** REVISION **
                                   SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Human Services

TIME & DATE:  7:00AM, Wednesday, March 31, 1999

PLACE: Senate Chamber

CHAIR: Senator Judith Zaffirini

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To consider the following:


SB 346            Harris
Relating to health and human services regions.

SB 1122            Armbrister
Relating to circumstances in which cigarettes may not be affixed
with stamps or sold; providing penalties.

SB 1138            Wentworth
Relating to assistance funds for mandatory health care services
provided in certain counties.

SB 1151            Bivins
Relating to a disqualification from unemployment compensation
benefits for certain persons engaged in seasonal employment.

SB 1158            Carona
Relating to fraudulent conduct with respect to TANF benefits.

SB 1159            Carona
Relating to compliance with certain requirements of the
responsibility agreement by recipients of Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families benefits.

SB 1234            Nelson
Relating to the expansion and funding of the Texas Integrated
Funding Initiative of the Health and Human Services Commission.

SB 1248            Nelson
Relating to Medicaid third-party recoveries; providing a penalty.

SB 1292            Zaffirini
Relating to monitoring the financial condition of certain nursing
facilities licensed by the Texas Department of Human Services.

SB 1423            West, Royce
Relating to providing supplemental financial assistance and
services to certain grandparents.

SB 1574            West, Royce
Relating to the administration of certain programs for at-risk
children and their families.

SB 1587            Zaffirini
Relating to the detection of fraud, waste, and abuse in the state
Medicaid  program.

SB 1588            Zaffirini
Relating to fraud control procedures for the Medicaid managed care
program.

SB 1589            Zaffirini
Relating to fraudulent claims for medical or health care benefits
submitted under certain state programs.

SB 1590            Zaffirini
Relating to the investigation and prosecution of fraud in the
workers' compensation program for state employees; providing
administrative penalties.

SB 1592            Zaffirini
Relating to implementation of certain procedures to ensure accuracy
of medical assistance eligibility lists.



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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:

SB 1590