House Committee on Economic Development 
         Subcommittee on Welfare and Workforce Reform 
         75th Legislature 
         April 16, 1998 
         9:30 am  (Scheduled meeting time) 
         Capitol Extension, E2.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 30, 1998, the House  
         Committee on Economic Development, 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 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 
          
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         J.J. Garza, Clerk             Ray Spivey, Clerk 
          
         Janis Carter, Clerk