House Committee on Public Health 75th Legislature May 21, 1998 9:30 am Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to a notice posted on May 7, 1998, the House Committee on Public Health met in a joint public hearing with the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Interim Committee on Children's Health Insurance (CHIP) and was called to order by the Chair, Representative John Hirschi at 9:45 a.m. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Hirschi; Capelo; Coleman; Delisi; Glaze; Janek; Maxey; Uresti (8). Absent: Representative Davila (1). A quorum was present. The committee recessed at 12:15 p.m., subject to the call of the chair. The committee re-convened at 1:30 p.m., subject to the call of the chair. The committee took testimony on the following interim charge: (see attached witness list) Monitor the implementation of H.B. 3 (Texas Healthy Kids Corporation), and study the provisions of the federal Balanced Budget Act that relate to children's health. At 4:40 p.m., upon a motion by Representative Heflin and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. ______________________________ Representative John Hirschi, Chair ______________________________ Pam Crowley, Committee Clerk