SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Finance TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Thursday, March 1, 2001 PLACE: E1.036 CHAIR: Senator Rodney Ellis ___________________________________________________________________________ Markup on the following (S.B.1 - General Appropriations Bill): GENERAL GOVERNMENT Aircraft Pooling Board Commission on the Arts Office of the Attorney General Bond Review Board Comptroller of Public Accounts Fiscal Programs Social Security Contributions & Benefit Replacement Pay Commission on State Emergency Communications Employees Retirement system Texas Ethics Commission Public Finance Authority Fire Fighter's Pension Commissioner State General Services Commission Office of the Governor Trusteed Program within the Office of the Governor Historical Commission Commission on Human Rights Texas Incentive & Productivity Commission Department of Informational Resources Library & Archives Commission Pension Review Board Preservation Board Secretary of State Office of State-Federal Relations VETERAN'S AFFAIRS Veterans Commission Adjutant General's Department Texas Military Facilities Commission General Land Office and Veteran's Land Office At Approx. 9:30AM the Committee will consider the following: SB 411 Shapiro Relating to the disposition of certain fees and penalties collected by the Department of Public Safety. SB 412 Shapiro Relating to the allocation and use by counties of revenue from motor vehicle sales and use taxes and vehicle registration fees. SB 737 Ellis, Rodney / et al. Relating to the creation of the Texas excellence fund to promote research and excellence at certain institutions of higher education. SB 848 Ellis, Rodney Relating to crediting interest to a suspense account of the comptroller and transferring accumulated interest from the account. Pending Items/Other Business ___________________________________________________________________________