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Assembly Resolution No. 56
 
BY: M. of A. Kolb
 
        AMENDING  section  1  of  Rule  IV of the Assembly
        rules, in relation to standing committees
 
  RESOLVED, That section 1 of Rule IV of the Assembly rules is amended
to read as follows:
 
Section 1. Standing Committees.  a. The standing committees shall be  as
follows:
Name of Committee                           Number of Members
Aging ............................................ 30
Agriculture ...................................... 23
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse ........................ 14
Banks ............................................ 31
Children and Families ............................ 17
Cities ........................................... 16
Codes ............................................ 22
Consumer Affairs and Protection .................. 16
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions ........ 26
Correction ....................................... 13
Economic Development, Job Creation,
Commerce and Industry ............................ 26
Education ........................................ 31
Election Law ..................................... 16
Energy ........................................... 17
Environmental Conservation ....................... 30
Ethics and Guidance ............................... 8
Governmental Employees ........................... 14
Governmental Operations .......................... 14
Health ........................................... 26
Higher Education ................................. 26
Housing .......................................... 28
Insurance ........................................ 25
Judiciary ........................................ 21
Labor ............................................ 29
Libraries and Education Technology ................ 9
Local Governments ................................ 20
Mental Health .................................... 13
Oversight, Analysis and Investigation ............. 7
Racing and Wagering .............................. 11
Real Property Taxation ........................... 10
Rules ............................................ 31
Small Business ................................... 17
Social Services .................................. 18
Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development ...... 21
Transportation ................................... 26
Veterans' Affairs ................................ 19
Ways and Means ................................... 35
 
  b.  The number of majority members of each standing committee shall be
in the same ratio as the majority members of the House are to the entire
membership of the House, with all  fractional  members  of  one-half  or
greater  being  credited  to  the majority; provided, however that there
shall be at least one minority member on each  standing  committee;  and
 
further  provided  that  the  Standing  Committee on Ethics and Guidance
shall consist of an equal number of majority and minority  members.    A
member who in any calendar year has three or more unexcused absences, as
determined   by   the   chairperson   or  ranking  minority  member,  as
appropriate,  from  any  regularly  scheduled  meeting  of  a   standing
committee at which bills are scheduled to be considered shall be removed
from  one  or  more  of  the  standing  committees to which he or she is
assigned. The standing committee  shall  notify  the  member  upon  each
unexcused  absence and shall notify the Committee on Committees upon the
second  and  any  subsequent  unexcused  absences.  The   Committee   on
Committees  shall notify the member of any resulting reduction in his or
her committee assignments.
 
  c. Members of the Assembly shall serve on no more  than  six  standing
committees; provided, however that members serving as the chairperson of
a  standing  committee  shall  serve  on  no  more  than  five  standing
committees. Such limitations shall not apply to a member of the Assembly
serving as an ex officio member of a  committee  pursuant  to  paragraph
nine of subdivision c of section one of Rule I or for any member serving
on a standing committee on an interim basis.
 
  d.  All standing committees shall operate on an annual basis and their
jurisdiction shall include, but not be limited to, the subject matter of
each bill or resolution referred to them by the Speaker.  Each  standing
committee  shall propose legislative action and conduct such studies and
investigations as may relate to matter within their  jurisdiction.  Each
standing committee shall, furthermore, devote substantial efforts to the
oversight  and  analysis of the activities, including but not limited to
the implementation  and  administration  of  programs,  of  departments,
agencies,  divisions,  authorities,  boards, commissions, public benefit
corporations  and  other  entities  within   its   jurisdiction.   After
adjournment  sine  die  of  the  Legislature  in  an  odd numbered year,
standing committees may consider and act on pre-filed  bills  and  bills
carried over pursuant to subdivision f
 
  of  section  two of Rule III and may report such bills to the order of
second reading for consideration by the Assembly at the next  succeeding
regular legislative session.
 
  e.  No  select,  joint  or joint legislative committee, except for the
Temporary Joint  Legislative  Committee  on  Disaster  Preparedness  and
Response,  shall be created to make special studies or investigations by
Assembly resolution or by any other resolution requiring the approval or
concurrence of the Assembly except that an Assembly  standing  committee
or  subcommittee,  or  the staff thereof, may jointly consider, study or
investigate with an appropriate Assembly or Senate standing committee or
subcommittee or the staff thereof any subject  matter  which  is  within
their jurisdiction.

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