The Legislature is scheduled to convene today through Wednesday, May 9^th. There are 21 days left of the 2018 Legislative Session, which is scheduled to conclude on Wednesday, June 20^th. As the end of session approached Assembly Speaker Heastie has outlined some items that will be a priority for the Assembly, including: criminal justice reform package, eliminate the link between standardized testing results and teacher evaluations, and the Child Victims Act.  The Senate Majority Leader Flanagan announced on Monday, "With eight weeks remaining, we have an obligation to act on important legislation that will improve the quality of life for the hardworking constituents we represent." In response, the Senate introduced a package of legislative items aimed to take over local Medicaid costs and reduce unfunded mandates, as ways to reduce property taxes. Because these measures have a state fiscal impact, they are not expected to be taken up by the Executive outside of the State Budget process.