House Committee on Economic Development 
         Subcommittee on Welfare and Workforce Reform 
         75th Legislature 
         January 27, 1998 
         9:30 am  
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on January 21, 1998, the House  
         Committee on Economic Development, Subcommittee on Welfare and  
         Workforce Reform met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the Co-Chairs, Representatives Rene Oliveira and  
         Harvey Hilderbran at 9:54 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Oliveira; Hilderbran; Coleman;  
                   Christian; Davila; Delisi; Glaze; Greenberg; Heflin;  
                   Keffer; McReynolds; Moreno; Naishtat; Seaman;  
                   Tillery; Wohlgemuth; Yarbrough;  (17). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Van de Putte (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken. 
          
         (Representative Van de Putte now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken. 
          
         At 11:44 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 1:00 pm. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:19 pm and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Oliveira.  The roll was answered as  
         follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Oliveira; Hilderbran;  Coleman;  
                   Christian; Davila; Delisi; Glaze; Greenberg; Heflin;  
                   Keffer; McReynolds; Moreno; Naishtat; Seaman;  
                   Tillery; Wohlgemuth; Van de Putte; Yarbrough;  (18). 
          
         Absent:   (0) 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative Delisi in chair.)   
          
         Testimony was taken. 
          
         (Representative Naishtat in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken. 
          
         At 5:07 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
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         Rep. Rene Oliveira, Co-Chair  Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, Co-Chair 
          
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         J.J. Garza, Clerk   Ray Spivey, Clerk 
          
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         Janis Carter, Clerk