House Committee on Appropriations 75th Legislature February 21, 1997 8:00 am Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to a notice posted on February 06, 1997, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Robert Junell at 8:06 am. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Cuellar; Eiland; Glaze; Greenberg; Heflin; Hernandez; Hochberg; Kubiak; Pitts; Price; Swinford; Walker; West, George "Buddy" (15). Absent: Representatives Averitt; Coleman; Davis; Finnell; Gallego; Haggerty; Hinojosa; Moreno; Mowery; Raymond; Tillery; Turner, Sylvester (12). A quorum was present. Central Education Agency Testimony was taken. See attached witness list. Representative Hernandez moved to adopt the LBB budget with a pending item and as amended. Transfer funds from D.1.1 and D.1.2. to SBEC. Transfer funds from SBEC to TEA. Reduce strategy B.3.2. Add funds for dyslexia and related disorders, site based decision making, and AVANCE. Add the revised performance measures. Amend Rider 13,17, 19, 25, 39, 48, and 52. Add new riders on regional education service center dyslexia coordinators, gifted and talented, receipt of federal funds, and site based decision making. Make a technical correction. Add the following to Article XI: $70,000,000 for reading initiative, investment capital fund rider, and communities in schools. The motion is adopted. (Representative Raymond and Tillery now present.) (Representative Finnell now present.) (Representative Coleman now present.) (Representative Averitt now present.) (Representative Hinojosa and Turner now present.) (Representative Mowery now present.) Chairman Junell moved to stand at ease for 5 minutes at 10:10 am. The committee reconvened at 10:17 am. State Board of Educator Certification Testimony was taken. See attached witness list. Representative Hernandez moved to adopt the LBB budget as amended. Add revised measures. Transfer from TEA D.1.1 and D.1.2 funds to SBEC. Deduct funds from strategy A.1.3 and transfer to B.3.2 and A.3.3. Add new rider limiting appropriation to revenue collected. The motion was adopted. Blind and Visually Impaired, School for the (Representative Delisi in chair.) Representative Greenberg moved to adopt the LBB as amended. Amend Rider 8. Add the following to Article XI: funds for instructional technology, funds for renovation of dormitories, and a rider on teacher salaries. The motion was adopted. Deaf, School for the Representative Greenberg moved to adopt LBB budget as amended. Add new riders on tracking system, independent assessment, medical contracts, and EPSDT Screening. Amend Special provision Riders 8. Make a technical correction on the Capital Budget Rider. Add a teacher salary increase rider to Article XI. The motion was adopted. Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Testimony was taken. See attached witness list. Representative Hernandez moved to adopt the LBB budget as amended. Add a new measure. Add a new rider for library projects and a new rider for telecommunications access. Adjust the bill to take out $51 million and add a contigency rider on passage of legislation. The motion was adopted. Teacher Retirement System and Optional Retirement Program Testimony was taken. See attached witness list. (Representative Junell in chair.) Representative Hernandez moved to adopt the LBB budget. The motion was adopted. Group Insurance Contributions, Higher Education Employees Representative Cuellar moved to adopt the LBB budget. The motion was adopted. At 11:46 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until February 23, 1997 at 7:00 pm. ______________________ ______________________ Rep. Robert Junell, Chair Janis Carter, Clerk