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Legislation designed to abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing and change the way housing for moderate- and low-income residents is provided in New Jersey highlights the agendas of the state Senate committees set to meet Monday in Trenton.
The proposal, (S-1) , sponsored by Senator Raymond J. Lesniak, will be considered by the Economic Growth Committee at 10:30 a.m. in the Statehouse Annex. The measure is sponsored by Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), the committee's chairman. He plans to have the panel vote on the proposal on Feb, 8.
The committee will also consider bill (S-920), sponsored by Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Lesniak, which would revise provisions of the "New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009" in an effort to help facilitate the development of public-private higher education projects.
Newly appointed Education Committee Chairwoman Teresa Ruiz (D-Essex) will convene a hearing at 10 a.m. to hear testimony on educational priorities for the new legislative session.Representatives from the New Jersey Education Association, the statewide teachers' union, and EA, school boards and other educational organizations and associations are expected to address the panel.
The State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee will convene at 1 pm to take up the "Transparency in Government Act" (S-708), sponsored by Sen. Richard J. Codey (D-Essex), which would permanently require the state to establish a public finance website, a measure that was recently created through an executive order by Gov. Chris Christie.
The committee will also consider resolution (SR-23), sponsored by Sen. Sandra B. Cunningham (D-Hudson) and Lesniak, urging Congress to approve the "Haitian Protection Act of 2009," which would grant temporary protected status to qualified Haitian nationals in the United States.
The Environment and Energy Committee will convene at 10 am to consider several bills, including a measure (S-922) sponsored by Sen. Shirley K. Turner (D-Mercer) that would appropriate $17.45 million in previously approved bond monies to fund vital damn restoration projects. The committee will also take up, for discussion only, a bill (S-919), sponsored by Sen. Bob Smith (D-Middlesex), that would attempt to forge a balance between the public's right to tidal waterfront areas and homeland security and public safety concerns.
The Military and Veteran's Affairs Committee will also meet at 1 p.m. to consider two bills (S-589 and S-590) sponsored by Sen. James Beach (D-Camden), the panel's chairman, that would provide the surviving beneficiaries of deceased service members with a comprehensive benefits package and help foster educational opportunities for service members and veterans by providing increased access to information on institutions of higher learning.
Beach will also discuss his latest initiative to help reunite recently recovered dog tags from Vietnam veterans with surviving family members.
