The House Committee on Appropriations
83rd Legislature
March 7, 2013
7:30 a.m.
E1.030
CORRECTED MINUTES
On April 11, 2013, the House Committee on Appropriations authorized the correction of the minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Appropriations held on March 7, 2013. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 27, 2013, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on March 6, 2013 the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pitts, at 7:50 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Pitts; Turner, Sylvester; Ashby; Bell; Bonnen, Greg; Carter; Crownover; Darby; Davis, Sarah; Giddings; Gonzales, Larry; Howard; Hughes; King, Susan; Longoria; Márquez; Muñoz, Jr.; Otto; Patrick, Diane; Perry; Price; Raney; Ratliff; and Zerwas.
A quorum was present.
The Texas Education Agency
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative McClendon now present.)
Representative Otto moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Texas Education Agency.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Crownover moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Texas School for the Deaf
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Giddings moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Texas School for the Deaf.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Special Provisions for the School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and School for the Deaf
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Bonnen moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Special Provisions for the School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and School for the Deaf.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Teacher Retirement System
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Howard moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Teacher Retirement System.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Optional Retirement Program
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Patrick moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Optional Retirement Program.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Higher Education Employees Group Insurance
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Giddings moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Optional Retirement Program.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Ratliff moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Available University Fund
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Howard moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Available University Fund.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Higher Education Fund
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Patrick moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Higher Education Fund.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The National Research University Fund
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Ratliff moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the National Research University Fund.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The General Academic Institutions, Texas State Technical Colleges, and Lamar State College
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Otto moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the General Academic Institutions, Texas State Technical Colleges, and Lamar State College.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Health Related Institutions
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Crownover moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Health Related Institutions.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Public Community and Junior Colleges
Representative Bonnen moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Public Community and Junior Colleges.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Texas AgriLife Research
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Giddings moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Texas AgriLife Research.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Howard moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Texas Engineering Experiment Station
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Patrick moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Texas Engineering Experiment Station.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Texas Transportation Institute
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Ratliff moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Texas Transportation Institute.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Texas Engineering Extension Service
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Bonnen moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Texas Engineering Extension Service.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Texas Forest Service
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Otto moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Texas Forest Service.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Crownover moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The Article 3 Special Provisions
The Committee heard testimony from the Legislative Budget Board.
Representative Crownover moved the adoption of subcommittee recommendations for Article 3 Special Provisions.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The chair provided notification that HB 11, HB 775, HB 1317 and HB 1336 were referred directly to the subcommittee on Budget Transparency and Reform on March 6, 2013.
At 9:33 a.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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Jonathon Storms, Clerk