1-1 By: Zaffirini S.C.R. No. 88
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed May 6, 1993; May 6, 1993, read first
1-3 time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services;
1-4 May 7, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6,
1-5 Nays 0; May 7, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Zaffirini x
1-9 Ellis x
1-10 Madla x
1-11 Moncrief x
1-12 Nelson x
1-13 Patterson x
1-14 Shelley x
1-15 Truan x
1-16 Wentworth x
1-17 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-18 WHEREAS, Accessible and affordable health care is a right
1-19 that should be enjoyed by all citizens; and
1-20 WHEREAS, The public institutions of higher education in the
1-21 State of Texas have an invaluable and integral role in the
1-22 provision of health and human service care for Texans; and
1-23 WHEREAS, These institutions can provide much needed insight
1-24 into new and innovative ideas, advances, procedures, and proposals
1-25 for more accessible, accountable, affordable, and available health
1-26 care; now, therefore, be it
1-27 RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
1-28 hereby request that the public institutions of higher education
1-29 report their current efforts in developing or providing health or
1-30 human service care to the people of Texas to the Texas Higher
1-31 Education Coordinating Board; and, be it further
1-32 RESOLVED, That in carrying out this request, the public
1-33 institutions of higher education report on new and innovative
1-34 efforts that should be made to better serve the health care and
1-35 human service needs of all Texans; and, be it further
1-36 RESOLVED, That the report include recommendations on the best
1-37 way to provide high quality health care for all citizens in the
1-38 most efficient, accessible, and least costly manner; and, be it
1-39 further
1-40 RESOLVED, That the report include the possible use of grants,
1-41 donations, or federal funds to accomplish the goal of quality
1-42 health care for all citizens; and, be it further
1-43 RESOLVED, That the report include recommendations as to the
1-44 feasibility of utilization of the schools of social work and other
1-45 human service related programs to provide delivery of human service
1-46 needs; and, be it further
1-47 RESOLVED, That the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
1-48 provide a progress report to the Legislative Health and Human
1-49 Services Board by September 1, 1994.
1-50 * * * * *
1-51 Austin,
1-52 Texas
1-53 May 7, 1993
1-54 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-55 President of the Senate
1-56 Sir:
1-57 We, your Committee on Health and Human Services to which was
1-58 referred S.C.R. No. 88, have had the same under consideration, and
1-59 I am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the
1-60 recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
1-61 Moncrief,
1-62 Chair
1-63 * * * * *
1-64 WITNESSES
1-65 FOR AGAINST ON
1-66 ___________________________________________________________________
1-67 Name: Don Brown x
1-68 Representing: Tx Higher Ed. Coor. Board
2-1 City: Austin
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