John J. Flanagan Carl E. Heastie Temporary President of the Speaker Senate and Majority State Assembly Coalition Leader Jeffrey D. Klein Independent Democratic Conference Leader and Majority Coalition Leader New York State Senate

NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR

For Immediate Release:

May 19, 2017

May 22 Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Banks Chair: Senator Jesse Hamilton Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection Chair: Senator Assembly Standing Committee on Banks Chair: Assembly Member Kenneth Zebrowski Assembly Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection Chair: Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh and Assembly Standing Committee on Small Business Chair: Assembly Member , Jr. Public Hearing: Practices of the Online Lending Industry Place: Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 10:00 A.M. Contact: Rachel Ainspan (518) 455-2497 (Senate); Dan Gordon (518) 455-4355 (Assembly) Media Contact: Ean Fullerton (718) 284-4700 (Senate); Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888

May 23 Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Children and Families Chair: Senator Tony Avella Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families Chair: Assembly Member Ellen Jaffee and Assembly Legislative Task Force on Women’s Issues Chair: Assembly Member Public Hearing: Access to Quality Child Care Place: Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 10:30 A.M. Contact: Rebecca Sheehan (518) 455-2210 (Senate); Ihrar Muhammadi (518) 455-4371 (Assembly) Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888

June 6 Senate Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Chair: Senator Michael Ranzenhofer Public Hearing: The future hiring practices of the Port of New York and New Jersey Place: Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 9:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Contact: Emily Carroll (518) 455-3161 Media Contact: Dan Aikin (716) 631-8695 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

June 7 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Social Services Chair: Assembly Member Andrew D. Hevesi Assembly Standing Committee on Codes Chair: Assembly Member Joseph R. Lentol Assembly Standing Committee on Labor Chair: Assembly Member Michele Titus and Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force Chair: Assembly Member Marcos Crespo Public Hearing: Services for Victims of Human Trafficking Place: Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 11:00 A.M. Contact: Ihrar Muhammadi (518) 455-4371 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

OTHER MEETINGS OF INTEREST:

May 24 Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction Chairs: Senator George A. Amedore, Jr., Senator Christopher Jacobs, and Senator II Public Meeting: Examine the issues facing communities in the wake of increased heroin abuse Place: Room U104, Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Union Building, 2805 State Highway 67, Johnstown, New York Time: 3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Contact: Daniel Toomey (518) 455-2559, (518) 461-1993 Media Contact: Eileen Miller (518) 669-9702 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

July 12 Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction Chairs: Senator Christopher Jacobs, Senator Fred Akshar II, and Senator George A. Amedore, Jr. Public Meeting: Examine the issues facing communities in the wake of increased heroin abuse Place: Minnie Gillette Auditorium, Erie Community College – City Campus, 121 Elliott Street, Buffalo, New York Time: 8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Contact: Daniel Toomey (518) 455-2559, (518) 461-1993 Media Contact: Paul Pfeiffer (716) 854-8705 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY