By Frank Brill, EnviroPolitics Editor

The New Jersey Senate is scheduled to vote tomorrow (3/19/2020) on a long list of bills designed to help state and local governments, business and residents cope with the current coronavirus emergency.

Access to the State House will be restricted to lawmakers, government employees and accredited members of the media because of virus.

Following is a the voting agenda. Most, but not all, of the bills deal with the corona emergency.

A1104	Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights Act-school meal info be provided to parents
A3095	Ballots-provides co. clerks with an addl. week to mail, for 2020 primary election
A3813	180-day school year requirement-permits use of virtual or remote instruction
A3840	School meal provision during epidemic-req school district provide during closure
A3841	Income tax or CBT-extends time to file if federal gov extends filing or due date
A3842	Bridging the Digital Divide in Schools Grant Program-establishes
A3843	Coronavirus disease 2019-req. health insurance & Medicaid coverage for testing
A3845	Grants-authorize EDA to make during periods of emergency declared by Governor
A3846	Temp Lost Wage Unemployment Prog-allow claim for lost wages, coronavirus 2019
A3847	Paid leave, local gov employees-provide w/out utilizing accumulated leave, cert
A3848	Infectious disease, time off work-concerns
A3849	Government record availability during emergency-modifies deadline
A3850	Public meetings during period of emergency-allows to conduct by electronic means
A3851	County & municipal budgets-extend deadlines for adoption,
A3852	State government business & session-conduct outside Trenton, period of emergency
A3854	Coronavirus 2019-authorize all licensed health facilities & labs to test
A3855	Public health emergencies-require food access info be displayed on websites
A3856	Healthcare & residential facility sanitation, coronavirus 2019;$10M
A3857	Food banks, grants;$15M
A3858	Cash payments to Work First NJ recipients-issue supplemental, cert circumstances
A3859	Foreclosure & tenant evictions-concerns prohibition during certain emergency
A3860	Telemedicine & telehealth-establish requirements to use to respond to COVID-19
A3861	Corp. hold shareholders’ meetings-during state of emerg by remote communications
A3862	Prof or occup lic-expedite individuals during state of emerg or pub health emerg
A3864	Notaries public-authorizes to perform notarial acts remotely
A3865	Food, retail stores-limits return of items
ACR165	DHS apply for federal waivers-facilitate/increase access to SNAP benefits
AJR158	Broadband access-urge FCC to secure for those affected by COVID-19
S432	Workers comp coverage-revises for injuries to volunteer and prof pub safety memb
S687	Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights Act-school meal info be provided to parents
S993	Non-teaching staff-submit to binding arbitration for a disciplinary action
S1982	Ballots-provide county clerks w/an addl. week + 1 day if date falls on a holiday
S1990	Government office, unsalaried-allows member of Bd of Public Utilities to serve
S2273	SEHBP-provide plans for public education employees and certain retirees
S2275	Food banks, grants;$15M
S2276	Foreclosure & tenant evictions-concerns prohibition during certain emergency
S2281	School meal provision during epidemic-req school district provide during closure
S2282	Bridging the Digital Divide in Schools Grant Program-establishes
S2283	Coronavirus disease 2019-req. health insurance & Medicaid coverage for testing
S2284	Grants-authorize EDA to make during periods of emergency declared by Governor
S2285	Paid leave, local gov employees-provide w/out utilizing accumulated leave, cert
S2286	Coronavirus 2019-authorize all licensed health facilities & labs to test
S2287	Public health emergencies-require food access info be displayed on websites
S2288	Cash payments to Work First NJ recipients-issue supplemental, cert circumstances
S2289	Telemedicine & telehealth-establish requirements to use to respond to COVID-19
S2290	Corp. hold shareholders’ meetings-during state of emerg by remote communications
S2291	Food, retail stores-limits return of items
S2292	180-day school year requirement-permits use of virtual or remote instruction
S2293	Temp Lost Wage Unemployment Prog-allow claim for lost wages, coronavirus 2019
S2294	Public meetings during period of emergency-allows to conduct by electronic means
S2295	County & municipal budgets-extend deadlines for adoption, certain circumstances
S2296	State government business & session-conduct outside Trenton, period of emergency
S2297	Healthcare & residential facility sanitation, coronavirus 2019;$10M
S2298	Prof or occup lic-expedite individuals during state of emerg or pub health emerg
S2299	Notaries public-authorizes to perform notarial acts remotely
S2300	Income tax or CBT-extends time to file if federal gov extends filing or due date
S2301	Infectious disease, time off work-concerns
S2302	Government record availability during emergency-modifies deadline
S2303	Public school districts-concerns subcontracting agreements
SCR65	Earth Day-commemorates 50th anniversary
SCR109	DHS apply for federal waivers-facilitate/increase access to SNAP benefits
SJR77	Broadband access-urge FCC to secure for those affected by COVID-19

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