Under the Dome: Committees for 5/18

by: Jason Springer

Mon May 18, 2009 at 08:45:00 AM EDT

The Assembly Appropriations committee will hear testimony regarding autism coverage.  Speaker Roberts and renowned autism treatment and research advocate Bob Wright will testify in support of the bill to require insurers to cover autism treatments.

The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee is scheduled to discuss a bill that would bar local officials from lobbying or advocating for certain matters. The ban would take effect if they had a conflict of interest with the topic and, for example, recuse themselves from a related vote. Another bill requires municipality to report all long and short-term financial and tax agreements to DCA; makes reporting a condition for receipt of special Municipal Aid.

The Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs committee will have the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs brief the committee on troop deployments and issues facing members of the armed forces who are returning to New Jersey following active duty service in a military operation.  Another bill   would establish a task force to study issues facing returning members of the United States Armed Forces and New Jersey National Guard and make recommendations on how State should address issues. There are also a few veterans tax bills up for residents to offer support on their income tax forms.

The Judiciary committee has a list of confirmations for boards and commissions including Joe Ripa to become the Camden County Clerk after Jim Beach resigned to become State Senator.

The Education committee has the "New Jersey College Student and Parent Consumer Information Act" up for consideration which requires each four-year public institution of higher education to provide on its website certain information regarding its costs, faculty, and graduation rates. They will also consider a bill that establishes New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force.

The Health Committee has a bill up that requires applicants and employees of State psychiatric hospitals, developmental centers, and veterans homes to undergo drug testing.

As always, you can follow along with live streaming feeds through the Legislature's website. I've also put all of the legislation up for consideration below the fold.

Senate Education Meeting 1:00 PM

A2911 [Cryan, Joseph/Diegnan, Patrick J.+5], Coll. Student, Parent Consumer Info. Act
AJR103 [Roberts, Joseph J./Voss, Joan M.+7], Disab. Hist., Awareness Mo-desig October
S1771 [Madden, Fred H./Vitale, Joseph F.+2], Student Athlete Cardiac Screening-estab.
S1882 [Stack, Brian P.], Sch. crossing guards-concerns
S2575 [Turner, Shirley K.+1], Sch. dist.-concerns emp. contracts
S2776 [Allen, Diane B./Turner, Shirley K.], Coll. Student, Parent Consumer Info. Act
SJR70 [Weinberg, Loretta/Whelan, Jim+7], Disab. Hist., Awareness Mo-desig October

Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Meeting 10:00 AM

A2519 [Chiappone, Anthony/Ramos, Ruben J.+18], Colon Cancer Research Fd.-vol. contrib.
ACR219 [Conaway, Herb/Greenwald, Louis D.+1], Oral Cancer Awareness Mo-desig April '09
S1651 [Vitale, Joseph F./Weinberg, Loretta], Autism disorders-concerns coverage
S1840 [Kean, Sean T.], Psych. patients, cert.-concerns furlough
S2492 [Codey, Richard J./Kean, Thomas H.], St psych hosp-concern training for staff
S2493 [Codey, Richard J./Allen, Diane B.], St. emp., cert.-concerns drug testing
S2494 [Codey, Richard J./Singer, Robert W.], Psych. hosp., St.-report assaults on web
S2676 [Redd, Dana L.], Colon Cancer Research Fd.-vol. contrib.
SCR141 [Van Drew, Jeff+1], Oral Cancer Awareness Mo-desig April '09
SJR65 [Kean, Sean T./Ciesla, Andrew R.], Meningitis Awareness Mo.-desig. August
For Discussion Only:
S1588 [Smith, Bob/Vitale, Joseph F.], Geriatric Fall Prev. Pilot Prog.-estab.
S1864 [Weinberg, Loretta], Bleeding Disorders Treatment Fd.

Senate Judiciary Meeting 1:00 PM

Considered:
to be Camden County Clerk:
Honorable Joseph Ripa, Jr. of Voorhees to replace James Beach, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Atlantic County Board of Taxation:
Harry Brown of Margate to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.
John W. Collette, Jr. of Mays Landing for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Camden County Board of Taxation:
Melissa D. Pollitt of Collingswood to replace Mary Ellen Talbott, J.S.C., Ret., for the term prescribed by law.
Donald J. Reich of Erial to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.
Michael Tacknoff, IFA of Cherry Hill to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Cape May County Board of Taxation:
John A. McCann of Ocean City to replace Philip Judyski, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.
to be a member of the College of NJ - Board of Trustees:
Rosedale Hymerling of Haddonfield to replace Bruce Hasbrouck, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Cumberland County Board of Taxation:
A. William Biondi of Vineland to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Morris County Board of Taxation:
William Kersey of Wharton to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.
Bernard J. Tyson of Parsippany to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the NJ State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling:
Jerry Speziale of Wayne for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Ocean County Board of Taxation:
Geraldine Ambrosio of Toms River to replace Anthony Graziano, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.
Peter A. Maher, SRA, SCGREA of Jackson to replace Richard Hall, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.
Charles P. Tivenan of Brick to replace Jeff Horn, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Salem County Board of Taxation:
George Christopher Connor of Salem to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.
Brenda H. Hall of Woodstown to succeed herself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities:
Hazeline C. Pilgrim, M.S.W. of Montclair to replace Maria Teresa Abinader, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Housing Commission:
Honorable Giuseppe Chila of Swedesboro for the term prescribed by law.
Matthew Sprung of Randolph for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Mosquito Control Commission:
Howard Smyth Emerson of Haddon Heights to replace Leonard Spiegel, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the Warren County Board of Taxation:
Roger A. Hines of Hackettstown to replace David Lance, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.
Walter S. Orcutt of Blairstown to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the William Paterson University of NJ - Board of Trustees:
Anna Marie Mascolo, Esq. of Fairview to replace Kenneth Campbell, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

Interviewed:
to be Atlantic Executive County Superintendent:
Thomas J. Dowd of Galloway for the term prescribed by law.

to be Cumberland Executive County Superintendent:
Richard Stepura, Ed.D. of Woodbine for the term prescribed by law.

to be Mercer County Prosecutor:
Joseph Bocchini, Jr. of Hamilton Township to succeed himself, for the term prescribed by law.

to be a Judge of the Superior Court:
Douglas Hurd of Stockton for the term prescribed by law.
Frederick Theemling, Jr. of Weehawken for the term prescribed by law.

to be a member of the State Parole Board:
Lloyd D. Henderson of Lawnside to replace Paul J. Contillo, resigned, for the term prescribed by law.

S1643 [Weinberg, Loretta/Singer, Robert W.], Defamation judgments, foreign-concerns
S2763 [Cardinale, Gerald/Sarlo, Paul A.], Civil actions, cert.-concerns

Senate Labor Meeting 10:00 AM

S1341 [Turner, Shirley K.], Emp. practices-concerns
S1892 [Kean, Sean T.], Workers' comp-repymt., pension recipents
S2730 [Rice, Ronald L./Cunningham, Sandra B.], Constr. contracts-concerns training prog

Senate Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Meeting 10:00 AM

The Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs will brief the Committee on troop deployments and issues facing members of the armed forces who are returning to New Jersey following active duty service in a military operation.

ACR122 [Munoz, Eric/Conners, Jack+6], Armed Forces memb.-prov. free postage
S530 [Girgenti, John A./Bucco, Anthony R.], Natl. Guard memb.-vol income tax contrib
S1004 [Allen, Diane B.], Mil. families, need of asst.-tax contrib
S1021 [Weinberg, Loretta], Natl. Guard memb.-vol income tax contrib
S2098 [Sarlo, Paul A./Kean, Sean T.], Alco. bev. tastings-concerns
S2826 [Girgenti, John A./Connors, Christopher J.+1], Armed Forces, Natl. Guard-returning memb
SCR133 [Madden, Fred H./Beach, James+1], Armed Forces memb.-prov. free postage

Assembly Appropriations Meeting 10:00 AM

A2238 [Prieto, Vincent/Roberts, Joseph J.+10], Autism disorders-concerns coverage
A3903 [Roberts, Joseph J./Greenwald, Louis D.], Real prop., surplus-St. Treasurer sell
Pending Referral:
A3726 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Bramnick, Jon M.+4], Motor fuel franchisors-concerns
S2553 [Cardinale, Gerald/Sarlo, Paul A.], Motor fuel franchisors-concerns