Malcolm A.

Smith Sheldon Silver

President Pro Tempore Speaker
New York State Senate New York State Assembly

NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE

PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR

For Immediate Release:

May 6, 2010

May 6 Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary

Chair: Senator John Sampson
Public Hearing: No-Fault Divorce and Matrimonial Law Reform
Place: Senate Hearing Room, 19th Floor, 250 Broadway, New York, New York
Time: 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.
Contact: Katherine Mosquera (518) 455-2711
Media Contact: Travis Proulx (518) 455-2415
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 7 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Cities

POST- Chair: Assembly Member James Brennan
PONED Assembly Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
NEW Chair: Assembly Member Richard L. Brodsky
DATE Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation
May 27 Chair: Assembly Member David Gantt
and Assembly Task Force on People with Disabilities
Chair: Assembly Member Michael Cusick
Public Hearing: Accessibility of the Taxicab and For-Hire-Vehicle Fleet in New York City
for Persons with Disabilities
Place: Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room 1923, 19th Floor, New
York, New York
Time: 10:30 A.M.
Contact: Ali Vanderhoef (518) 455-4363
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 12 Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education

Chair: Senator Toby Ann Stavisky
Public Hearing: Educating Educators: Teacher preparedness in the 21st Century
Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor,
Albany, New York
Time: 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.
Contact: Jacob Crawford (518) 455-3461
Media Contact: Alex Christodoulides (718) 445-0004
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 14 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Election Law

Chair: Assembly Member Joan L. Millman
and Assembly Subcommittee on Election Day Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement
Chair: Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh
Public Hearing: Budgetary Needs of the New York City Board of Elections to implement
the Help America Vote Act in 2010
Place: Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room 1923, 19th Floor, New
York, New York
Time: 10:30 A.M.
Contact: Laurie Barone (518) 455-4313
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY
May 17 Joint - Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
Chair: Senator Eric Adams
and Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education
Chair: Senator Toby Ann Stavisky
Public Hearing: From Battlegrounds to Classrooms
Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor,
Albany, New York
Time: 12:00 – 3:00 P.M.
Contact: Ryan Spelman (518) 455-2431
Media Contact: Office of Senator Eric Adams (518) 455-2431
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 17 Senate Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations

Chair: Senator Craig M. Johnson
Public Hearing: Water Quality in Nassau County
Place: Elmont Memorial Library, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, New York
Time: 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Contact: Kent Sopris (518) 455-2622
Media Contact: Rich Azzopardi (518) 859-0586
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 19 Assembly Standing Committee on Education

Chair: Assembly Member Catherine Nolan
Public Hearing: General Educational Development (GED) Test
Place: Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany,
New York
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Contact: Michelle Newman (518) 455-4881
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888

OTHER MEETINGS OF INTEREST

May 28 Senate Puerto Rican and Latino Caucus

Chair: Senator Ruben Diaz
Public Meeting: The State of the Latino Women Entrepreneurs
Place: Senate Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, New York
Time: 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Contact: Ralph Morales (718) 991-3161
Media Contact: Ralph Morales (718) 991-3161
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY