Here’s what’s on tap under the Gold Dome today:

SENATE QUORUM 12:00 PM Senate Chambers

10:00 AM: Group (1) Committees scheduled to meet

Senate Community and Urban Affairs Meeting

Chair: Sen. Singleton, Troy

The Committee will not meet.

Senate Education Meeting

Chair: Sen. Ruiz, M. Teresa

The Committee will not meet.

*Senate Labor Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Madden, Fred H.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors and members of the public will not be allowed to attend the meeting in person, unless properly registered to testify on a bill under consideration. The public may monitor the committee proceedings on the NJ Legislature home page, at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us. The Committee will take in person testimony on bills for those members of the public who properly register. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature home page under the applicable Committee heading.

If you wish to testify, check the box ‘Do you wish to testify?’ on the form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on 8/7/2020. The public is encouraged to submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideSLA@njleg.org.

S577 [Madden, Fred H./Singleton, Troy], Labor harmony agreements-concerns in retail & distribution center projects

S989 [Weinberg, Loretta/Greenstein, Linda R.+10], Healthy Terminals Act-req. airport/train station workers be paid cert wages/benf

S1001 [Vitale, Joseph F.], Family leave and gestational carriers-concerns

S1053 [Singleton, Troy], Waterfront wage standards-establishes

S1158 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Apprenticeship course-provides tuition fee waiver

S1159 [Ruiz, M. Teresa], Apprenticeships, registered-prov. CBT and income tax credits for bus that employ

S1422 [Singleton, Troy/Madden, Fred H.], Public work-concerns enforcement of prevailing wage & contractor regis. Laws

S1957 [Greenstein, Linda R./Oroho, Steven V.] Supports activities of New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.

S2488 [Singleton, Troy/Scutari, Nicholas P.+2], Labor & Workforce Devel.-allocates $50M from fed. govt assistance, improve unemp

S2504 [Ruiz, M. Teresa/Madden, Fred H.], Unemployment comp fd-exclude benf paid during coronavirus from emp contributions

S2512 [Scutari, Nicholas P./Singleton, Troy+3], State Auditor-direct to audit Division of Unemployment & Temp. Disability Insur.

Senate Transportation Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 4,

1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Sen. Diegnan, Patrick J.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors and members of the public will not be allowed to attend the meeting in person, unless properly registered to testify on a bill under consideration. The public may monitor the committee proceedings on the the NJ Legislature home page, at

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The Committee will take in person testimony on bills for

those members of the public who properly register. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature home page under the applicable Committee heading. If you wish to testify, check the box ‘Do you wish to testify?’ on the form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on 8/7/2020. Instructions for providing testimony will be forwarded to you. The public is encouraged to submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideSTR@njleg.org.

S767 [Gopal, Vin], Infrastructure Bank transportation projects-eliminates 5% down payment required

S1607 [Codey, Richard J.], Sea turtle recovery-authorizes creation of special license plates

S1654 [Greenstein, Linda R.], E-ZPass-opt to receive electronic notification of use at NJTA/SJTA toll plazas

S1983 [Singer, Robert W.], Tunnel-NJT adopt plan to evacuate passengers when rail veh. becomes immobilized

S2231 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Madden, Fred H.], Drivers-req to watch video on rights and responsibilities when stopped by police

S2747 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Scutari, Nicholas P.+2], MVC-extend expiring drivers’ lic & ID cards for sr citizens; limit appt times

S2748 [Diegnan, Patrick J./Scutari, Nicholas P.+2], MVC Virtual Check-In Pilot Program-establishes

S2755 [Gopal, Vin], Driving privileges during COVID-19-auth individuals who have passed road test

ASSEMBLY QUORUM 12:00 PM Assembly Chambers

Committees at the Call of the Speaker

*Assembly Education Meeting 10:00 AM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Lampitt, Pamela R.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors and the public will not be allowed to attend the meeting in person.

The public may view the meeting on the NJ Legislature home page, at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and/or video, limited to three minutes. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature home page under the applicable Committee heading. If you wish to testify, check the box ‘Do you wish testify?’ on the form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on 8/7/2020. Instructions for providing testimony will be forwarded to you. The public is encouraged to submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to the members. Written testimony should be submitted to: OLSAideAED@njleg.org.

The Committee will receive testimony from invited guests on the plan issued by the DOE for the reopening of public schools, “The Road Back – Restart and Recovery Plan for Education,” and supplemental reopening guidance issued by the department.

A4310 [Benson, Daniel R.], Local unit budgets-concerns anticipated miscellaneous revenue due to COVID-19

A4357 [Wimberly, Benjie E./Benson, Daniel R.], Grade retention, voluntary-permit special & bilingual ed students to repeat

A4461 [Lampitt, Pamela R.], COVID-19 related goods, services for purch., sch. dist.-req. St. enter contract

AR169 [Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], CARE for Kids Act of 2019-urges President & Congress to enact

Assembly Human Services Meeting 1:00 PM Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asw. Downey, Joann

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors and the public will not be allowed to attend the meeting in person.

The public may view the meeting on the NJ Legislature home page, at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/. The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and/or video, limited to three minutes. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature home page under the applicable Committee heading. If you wish to testify, check the box “Do you wish to testify?” on the form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on 8/7/2020. Instructions for providing testimony will be forwarded to you. The public is encouraged to submit written testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the Committee record and distributed to the Committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideAHU@njleg.org

A1003 [Downey, Joann/Wimberly, Benjie E.+8], SNAP-DHS develop outreach plan to inform students

A2892 [Lopez, Yvonne/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie], Restaurant Meals Program-estab in DHS; use SNAP benefits at approved restaurants

A4168 [Dunn, Aura K.], SNAP participation-certain students exempt from 20 hour weekly work requirement

A4240 [Downey, Joann], SNAP-provide for technological upgrade of app. process

A4241 [Downey, Joann], SNAP evaluation-require DHS to conduct survey on exp.

A4242 [Downey, Joann], SNAP noncitizen participation-require DHS to conduct public outreach

Pending Referral:

A2285 [Armato, John/Vainieri Huttle, Valerie+1], SNAP-establishes standard medical expense deduction for senior citizens

*Assembly Labor Meeting 10:30 AM Committee Room 12,

4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Egan, Joseph V.

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors and the public will not be allowed to attend the meeting in person. The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and/or video, limited to three minutes.

If you are interested in registering your position with the committee, fill out the registration form for the committee on the website. If you wish to testify, check the box on the form ‘Do you wish to testify?’ The form must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2020. Committee contact information will be forwarded to you. The public is encouraged to submit testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony.

Written testimony will be included in the committee record and distributed to the committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to OLSAideALA@njleg.org

A4134 [Downey, Joann], Workers’ comp-revise effective date for loss of hand/foot; apply to pending case

A4202 [Houghtaling, Eric/Downey, Joann], Hotline for people w/disabilities-req Division of Vocational Rehab Svcs estab

AJR39 [Houghtaling, Eric/Downey, Joann+2], Manufacturing Week-designates first week of October of each year

SJR57 [Gopal, Vin/Oroho, Steven V.+2], Manufacturing Week-designates first week of October of each year

Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Meeting

3:00 PM Committee Room TBD, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Chair: Asm. Zwicker, Andrew

The committee will meet to discuss the science behind various aspects of keeping people safe at school and at work including how face coverings help prevent transmission of COVID-19, different risks associated with indoor and outdoor

spaces, best practices for reopening indoor or congested areas, and confusion over shifting guidelines. Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors and the public will not be allowed to attend the meeting in person. The committee will take oral testimony from invited guests and the public by telephone and/or video, limited to three minutes. Invited guests who will be testifying orally should email the committee aide to register at OLSAideAST@njleg.org by 3:00 PM Friday, August 7, 2020. A member of the public interested in testifying orally should fill out the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Registration Form located on the NJ Legislature home page. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM Friday, August 7, 2020. Committee contact information will be forwarded to you.

Invited guests and the public may also submit testimony electronically in lieu of oral testimony. Written testimony will be included in the committee record and distributed to the committee members. Written testimony should be submitted to:

OLSAideAST@njleg.org.

A850 [Chiaravalloti, Nicholas/Karabinchak, Robert J.], Community Broadband Study Commission-establishes

A1070 [Jasey, Mila M.], STEM students-concerns recruitment and retention

A1625 [Lampitt, Pamela R./Jasey, Mila M.+7], STEM-devel outreach prog, encourage young women/minorities pursue career in STEM

A2349 [Moen, William F.], Social Innovation Act-establishes loan pilot program & study commission w/in EDA

For Discussion Only:

A3649 [Timberlake, Britnee N./Zwicker, Andrew+1], Statewide wireless network-establish thru public-private partnership agreement