The Committee will host a presentation given by Dr. Robert Goodman and

Dr. Rosemary Knab from the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning.

 

THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011

 

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 Budget and Appropriations Meeting

Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.

The Committee Meeting has been Canceled.

 

Senate Commerce Meeting

Chair: Sen. Gill, Nia H.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Community and Urban Affairs Hearing 10:30 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Van Drew, Jeff

The Committee will hear testimony from invited guests on the recommended modifications to the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) program proposed in the

Governor’s FY 2012 budget and the impact of those changes on businesses

and municipalities within the UEZs.

 

Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting

1:00 PM Committee Room 1, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Weinberg, Loretta

S90 [Rice, Ronald L./Vitale, Joseph F.+1], Homeless persons-concerns svcs.

S1535 [Rice, Ronald L./Allen, Diane B.+1], Homeless Coordinating/Fd Prog Task Force

S2199 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Weinberg, Loretta+3], End-of-Life Care-estab.

Advisory Council

S2577 [Codey, Richard J.], Surgical procedures-limits settings

S2780 [Vitale, Joseph F./Singer, Robert W.], Surgical practices- req. lic by DHSS

S2867 [Sweeney, Stephen M.], Hosp.-based obstetric svcs-cert.-of need

SCR120 [Scutari, Nicholas P.], Med. Marijuana Patient Prot-Gov. support

SJR66 [Gordon, Robert M./Vitale, Joseph F.], Diabetic Peripheral

Neuropathy Awareness

THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 (continued)

 

Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting (continued)

SJR69 [Madden, Fred H.], Multi Sclerosis Ed/Awareness-desig March

For Discussion Only:

S2119 [Weinberg, Loretta/Singer, Robert W.], Tanning fac. use-proh. persons under 18

 

Senate Labor Meeting

Chair: Sen. Madden, Fred H.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Law and Public Safety Meeting 1:00 PM

Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Girgenti, John A.

S999 [Allen, Diane B.], Serve process-concerns gated community

S1950 [Lesniak, Raymond J./Bucco, Anthony R.], Kulesh & Kubert's Law-

veh. homicide

S2782 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Beach, James], Out-of-St. Winery lic.-creates

S2829 [Girgenti, John A./Scutari, Nicholas P.+2], Pamela's Law-crim. mephedrone sale

 

Senate Transportation Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.

A2615 [Caputo, Ralph R./Moriarty, Paul D.], Veh.-safety-related recalls

A3944 [Wisniewski, John S./Rumpf, Brian E.+17], DOT Comm.-auth. rev.-

generating sponsors

S400 [Singer, Robert W./Allen, Diane B.], Sch. bus., illegally pass-incr. penal.

S2182 [Norcross, Donald], Commercial ads, toll booths-permits

S2623 [Beach, James/Norcross, Donald], Veh.-safety-related recalls

S2708 [Cunningham, Sandra B./Girgenti, John A.], E-Zpass svc. charge-exempt. sr. cit.

S2758 [Kean, Sean T.], Duncan Thecker Memor. Hwy.-desig. Rt.34

S2787 [Norcross, Donald], DOT Comm.-auth. rev.-generating sponsors

 

TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011

 

*Senate Judiciary Meeting 10:30 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.

The Committee is expected to begin the Anne M. Patterson

interview at 1:00 pm

Considered:

to be a Judge of the Palisades Interstate Park Municipal Court:

Benjamin G. Kelsen of Teaneck for the term prescribed by law.

Marc A. Raso of Oradell for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Bergen County Board of Taxation:

Karen R. O'Shea of Fair Lawn to replace Paul Pintel, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Marine Fisheries Council:

Sergio Radossi of Ridgefield Park to replace Edward Goldman, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the NJ Hall of Fame Advisory Commission:

Harlan Coben of Ridgewood to replace Lynn M. Nowak, for the term prescribed by law.

Vincent Curatola of Upper Saddle River to replace Steven A. Edwards, for the term prescribed by law.

 

TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011(continued)

 

Senate Judiciary Meeting (continued)

Considered:

to be a member of the NJ Hall of Fame Advisory Commission:

Honorable Douglas J. Steinhardt of Phillipsburg to replace Veronica McTernan Goldberg, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the NJ Transit Corporation:

Bruce M. Meisel of Saddle River to replace Kenneth Pringle, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission:

S. Lloyd Tulp of Tenafly to replace Edward P. Salzano, for the term prescribed by law.

Philip H. White of Englewood to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners:

Lawrence O'Connor, D.C. of Westwood to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

Albert Stabile, Jr.,D.C. of Ridgefield Park to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Employment and Training Commission:

Tresa Duda of Paramus to replace Celeste Carpiano, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the William Paterson University of NJ - Board of Trustees:

Maureen A. Conway of Ridgewood to replace Carla Temple, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

Robert F. Guarasci of Hackensack to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

Anna Marie Mascolo of Fairview to succeed herself, for the term prescribed by law.

Interviewed:

to be a Judge of the Palisades Interstate Park Municipal Court:

Dwight D. de Stefan of River Vale for the term prescribed by law.

to be a Judge of the Superior Court:

Keith Bachmann of New Milford for the term prescribed by law.

Terry Bottinelli of Wyckoff for the term prescribed by law.

Christine Farrington of Wyckoff for the term prescribed by law.

Susan Steele of Harrington Park for the term prescribed by law.

Gary Wilcox of Harrington Park for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council:

Honorable Michael R. Dressler of Cresskill to replace Glen Vetrano, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the NJ Sports and Exposition Authority:

Honorable Robert Yudin of Wyckoff to replace Pamela Miller, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Port Authority of New York and NJ:

William P. Schuber of Oradell to replace Anthony R. Coscia, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Parole Board:

Robert J. Riccardella of Wood-Ridge to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be an Associate Justice of the NJ Supreme Court:

Anne M. Patterson of Mendham for the term prescribed by law.

to be the Superintendent of the State Police:

Colonel Joseph Ricardo Fuentes of Rutherford to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011

 

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

 

**Senate Education Meeting

Chair: Sen. Ruiz, M. Teresa

The Committee will not meet.

 

**Senate Economic Growth Meeting

Chair: Sen. Lesniak, Raymond J.

The Committee will not meet.

 

**Senate Environment and Energy Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Smith, Bob

Immediately following the public hearing, the Committee will hear testimony on the status of the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation, Upgrade, and Closure Fund and the Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund. Bob Martin, Commissioner of Environmental Protection, and Caren Franzini, Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, have been invited to

brief the committee on the issues facing these funds.

S2880 [Van Drew, Jeff/Beach, James], Saltwater fishing reg-penal. regis. viol

S2910 [Greenstein, Linda R.+1], Env. Infrastructure Finan. Prog.-changes

S2911 [Beach, James/Kyrillos, Joseph M.+5], Env. infrastructure proj.-approp. fds.

S2912 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Kean, Thomas H.+6], Env. infrastructure proj.-loans

SCR160 [Gordon, Robert M./Bateman, Christopher+2], Env. Infrastructure Trust-approv. plan

 

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011 (continued)

 

**Senate Environment and Energy Hearing 10:00 AM

Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Smith, Bob

The public hearing will be held in accordance with Rule 24:3 of the New Jersey Senate on Senate Concurrent Resolution 107. The Senate Environment and Energy Committee will hold a committee meeting immediately following the public hearing.

For Discussion Only:

SCR107 [Beck, Jennifer/Sweeney, Stephen M.], Open space, preserved-reduce prop. tax

 

**Senate Judiciary Meeting

Chair: Sen. Scutari, Nicholas P.

The Committee will not meet.

 

**Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting

Chair: Sen. Beach, James

The Committee will not meet.

 

***Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 7,

2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Whelan, Jim

A3580 [Burzichelli, John J./Wagner, Connie], Casinos-negotiate pay, simulcast races

A3699 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Gusciora, Reed+2], Petty's Run excavation site-proh. burial

A3777 [Wisniewski, John S./Watson Coleman, Bonnie+1], Presid. primary-elim. separate elections

S2347 [Norcross, Donald], Government Reality Check Act

S2667 [Turner, Shirley K./Greenstein, Linda R.], Petty's Run excavation site-proh. burial

S2819 [Whelan, Jim], Casinos-negotiate pay, simulcast races

S2883 [Norcross, Donald], Presid. primary-elim. separate elections

SJR68 [Oroho, Steven V./Bucco, Anthony R.], Growing Stage Children's Theatre-desig.

 

MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011

 

SENATE

Committees at the call of the Senate President

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011

 

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

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2011

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

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

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

 

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011

 

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 SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011

 

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

 

MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2011

 

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

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011

 

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