Assembly Panels to Meet Thursday
Assembly Panels to Meet Thursday:
Assembly Women and Children Committee Discuss Impact of COVID-19 on Programs for Children with Disabilities; Assembly Commerce Panel to Hold Hearing on State Reopening Plan
(TRENTON) – The Assembly Women and Children Committee will meet remotely on Thursday, August 20 at 10:00 AM. The committee will meet to discuss the Department of Children and Families’ currently available programs for children with developmental disabilities, before, during, and after school. The committee will evaluate issues that families in need are facing in terms of qualifying for care, accessing programs, determining eligibility guidelines, and evaluate ways to expand eligibility guidelines for those families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee will meet remotely on Thursday, August 20 at 1:00 PM. The panel will evaluate the potential benefits and implications of pursuing a statewide versus regionalized reopening strategy for New Jersey businesses. The committee will hear testimony from invited guests to examine the impact of the pandemic on the economies of our State’s regions and consider the experiences of states that have undertaken a regional reopening approach.
The following bill(s) will be considered in Assembly Women and Children Committee:
| A-3646
Murphy/Mosquera |
Requires separate entrance for certain child care services located in public school facilities and clarifies licensure requirements and DCF enforcement authority for services. |
| AR-179
Carter/Chaparro/ Vainieri Huttle |
Requests federal legislation relating to COVID-19 financial relief include money for states to fund emergency grants for diaper banks. |
| AR-180
Mosquera |
Urges passage and enactment of federal “Child Care Is Essential Act.” |
Video and audio live stream of the committee is available: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/live_audio.asp?SESSION=2020.
The full agendas can also be found here.
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.
