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ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


SUBJECT:

The 2005-6 Judiciary Budget

PURPOSE:

To examine the impact of the 2005-6 Judiciary Budget upon the administration of justice in New York State.

New York City

Monday
December 19, 2005
10:30 AM
Assembly Hearing Room
250 Broadway, Room 1923, 19th Floor


The Committee will also analyze the needs of the various Courts throughout the State concerning staffing, technology, and other matters, and whether the budget for the Judiciary of the State of New York, as submitted by the Unified Court System, and subsequently enacted into law, is meeting these needs.

Oral testimony will be taken by invitation only. Any person interested in testifying should notify the Judiciary Committee via the contact information listed below. The Committee will also be accepting written testimony from any interested party. It is respectfully requested that, if at all possible, all submissions and/or other communications be presented to the Committee via electronic mail at the address set forth below.

Persons wishing to present pertinent testimony to the Committee at the above hearing should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation.

Oral testimony will be limited to ten minutes' duration. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committee will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to Committee staff as early as possible. In the absence of a request, witnesses will be scheduled in the order in which reply forms are postmarked.

Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committee would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements.

In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committee's interest in hearing testimony from all sources.

In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.


Helene E. Weinstein

Member of Assembly
Chairwoman
Committee on Judiciary


SELECTED ISSUES TO WHICH WITNESSES MAY DIRECT THEIR TESTIMONY:


Is the 2005-6 Judiciary Budget meeting the needs of the citizens of New York State for the efficient, timely, and fair administration of justice?



PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM

Persons wishing to present testimony at the public hearing on December 19th are requested to complete this reply form as soon as possible and mail it to:

Richard B. Ancowitz
Counsel
Assembly Committee on Judiciary
Room 508 - Capitol
Albany, New York 12248
Email: ancowir@assembly.state.ny.us
Phone: (518) 455-4313
Fax: (518) 455-4682


box I plan to attend the following public hearing on The 2005-6 Judiciary Budget to be conducted by the Assembly Committee on Judiciary on December 19, 2005.

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box I do not plan to attend the above hearing.

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