One of two vaunted State Compensation Insurance Fund bills had its hearing before the Assembly Insurance Committee. SB 1145, (Senator Michael Machado (D-Linden)). It passed the committee 8-0. It's had a relatively easy ride through the both houses despite serious flaws in the open meeting provisions that will do little to keep the scandal plagued carrier honest. In fact, the bill as drafted by State Fund Chairperson Jeannie Cain and SCIF's highly paid lobbyist will do more to prevent transparency than to encourage it.
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