January 9, 2012

Senate Releases Budget Hearing Schedule

The Senate Appropriations Committee released its schedule of budget hearings today.  Here's the combined Senate and House schedule--

-- February 13-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Governor's Budge Office; 1:00 - Independent Fiscal Office Economic Outlook and Revenue Overview; 3:00 - Treasury Department.  Hearing Room 1, North Office.
-- February 14-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Department of General Services; 1:00 - Public Utility Commission; 3:00 - Insurance Department. Hearing Room 1, North Office.
-- February 15-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Office of the Auditor General; 1:00 - Office of Attorney General; 3:00 - Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Hearing Room 1, North Office.
-- February 16-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Liquor Control Board; 1:00 - State Police/ Homeland Security; 3:00 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  Hearing Room 1, North Office.
-- February 21-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Department of Revenue; 1:00 - Department of Health; 3:00 - Department of Aging. Hearing Room 1, North Office.
-- February 21-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Global Economy; 11:00 - Independent Fiscal Office; 1:30 - Department of Revenue. Room 140.
-- February 22-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Department of Environmental Protection; 1:00 - Department of Transportation; 3:00 - Department of Banking. Hearing Room 1, North Office.
-- February 22-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:00 - Attorney General; 10:00 - Treasury Department; 11:00 - Auditor General; 1:30 - Department of Banking; 2:30 - State-Related Universities (Pitt, Penn State, Temple, Lincoln). Room 140.
-- February 23-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - SERS/ PSERS; 1:00 - Judiciary; 3:00 - Department of Labor and Industry. Hearing Room 1, North Office.
-- February 23-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:00 - Gaming Control Board; 10:30 - Judiciary; 1:30 - PSERS/SERS. Room 140.
-- February 27-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Department of Education; 1:00 - Department of Corrections/Board of Probation and Parole; 3:00 - Department of Community and Economic Development/ PA Housing Finance Agency. Hearing Room 1, North Office.
-- February 27-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 - Public Utility Commission; 11:00 - Office of Consumer Advocate, Small Business Advocate; 1:00 - Liquor Control Board; 3:00 - Insurance Department. Room 140.
-- February 28-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Department of Public Welfare; 1:00 - Department of Agriculture; 3:00 - Gaming Control Board. Hearing Room 1, North Office.
-- February 28-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Department of Agriculture; 10:30 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; 1:30 - Department of Environmental Protection. Room 140.
-- February 29-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - PA Emergency Management Agency; 11:00 - Department of State. Hearing Room 1, North Office.
-- February 29-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Department of Transportation; 11:30 - Taddeus Stevens College of Technology; 1:30 - Department of Health (including Bureau of Drug & Alcohol); 3:00 - Department of Aging. Room 140.
-- March 1-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 Department of Labor & Industry; 1:00 - Department of Community and Economic Development; 3:00 - PA Commission for Community Colleges. Room 140.
-- March 5-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 - Department of Education; 1:00 - State System of Higher Education; 2:30 - PHEAA. Room 140.
-- March 6-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - State Police/Office of Homeland Security; 11:00 - PA Emergency Management Agency; 1:30 - Department of Corrections, Board of Probation and Parole; 3:00 - Department of General Services. Room 140.
-- March 7-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 9:30 - Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; 11:30 - Department of State; 1:30 - Department of Public Welfare. Room 140.
-- March 8-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00 - Budget Secretary; 1:00 - House Member Testimony. Room 140.