** REVISION **
                                   SENATE
                         NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING


COMMITTEE: Finance
SUBCOMMITTEE: Articles 1, 6, and 7 Agencies

TIME & DATE:  9:30AM, Wednesday, October 22, 1997

PLACE: Finance Committee Room

CHAIR: Senator Gonzalo Barrientos

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I.   ROLL CALL

II.  DISCUSSION OF INTERIM CHARGES AND PROPOSED MEETING SCHEDULE

III. INVITED TESTIMONY

     Texas Department of Information Resources:
       Carolyn Purcell, Executive Director - Overview of technology
        in state government

     Legislative Budget Board:
       Patsy Henry - Overview of budget process
       John Barton - Performance Measures
       Marva Scallion - Line-item Strategies
       Rick Travis - FTE Monitoring

     State Auditor's Office:
       Larry Alwin - Overview of State Auditor reports,
        agency accountability
       Andrea Claire - Performance Measures Certification
                     - FTE Trends

IV.  ADJOURNMENT


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