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WITNESS LIST
Government Reform Committee
February  12, 2007 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess
Contracting Issues
 
     On:
Apperley, Mike (State Auditors Office)
 
 
 
 
Government Efficiency
 
     On:
Ivie, Julie (Legislative Budget Board)
 
 
Parr, Bill (Legislative Budget Board)
 
 
 
 
Government Efficiency/Contracting
 
     On:
Young, John (State Auditors Office)
 
 
 
 
Government Reform Issues
 
     On:
Hujar, Deborah (Legislative Budget Board)
 
 
Yawn, Keith (Legislative Budget Board)
 
 
 
 
Municipal Unfunded Mandates
 
     On:
Sandlin, Bennett (Texas Municipal League)
 
 
 
 
Sunset Commission Activity
 
     On:
Longley, Joey (Sunset Commission, Director)
 
 
 
 
Unfunded and Under-funded Mandates
 
     On:
Clark, Catherine (Texas Association of School Boards)
 
 
 
 
Unfunded Mandates
 
     On:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Assoc. of Texas)
 
 
Boethel, Carey (Texas Assoc Counties)
 
 
 
 
HB  67
 
    For:
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Lockard, Lee (Texas Beverage Association)
 
 
Shipton, Patricia (Texas Merchandise Vending Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Been, Perry (Comptroller/State Energy Conservation Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Smith, Tom 'Smitty' (Public Citizen)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Borskey, Mark (Texas Merchandise Vending Association)