WITNESS LIST Finance Committee March 15, 2001 - 8:00A Department of Mental Health and Men ON: Hale, Karen Commissioner (Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation), Austin, TX Health and Human Services Commissio ON: Gilbert, Don Commissioner for HHSC (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX Office of Attorney General ON: Cloudt, Jim Attorney (State of Texas), Austin, TX Durham, Drew T. Assistant Attorney General (Office of Attorney General), Austin, TX Texas Department of Human Services ON: Halfmann, Bobby Chief Financial Officer (Texas Department of Human Services), Austin, TX Texas Department of Transportation ON: Bass, James Director, Finance Division (Texas Department of Transportation), Austin, TX Heald, Charles W. Executive Director, TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation), Austin, TX Johnson, John W. Chairman (Texas Transportation Commission), Austin, TX Kim, Eleanor (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Nicoles, Robert L. Member (Texas Transportation Commission), Austin, TX Redwine, Augustin Research Analyst (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Reissig, Mike Director of Fiscal Management (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Rylander, Carole Keeton Comptroller (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Schlomach, Byron Policy Analyst (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Kyle, TX Winters, Clint Policy Analyst (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Texas Workforce Commission ON: Reed, Cassie Carlson Executive Director (Texas Workforce Commission), Austin, TX SB 679 Enactment of the Texas Economic Dev FOR: Perryman, Ray Economist (Self) AGAINST: Lavine, Dick Fiscal Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX ON: Brimer, Rep. Kim State Representative (Self), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Christian, George Scott Attorney (Texas Taxpayers & Research Assoc.), Austin, TX Dipprey, Ron Director, Public Affairs (Dow Chemical Company), Austin, TX Dunn, David Lobbyist (Texas Assoc. of School Boards), Austin, TX Erban, Randy Attorney (Texas Border Infrastructure Coalition), Austin, TX Hammond, Bill (Texas Assoc. of Business & Chambers of Commerce), Austin, TX Igo, Shanon Director of legislative Services (Texas Manicipal League), Austin, TX Keleher, Timothy Non Profit Manager (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce), Fort Worth, TX Kennedy, John Senior Analyst (Texas Taxpayers & Research Assoc. Texas Tax Payers & Research Assoc.), Austin, TX Kessler, Ron Attorney (A&A), Austin, TX Kowalski, Thomas Life Science Research (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute), Austin, TX Panigua, Joe Assistant to City Manager (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX Sickels, Linda Vice President (Trinity IND, Inc), Austin, TX Suhm, Vic Consultant (North Texas Commission), Dallas, TX Woodrick, Jim Trade Association (Texas Chemical Council), Austin, TX On: Richards, Gene Business Dev. Director (Texas Department of Economic Development), Austin, TX Shilling, Mark Lobbyist (National Federation of Independent Businesses), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: For: White, Michael L. Attorney/Consultant (Greater Houston Partnership), Austin, TX SB 1263 Relating to State Taxes FOR: Storie, Gene Attorney (State of Texas) ON: Kim, Eleanor (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Reissig, Mike Director of Fiscal Management (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Rylander, Carole Keeton Comptroller of Public Accounts (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX