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:

February 12, 2010

Feb. 17 Assembly Standing Committee on Cities

POST- Chair: Assemblyman James Brennan
PONED Public Hearing: City Charter Revisions
NEW Place: Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room 1923, 19th Floor, New
DATE York, New York
MAR. 5 Time: 10:30 A.M.
Contact: Ali Vanderhoef (518) 455-4363
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

Feb. 22 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health

Chair: Assemblyman Peter M. Rivera
Assembly Standing Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Chair: Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz
and Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Chair: Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat
Public Hearing: Services for New York State veterans with a co-occurring disorder, a
mental illness and substance abuse disorder that present themselves
simultaneously
Place: Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany,
New York
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Contact: Willie Sanchez (518) 455-4371
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888

Feb. 24 Senate Standing Committee on Labor

Chair: Senator George Onorato
Public Hearing: The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board’s “Managed
Adjudication Path” program
Place: Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany,
New York
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Contact: Sarah Coligan (518) 455-7902
Media Contact: Janet Kash (518) 455-3486

Mar. 1 Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture

Chair: Senator Darrel Aubertine
Public Hearing: Keeping New York’s Farms Working: A Discussion on New York’s Farm
Labor Laws
Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor,
Albany, New York
Time: 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Contact: Sarah Blood (518) 455-2761
Media Contact: Drew Mangione (315) 782-6857
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY
Mar. 3 Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Employees
Chair: Assemblyman Peter Abbate
Public Hearing: New York State Agency Use of Temporary Employees
Place: Chancellor’s Hall, State Education Building, 89 Washington Avenue,
(entrance on Hawk Street), Albany, New York
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Contact: Julianne Haggerty (518) 455-4311
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

Mar. 3 Senate Majority MWBE Task Force

Chairs: Senator Antoine Thompson
Senator Andrea Stewart-cousins
Public Hearing: Reform of Article 15-A
Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor,
Albany, New York
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Contact: Benita Lewis (518) 455-2919

Mar. 5 Senate Standing Committee on Aging

Chair: Senator Rubén Diaz
Public Hearing: The Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act and its Impact on New
York State
Place: Senate Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room 1920, 19th Floor, New York,
New York
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 P.M.
Contact: Cathy Bern-Smith (518) 455-2511
Media Contact: Cathy Bern-Smith (518) 455-2511
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY