The House Committee on Border & International Affairs

80th Legislature

May 21, 2008

1:00 p.m.

E2.012

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 16, 2008, the House Committee on Border & International Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Tracy O., at 1:09 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives King, Tracy O.; Castro; Hernandez; Merritt; Pickett (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Frost; Hardcastle (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on Health Workforce Issues:  Representative King, Tracy O., Chair; Representatives Castro and Pickett. The subcommittee will work in coordination with subcommittees from the House Committees on Appropriations and Public Health regarding a joint interim charge to study the state's current and long-range need for physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied health and long-term care professionals; and make recommendations regarding strategies related to both geographic distribution and barriers to recruitment of high-need professions, especially for primary care providers and long-term care professionals.

 

(Representative Frost now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

At 2:01 p.m., on the motion of Representative Merritt and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. King, Tracy O., Chair

 

 

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Gabe Valenzuela, Clerk