1-1 By: Carriker S.B. No. 795
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 10, 1993; March 11, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Finance; March 30, 1993,
1-4 reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; March 30, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Montford x
1-9 Turner x
1-10 Armbrister x
1-11 Barrientos x
1-12 Bivins x
1-13 Ellis x
1-14 Haley x
1-15 Moncrief x
1-16 Parker x
1-17 Ratliff x
1-18 Sims x
1-19 Truan x
1-20 Zaffirini x
1-21 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 795 By: Moncrief
1-22 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-23 AN ACT
1-24 relating to voluntary payroll deductions for state employees for
1-25 charitable organizations; making an appropriation.
1-26 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-27 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
1-28 (1) "Campaign manager" means a local campaign manager
1-29 or state campaign manager.
1-30 (2) "Charitable organization" means an organization
1-31 that:
1-32 (A) is organized for charitable purposes under
1-33 the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq.,
1-34 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and its subsequent amendments or
1-35 holds a certificate of authority issued under that Act;
1-36 (B) is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a)
1-37 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as an organization described
1-38 in Section 501(c)(3) of that code and to which contributions are
1-39 deductible for income tax purposes under Section 170 of that code;
1-40 (C) fully complies with all applicable federal
1-41 nondiscrimination law, including Chapter 21, Title 42, United
1-42 States Code;
1-43 (D) fully complies with all state statutes and
1-44 rules relating to charitable organizations; and
1-45 (E) is not a private foundation.
1-46 (3) "Direct services" means providing funds or
1-47 programs for health and human services that directly benefit the
1-48 recipients.
1-49 (4) "Eligible charitable organization" means a
1-50 charitable organization that is determined to be eligible to
1-51 participate in the state employee charitable contribution campaign
1-52 as provided by Section 10 of this Act.
1-53 (5) "Federated community campaign organization" means
1-54 a federation or fund that:
1-55 (A) has demonstrated expertise in conducting
1-56 workplace charitable campaigns; and
1-57 (B) distributes funds raised through a
1-58 cooperative community campaign to at least five agencies that
1-59 provide direct services to residents of the campaign area.
1-60 (6) "Federation or fund" means an umbrella fundraising
1-61 entity that:
1-62 (A) is a charitable organization;
1-63 (B) acts as an agent for at least five
1-64 charitable organizations;
1-65 (C) is not organized exclusively to solicit
1-66 contributions from state employees; and
1-67 (D) is supported by voluntary contributions by
1-68 the public and is:
2-1 (i) incorporated in this state and has an
2-2 established physical presence in this state in the form of an
2-3 office or service facility that is staffed at least 20 hours a
2-4 week; or
2-5 (ii) incorporated outside this state,
2-6 includes at least 10 affiliated charitable organizations, has
2-7 existed at least three years, and participates in state employee
2-8 charitable campaigns in at least 10 other states.
2-9 (7) "Health and human services" means services
2-10 provided by a charitable organization that:
2-11 (A) benefit citizens of this state, including
2-12 children, youth, adults, elderly individuals, ill or infirm
2-13 individuals, or individuals with a mental or physical disability;
2-14 and
2-15 (B) consist of:
2-16 (i) human care, medical or other research,
2-17 education, legal precedence, legislative action, advocacy before
2-18 policy makers, or environmental protection or conservation in the
2-19 field of human health, social adjustment, or rehabilitation;
2-20 (ii) relief for victims of natural
2-21 disaster or other emergencies; or
2-22 (iii) assistance to impoverished
2-23 individuals in need of food, shelter, clothing, or other basic
2-24 needs.
2-25 (8) "Indirect services" means health and human
2-26 services that:
2-27 (A) are not direct services; and
2-28 (B) demonstrably benefit citizens of this state.
2-29 (9) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning
2-30 assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
2-31 (10) "International federation or fund" means a
2-32 federation or fund whose affiliated charities provide direct and
2-33 substantial charitable services to needy individuals of other
2-34 nations.
2-35 (11) "Local campaign area" means the county or
2-36 counties in which a local campaign manager conducts a state
2-37 employee charitable campaign.
2-38 (12) "Local campaign manager" means a federated
2-39 community campaign organization that is selected by the local
2-40 employee committee as provided by Section 7 of this Act.
2-41 (13) "Local charitable organization" means a
2-42 charitable organization that:
2-43 (A) provides direct or indirect health and human
2-44 services; and
2-45 (B) is accessible to state employees in the
2-46 local campaign area by maintaining:
2-47 (i) a publicly identified office with a
2-48 professional or volunteer staff within the local campaign area that
2-49 is open at least 20 hours a week during normal working hours; and
2-50 (ii) a locally listed telephone number.
2-51 (14) "Local employee committee" means a local state
2-52 employee charitable campaign committee selected as provided by
2-53 Section 6 of this Act.
2-54 (15) "State advisory committee" means the state
2-55 employee charitable campaign advisory committee appointed under
2-56 Section 5 of this Act.
2-57 (16) "State agency" means a department, commission,
2-58 board, office, institution of higher education, or other agency of
2-59 state government.
2-60 (17) "State campaign manager" means an eligible
2-61 federated community campaign organization that is selected by the
2-62 state policy committee to coordinate campaign operations with local
2-63 campaign managers.
2-64 (18) "State employee" means an employee of a state
2-65 agency.
2-66 (19) "State employee charitable campaign" means an
2-67 annual campaign conducted in communities or areas in which state
2-68 employees work to solicit contributions to eligible charitable
2-69 organizations.
2-70 (20) "State policy committee" means the state employee
3-1 charitable campaign policy committee appointed under Section 4 of
3-2 this Act.
3-3 (21) "Statewide charitable organization" means a
3-4 federation or fund and its affiliated agencies that:
3-5 (A) provides direct or indirect health and human
3-6 services to residents of two or more noncontiguous standard
3-7 metropolitan statistical areas of this state; and
3-8 (B) has demonstrated the federation or fund is
3-9 accessible to state employees by maintaining:
3-10 (i) a staff or volunteer representative
3-11 residing in this state who is accessible at least 20 hours a week
3-12 during normal working hours; and
3-13 (ii) a toll-free long distance telephone
3-14 number.
3-15 SECTION 2. DEDUCTION AUTHORIZED. (a) An employee of a
3-16 state agency may authorize a deduction each pay period from the
3-17 employee's salary or wage payment for a contribution. The
3-18 comptroller by rule may establish a reasonable minimum deduction
3-19 for each pay period.
3-20 (b) An authorization shall direct the comptroller to
3-21 distribute the deducted funds to participating federations or funds
3-22 and local campaign managers as prescribed by rule.
3-23 (c) An authorization may designate an eligible charitable
3-24 organization to receive the deductions. If an authorization does
3-25 not designate an eligible charitable organization, the employee's
3-26 deductions shall be distributed to each participating federation or
3-27 fund and eligible local charitable organization in the proportion
3-28 that the deductions designated for that charitable organization
3-29 bear to the total of designated deductions in the local state
3-30 employee charitable campaign.
3-31 (d) A deduction under this Act must be in the form
3-32 prescribed by the comptroller.
3-33 (e) A state agency other than an institution of higher
3-34 education is not required to permit employees to authorize a
3-35 deduction under this Act until the first full payroll period after
3-36 the agency is converted to a system in which uniform statewide
3-37 payroll procedures are followed.
3-38 SECTION 3. DURATION OF DEDUCTION. (a) A deduction under
3-39 this Act ends on:
3-40 (1) the first anniversary of the date it begins; or
3-41 (2) the effective date of a revocation of or change in
3-42 the authorization by the employee.
3-43 (b) A state employee may revoke or change an authorization
3-44 by giving notice to the employing state agency. The notice must be
3-45 in the form and manner prescribed by the comptroller. A revocation
3-46 or change takes effect when it is approved by the comptroller.
3-47 SECTION 4. STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN POLICY
3-48 COMMITTEE. (a) The state employee charitable campaign policy
3-49 committee consists of not more than 10 members.
3-50 (b) The governor may appoint not more than four members.
3-51 The lieutenant governor and the comptroller may appoint not more
3-52 than three members each.
3-53 (c) Each member of the state policy committee must be a
3-54 state employee. The membership must represent employees at
3-55 different levels of employee classification.
3-56 (d) The state policy committee has the duties provided by
3-57 Subsection (c) of Section 9 of this Act.
3-58 SECTION 5. STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN ADVISORY
3-59 COMMITTEE. (a) The state employee charitable campaign advisory
3-60 committee consists of eight members appointed by the governor.
3-61 (b) Four members must represent campaign managers. Four
3-62 members must represent federations or funds that are not campaign
3-63 managers.
3-64 (c) The state advisory committee has the duties provided by
3-65 Subsection (d) of Section 9 of this Act.
3-66 SECTION 6. LOCAL STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN
3-67 COMMITTEE. (a) The state policy committee shall appoint the
3-68 presiding officer of a local state employee charitable campaign
3-69 committee in each local campaign area.
3-70 (b) The presiding officer of a local employee committee
4-1 shall recruit at least five but not more than 10 additional
4-2 members. The members must represent different levels of employee
4-3 classification.
4-4 (c) Each member of a local employee committee may vote on
4-5 matters before the committee.
4-6 (d) A local employee committee has the duties provided by
4-7 Subsection (e) of Section 9 of this Act.
4-8 SECTION 7. LOCAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER. (a) A local employee
4-9 committee shall select a local campaign manager to conduct the
4-10 state employee charitable campaign in the local campaign area.
4-11 (b) A local campaign manager must have demonstrated
4-12 expertise to:
4-13 (1) provide effective campaign counsel and management;
4-14 and
4-15 (2) serve as fiscal agent for the eligible local
4-16 charitable organizations.
4-17 (c) A local campaign manager has the duties provided by
4-18 Subsection (g) of Section 9 of this Act.
4-19 SECTION 8. TERMS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS; COMPENSATION. (a) A
4-20 member of the state advisory committee, the state policy committee,
4-21 or a local employee committee serves a two-year term.
4-22 (b) A member of the state advisory committee, the state
4-23 policy committee, or a local employee committee may not receive
4-24 compensation for serving on the committee and is not entitled to
4-25 reimbursement for expenses incurred in performing functions as a
4-26 member of the committee.
4-27 SECTION 9. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE
4-28 CAMPAIGN. (a) A state employee charitable campaign shall be
4-29 conducted each autumn. A state employee charitable campaign must
4-30 be managed fairly and equitably in accordance with this Act and the
4-31 policies and procedures established by the state policy committee.
4-32 (b) With the advice of the state advisory committee, the
4-33 comptroller shall adopt rules for the administration of this Act.
4-34 (c) The state policy committee shall:
4-35 (1) establish local campaign areas based on
4-36 recommendation by the state advisory committee;
4-37 (2) select the state campaign manager;
4-38 (3) determine the eligibility of federations or funds
4-39 and their affiliated agencies for statewide participation in the
4-40 state employee charitable campaign;
4-41 (4) approve the recommended campaign plan, budget, and
4-42 generic materials to be used by campaign managers;
4-43 (5) oversee the state employee charitable campaign to
4-44 ensure that all campaign activities are conducted fairly and
4-45 equitably to promote unified solicitation on behalf of all
4-46 participants; and
4-47 (6) perform other duties prescribed by the
4-48 comptroller's rules.
4-49 (d) The state advisory committee shall:
4-50 (1) advise the comptroller and state policy committee
4-51 in adopting rules and establishing procedures for the operation and
4-52 management of the state employee charitable campaign;
4-53 (2) recommend the number, not to exceed 50, and
4-54 geographic scope of local campaign areas to the state policy
4-55 committee; and
4-56 (3) review and submit the recommended campaign plan,
4-57 budget, and generic materials to be used by campaign managers.
4-58 (e) The local employee committee shall:
4-59 (1) contract with a federated community campaign
4-60 organization to serve as the local campaign manager;
4-61 (2) determine the eligibility of local charitable
4-62 organizations to participate in the state employee charitable
4-63 campaign;
4-64 (3) in consultation with the local campaign manager,
4-65 approve the recommended campaign plan, budget, and generic
4-66 materials to be used by campaign managers;
4-67 (4) oversee the local state employee charitable
4-68 campaign to ensure that all local campaign activities are conducted
4-69 fairly and equitably to promote unified solicitation on behalf of
4-70 all participants; and
5-1 (5) perform other duties prescribed by the
5-2 comptroller's rules.
5-3 (f) The state campaign manager shall:
5-4 (1) develop a campaign plan;
5-5 (2) prepare a statewide campaign budget in cooperation
5-6 with the local campaign managers;
5-7 (3) prepare generic materials to be used by campaign
5-8 managers;
5-9 (4) coordinate and facilitate campaign services to
5-10 state employees throughout the state;
5-11 (5) ensure that all state employee charitable campaign
5-12 activities are conducted fairly and equitably to promote unified
5-13 solicitation on behalf of all participants; and
5-14 (6) perform other duties prescribed by the
5-15 comptroller's rules.
5-16 (g) A local campaign manager shall:
5-17 (1) in consultation with the local employee committee,
5-18 develop a cooperative plan, budget, and local campaign materials
5-19 for the local state employee charitable campaign;
5-20 (2) manage the local state employee charitable
5-21 campaign and provide for the effective involvement of each
5-22 participating federation or fund;
5-23 (3) ensure that all local state employee charitable
5-24 campaign activities are conducted fairly and equitably to promote
5-25 unified solicitation on behalf of all participants; and
5-26 (4) perform other duties prescribed by the
5-27 comptroller's rules.
5-28 SECTION 10. ELIGIBILITY OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN
5-29 GENERAL. (a) To be eligible to participate in a state employee
5-30 charitable campaign, a charitable organization must:
5-31 (1) be governed by a voluntary board of citizens that
5-32 meets at least twice each year to set policy and manage the affairs
5-33 of the organization;
5-34 (2) if the organization's annual budget:
5-35 (A) does not exceed $100,000, provide a
5-36 completed Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and an accountant's
5-37 review that offers full and open disclosure of the organization's
5-38 internal operations; or
5-39 (B) exceeds $100,000, be audited annually in
5-40 accordance with generally accepted auditing standards of the
5-41 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and
5-42 (3) not spend more than 25 percent of its annual
5-43 revenue for administrative and fundraising expenses, unless the
5-44 state policy committee grants the organization an exemption under
5-45 Subsection (b) of this section.
5-46 (b) The state policy committee may grant a charitable
5-47 organization a temporary exemption from the requirement of
5-48 Subdivision (3) of Subsection (a) of this section if the committee
5-49 finds that:
5-50 (1) the organization's administrative and fundraising
5-51 expenses are reasonable under the circumstances; and
5-52 (2) the organization has a practical plan to reduce
5-53 its administrative and fundraising expenses to 25 percent of its
5-54 annual revenue within the next three years.
5-55 SECTION 11. ELIGIBILITY FOR STATEWIDE PARTICIPATION. (a) A
5-56 federation or fund that seeks statewide participation in a state
5-57 employee charitable campaign must apply on behalf of itself and its
5-58 affiliated agencies to the state policy committee during the annual
5-59 eligibility determination period specified by the committee. The
5-60 state policy committee shall review each application and may
5-61 approve a federation or fund for statewide participation only if
5-62 the federation or fund qualifies as a statewide charitable
5-63 organization or as an international federation or fund. The state
5-64 policy committee may approve an affiliated charitable organization
5-65 for statewide participation only if the organization qualifies as a
5-66 statewide charitable organization or is an affiliated agency of an
5-67 international federation or fund.
5-68 (b) An affiliated organization of an eligible federation or
5-69 fund that does not qualify as a statewide charitable organization
5-70 because it does not provide services in two or more noncontiguous
6-1 standard metropolitan statistical areas may apply to a local
6-2 employee committee for participation in a local state employee
6-3 charitable campaign.
6-4 (c) The state policy committee may use outside expertise and
6-5 resources available to it to assess the eligibility of charitable
6-6 organizations that seek to participate in a state employee
6-7 charitable campaign.
6-8 (d) An appeal from a decision of the state policy committee
6-9 shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the committee. The
6-10 appeals process must permit a charitable organization that is not
6-11 approved for statewide participation to apply for participation in
6-12 a local state employee charitable campaign.
6-13 SECTION 12. ELIGIBILITY FOR LOCAL PARTICIPATION. (a) A
6-14 charitable organization that seeks local participation in a state
6-15 employee charitable campaign must apply to the appropriate local
6-16 employee committee during the annual eligibility determination
6-17 period specified by the state policy committee. The local employee
6-18 committee shall review each application and may approve a
6-19 charitable organization for local participation only if the
6-20 organization qualifies as a local charitable organization and is:
6-21 (1) an unaffiliated local organization; or
6-22 (2) a federation or fund or an affiliate of a
6-23 federation or fund that is not approved for statewide
6-24 participation.
6-25 (b) An appeal from a decision of a local employee committee
6-26 shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the state policy
6-27 committee.
6-28 SECTION 13. FEES. (a) A campaign manager may not charge a
6-29 fee to the comptroller, a state agency, or a state employee for the
6-30 services the campaign manager provides in connection with a state
6-31 employee charitable campaign.
6-32 (b) A campaign manager may charge a reasonable and necessary
6-33 fee for actual campaign expenses to the participating charitable
6-34 organizations in the same proportion that the contributions to that
6-35 charitable organization bear to the total of contributions in the
6-36 state employee charitable campaign.
6-37 (c) A fee under Subsection (b) of this section must be based
6-38 on the combined expenses of the state campaign manager and each
6-39 local campaign manager and may not exceed 10 percent of the total
6-40 amount collected in the state employee charitable campaign unless
6-41 the state policy committee approves a higher amount to accommodate
6-42 reasonable documented costs.
6-43 (d) The comptroller shall charge an administrative fee to
6-44 cover costs incurred by the comptroller and employing state
6-45 agencies in the implementation of this Act to the charitable
6-46 organizations participating in the first state employee charitable
6-47 campaign conducted under this Act in the same proportion that the
6-48 contributions to that charitable organization bear to the total of
6-49 contributions in that campaign. The comptroller shall charge an
6-50 administrative fee to cover costs incurred by the comptroller and
6-51 employing state agencies in the administration of this Act to the
6-52 charitable organizations in each subsequent state employee
6-53 charitable campaign in the same proportion that the contributions
6-54 to that charitable organization bear to the total of contributions
6-55 in that campaign. The comptroller shall determine the most
6-56 efficient and effective method of collecting the administrative fee
6-57 and shall adopt rules for the implementation of this section.
6-58 SECTION 14. FUNDRAISING PRACTICES. The fundraising
6-59 practices of a participating charitable organization must:
6-60 (1) be truthful and consumer-oriented;
6-61 (2) clearly identify and distinguish community-based
6-62 organizations from statewide and international organizations; and
6-63 (3) assure protection against:
6-64 (A) unauthorized use of a list of contributors
6-65 to the organization;
6-66 (B) payment of commissions, kickbacks, finder
6-67 fees, percentages, bonuses, or overrides for fundraising;
6-68 (C) mailing unordered merchandise or tickets
6-69 with a request for money in return; and
6-70 (D) general telephone solicitation of the
7-1 public.
7-2 SECTION 15. MISAPPLICATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) If the
7-3 state policy committee has reason to believe that a participating
7-4 charitable organization, a campaign manager, or a local employee
7-5 committee has misapplied contributions under this Act, the state
7-6 policy committee may request the comptroller or state auditor to
7-7 audit the person.
7-8 (b) If an audit under this section reveals gross negligence
7-9 or intentional misconduct on the part of a campaign manager or a
7-10 local employee committee, the state policy committee shall remove
7-11 the campaign manager or local employee committee. A person removed
7-12 under this subsection is not eligible to serve in the capacity from
7-13 which the person was removed before the fifth anniversary of the
7-14 date the person was removed.
7-15 (c) If an audit under this section reveals intentional
7-16 misconduct on the part of a campaign manager or a local employee
7-17 committee, the state policy committee shall forward its findings to
7-18 the appropriate law enforcement agency for further action.
7-19 (d) The attorney general may bring an action in a court of
7-20 competent jurisdiction to recover misapplied contributions.
7-21 (e) If an investigation or lawsuit results in a recovery of
7-22 misapplied contributions and there is not a judgment distributing
7-23 the amounts recovered, the state policy committee shall instruct
7-24 the comptroller as to the manner of refunding contributions to the
7-25 appropriate state employees.
7-26 SECTION 16. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION. Participation by a
7-27 state employee in a state employee charitable campaign is
7-28 voluntary. Each campaign manager, local employee committee,
7-29 charitable organization, state employee, and state agency shall
7-30 inform state employees that deductions are voluntary.
7-31 SECTION 17. CONFIDENTIALITY. Except as necessary to
7-32 administer this Act or on written authorization of the employee,
7-33 the following information is confidential:
7-34 (1) whether a state employee has authorized a
7-35 deduction under this Act;
7-36 (2) the amount of a deduction authorized by a state
7-37 employee under this Act; and
7-38 (3) the name of a federation or fund or local
7-39 charitable organization that a state employee has designated to
7-40 receive contributions under this Act, unless the employee has
7-41 executed a written pledge card or other document indicating that
7-42 the employee wishes to receive an acknowledgment from the
7-43 designated charitable organization.
7-44 SECTION 18. EXEMPTION FOR INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OR FUND.
7-45 An international federation or fund is exempt from the requirements
7-46 of this Act relating to:
7-47 (1) maintenance of an established physical presence in
7-48 this state; and
7-49 (2) the provision of health and human services to
7-50 citizens of this state.
7-51 SECTION 19. APPROPRIATION. In addition to other amounts
7-52 appropriated to the comptroller or an employing state agency for
7-53 the fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 1993, the administrative
7-54 fees authorized by Section 13 of this Act are appropriated to the
7-55 comptroller and the employing state agencies for the fiscal
7-56 biennium beginning September 1, 1993, to administer this Act.
7-57 SECTION 20. TRANSITION. An institution of higher education
7-58 is not required to permit employees to authorize a deduction under
7-59 this Act until the first full payroll period that occurs after six
7-60 months after the publication of rules adopted under this Act.
7-61 SECTION 21. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation
7-62 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
7-63 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
7-64 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
7-65 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
7-66 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
7-67 passage, and it is so enacted.
7-68 * * * * *
7-69 Austin,
7-70 Texas
8-1 March 30, 1993
8-2 Hon. Bob Bullock
8-3 President of the Senate
8-4 Sir:
8-5 We, your Committee on Finance to which was referred S.B. No. 795,
8-6 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
8-7 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do not
8-8 pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do
8-9 pass and be printed.
8-10 Montford,
8-11 Chairman
8-12 * * * * *
8-13 WITNESSES
8-14 FOR AGAINST ON
8-15 ___________________________________________________________________
8-16 Name: Winiford N. Dunn x
8-17 Representing: United Way of the Tx
8-18 Gf Coast
8-19 City: Houston
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8-21 Name: Cathy Brunicardi, Exec. Director x
8-22 Representing: Environmental Fund for Tx
8-23 City: Austin
8-24 -------------------------------------------------------------------
8-25 Name: Mark Rose x
8-26 Representing: United Way, Capitol Area Cncl
8-27 City: Austin
8-28 -------------------------------------------------------------------
8-29 Name: William S. Link x
8-30 Representing: United Way in Texas
8-31 City: Austin
8-32 -------------------------------------------------------------------
8-33 Name: Cleo Glenn-Johnson x
8-34 Representing: Black United Fund of Tx, Inc.
8-35 City: Austin
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8-37 Name: Carolyn Parker, Exec. Dir. x
8-38 Representing: Texas AIDS Network
8-39 City: Austin
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8-41 Name: Kae McLaughlin, Tri-Agency of Am. x
8-42 Representing: Heart Assn, Cncr Soc, Lung Assn
8-43 City: Austin
8-44 -------------------------------------------------------------------
8-45 Name: Kae McLaughlin x
8-46 Representing: Am Heart Assn, Tx Affiliate
8-47 City: Austin
8-48 -------------------------------------------------------------------
8-49 Name: Shannon Noble x
8-50 Representing: Tx Network of Youth Services
8-51 City: Austin
8-52 -------------------------------------------------------------------
8-53 Name: Shannon Noble x
8-54 Representing: Tx Women's Political Caucus
8-55 City: Austin
8-56 -------------------------------------------------------------------
8-57 Name: Sara L. Kelley x
8-58 Representing: Gray Panthers
8-59 City: Austin
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8-61 FOR AGAINST ON
8-62 ___________________________________________________________________
8-63 Name: Steve Robison, Board Member x
8-64 Representing: Another Way
8-65 City: Austin
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8-67 Name: Joe Sanchez x
8-68 Representing: MALDEF
8-69 City: San Antonio
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9-1 Name: James Scott x
9-2 Representing: Public Citizen
9-3 City: Austin
9-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------
9-5 Name: Wade Thomason x
9-6 Representing: Am Lung Association of Tx
9-7 City: Austin
9-8 -------------------------------------------------------------------
9-9 Name: Russell E. Smith x
9-10 Representing: TREIA
9-11 City: Austin
9-12 -------------------------------------------------------------------
9-13 Name: Mary Ellen Nudd x
9-14 Representing: Mental Health Assn in Texas
9-15 City: Austin
9-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------
9-17 Name: Tom Tobin x
9-18 Representing: International Service Agencies
9-19 City: Austin
9-20 -------------------------------------------------------------------
9-21 Name: John Warren x
9-22 Representing: United Way/Capitol Area
9-23 City: Austin
9-24 -------------------------------------------------------------------
9-25 Name: Ted Roberts x
9-26 Representing: Tx Association of Business
9-27 City: Austin
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