The House Committee on Appropriations

81st Legislature

March 25, 2009

upon final adjourn./recess

E1.030

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 20, 2009, and revised on March 24, 2009, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 4:28 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

Absent:              Representatives Brown, Fred; Chavez; Dukes; Isett; McClendon (5).

 

A quorum was present.

 

School for the Deaf

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the School for the Deaf.

 

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

 

School for the Blind & Visually Impaired

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the School for the Blind & Visually Impaired.

 

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

 

Special Provisions for the School for the Blind & Visually Impaired and the School for the Deaf

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for Special Provisions for the School of the Blind & Visually Impaired and the School for the Deaf.

 

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

 

Teacher Retirement System

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Teacher Retirement System.

 

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

 

(Representative McClendon now present.)

 

(Representative Raymond in chair.)

 

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

 

Optional Retirement Program

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Optional Retirement Program.

 

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

 

Texas Education Agency

 

The chair laid out the subcommittee recommendations for the Texas Education Agency.

 

(Representative Pitts in chair.)

 

(Representative Isett now present.)

 

(Representative Dukes now present.)

 

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

 

(Representative Brown, Fred now present.)

 

(Representative Chavez now present.)

 

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

 

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

 

At 6:57 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m. on March 26, 2009.

 

 

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Rep. Pitts, Chair

 

 

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Courtney Reid, Clerk