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Vol. XXXIV No. 57  Internet Update III                       CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE                                                         214th Legislature

Prepared: September 9, 2010                           Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule                            First Annual Session


*Denotes Changes

 

 


MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

 

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 11:00 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Sarlo, Paul A.

S264 [Van Drew, Jeff/Connors, Christopher J.], Coastal emerg. mgmt.-concerns

S358 [Weinberg, Loretta/Vitale, Joseph F.], Disab. persons-accessing prov.

S2220 [Sarlo, Paul A.], Unused sick/vacation leave, cert.-limits

S2231 [Sweeney, Stephen M./Kean, Thomas H.], Wind energy fac. PANYNJ-

allow tax cred.

S2232 [Van Drew, Jeff], Uncollected taxes-reduce approp. reserve

S2233 [Van Drew, Jeff], Mun court position, cert-terminate early

For Discussion Only/ Pending Referral:

S2025 [Kyrillos, Joseph M.+1], Co. superintendent-implement shared svcs

 

Senate Commerce Meeting

Chair: Sen. Gill, Nia H.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting 9:00 AM Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Van Drew, Jeff

S643 [Ciesla, Andrew R.], Sr cit, disab-realty transfer fee exemp.

S822 [Whelan, Jim], Anti-Eviction Law-define transient guest

S1530 [Rice, Ronald L.], Homeless shelter-estab St-wide database

S1877 [Beach, James/Van Drew, Jeff], Vet-hiring preference, non-civil svc mun

S2022 [Madden, Fred H.], Co., mun. budget-DCA post on website

S2047 [Van Drew, Jeff], Priv transfer fees-impose disclosure req

S2195 [Cardinale, Gerald], Resid. leases-specify pymt. due date

 

Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting

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

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Weinberg, Loretta

AJR52 [Greenstein, Linda R./DeAngelo, Wayne P.+7], Fall Prev Awareness

Wk-desig 3rd wk Sept

S1259 [Madden, Fred H./Vitale, Joseph F.+1], Newborn Screening prog.-revises

S1534 [Rice, Ronald L.], Birth cert.-concerns

S1711 [Turner, Shirley K./Allen, Diane B.], Ovarian cancer awareness campaign-estab.

S1735 [Vitale, Joseph F./Gordon, Robert M.+1], Huntington's disease-desig. care fac.

S2214 [Vitale, Joseph F./Gordon, Robert M.], AIDS Drug Prog-restore income elig level

SJR19 [Connors, Christopher J.], Chiari Malformation-Syringomyelia Mo.

SJR37 [Kyrillos, Joseph M.], Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Day-Sept 15

SJR44 [Weinberg, Loretta/Madden, Fred H.], Fall Prev Awareness Wk-

desig 3rd wk Sept

 

Senate Labor Meeting

Chair: Sen. Madden, Fred H.

The Committee will not meet.

 

 

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 (continued)

 

Senate Law and Public Safety Meeting 1:00 PM

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

Chair: Sen. Girgenti, John A.

A207 [Caputo, Ralph R./Tucker, Cleopatra G.+6], Sheriff's off, co correction off-concern

A2469 [Watson Coleman, Bonnie/Greenstein, Linda R.], Blue Ribbon Panel, Review Inmate Policy

S837 [Madden, Fred H.], Sex off. residence-mun. reg.

S1793 [Cardinale, Gerald/Lesniak, Raymond J.+2], Co-op farm winery lic.-creates

S1800 [Norcross, Donald/Whelan, Jim], Co corrections fac-hire laid off officer

S1831 [Cunningham, Sandra B.], Blue Ribbon Panel, Review Inmate Policy

S2175 [Whelan, Jim/Singer, Robert W.], Cigarettes, contraband-destroy procedure

S2181 [Codey, Richard J.], Talking, texting while driving-incr fine

SCR67 [Weinberg, Loretta], Emerg. Med. Svcs. Wk.-May 16-22, 2010

 

Senate Transportation Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Sacco, Nicholas J.

A407 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Casagrande, Caroline+4], Pub. transit veh-proh

wireless phone use

A2592 [Wisniewski, John S./Coughlin, Craig J.+1], Sara's Law-MVC estab.

next-of-kin prog.

S123 [Connors, Christopher J.], Transp. infrastructure needs-coastal co.

S732 [Sacco, Nicholas J./Stack, Brian P.], Pub transit operator-proh cell phone use

S1829 [Vitale, Joseph F./Goodwin, Thomas], Sara's Law-MVC estab. next-of-kin prog.

S2211 [Madden, Fred H.], Purple Heart Mem. Vet. Hwy.-desig. Rt.42

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group [A] Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group [B] Committees scheduled to meet

 

Assembly Appropriations Meeting

Chair: Asw. Pou, Nellie

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Budget Meeting

Chair: Asm. Greenwald, Louis D.

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Meeting

2:00 PM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Coutinho, Albert

The Chairman has invited representatives of the business community to discuss

the impact of the elimination of the film and digital media tax credits and funding

of Urban Enterprise Zones.

A2474 [Coughlin, Craig J./Coutinho, Albert], Manuf. equip.-corp. bus. tax cred.

A2977 [Coutinho, Albert/Quijano, Annette], Manuf. fac-exemp sales of energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 (continued)

 

Assembly Consumer Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Moriarty, Paul D.

The Committee will hear testimony from invited guests concerning the potential impact on New Jersey consumers of section 5 of P.L.2010, c.25 (C.46:30B-42.1), which allowed stored value cards to escheat to the State if unused for two years.

 

Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Schaer, Gary S.

The Committee will receive testimony concerning various issues related to access

to capital for New Jersey businesses for improvement and expansion and the extent

to which credit is available to New Jersey consumers and home buyers.

 

Assembly Health and Senior Services Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Conaway, Herb

The Committee will receive testimony on the effect on New Jersey families of budget cuts to New Jersey FamilyCare and the New Jersey Early Intervention System.

A945 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+1], Catastrophic illness, Relief fd.-elig.

A1987 [Conaway, Herb/Wagner, Connie], Dietian/Nutritionist Lic. Act

A2632 [DeAngelo, Wayne P./Greenstein, Linda R.], Sr. Gold prog.-info. req, tax return

S947 [Vitale, Joseph F./Oroho, Steven V.], Catastrophic illness-concern elig. asst.

For Discussion Only:

A387 [Barnes, Peter J./Diegnan, Patrick J.], Huntington's disease-desig. care fac.

 

Assembly Higher Education Meeting 10:00 AM

Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Lampitt, Pamela R.

The Committee will receive testimony from a representative of the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) concerning the Tuition Aid Grant Program

and the increased demand for student financial assistance. The committee will also conduct a discussion on the implementation of the federal "Higher Education Opportunity Act" in the State.

A1236 [Stender, Linda/Chivukula, Upendra J.+2], Textbook rental prog.-concerns

A1570 [Scalera, Frederick/Chivukula, Upendra J.+3], Higher ed. instit.-fire safety info.

 

Assembly Housing and Local Government Meeting

Chair: Asm. Green, Jerry

The Committee will not meet.

 

***Assembly Law and Public Safety Meeting 2:00 PM

Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Johnson, Gordon M.

The Meeting has been Canceled.

 

Assembly Regulated Professions Meeting

Chair: Asm. Prieto, Vincent

The Committee will not meet.

 

Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Burzichelli, John J.

A2724 [Burzichelli, John J./Riley, Celeste M.], Cable tv company viol-prov. grace period

A2725 [Burzichelli, John J./Riley, Celeste M.], Pub util, CATV companies-real

prop. sale

A3076 [Burzichelli, John J.], Corp, prop transactions-proh. BPU review

A3077 [Burzichelli, John J.], CATV-elim. advance price decrease notice

A3132 [Burzichelli, John J./Quijano, Annette], CATV companies-modify outage comp.

 

Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Chivukula, Upendra J.

The Committee will take testimony on the cuts in the FY 2011 budget to the

New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology from invited representatives

of the business community.

A2574 [Stender, Linda], Renewable energy cert-revise definitions

A2872 [Chivukula, Upendra J.], Distrib generation customers-reg charges

A3122 [Quijano, Annette], Anti-Big Brother Act

A3139 [Quijano, Annette/DeAngelo, Wayne P.], Solar energy fac.-permits devel.

A3142 [Chivukula, Upendra J./Wilson, Gilbert L.], Loc. Govt. renewable energy

demo. proj.

S463 [Smith, Bob/Buono, Barbara], Renewable energy-concerns net metering

Pending Referral:

A915 [Chivukula, Upendra J./Ramos, Ruben J.], Renewable energy collaboratives

 

 

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 (continued)

 

Assembly Tourism and the Arts Meeting

Chair: Asm. Milam, Matthew W.

The Committee will not meet.

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

 

Legislative Task Force on Public Broadcasting Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

The Task Force will hear from invited guests and public on the following topic: "An Overview of New Jersey Network and Public Media in New Jersey" The Task Force will take testimony on the evolution of public media in New Jersey and nationwide. Hearing will also examine national trends in public media and how public media is impacted by the Internet, as well as the advent of social media.

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

 

Senate Education Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Sen. Ruiz, M. Teresa

The Committee will receive testimony from the Acting Commissioner of Education, State Auditor, Superintendent of Trenton Public Schools, and other invited guests

on reported fiscal mismanagement in the Trenton School District.

 

Sales and Use Tax Review Commission Meeting 10:00 AM

The Commission will meet via conference call. The conference call dial-in number

is 877-322-9654 and the participant code is 201376.

A2970 [Conners, Jack/Greenwald, Louis D.+1], Mil. personnel storage fac.-tax exemp.

A3126 [Quijano, Annette/Ramos, Ruben J.], Wind energy equip.-sales tax exempt

S2132 [Van Drew, Jeff/Whelan, Jim], UEZ bus. purch.-sales tax exemp.

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

 

ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers

10:00 AM: Group [C] Committees scheduled to meet

2:00 PM: Group [D] Committees scheduled to meet

 

***Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Meeting

2:00 PM Committee Room 8, 3rd Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Albano, Nelson T.

The Committee will hear testimony from invited guests concerning the Department of Environmental Protection's ban on the cultivation of commercial shellfish species for education, research, or ecological purposes in certain coastal and inner harbors.

 

***Assembly Education Meeting 2:00 PM

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

Chair: Asm. Diegnan, Patrick J.

The Committee will receive testimony from invited guests on the impact of district policies to charge fees for student participation in extracurricular activities and for transportation services.

A406 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Cryan, Joseph+8], Sch. dist.-concerns emp. contracts

A1084 [Gusciora, Reed/Barnes, Peter J.+2], Pub. sch. fac, new-concerns solar panels

A1637 [Wagner, Connie/Rudder, Scott+29], Sch. buses-concerns ads on exterior

A2454 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie/Coutinho, Albert], Steroid use among students-deter

A2920 [Wolfe, David W./Voss, Joan M.], Dating viol. policy-sch. dist. adopt

S834 [Codey, Richard J./Oroho, Steven V.], Steroid use among students-deters

 

***Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Meeting

Chair: Asm. McKeon, John F.

The Committee will not meet.

 

***Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Meeting 2:00 PM Committee Room 12, 4th Floor,

State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Scalera, Frederick

The Committee will hear testimony from invited quests regarding the Command, Control, and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analysis at Rutgers University.

A1572 [Scalera, Frederick/Chivukula, Upendra J.+5], Fire & EMS Crisis Intervention Svc-estab

A2530 [DeCroce, Alex/Malone, Joseph R.], Emerg Evacuation Rtes/Procedures Council

A2934 [Scalera, Frederick], Pub. Safety Communication Council-estab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 (continued)

 

***Assembly Human Services Meeting 2:00 PM

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

Chair: Asw. Vainieri Huttle, Valerie

The committee will receive testimony on the Administration's decision to delay implementation of the involuntary commitment to outpatient treatment.

Pending Introduction and Referral:

A3158 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Est. NJ Task force on Coordination Among Nonprofit Social Service Organizations.

 

***Assembly Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Chair: Asw. Greenstein, Linda R.

A676 [Greenstein, Linda R./Milam, Matthew W.], Jessica Rogers' Law-road

rage assault

A2118 [Bucco, Anthony M./Caputo, Ralph R.], Burglary of resid.-2nd degree crime

A2416 [Fuentes, Angel/Wilson, Gilbert L.+10], Drug Off. Restraining Order Act-modify

A2470 [Bucco, Anthony M./Caputo, Ralph R.], Bail-consider gang affiliation

 

***Assembly Labor Meeting

Chair: Asm. Egan, Joseph V.

The Committee will not meet.

 

***Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Conners, Jack

The Committee will hear testimony from invited guests concerning the mental health care availabilities to returning service members and their families.

A161 [McHose, Alison Littell/Conners, Jack+2], Post Traumatic Stress Disorder-concerns

A845 [Milam, Matthew W.+4], Vets' Hospital Task Force-estab.

A2286 [Johnson, Gordon M.], Natl. Guard memb.-vol. contrib.

A3096 [Conners, Jack/Conaway, Herb], Mil. parents-concerns custody

S1189 [Van Drew, Jeff/Connors, Christopher J.+2], Vets' Hospital Task Force-estab.

 

***Assembly State Government Meeting

Chair: Asw. Stender, Linda

The Committee will not meet.

 

***Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 11,

4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Wisniewski, John S.

The Committee shall discuss and take testimony on the findings and recommendations of the New Jersey Privatization Task Force regarding the privatization of various transportation services in the State of New Jersey The Committee has invited the Task Force and the Administration to address the Committee on its recommendations.

 

**Legislative Task Force on Public Broadcasting Hearing

10:00 AM Lakeside Lodge, Richard Stockton College of NJ,

PO Box 195, Jimmie Leeds Road, Pomona, NJ

The Task Force will hear from invited guests and public on the following topic: "Workforce and Labor Issues." TheTask Force will take testimony on current staffing issues at NJN and workforce needs in public media and also will discuss the vision for the future workforce of a NJ-centric media entity.

 

New Jersey Law Revision Commission Meeting

153 Halsey St., 7th Floor, Newark, New Jersey

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

 

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

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

 

Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 1:30 PM

Mary Ethel Costello School, 520 Cumberland Street,

Gloucester City, NJ 08030

Marc Larkins, CEO of the NJ Schools Development Authority, will present

the July 2010 Biannual Report on the school construction program to the Subcommittee on School Facilities and Construction.

 

 

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

 

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

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

 

Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 10:00 AM

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

Invited guests will present information on the role, requirements and parameters

of charter school authorizers.

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

 

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

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010

 

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, OCTOBER 14, 2010

 

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, OCTOBER 18, 2010

 

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

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010

 

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, NOVEMBER 15, 2010

 

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 22, 2010

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010 (continued)

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2010

 

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

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2010

 

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

Committees at the call of the Speaker

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010

 

SENATE Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Committees at the call of the Senate President

 

ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers

Committees at the call of the Speaker

Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010

 

SENATE Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Committees at the call of the Senate President

 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2010

 

SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session: Board list to be announced

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011

 

SENATE SESSION

State of the State Address Time and Location to be announced