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safety and labor unions and disputes and all matters relating to state and municipal workers. Chairmen: Rep. Francis X. O'Neill R-Guilford, and Sen. Kenneth T.

Hampton, R-Haddam. Members: House Republicans Jack Rudolf, Richard 0. Belden, J. Peter Fusscas, Linda N. Emmons, Otto C.

Neumann and John T. Savage. House Democrats Joseph A. Adamo, Frederick A. Gelsi, Irene D.

Favreau, William A. Kiner and Lynn H. Taborsak. Senate Republican John G. Matthews.

Senate Democrat Joseph H. Harper. Chairmen: Rep. John J. Tiffany II, R-Lyme, and Sen.

Eric H. Benson, R-Franklin. Members: House Republicans Timothy J. Casey, Sidney J. Holbrook, Peggy Beckett-Rinker, Peter V.

Cuprak, Philip H. Tuthill, John G. Metsopoulos, Raymond V. Collins Jr. and Angelo Fusco.

House Democrats Raymond M. H. Joyce, John D. Mordasky, Teresalee Bertinuson, Joan V. Hartley, Mary M.

Mushinsky, William P. Candelori and Stephen J. Duffy. Senate Republican James McLaughlin. Senate Democrat Amelia P.

Mustone. The Legislative Committees: Who's on Them, What They Do By DAVID FINK Courant Staff Writer ril he startling thing about the General Assembly's 21 committees is that so many of them will be chaired by freshmen legislators this term. The GOP takeover of control of the legislature means that virtually all the chairmen will be Republicans. And in the 36-member Senate, where there are 12 Republicans among the 13. newcomers, 10 of the new members will head committees.

The Republican majority also changes the complexion of the legislative process. GOP-sponsored bills that never got serious consideration under the Democrats are likely to get more than their share now. This year, it will be the Democrat-sponsored bills that could get short shrift In the Senate, the 12 Democrats will be spread thin. Each will serve on three or four committees, and some committees will have only one Democratic senator, All of the General Assembly's standing committees are joint committees, with the House and Senate chairmen serving as cohairmen. The lineup is as follows: Planning and Development The Planning and Development Committee's responsibilities range from home rule and local governments to regional and development activities.

Among them: housing; urban renewal; fire, sewer and metropolitan districts; zoning; and the state plan for conservation and economic development. Chairmen: Rep. Alice V. Meyer, R-Easton, and-Sen. John F.

Consoli, R-Bethany. Members: House Republicans Muriel W. Buckley, Robert B. Hurd, Gerard B. Patton, Richard P.

Antonetti, Oskar G. Rogg and Janet M. Mills. House Democrats Paul J. Garavel, Eric D.

Coleman, John Wayne Fox, Richard Blumenthal and Joan V. Hartley. Senate Republican Andrew J. Santaniello. Senate Democrat John C.

Daniels. Education The Education Committee will oversee all matters of elementary, secondary and higher education, including local and regional boards of education, collective bargaining covering teachers and professional employees of those boards, vocational rehabilitation, the State Commission on the Arts, the State Commission on Capitol Preservation and Restoration and all libraries, museums and historical associations. Chairmen: Rep. Marilyn M. Roche, R-Wilton, and Sen.

M. Adela Eads, R-Kent. Members: House Republicans Alan p. -Schlesinger, Alice V. Meyer, Dorothy K.

Osier, Peter M. Lerner, Frank Turek, Robert M. Ward, Theodore A. Gagne Geraldine Elliott, Peter A. Nystrom, Robert F.

Jahn, George P. Avitabile and Francis J. Carpenter. House Democrats Michael Helfgott, Naomi K. Cohen, Arthur A.

Brouillet Carrie Saxon Perry, Miles Rapoport, Jonathan W. Pelto, Anthony J. Palermino, William R. Dyson, Gabriel J. Biafore and Robert T.

Keeley Jr. Senate Republicans Anne P. Streeter and Donald Schoolcraft. Senate Democrats Anthony D. Truglia and Steven C.

Casey. Swensson, Richard P. Antonetti, Joseph D. Nardini, John G. Metsopoulos, Richard Foley Jr.

and Emil Benvenuto. House Democrats Thomas D. Ritter, Gerald M. Noonan, Robert G. Gilligan, Patricia A.

Dillon, Robert J. Hauser Lawrence Anastasia and Timothy J. Moynihan. Senate Republicans James D. Giulietti and Carl A.

Zinsser. Senate Democrats Joseph H. Harper Jr. and John B. Larson.

Appropriations One of the most important committees, Appropriations approves the state budget, any bills or resolutions that require state appropriations everything from state employee salaries to teacher pensions. Chairmen: Rep. Otto C. Neumann, R-Granby, and Sen. Pierce F.

Connair, R-East Lyme. Members: House Republicans Glenn N. Arthur, Christopher Shays, Oskar G. Rogg, Herbert A. Darling, Craig P.

Taylor, Thomas Dudchik, James T. Fleming, Marilyn M. Roche, Mae S. Schmidle, Ruth C. Fahrbach, David Anderson, Morag Vance, Eugene A.

Migliaro Robert D. Bowden, Richard H.G. Cunningham, Geraldine Elliott, Julie D. Belaga and Beatrice K. Murdock.

House Democrats Janet Polinsky, Walter S. Brooks, William J. Cibes Eric D. Coleman, Thomas D. Ritter, Abraham L.

Giles, Paul Gionfriddo, Mark Powers, Michael Helfgott, Stephen J. Duffy, Benjamin N. DeZinno William R. Dyson, Robert T. Keeley Jr.

and Kenneth L. Przybysz. Senate Republicans John F. Consoli, Fred H. Lovegrove Joseph C.

Markley, Philip S. Robertson and John G. Matthews. Senate Democrats Steven C. Casey, John C.

Daniels and Joseph H. Harper Jr. General Law The General Law Committee -j considers bills dealing with fair trade and -sales practices; consumer protection; the licensing of such occupations as engineers, architects and pharmacists; and all matters dealing with alcoholic beverages. Chairmen: Rep. Loren E.

Dickinson, R-Berlin, and Sen. Thomas F. Upson, R-Waterbury. Members: House Republicans Howard L. Luppi, Francis X.

O'Neill Casey Daly, Robert D. Bowden, Louis Orsini, Raymond V. Collins Joseph N. Ruwet and John J. Zajac Jr.

House Democrats Maurice B. Mosley, William J. Scully Edith Prague, Stanley J. Krawiec, Gerald M. Noonan, Moira K.

Lyons, John J. Woodcock III and Jonathan W. Pelto. Senate Republicans Thomas F. Upson and Richard B.Johnston.

1 Senate Democrat Margaret E. Morton. Transportation Besides all the activities of the Department of Transportation highways, bridges, navigation, aeronautics, mass transit and railroads the Transportation Committee also oversees the Department of Motor Vehicles and the State Traffic Commission. Chairmen: Rep. Elinor F.

Wilber, R-Fairfield, and Sen. Michael L. Morano, R-Greenwich. Members: House Republicans Joseph N. Ruwet, Frank Esposito J.

Vincent Chase, Leslie T. Young, Martha D. Rothman, Oskar G. Hogg, M. Jodi Rell, Anthony J.

Nania, Herbert A. Darling, Robert M. Ward, Norma Gyle and John M. Varrone. House Democrats Christine M.

Niedermeier, Robert T. Keeley Anthony J. Palermino, Donald F. Bates, Richard J. Balducci, Andrew J.

Carey III, John D. Mordasky, Frederick A. Gelsi, Patricia A. Dillon and Mario Testa. Senate Republicans Thomas Scott, -Lee Scarpetti and Robert T.

Miller. Senate Democrat William A. DiBella. Finance, Revenue and Bonding Considered one of the three most important committees along with Appropriations and Judiciary, the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee handles all bills related to hpw the state raises money, either through borrowing, bonding, fees or taxation. Chairmen: Rep.

Linda N. Emmons, R-Madison, and Sen. James H. McLaughlin, R-Woodbury. Members: House Republicans John T.

Savage, Timothy J. Casey, Michael deV. Flinn, Pauline R. Kezer, Paul D. Abercrombie, Leslie T.

Young, John M. Varrone, Jack Rudolf, Howard L. Luppi, Anthony J. Nania, Loren E. Dickinson, Paul Karbowski, Alan R.

Schlesinger, Robert Farr, Philip H. Tuthill and Carleton J. Benson. House Democrats Ronald L. Smoko, Martin M.

Looney, Felix G. Karsky, Carrie Continued on following page. Banks The Banks Committee handles all matters related to banks, credit unions and the sale of securities and all legislation dealing with lending. Chairmen: Rep. Gerard B.

Patton, R-Milford, and Sen. Richard S. Eaton, R-Guilford. Members: House Republicans Michael deV; Flinn, William L. Wollenberg, Elsie Environment The Environment Committee handles all matters related to the departments of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, including conservation, recreation, pollution control, fisheries arid game, state parks and forests, water resources, flood and erosion control, farming, dairy products and domestic animals.

Labor and Public Employees The Labor and Public Employees -Committee handles all bills dealing with workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance, working conditions, hours, minimum wages, occupational health and Monday, January 7, 1 985 THE HARTFORD COURANT Page 5.