House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Emoluments 
         Subcommittee on Emoluments 
         75th Legislature 
         April 2, 1997 
         8:00 am  
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 27, 1997, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Emoluments, Subcommittee on  
         Emoluments met in a public hearing and was called to order by  
         the Chair, Representative Pete Gallego at 8:26 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Gallego; Moreno; Pitts; Walker;  
                   West, George "Buddy" (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Averitt; Hinojosa; Kubiak; Tillery  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Texas Youth Commission 
          
         Testimony was taken.  See attached witness list. 
          
         General Services Commission 
          
         Testimony was taken.  See attached witness list. 
          
         Texas Department of Criminal Justice 
          
         Testimony was taken.  See attached witness list. 
          
         (Representative Tillery now present.)   
          
         Texas Department of Transportation 
          
         Testimony was taken.  See attached witness list. 
          
         (Representatives Averitt and Hinojosa now present.)   
          
         Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 
          
         Testimony was taken.  See attached witness list. 
          
         Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission 
          
         Testimony was taken.  See attached witness list. 
          
         Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation 
         Testimony was taken.  See attached witness list. 
          
         Texas Department of Public Safety 
          
         Testimony was taken.  See attached witness list. 
          
         Representative Pitts made a motion to recommend maintaining  
         current policy for issuance of  cleaning allowances to  
         non-commissioned personnel and for clothing purchase policy  
         for non-commissioned personnel at affected state agencies.   
         The motion passed with no objection. 
          
         Representative Pitts made a motion to recommend maintaining  
         current cleaning allowance policy for commissioned personnel  
         at affected state agencies.  The motion passed with no  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Pitts made a motion to recommend eliminating a  
         clothing allowance ($1,200) for the ranks of captain and above  
         at the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Alcoholic  
         Beverage Commission.  The roll was answered as follows. 
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Gallego; Pitts; Walker (3). 
          
         Nays:          Representatives Hinojosa; Moreno; Tillery;  
                        West, George "Buddy" (4). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Averitt; Kubiak (2). 
          
         The motion failed. 
          
         At 10:05 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
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         Rep. Pete Gallego, Chair                          Lawrence  
         Collins, S/C Clerk