HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: State Affairs

TIME & DATE:  1:00PM or upon adjournment,
             Thursday, April 24, 1997

PLACE: E2.012

CHAIR: Rep. Steven Wolens

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HB 183            Wilson
Relating to donations to state agencies by court-appointed
attorneys.

HB 483            Lewis, Ron
Relating to notification of a licensee or license applicant of
student loan default as a ground for nonrenewal of a license.

HB 1338            Junell
Relating to the purchase of directors' and officers' liability
insurance by state agencies.

HB 1385            Junell
Relating to restrictions on spending by state agencies for certain
employee benefits, fees, or membership dues.

HB 1781            Shields
Relating to creating a governor's committee to study cost control
in state government.

HB 2279            Goolsby
Relating to the donation of certain surplus or salvage state
property.

HB 2379            Siebert
Relating to the composition of certain state or local governmental
bodies.

HB 2380            Siebert
Relating to the abolition of unnecessary governmental entities.

HB 2385            Delisi
Relating to the creation of the Health and Human Services Policy
Council.

HB 2453            Delisi / et al.
Relating to the creation of the Advisory Commission on Military
Forces in Texas.

HB 2520            Gallego
Relating to the conservatorship of state agencies and public junior
colleges as a result of fiscal mismanagement.

HB 3284            Goodman
Relating to the creation of the Texas Advisory Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations.

HJR 63            Gallego
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
provide that a state board, commission, or other agency shall be
governed by a board composed of an odd number of three or more
members.

SB 331            Armbrister
Relating to procedures in a contested case in which the hearing  is
conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

SB 584            Ogden
Relating to spending by state agencies for certain employee
benefits and membership dues.

SB 937            Harris / et al.
Relating to the creation of the Texas Advisory Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations.

SB 965            Armbrister
Relating to the powers and duties of the Public Utility Commission
of Texas.

SB 996            Harris
Relating to the donation of certain surplus or salvage state
property.

HB 319            Hernandez
Relating to the creation of a state business daily to give notice
before a state agency makes a procurement with a value that exceeds
$25,000.

HB 625            Hernandez
Relating to the disclosure of certain information submitted to a
governmental entity by a potential vendor or  contractor.

HB 1148            Gallego / et al.
Relating to the state's procurement of goods and services and to the
state's contract management activities.

HB 2477            Reyna, Elvira
Relating to requiring that vendors seeking to contract with a state
agency or school district certify that the vendor is complying with
applicable state and federal minimum wage laws.

HB 2645            Turner, Sylvester
Relating to the establishment and operation of an electronic
procurement marketplace, including an electronic commerce network.

HB 2752            Ramsay
Relating to the approval of certain international travel by state
employees.

HB 3103            Craddick / et al.
Relating to competitive contracting for public goods and services.

HB 3384            Eiland
Relating to a preference given to bidders who hire recipients of
financial assistance and services.

HB 3576            Stiles
Relating to state agencies use of special mail services.

SB 495            Armbrister
Relating to travel expenses incurred by state officers and
employees.

SB 820            West, Royce
Relating to the establishment and operation of an electronic
procurement marketplace, including an electronic commerce network.

HB 835            Junell / et al.
Relating to the expiration and readoption of state agency rules.

HB 1643            Palmer
Relating to judicial review of state agency orders and decisions
and of the validity of agency rules under the Administrative
Procedure Act.

HB 2253            Jones, Delwin / et al.
Relating to requiring legislative approval of state agency rules
that took effect during the two years preceding a regular session.

HB 3390            Smithee
Relating to the requirements for state agency orders adopting rules
and substantial compliance with those requirements.

HB 3414            Hochberg
Relating to the publication of the Texas Register.

SB 1177            Nelson
Relating to the publication of the Texas Register.



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