House Committee on Appropriations 75th Legislature July 23, 1998 9:30 am Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to a notice posted on July 13, 1998, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Acting Chair, Representative Heflin, at 9:40 am. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Glaze; Heflin (2). Absent: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt; Coleman; Cuellar; Davis; Eiland; Finnell; Gallego; Greenberg; Haggerty; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Hochberg; Kubiak; Moreno; Mowery; Pitts; Price; Raymond; Swinford; Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Walker; West, George "Buddy" (25). A quorum was not present. Representatives Davis, Delisi, Pitts, and West now present. Linda Wertz of the Health & Human Services Commission offered testimony on the Medicaid administrative structure. Commissioner Reyn Archer of the Texas Department of Health and Commissioner Don Gilbert of the Health and Human Services Commission offered testimony on a Phase II proposal for the Childeren's Health Insurance Program. Public testimony was taken. See witness list. There being no further business, the Chair moved that the committee stand adjourned. There being no objection the committee adjourned at 3:40 pm. ____________________________ __________________ __ __ __ __ __ _ Rep. Talmadge Heflin, Acting Chair Janis Carter, Chief Clerk