House Committee on Appropriations 
         Subcommittee on Welfare and Workforce Reform 
         75th Legislature 
         April 16, 1998 
         9:30 am (Scheduled meeting time) 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 30, 1998, the House Committee  
         on Appropriations, Joint Subcommittee on Welfare and Workforce  
         Reform met in a public hearing and was called to order by the  
         Co-Chairs, Representative Rene Oliveira and Representative Harvey  
         Hilderbran at 9:48 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Oliveira (Co-Chair); Hilderbran  
                   (Co-Chair); Christian; Coleman; Glaze; Greenberg; Heflin;  
                   Keffer; McReynolds; Moreno; Naishtat; Seaman; Tillery;  
                   Van de Putte; Wohlgemuth (15). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Davila; Delisi; Yarbrough (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)  
          
         (Representative Yarbrough now present.)  
          
         Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Delisi now present.)               
          
         Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.).   
          
         At 3:35 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the  
         meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         Rep. Rene Oliveira, Co-Chair                                      
         Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, Co-Chair 
          
         J.J. Garza, Clerk                                                            
         Ray Spivey, Clerk 
          
         Cody Sutton, Clerk