John J. Flanagan Carl E. Heastie Temporary President, Speaker Majority Leader New York State Assembly and Coalition Leader Jeffrey D. Klein Coalition Leader New York State Senate

NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR

For Immediate Release:

December 11, 2015

Dec. 15 Assembly Standing Committee on Higher Education Chair: Assembly Member Deborah J. Glick Public Hearing: The Changing Demographics of Students in Higher Education and Educational Opportunity Programs Place: Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 10:30 A.M. Contact: Lindsey Facteau (518) 455-4881 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888

Dec. 16 Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families Chair: Assembly Member Public Hearing: Child Care Assistance for Low-Income Families Place: Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 11:00 A.M. Contact: Logan Hardy (518) 455-4371 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888

Dec. 16 Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation Chair: Assembly Member Public Hearing: Sand Mining and Illegal Dumping Impacts on Long Island Water Quality Place: Legislative Auditorium, William H. Rogers Building, 725 Veterans Memorial Highway, Smithtown, New York Time: 11:30 A.M. Contact: Ashley Luz (518) 455-4363 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888

Dec. 17 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Banks Chair: Assembly Member Annette M. Robinson and Assembly Standing Committee on Small Business Chair: Assembly Member Fred W. Thiele, Jr. Public Hearing: Small Business Access to Credit Place: Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room 1923, 19th Floor, New York, New York Time: 11:00 A.M. Contact: Debra Jenkins (518) 455-4928 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888

Dec. 17 Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance Chair: Assembly Member Kevin Cahill Public Hearing: The Legislative Role in Modernizing State Health Insurance Coverages under the Affordable Care Act Place: Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York Time: 11:00 A.M. Contact: Dallas K. Trombley (518) 455-4311 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

Jan. 22 Assembly Standing Committee on Real Property Taxation Chair: Assembly Member Sandra R. Galef Public Hearing: New York City’s real property taxation system Place: Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room 1923, 19th Floor, New York, New York Time: 1:00 P.M. Contact: Lauren Denison (518) 455-4363 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888 ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

OTHER MEETINGS OF INTEREST:

Jan. 14 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Judiciary Chair: Assembly Member Helene E. Weinstein and Assembly Subcommittee on Diversity in Law Chair: Assembly Member Latoya Joyner Roundtable: Diversity in the Legal Profession Place: Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room 1923, 19th Floor, New York, New York Time: 10:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. Contact: Justin Birzon (518) 455-4313 Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888 PARTICIPATION BY INVITATION ONLY