MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOPWOOD, STATE CONTRACT
& EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
Tuesday, September 29, 1998
10:00 am
U.T. Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Hopwood,
State Contract & Employment Practices was held on Tuesday,
September 29, 1998 at U.T. Southwestern Medical Center,
Dallas, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos The Hon. Bob Lanier
Senator Robert Duncan Senator Teel Bivins
Senator Rodney Ellis
Senator Frank Madla
Senator Bill Ratliff
Chairman Lanier was absent due to surgery; Senator Ellis was
absent due to his wife being hospitalized for the birth of
their child.
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Senator Barrientos, the Vice-Chairman and Acting Chair, called
the meeting to order at 10:10 am. The following business was
transacted.
Senator Barrientos made some opening remarks, and recognized
Senator Duncan to make opening remarks.
The Chair called the following persons to testify:
Kern Wildenthal, M.D., President, U.T. Southwestern
Medical Center, to welcome the Committee and
testify on Hopwood issues;
Barbara Hampton, representing herself, regarding state
contracts;
Gary Bledsoe, representing the Texas NAACP, regarding all
interim charges (testimony attached);
Adelfa B. Callejo, representing herself, regarding
affirmative action generally;
Janice Smith Moss, representing the City of Dallas,
regarding employment-related cases
involving the City of Dallas;
Marcos G. Ronquillo, representing himself; regarding
state contracts; and
Valentin Arreguin, representing himself, regarding state
contracts.
On a motion by Senator Duncan, and without objection, the
Committee recessed for lunch at 12:10pm until 1:30pm.
The Chair called the meeting back to order at 1:40pm, and
recognized the following persons to testify:
Ray M. Bowen, President, Texas A&M University, regarding
Hopwood issues;
Frank Newton, Dean, Texas Tech Law School, regarding
Hopwood issues (testimony attached);
Fay Landham, HUB Coordinator, University of North Texas
Health Science Center at Fort Worth, regarding the
HUB program;
Hopeton B. Hay, Dallas/Ft. Worth/ Arlington Minority
Business Development Center, and the Texas NAACP,
regarding the HUB program;
Teri Flack, Director, Government Relations, Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board, regarding Fall
enrollment data;
Lynn Gray Redwine, Policy Analyst, and Wardaleen Belvin,
Legislative Liaison, Comptroller of Public Accounts,
regarding the status of the Disparity Study.
The following persons registered but were unable to testify:
Obie Mbakwe, Accountant, MPA General Services Co., Inc.,
regarding the need to continue the HUB Program;
Dr. Hardy Murphy, Associate Superintendent, Fort Worth
I.S.D., regarding the Texas Commission on a
Representative Student Body;
Wyntress Booker Ware, Public Relations Consultant, Mt.
Olive Missionary Church and Ware and Associates,
Inc., regarding the Hopwood Committee;
Viola Jenkins, VitaCare, Inc., regarding the HUB program;
and
Robert Parks, Brinkman Construction, regarding not being
paid by a contractor.
There being no further business, at 3:45 pm Senator Duncan
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the Chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Gonzalo Barrientos, Acting Chair
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Cheryl Vanek, Committee Clerk