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Vol. XXVIII No. 71 CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE. 211th Legislature

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