The Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday published its schedule of public hearings on the FY 2015-16 state budget--
March 16--9:30- Governor’s Budget Office, 1:00- Independent Fiscal Office, 3:00- Department of General Services.
March 17-- 9:30- Attorney General, 1:00- State Treasurer, 3:00- Auditor General.
March 18-- 9:30- Judiciary, 1:00- State Police, Homeland Security, 3:00- Dept. of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
March 19-- 9:30- Gaming Control Board, 1:30- State System of Higher Education, 3:00- Community Colleges.
March 23-- 9:30- Department of Revenue/Lottery, 1:00- State Employee/School Employee Pension Boards, 3:00- Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs.
March 24-- 9:30- Insurance Department, 11:00- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, 1:00- State-Related Universities, 3:00- Dept. of Aging.
March 25-- 9:30- Dept. of Environmental Protection, 1:00- Dept. of Corrections, Office of Probation and Parole, 3:00- Liquor Control Board.
March 26-- 9:30- Dept. of Human Services, 1:00- Dept. of Community and Economic Development, 3:00- Dept. of State.
March 30-- 9:30- Dept. of Education, 1:00- Dept. of Labor and Industry, 3:00- Dept. of Banking and Securities.
March 31-- 9:30- Public Utility Commission, 11:00- PA Historical and Museum Commission, 1:00- Dept. of Transportation, 3:00- Dept. of Agriculture.
April 1-- 9:30- PA Emergency Management Agency, 11:00- Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1:00- Dept. of Health.
All Senate budget hearings are in Hearing Room 1, North Office Building in Harrisburg.