Malcolm A.

Smith Sheldon Silver

Majority Leader Speaker
New York State Senate New York State Assembly

NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE

PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR

For Immediate Release:

June 12, 2009

June 12 Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Banks

CANC- Chair: Senator Brian X. Foley
ELLED and Senate Standing Committee on Codes
Chair: Senator Eric T. Schneiderman
Public Hearing: To gather information concerning the types of fraud practiced on mortgage
borrowers and concerning the investigation and prosecution of mortgage fraud in
the State of New York
Place: 25 Beaver Street, Room 518, New York, New York
Time: 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Contact: Jerry Yomoah (518) 455-2041
Media Contact: James Freedland (212) 928-5578
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

June 15 Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Operations

Chair: Assemblywoman RoAnn M. Destito
Public Hearing: Reviewing the implementation and effectiveness of the State’s Prompt
Contracting Law
Place: Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor,
Albany, New York
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Contact: Destiny DeJesus (518) 455-4355
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

June 16 Senate Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

CANC- Chair: Senator Bill Perkins
ELLED Public Hearing: “The Quick and the Dead” Cemetery Reform in New York State – to examine
legislation regarding cemeteries currently in the Committee. The four pieces of
legislation are S.3561; S.4364; S.5410 and S.5726
Place: Meeting Rooms 2 & 3, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Contact: Tom Briggs (518) 455-2441
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

June 17 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families

CANC- Chair: Assemblyman William Scarborough
ELLED Assembly Standing Committee on Education
Chair: Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan
Senate Standing Committee on Children and Families
Chair: Senator Velmanette Montgomery
and Senate Standing Committee on Education
Chair: Senator Suzi Oppenheimer
Public Hearing: Educational opportunities for youth in juvenile justice facilities
Place: Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany,
New York
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Contact: Naomi Golden (Assembly) (518) 455-4371
Elisha Wellington-Cleary (Senate) (518) 455-3458
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888
June 26 Assembly Standing Committee on Banks
Chair: Assemblyman Darryl C. Towns
Public Hearing: The purpose of this hearing is to examine purported discriminatory mortgage
practices in New York State
Place: Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room 1923, 19th Floor, New York,
New York
Time: 10:30 A.M.
Contact: Yolanda J. Bostic (518) 455-4928
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY