ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER REFORMING ARBITRATION RULES

The Assembly Budget Committee will meet Monday to consider legislation to combat property taxes by reforming arbitration rules and limiting sick leave payouts for public workers.
The Assembly State Government Committee, meanwhile, will discuss civil service reform.
Other committees will consider bills to protect personal information stored on digital copiers, strip licenses from doctors who illegally dump medical waste and help small businesses.
Assembly panels will also discuss a lack of funding and supply at the New Jersey Cord Blood Bank and the impact of layoffs of public safety officers on New Jersey communities.