Hearings scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Committee on EDUCATION

Public Hearing to be held in Room A-1 at 1:00 P.M.

Senate, No. 285: Petition of Edward M. Augustus, Jr., Robert A. Antonioni, Bruce E. Tarr, James E. Timilty and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve science education in the Commonwealth.
Senate, No. 306: Petition of Cynthia S. Creem, John P. Fresolo, James E. Timilty and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation establishing a grant program for the development and updating of school curriculums.
Senate, No. 340: Petition of Richard T. Moore, Edward M. Augustus, Jr., Robert A. Antonioni, Geraldo . Alicea and other members of the General Court for legislation to promote a framework for civic education.
Senate, No. 345: Petition of Richard T. Moore, D. Cabral F. Antonio, Susan C. Fargo, Scott P. Brown and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to a high school civics requirement.
Senate, No. 356: Petition of Robert A. O'Leary and Cleon Turner for legislation relative to high school graduation requirements.
Senate, No. 367: Petition of Karen E. Spilka, Richard T. Moore, Pam Richardson and Mary E. Grant for legislation relative to improving science, technology, engineering and math education in the commonwealth.
Senate, No. 372: Petition of Bruce E. Tarr and Jim Gutstadt for legislation to recognize global warming.
House, No. 384: Petition of Willie Mae Allen and others relative to establishing a youth awareness week.
House, No. 404: Petition of Christine E. Canavan and others for legislation to require field trips to historic sites for public school students enrolled in history and civic classes.
House, No. 410: Petition of Sean Curran for legislation to authorize the Department of Education to establish a financial literacy grant program.
House, No. 411: Petition of Brian S. Dempsey for legislation to require financial literacy courses in high schools.
House, No. 432: Petition of Gloria L. Fox relative to the teaching of African American history in public schools.
House, No. 444: Joint petition of Geoffrey D. Hall and Steven C. Panagiotakos for legislation to establish an advisory council to the Board of Education on business education.
House, No. 498: Petition of Stephen P. LeDuc and others relative to including personal financial literacy in the math curriculum for all school grade levels.
House, No. 522: Petition of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others relative to the awarding of diplomas for civics education by the Board of Education.
House, No. 551: Petition of Tom Sannicandro and others for legislation to facilitate the teaching of Islamic and Middle Eastern History in certain schools.
House, No. 554: Petition filed at the request of Leo R. Sullivan relative to civics education in schools.
House, No. 588: Petition of Martin J. Walsh relative to requiring the teaching of civics in all public elementary and high schools in the Commonwealth.
House, No. 592: Petition of Steven M. Walsh and others for legislation to authorize local school committees to create a community service graduation requirement.
House, No. 3761: Petition of F. Jay Barrows and others that the Department of Education be directed to include a course in civics as a requirement for students to graduate from high school.

Committee on HOUSING

Public Hearing to be held in Room B-2 at 10:00 A.M.

Senate, No. 744: Petition of Edward M. Augustus, Jr., Bruce E. Tarr, Susan C. Tucker and Jarrett T. Barrios for legislation relative to the determination of condominium common area interest.
Senate, No. 762: Petition of Maria Medeiros for legislation relative to homeowners associations.
Senate, No. 769: Petition of Phyllis Feinstein for legislation relative to the condominiums board of directors' closed meetings.
House, No. 1224: Petition of Barry R. Finegold and others relative to eligibility for cooperative housing corporations.
House, No. 1225: Petition of Barry R. Finegold and others relative to cooperative housing corporations.
House, No. 1246: Petition of Kevin G. Honan and Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., to simplify the transfer of title to condominium units.
House, No. 1264: Petition of Louis L. Kafka for legislation to further regulate annual meetings of owners of condominiums.
House, No. 1273: Petition of Matthew C. Patrick and others relative to condominium by-laws.
House, No. 1274: Petition of Matthew C. Patrick relative to the division of interest in common areas and facilities of condominiums.
House, No. 1275: Petition of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to the determination of condominium common area interest.
House, No. 1282: Petition of Barbara Hopwood for legislation to establish an advisory commission on condominiums.
House, No. 1283: Petition of Barbara Hopwood relative to unfair trade practices of condominium associations governing bodies.
House, No. 4017: Petition of Louis L. Kafka and others for to the appointment of a special committee of the House to make an investigation and study of the condominium laws of the Commonwealth.

Committee on LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Public Hearing to be held in Room A-2 at 1:00 P.M.

Senate, No. 1056: Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr., Michael W. Morrissey and Benjamin Brackett Downing for legislation relative to certain injuries in legal actions.
Senate, No. 1060: Petition of John A. Hart, Jr. for legislation to provide benefits for permanent functional loss and disfigurement under the Worker's Compensation Act.
Senate, No. 1061: Petition of John A. Hart, Jr. for legislation relative to widow's benefits.
Senate, No. 1066: Petition of John A. Hart, Jr. for legislation relative to worker's compensation.
Senate, No. 1076: Petition of Thomas M. McGee for legislation relative to worker's compensation.
Senate, No. 1079: Petition of Michael W. Morrissey and Willam Salisbury for legislation relative to worker's compensation as it relates to employees who are members of the armed services or national guard.
Senate, No. 1080: Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to clarify a definition in workman's compensation proceedings.
Senate, No. 1081: Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to clarify the term proceedings for Department of Industrial Accident claims.
Senate, No. 1082: Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to allow Division of Industrial Accident judges the ability address fraud by claimants.
Senate, No. 1097: Petition of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to ensure fairness in the disability adjudication process.
Senate, No. 1100: Petition of Richard R. Tisei, Bruce E. Tarr, Michael R. Knapik, Robert L. Hedlund and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to worker's compensation.
Senate, No. 1103: Petition of Steven A. Tolman for legislation to protect social workers from work related injuries.
Senate, No. 1111: Petition of Susan C. Tucker and Barbara A. L'talien for legislation relative to the penalty for failure to provide workers' compensation insurance..
Senate, No. 1112: Petition of Susan C. Tucker, Robert M. Koczera, Richard T. Moore and Barbara A. L'talien for legislation relative to workers' compensation fraud..
House, No. 1069: Petition of Michael J. Rodrigues, and Matthew C. Patrick relative to professional liability insurance.
House, No. 1776: Petition of Antonio F. D. Cabral for legislation to provide for the notification of employers of lumpsum settlements in workers' compensation cases.
House, No. 1777: Petition of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to disfigurement and permanent functional loss under the workers' compensation law.
House, No. 1796: Petition of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others that employees injured due to willful misconduct not receive any portion of compensation benefits.
House, No. 1807: Petition filed at the request of Chester P. Ostrowski that the Division of Industrial Accidents be directed to conduct a hearing concerning a claim by Chester Ostrowski.
House, No. 1816: Petition of Ronald Mariano relative to widow's benefits.
House, No. 1817: Petition of Ronald Mariano relative to liability for workers' compensation payments.
House, No. 1825: Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty relative to improving the workers' compensation system.
House, No. 1826: Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty relative to the appointment of an impartial physician to examine injured workers in workers' compensation cases.
House, No. 1827: Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty relative to workers' compensation benefits.
House, No. 1828: Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty relative to hospitalization expenses for injured workers as set by the Rate Setting Commission.
House, No. 1833: Petition of Kathi-Anne Reinstein relative to injured on duty benefits for enviornmental police officers.
House, No. 1839: Petition filed at the request of Michael J. Rodrigues to provide incentives for productive workers compensation orders.
House, No. 1840: Petition filed at the request of Michael J. Rodrigues, Robert A. O'Leary and another relative to the competitive determination of workers compensation insurance rates.
House, No. 1856: Petition of Patricia A. Walrath and Stephen M. Brewer for legislation to exempt certain officers of non-profit entities from provisions of the workers' compensation law.
House, No. 1857: Petition of Martin J. Walsh relative to employees' rights to recover amounts unpaid by employersto the Workers' Compensation Special Fund.
House, No. 1861: Petition of Martin J. Walsh and others relative to workers' compensation.
House, No. 1862: Petition of Martin J. Walsh and others relative to workers' compensation.
House, No. 1864: Petition of Martin J. Walsh relative to health care service rates for injured workers' medical care.
House, No. 1865: Petition of Martin J. Walsh relative to medical disputes in workers' compensation cases.
House, No. 3460: Petition of Brian S. Dempsey and Bradley H. Jones, Jr. relative to workers' compensation for present and former employees of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
House, No. 3795: Petition of Lewis G. Evangelidis relative to the continuation of workers' compensation benefits.
House, No. 3796: Petition of Lewis G. Evangelidis relative to benefits for dependents of recipients of workers' compensation.

Committee on TELECOMMUNICATIONS, UTILITIES AND ENERGY

Public Hearing to be held in Room A-2 at 10:30 A.M.

Senate, No. 1928: Petition of Susan C. Fargo for legislation relative to the siting of telecommunications facilities.
Senate, No. 1943: Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation relative to the tdd/tty system.
Senate, No. 1944: Petition of Michael W. Morrissey for legislation to further regulate directory assistance.
Senate, No. 1945: Petition of Michael W. Morrissey, D. Cabral F. Antonio, Jay R. Kaufman, James E. Timilty and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to wireless telephone service.
Senate, No. 1981: Petition of Karen E. Spilka and Pam Richardson for legislation to prohibit the fraudulent use of certain telephone technology.
Senate, No. 1982: Petition of Karen E. Spilka, Jarrett T. Barrios, Mark C. Montigny, Brian A.Joyce and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a cell phone users bill of rights.
Senate, No. 1988: Petition of Richard R. Tisei for legislation to protect consumer privacy rights.
Senate, No. 1994: Petition of Marian Walsh for legislation relative to providers of personal wireless services.
House, No. 3277: Petition of John J. Binienda and others for legislation to require retailers to retain certain records relative to the purchase by consumers of prepaid cell phones.
House, No. 3279: Petition of Daniel E. Bosley and others for legislation to regulate the removal of double electric street poles.
House, No. 3280: Petition of Daniel E. Bosley for legislation to repeal a certain law concerning calls from automatic dialing systems.
House, No. 3284: Petition of Jennifer M. Callahan and others relative to telemarketing solicitations.
House, No. 3288: Petition of Paul C. Casey that the Department of Telecommunications and Energy be required to monitor the quality of wireless telephone services.
House, No. 3304: Petition of James H. Fagan and John W. Scibak relative to broadband telecommunications security.
House, No. 3305: Petition of Robert F. Fennell and others for legislation to prohibit telecommunication carriers to provide additional services without prior approval of subscribers.
House, No. 3308: Petition of Paul K. Frost for legislation to require the labelling of cellular telephones with camera or video capabilities.
House, No. 3309: Petition of William C. Galvin and Louis L. Kafka relative to telemarketing solicitation.
House, No. 3315: Joint petition of Geoffrey D. Hall and Steven C. Panagiotakos relative to the siting of communication towers, poles and facilities in the cities and towns of the Commonwealth.
House, No. 3331: Petition of J. James Marzilli, Jr., and others relative to the penalties for failure by telephone and electric supply companies to remove certain telephone poles and wires.
House, No. 3338: Petition of James R. Miceli for legislation to prohibit charges imposed on cell phone users making calls to "800" numbers, so-called.
House, No. 3355: Petition of Alice Hanlon Peisch for legislation to further regulate the leasing of telephone equipment.
House, No. 3359: Petition of George N. Peterson, Jr., relative to the rates charged by telephone companies for directory assistance service.
House, No. 3361: Petition of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others for legislation to prohibit businesses from misrepresenting the geographic location of such businesses in local telephone directories.
House, No. 3362: Petition of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., and Anthony J. Verga for legislation to require cell phone carriers to notify public safety governmental customers of cities and towns relative to the termination of telephone services used by such employees.
House, No. 3363: Petition of John F. Quinn and others for legislation to prohibit the fraudulent or unauthorized procurement, sale or receipt of customer phone records.
House, No. 3364: Petition of John F. Quinn relative to customer service of telecommunication companies.
House, No. 3366: Petition of Kathi-Anne Reinstein relative to the training and testing of persons staffing a public safety answering point under the enhanced 911 telephone services.
House, No. 3372: Petition of Angelo Scaccia for legislation to require telephone companies serving residents of the Commonwealth to enlarge the type size of printing used in telephone directories.
House, No. 3373: Petition of Angelo Scaccia for legislation to require public telephones to be equipped with hearing amplification devices.
House, No. 3374: Petition of Angelo Scaccia that provision be made for reduced telephone rates for deaf residents of the Commonwealth.
House, No. 3382: Petition of Walter F. Timilty and others for legislation to prohibit deceptive practices by providers of cellular telephone services.
House, No. 3389: Petition of Steven M. Walsh and others to establish a cell phone users' bill of rights.
House, No. 3819: Petition of Christopher G. Fallon for legislation to further regulate telecommunication soliciting andelectronic mail messaging.

EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

For the committee on Housing in Room B-2, After hearing.

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