MINUTES 
                                           
                   LONG TERM CARE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE 
                            Wednesday, December 19, 2001 
                                     9:00 a.m. 
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.012 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Long Term Care Legislative  
         Oversight Committee was held on Wednesday, December 19, 2001, in  
         the Capitol Extension, Room E1.012, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Robert Duncan                   Pat Karrh 
         Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Mike Moncrief 
         Representative Elliott Naishtat 
         Representative Craig Eiland 
         Representative Jim McReynolds 
         Phil Elmore 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         Chairman Duncan made opening remarks and introduced the public  
         members serving on the committee. 
          
         Representative Naishtat made opening remarks. 
          
         Senator Moncrief made opening remarks. 
          
         Public Member Phil Elmore made opening remarks. 
          
         Representative McReynolds made opening remarks. 
          
         Senator Harris made opening remarks. 
          
         Representative Eiland made opening remarks. 
          
         Chairman Duncan laid out the interim rules for the Long Term  
         Care Legislative Oversight Committee and called for revisions.   
         There being none, Senator Moncrief moved their approval.  There  
         being no objection, the rules were adopted by unanimous consent. 
          
         Chairman Duncan reviewed the tentative schedule for interim  
         hearings.   
         Chairman Duncan called invited witnesses to brief the committee  
  
         members. 
          
         The following persons provided oral testimony: 
          
              Dr. Steve Murdock, Director, Texas State Data Center,  
              provided an overview and answered questions concerning the  
              demographic trends facing the elderly population in Texas. 
          
              Deborah Fulton, Texas Legislative Council, presented a  
              summary and answered questions regarding Senate Bill 1839,  
              the omnibus long term care legislation passed during the  
              Regular 77th Legislative Session. 
          
              Nancy Millard and Mike Leo, Legislative Budget Board,  
              answered questions and spoke briefly about funding for long  
              term care programs. 
          
              Don Warren, Texas Legislative Council, gave an overview of  
              the proposed interim research projects. 
          
         Chairman Duncan created a working group to investigate and  
         determine research projects for the committee.  The working  
         group is to report to the committee recommended research  
         projects at the next hearing.  The members of the working group  
         are: 
              Phil Elmore - chair 
              Senator Moncrief 
              Representative Eiland 
              Representative McReynolds. 
          
         Senator Moncrief requested Deborah Fulton, Texas Legislative  
         Council, return to the witness table for an additional question  
         regarding certain provisions of Senate Bill 1839. 
          
         With no other business to come before the committee, the chair  
         recessed the committee by unanimous consent at 11:45 a.m.,  
         subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Senator Robert Duncan, Chair 
          
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         Jennifer Chambers, Clerk