MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Monday, February 22, 1999
9:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, Room E1.036
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance was
held on Monday, February 22, 1999 in the Capitol Extension,
Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Bill Ratliff None
Senator Carlos Truan
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator John Carona
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Troy Fraser
Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr.
Senator Jon Lindsay
Senator Mike Moncrief
Senator Steve Ogden
Senator Royce West
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. There
being a quorum present, the following business was transacted.
The following members arrived after the roll was called:
none.
The Chair recognized witnesses to testify on Legislative
Budget Board (LBB) recommendations pertaining to the following
agencies:
Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Department of Human Services
Workforce Commission
Commission for the Blind
Witnesses testifying and registering on the LBB
recommendations are shown on the attached list.
Chairman Ratliff asked Senator West to review major Texas
Workforce Commission funding issues and present
recommendations to the full committee.
Chairman Ratliff asked Senator Moncrief to review major
Article II funding issues and present recommendations to the
full committee.
There being no further business, at 8:00 p.m., Senator Ratliff
announced that the Committee would stand recessed until 9:00
a.m., Tuesday, February 23, 1999. Without objection, it was
so ordered.
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Senator Bill Ratliff, Chair
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Patricia Hicks, Clerk