Prepared: November 18, 2004 Check Internet site or call this office for updated schedule. First Annual Session
* Denotes Changes
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2004
ASSEMBLY QUORUM 1:00 PM 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 & Assembly Family, Women and Children's Services Joint Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chairs: Asm. Smith, Robert J./Asw. Previte, Mary T.
The Committees will hear testimony on the viability of food banks in New Jersey.
Assembly Education Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Stanley, Craig A.
John F. Spencer, Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation
will provide the Committee with an update on the school construction program established pursuant to the "Educational Facilities Construction & Financing Act," P.L.2000, c.72.
A2643 [Stanley, Craig A.], Sch. dist. monitoring-concerns
A3349 [Sires, Albio/Wolfe, David W.], NJ STARS Prog.-concerns
Pending Introduction and Referral:
A3542 [Stanley, Craig A.], Sch Constr Review Comm-estab
Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. McKeon, John F.
A1933 [Chatzidakis, Larry], Recycled products-concerns marketing
A2196 [Cryan, Joseph+5], Water Supply Advis. Council-adds memb.
A2599 [Gusciora, Reed/Greenstein, Linda R.], Declaration of Independence-grave prog.
A2828 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Bramnick, Jon M.+2], Creosote-treated wood-proh. St. purch
Assembly Homeland Security and State
Preparedness Meeting 2:00 PM
Chair: Asw. Quigley, Joan M.
The Committee will participate in a tour of the Department of Law and Public Safety Forensic Science Center located in Hamilton Township, NJ. This tour is not open to the public.
Assembly Judiciary Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 12, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asw. Greenstein, Linda R.
A358 [Cruz-Perez, Nilsa], Child passenger restraint-liab. prot.
A698 [Smith, Robert J./Cohen, Neil M./Johnson, Gordon M.], Picture phones-
concerns privacy invasion
A812 [Greenstein, Linda R.], Carjacking convictions-not expunged
A1077 [Cryan, Joseph], Cit., speak out on pub issues-immunity
A1514 [Conaway, Herb/Greenstein, Linda R.], SCI-propose series of statute amendments
A1620 [Steele, Alfred E.], Expungement, cert. records-concerns
A2097 [Gusciora, Reed], Death, cert. mv off-AG devel. guidelines
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2004 (continued)
Assembly Labor Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Egan, Joseph V.
A366 [Cruz-Perez, Nilsa+10], Child Labor Law Enforce. Fd-estab;$1M
A526 [Biondi, Peter J./Bateman, Christopher+1], Workers' comp.-concerns
A2990 [Van Drew, Jeff], Workers' comp. pymts.-concerns
A3413 [Mayer, David R./Previte, Mary T./Voss, Joan M./Stanley, Craig A.+18], Domestic Viol Workforce Devel Initiative
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 receive a presentation on the Economic Contribution of Military and Coast Guard Installations to the State of New Jersey from Professor Michael L. Lahr of Rutgers University.
Assembly Regulatory Oversight Meeting
Chair: Asm. Payne, William D.
The Committee will not meet.
Assembly Senior Issues Meeting
Chair: Asw. Pou, Nellie
The Committee will not meet.
Assembly State Government Meeting 2:00 PM
Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Steele, Alfred E.
Frederick Beaver, Director of the Division of Pensions and Benefits, to provide an
overview of the New Jersey pension systems.
A2263 [Wisniewski, John S./Scalera, Frederick/Johnson, Gordon M.], PFRS membership-concerns
A2536 [Steele, Alfred E.], PERS-create Weights, Measures Off. Part
A2694 [Barnes, Peter J./Steele, Alfred E.], PERS Prosecutors Part-concerns memb.
A3348 [Barnes, Peter J./Connors, Christopher J.], SPRS-changes Bd. of Trustees memb.
A3482 [Payne, William D./Stanley, Craig A./McKeon, John F./Cohen, Neil M.+2], Sudan-proh. investment in co. doing bus.
For Discussion Only:
A3504 [Cohen, Neil M./Bramnick, Jon M.], Devel. proj., cert.-concerns approval
Assembly Transportation Meeting 10:00 AM
Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chair: Asm. Wisniewski, John S.
A137 [Green, Jerry], Child restraint, fail to use-incr. penal
A1248 [Stanley, Craig A./Payne, William D.], Hwy. entry/exit ramps-concerns location
A2789 [Gibson, John C./Van Drew, Jeff], Vet. Memorial Hwy.-desig. Rt. 55
A3340 [Bodine, Francis L./Biondi, Peter J.], Traffic congestion avoidance prog.-req
A3365 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Barnes, Peter J.+2], MV commercial regis.-extend to 12 months
A3492 [Wisniewski, John S./Van Drew, Jeff], Hwy. constr. contracts-revise provisions
ACR69 [Bodine, Francis L./Chatzidakis, Larry], Transp. infrastructure-coord. w/pub util
AR107 [Gusciora, Reed], Tpk. Auth.-implement truck incentives
SCR62 [Bark, Martha W.], Transp. infrastructure-coord. w/pub util
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2004 (continued)
Joint State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee Meeting
12:00 PM Room L109, State House, Trenton, NJ
Joint Committee on the Public Schools Meeting 11:00 AM
Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
John F. Spencer, CEO of the NJ Schools Construction Corporation, will make a
presentation to the Members of the Subcommittee on School Facilities and Construction.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2004
Assembly Federal Relations & Assembly Senior Issues Joint Hearing 10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor,
State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Chairs: Asm. Gusciora, Reed/Asw. Pou, Nellie
The Committees will receive testimony concerning coverage for prescription drugs under
Part D of the federal Medicare law and how New Jersey can address the gap in prescription drug coverage under the federal law.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2004
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group [A] Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group [B] Committees scheduled to meet
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2004
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session: Board list to be announced
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2004
ASSEMBLY QUORUM Assembly Chambers
10:00 AM: Group [C] Committees scheduled to meet
2:00 PM: Group [D] Committees scheduled to meet
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2004
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.
A1785 [Roberts, Joseph J./Vandervalk, Charlotte+4], SHBP benf. in retir.-cert. St. emp.
A2066 [Connors, Christopher J./Rumpf, Brian E.], SPRS-incr. retir. benf.
A3342 [Johnson, Gordon M./Manzo, Louis/Scalera, Frederick+1], PERS-allows
transfer to PFRS
A3381 [Cohen, Neil M.], Judicial Retir. Sys.-concerns retir.
S107 [Inverso, Peter A./Singer, Robert W.+2], Nonprescription formulas-req. coverage
S135 [Connors, Leonard T.+1], SPRS-incr. retir. benf.
S145 [Bryant, Wayne R.], Alternate benf. prog.-concerns
S146 [Bryant, Wayne R./Ciesla, Andrew R.], SHBP benf. in retir.-cert. St. emp.
S216 [Singer, Robert W.], PERS retire allowance-surviving spouses
S229 [Singer, Robert W.], Vet. pensions-cost of living incr.
S245 [Coniglio, Joseph/Sweeney, Stephen M.+2], Hearing aids-concerns coverage
S246 [Coniglio, Joseph/Sweeney, Stephen M.+2], Autism disorders-concerns coverage
S1866 [Inverso, Peter A.], SHBP med. appeals-concerns
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2004
SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers
Voting Session: Committees to meet at the call of the Senate President
ASSEMBLY SESSION Assembly Chambers
Voting Session: Time and board list to be announced
State House Commission Meeting 9:00 AM
Committee Room 14, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ