SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Government Organization TIME & DATE: 1:00PM Or upon adjournment Wednesday, April 9, 2003 PLACE: Senate Chamber CHAIR: Senator Rodney Ellis ___________________________________________________________________________ Bills To Be Considered: SB 280 Nelson Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Commission. SB 281 Nelson Relating to the continuation of the Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness as the Texas Workforce Investment Council and to the functions performed by the council. SB 283 Jackson Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, including functions affecting architects, landscape architects, and interior designers; providing a criminal penalty. SB 285 Nelson Relating to the administration and functions of the Texas Department of Human Services. SB 919 Whitmire Relating to the kinds of mail service that may be used under the public information law to send a notice or any other document to a person. SB 1048 Ellis, Rodney Relating to the abolition of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Railroad Commission of Texas, the creation of the Texas Energy and Communications Commission, and the transfer of the powers and duties of the public utility commission and the railroad commission to the energy and communications commission and other state agencies. SB 1113 Nelson Relating to the governmental entities subject to, and the confidentiality of records under, the sunset review process. SB 1418 Ratliff Relating to ex officio appointments of members of the Texas Senate to boards and commissions. SB 1449 Harris Relating to conflicts of interest involving lobbyists; providing a criminal penalty. SB 1634 Staples Relating to the limitation on the allocation of office space to state agencies. SB 1694 Shapiro Relating to state agency internal auditing. SB 1892 Hinojosa Relating to the lease and use for economic development purposes of certain property transferred by the State of Texas to the City of Corpus Christi. Pending Business: SB 1701 Wentworth Relating to the Department of Information Resources' management of certain electronic and telecommunications projects. ___________________________________________________________________________