The House Committee on Appropriations

81st Legislature

March 23, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E1.030

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 18, 2009, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 8:23 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pitts; Raymond; Aycock; Button; Chavez; Cohen; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Driver; Dukes; Edwards; Eiland; Giddings; Hochberg; King, Susan; McClendon; Morrison; Otto; Riddle; Villarreal; Zerwas (22).

 

Absent:              Representatives Brown, Fred; Flores; Herrero; Isett; Miller, Doug (5).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Miller, Doug now present.)

 

(Representative Isett now present.)

 

(Representative Herrero now present.)

 

Representative Cohen moved the adoption of the subcommittee recommendations.  The motion was adopted without objection.

 

Department of Aging and Disability Services

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative King moved to amend the subcommittee recommendations to move Item 10a (Facility and Community-Based Regulation) to Article XI.  The motion was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Eiland moved the adoption of the subcommittee recommendations for the Department of Aging and Disability Services as amended.  The motion was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Raymond in chair.)

 

Department of Family and Protective Services

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Department of Family and Protective Services

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Pitts in chair.)

 

The chair left the subcommittee recommendations for the Department of Family and Protective Services pending.

 

Department of State Health Services

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Department of State Health Services.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Raymond in chair.)

 

Representative Isett moved to amend the subcommittee recommendations to move Item 6 (Disaster Recovery& Public Health Preparedness) to Article XI.  The motion was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Isett moved the adoption of the subcommittee recommendations for the Department of State Health Services as amended.  The motion was adopted without objection.

 

Health and Human Services Commission

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Health and Human Services Commission.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Zerwas moved the adoption of the subcommittee recommendations for the Health and Human Services Commission with a technical correction.  The motion was adopted without objection.

 

Special Provisions Relating to All Health and Human Service Agencies

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for Special Provisions Relating to All Health and Human Service Agencies.

 

Representative Zerwas moved the adoption of the subcommittee recommendations for Special Provisions Relating to All Health and Human Service Agencies.  The motion was adopted without objection.

 

Enterprise Exceptional Items

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for Enterprise Exceptional Items.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Zerwas moved the adoption of the subcommittee recommendations for Enterprise Exceptional Items.  The motion was adopted without objection.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

At 12:40 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned.

 

 

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Rep. Pitts, Chair

 

 

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Courtney Reid, Clerk