MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Thursday, March 24,
2011
11:00 AM or upon
adjournment
Capitol Extension, Room
E1.036
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with
Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on
Finance was held on Thursday, March 24, 2011, in the Capitol Extension, Room
E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS
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MEMBERS
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Senator Steve Ogden, Chair |
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Senator Juan Hinojosa, Vice Chair |
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Senator Bob Deuell |
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Senator Robert Duncan |
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Senator Kevin Eltife |
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Senator Craig Estes |
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Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. |
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Senator Jane Nelson |
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Senator Dan Patrick |
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Senator Kel Seliger |
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Senator Florence Shapiro |
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Senator Royce West |
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Senator John Whitmire |
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Senator Tommy Williams |
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Senator Judith Zaffirini |
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The chair called the meeting to order at 1:05 PM.
There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
SB 1 was laid out as pending business.
Witnesses testifying and registering are shown on
the attached list.
The chair made opening remarks and explained the
process for mark up.
The chair made a motion to have a push-pull policy.
He explained that if a member adds money to one item, he or she would need to
subtract that amount from another item. Without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair recognized Senator Shapiro to lay out the
recommendations from the Subcommittee on Public Education Funding.
Legislative Budget Board discussed items in the mark
up packet by agency.
Senator Shapiro made a motion to put 40 million in
Article XI for pre-kindergarten instructional materials. Without objection, it
was so ordered.
Senator Ogden made a motion to put 17 million in
Article XI for the Windham School District.
Without objection it was so ordered.
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
Senator Ogden resumed the chair.
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
Senator Shapiro moved to adopt the recommendations
on Article III, Public Education, as amended by the Subcommittee on Public
School Funding.
The motion carried with a record vote of 13 ayes, 2
nays, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.
There being no further business, at 2:10 PM Senator
Hinojosa moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the
chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Steve Ogden, Chair
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Stephanie Hoover, Clerk