By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog
The Governor took action on a number of legislative items on Friday, Save Jerseyans, including the appointment of a pension and benefits reform review commission.
Names/bios of the members, and a full listing of legislative items acted upon (including veto messages), are below the fold…
The members of the New Jersey Pension and Health Benefit Study Commission are (with more in-depth bios below):
· Thomas J. Healey, CFA, Partner, Healey Development LLC, former Asst. Sec. of the US Treasury for Domestic Finances under President Reagan. Mr. Healey will coordinate the work of the Study Commission.
· Tom Byrne, managing member and founder of Byrne Asset Management; vice chairman of the New Jersey State Investment Council
· Raymond Chambers, philanthropist, UN Special Envoy for Financing the Health Millennium Development Goals, founding chairman of the NJ Performing Arts Center
· Leonard W. Davis, CFO, SCS Commodities Corporation, manager of private equity, technology, and natural resource companies
· Carl Hess, Managing Director of The Americas for Towers Watson and former Managing Director of Towers Watson Investment business
· Dr. Ethan Kra, Ph.D., Ethan E. Kra Actuarial Services, specializing in analyzing economic and accounting implications of financing strategies and vehicles for employee and executive benefits
· Ken Kunzman, Partner, Connell Foley, co-Counsel since 1978 of the Pension and Welfare Funds for Locals 472 and 172 Heavy and General Laborers Fund of New Jersey
· Larry Sher, October Three Consulting, Partner, consulting actuary and member of the senior leadership team for a full service, actuarial, consulting and technology firm that is a leading force behind the reemergence of defined benefit plans across the country
· Margaret Berger, Mercer, consulting actuary and Principal for the Retirement Practice of a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement, and investments, with specific expertise in defined benefit plans, nonqualified plans and retiree medical and life insurance plans
BILL SIGNINGS:
S-185/A-1903 (Whelan, Beck/Burzichelli, Mazzeo, Singleton) – Permits Internet gaming equipment to be located at certain secure facilities in Atlantic City
S-1498/A-2708 (Lesniak, Whelan/Mazzeo) – Eliminates exemption from noise control restrictions for certain bars in Atlantic City Tourism District
S-2122/A-3264 (Van Drew, Beck/Prieto, Sumter, Andrzejczak, Watson Coleman, Eustace, Stender) – Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2015
S-2123/A-3265 (Gordon, Thompson/Mazzeo, Lagana, Benson, Green, Sumter) – Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2015
S-2236/A-3375 (Doherty, Beach/Mukherji, Oliver, Tucker, Ciattarelli, Andrzejczak) – Designates U.S. Route 22 bridge, Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge, as “Sergeant William John Cahir Memorial Bridge”
SJR-52/AJR-71 (Ruiz, Cunningham/Pintor, Spencer, Quijano, Rumana) -Declares second Saturday of July of each year as “Dominican Pride Day” in New Jersey
A-3266/S-2121 (McKeon, Sumter, Egan, Wimberly, Riley/Whelan, Oroho) -Establishes Equipment Loan Program in NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust; changes submission and approval requirements for financial plan
BILLS VETOED:
S-82/A-478 (Stack/Green, Gusciora, Jasey, Sumter) – ABSOLUTE – “Property Tax Lien Pilot Program,” establishes pilot program to allow certain municipalities greater control over sale of tax liens [click here]
S-966/A-2216 (Rice, Turner/Watson Coleman, Jasey, Giblin, Garcia, Wimberly)– ABSOLUTE – Establishes procedures for the approval of the closure of a public school [click here]
S-762/A-3328 (Sarlo, Beck/Schaer, Caride, Lagana, Eustace) – ABSOLUTE –Adds to property tax levy cap exclusions increases in flood insurance premiums [click here]
S-770/A-2873 (Weinberg, Turner, Sweeney/Vainieri Huttle, Moriarty, Mosquera, Benson) – ABSOLUTE – Establishes procedures and standards regarding public service privatization contracts [click here]
S-783/ACS forA-2349 (Weinberg/Lampitt, Mosquera, Watson Coleman, Garcia) – CONDITIONAL – “Unfair Wage Recovery Act”; provides that unlawful employment practice occurs each time individual is affected [click here]
S-1038/A-2345 (Weinberg/Lampitt, Mosquera, Johnson, Watson Coleman) –ABSOLUTE – “Wage Transparency Act”; requires reporting of public contractor employment information [click here]
S-1041/A-2108 (Gordon, Bateman/Gusciora, Vainieri Huttle, Caride, Garcia, Watson Coleman) – ABSOLUTE – Prohibits treatment, discharge, disposal, application to roadway, or storage of wastewater, wastewater solids, sludge, drill cuttings or other byproducts from natural gas exploration or production using hydraulic fracturing [click here]
S-2158/A-3418 (Barnes, Vitale, Greenstein/Vainieri Huttle, Garcia, DeAngelo)– CONDITIONAL – Requires comparable level of services and supports to be provided to former residents of developmental centers transitioning to community placements and for placements to be located within 30 miles of closed centers [click here]
S-2249/A-3475 (Gordon, Barnes/Vainieri Huttle, Benson, DeAngelo, Eustace)– CONDITIONAL – Imposes moratorium on Returning Home New Jersey initiative and prohibits transfers from out-of-State placements under certain conditions [click here]
S-2250/A-3476 (Lesniak, Whelan, Beck/Caputo, Dancer, Mazzeo, Burzichelli, Mukherji) – ABSOLUTE – Partially repeals prohibitions against sports wagering at racetracks and casinos in New Jersey [click here]
A-2956/S-1893 (Mosquera, Prieto, Schaer, Jasey, Vainieri Huttle/Turner, Vitale) – ABSOLUTE – Provides $21 minimum annual energy assistance to qualified families; qualifies families to receive additional nutritional assistance [click here]
