House Committee on Appropriations 75th Legislature August 20, 1998 9:30 am Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to a notice posted on August 4, 1998, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Acting Chair, Representative at 9:40 am. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Delisi; Averitt; Coleman; Heflin; Pitts (5). Absent: Representatives Junell; Cuellar; Davis; Eiland; Finnell; Gallego; Glaze; Greenberg; Haggerty; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Hochberg; Kubiak; Moreno; Mowery; Price; Raymond; Swinford; Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Walker; West, George "Buddy" (22). A quorum was not present. Commissioner Don Gilbert of the Health & Human Services Commission updated the committee of recent developments with the Commission proposall for a Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Commissioner William Archer of the Department of Health offered testimony on recent developments regarding CHIP. Paul Priest, Kelly Furgeson, and Trey Berendt of the Legislative Budget Board offered testimony on cost projections for CHIP. Stephen Schwartz of the Texas Dental Association offered testimony on a proposal for a dental benefits package. At 12:40 pm Rep. Delisi, upon a motion by Rep. Heflin, adjourned the committee until further notice. _________________________ __________________ _ Rep. Dianne Delisi, Acting Chair Janis Carter, Chief Clerk