House Committee on Public Health 
         75th Legislature 
         October 1, 1998 
         10:00 am  
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on September 24, 1998, the House  
         Committee on Public Health met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative John Hirschi at  
         10:36 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Hirschi; Capelo; Delisi; Glaze;  
                   Maxey; Uresti (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; Davila; Janek (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The committee took testimony on its interim charges to: (see  
         attached witness list) 
          
              Study the effects of cardiovascular disease in Texas and  
              assess the potential to reduce the health, social and  
              economic impacts through affirmative action programs on  
              prevention, care and treatment;  
          
              Evaluate the educational and regulatory mechanisms  
              currently in place to protect consumers from food-borne  
              illnesses transmitted through the retail food  
              distribution system; and 
          
              Monitor the implementation of  H.B. 3 (Texas Health Kids  
              Corporation), and study the provisions of the federal  
              Balanced Budget Act that relate to children's health. 
          
         At 11:40 a.m., upon a motion by the chair and without  
         objection, the House Committee on Public Health was recessed  
         until 11:55 a.m. 
          
         At 11:55 a.m. the House Committee on Public Health  
         re-convened, subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         (Rep. Garnet Coleman now present.) 
          
         The committee took testimony on its interim charge to: (see  
         attached witness list) 
          
              Review the Indigent Health Care Act of 1985 for possible  
              updating. 
          
         At 12:35 p.m. the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of  
         the chair. 
          
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         Rep. John Hirschi, Chair 
          
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         Pam Crowley, Chief Clerk