Pam Lampitt

LAMPITT/GUSCIORA MEASURE FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
OF STATE REPORTS ADVANCES
Would Make Information More Readily Available, Save Taxpayers Money

(TRENTON) - The Assembly Appropriations Committee today released legislation Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt and Assemblyman Reed Gusciora sponsored to require state reports to be filed electronically instead of being printed and manually distributed.

DIEGNAN/LAMPITT NJ STARS REFORM LEGISLATION
CALLS FOR HIGHER STANDARDS, SUSTAINABILITY
Legislation Seeks to Enact Recommendations of NJ STARS Task Force

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan and Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt sponsored to revise the popular NJ STARS I and NJ STARS II college scholarship programs to ensure their long-term viability was released today from the Assembly Appropriations Committee by a vote of 10-1 with one abstention.

ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS SEEK QUICK ACTION ON RUTGERS ATHLETICS REFORMS

Lawmakers Want Progress Report from RU President Within 90 days, Suggest New Chief Operating Officer Post to Ensure Accountability

(TRENTON) – Assembly Higher Education Chairman Patrick J. Diegnan and Vice Chairwoman Pamela R. Lampitt today asked the Rutgers University president to report within 90 days on progress made toward changing how the university operates after a special audit found it has mismanaged its athletics department.

In a letter to Rutgers University President Richard L. McCormick, the lawmakers wrote that they want to be kept abreast of reform efforts and suggested the university create a new chief operating officer and hire someone with a business background to fill the post.

COMMITTEE CLEARS SCALERA/LAMPITT BILL REQUIRING SCHOOL SECURITY DRILLS

(TRENTON) – Legislation Assembly members Fred Scalera and Pamela Lampitt sponsored to require school security drills to improve emergency preparedness was released today by an Assembly committee.

State law requires most public schools to conduct two fire drills per month, but the bill (A-3002) aims to improve readiness at public and private schools by requiring one monthly fire drill and one monthly security drill.

LAMPITT: ENERGY MASTER PLAN CRITICAL TO GROWING GOOD-PAYING 'GREEN JOBS' IN NEW JERSEY

(TRENTON) - Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt today said the energy master plan unveiled by Governor Jon Corzine would make New Jersey a leader in the burgeoning "green jobs" movement by providing the demand for high-tech manufacturing and construction jobs.

LAMPITT: INVESTING IN 'GREEN JOBS' WILL PROVIDE
BIG PAYOFF TO STATE

(TRENTON) - Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt today applauded Governor Jon Corzine's focus on making the state a leader in the production of renewable energy and promoting other sustainable industries, noting that investments made today in so-called "green jobs" will produce a huge long-term payout for New Jersey.

LAMPITT: WIND FARM WILL MAKE SOUTH JERSEY LEADER IN RENEWABLE ENERGY, ‘GREEN JOBS’

(VOORHEES) – Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt today welcomed the state Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) vote to approve construction of a 350-megawatt wind farm off the Atlantic and Cape May shoreline, saying the project would make New Jersey a leader in promoting renewable energy and creating “green jobs.”

LAMPITT, DeANGELO, SPENCER: GROWING 'GREEN JOBS'
KEY TO SECURING STATE'S ECONOMIC FUTURE
Legislators Plan All-Out Effort to Bring State, Business, Environmental Advocates
Together to Chart Course to Make New Jersey Leader in Green Jobs Movement

(TRENTON) - Following the release of a new report that shows New Jersey could create thousands of new jobs through an investment in clean-energy innovations, Assembly members Pam Lampitt, Wayne DeAngelo, and Grace Spencer said they are committed to bringing together a broad coalition of stakeholders to make the state a magnet in the burgeoning "green jobs" movement.

ASSEMBLY PANEL CLEARS BILLS TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY, SAFETY AT STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS
Measure Would Establish Strict Training Programs, Drug Testing and Reporting Standards; Bills Stem from Reports of Poor Conditions, Unreported Deaths at Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
    
(TRENTON) - A three-bill package of legislation Assembly members Sheila Oliver, Pamela Lampitt, and Assemblyman Louis Greenwald sponsored in response to problems uncovered at South Jersey's Ancora Psychiatric Hospital was released today by an Assembly committee.