The House Committee on Economic Development 
         76th Legislature 
         May 11, 2000 
         9:30 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 14, 2000, the House  
         Committee on Economic Development met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Solis, Jim, at  
         9:50 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Solis, Jim; Deshotel; Homer; Keffer;  
                   Luna; McClendon; Seaman; Villarreal; Yarbrough (9). 
          
         Absent:   None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The chair delivered opening remarks and announced that the  
         purpose of the meeting was to address charge #1 and the  
         oversight of the Texas Aerospace Commission's Spaceport project. 
          
         The chair laid out charge #1: 
              Assess the strengths and weaknesses of local workforce  
              development boards and their capacity to provide effective  
              training and job services. 
              Include a review of the boards' monitoring and verification  
              of contractor performance and reports. 
              Assess the workforce development system's effectiveness in  
              the areas of (a) the TANF population, (b) dislocated  
              workers, (c) persons with disabilities and (d) the  
              high-technology workforce. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Yarbrough in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Solis, Jim in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on  
         Charge #3:  Representative Solis, Jim, Chair; Representatives  
         Deshotel; Keffer; and Seaman. 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on  
         Spaceport - Oversight on Texas Aerospace Commission:   
         Representative Solis, Jim, Chair; Representatives Deshotel;  
         Luna; McClendon; and Seaman. 
          
         At 6:05 p.m., 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. Solis, Jim, Chair 
          
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         Yvonne Barton, Clerk