House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Major Information Systems 75th Legislature June 17, 1998 9:30 am Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to a notice posted on June 12, 1998, the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Major Information Systems met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Dan Kubiak at 9:52 am. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Kubiak; Greenberg; Hochberg; Mowery; Pitts (5). Absent: Representatives Averitt; Finnell; Glaze; Raymond (4). A quorum was present. Representative Greenberg co-chaired. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) Information technology personnel plans were discussed. The subcommittee will recommend to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor that the following agencies be allowed to exceed their 1.7% salary cap for FY 98 by amounts specified in plans submitted to the Legislative Budget Board and Governor: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; Texas State Board of Medical Examiners; Office of Court Administration. The subcommittee will recommend to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor that the Health Professions Council be allowed to exceed its FTE cap to accommodate a new information technology position. The subcommittee endorses the creation of three new information technology positions at the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and will recommend to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor that the Commission be allowed to exceed its FTE cap for FY 98 and/or FY 99, if necessary, to accommodate these positions. At 10:56 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 12:55 pm on June 17, 1998. The committee reconvened at 1:00 pm and was called to order by Representative Kubiak. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Kubiak; Averitt; Greenberg; Hochberg; Mowery; Pitts (6). Absent: Representatives Finnell; Glaze; Raymond (3). A quorum was present. Representative Greenberg co-chaired. The subcommittee will recommend to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs be allowed to exceed its 1.7% salary cap for FY 98 by amounts specified in a revised plan submitted to the Legislative Budget Board and Governor. At 1:16 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. ______________________ Rep. Dan Kubiak, Chair ______________________ Kathleen Gardiner, Subcommittee Clerk