SENATE
                         COMMITTEE ACTION REPORT


COMMITTEE: Nominations

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM, Monday, March 24, 1997

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ALL NOMINEES WERE REPORTED FAVORABLY UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

State Board of Barber Examiners

William Kuykendall            Appointed 05-22-96 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 01-31-99

Texas Board of Human Services

Bill Jones                    Appointed 02-25-97 for a      Ellis
Harris County                 term to expire 01-20-03

Elizabeth D. Seale            Appointed 02-25-97 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 01-20-03

Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies

Jim G. Bray, Jr.              Appointed 03-14-97 for a      Shapiro
Collin County                 term to expire 01-31-03

George B. Craig               Appointed 08-09-96 for a      Truan
Nueces County                 term to expire 01-31-97
                              Reappointed 03-14-97 for a
                              term to expire 01-31-03

Ben C. Nix                    Appointed 08-17-95 for a      Harris
Tarrant County                term to expire 01-31-99

Jess A. Thomason              Reappointed 08-17-95 for a    Bivins
Midland County                term to expire 01-31-01

Matthew Washington            Appointed 08-17-95 for a      Brown
Fort Bend County              term to expire 01-31-01

Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner

Helen L. Campbell             Reappointed 06-28-96 for a    Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 07-01-97

Protective and Regulatory Services

Richard S. Hoffman            Appointed 03-04-97 for a      Lucio
Cameron County                term to expire 02-01-03

Catherine C. Mosbacher        Appointed 03-04-97 for a      Brown
Harris County                 term toexpire 02-01-03



Egg Marketing Advisory Board

Leroy Baeza                   Appointed 04-15-96 for a      Madla
Jeff Davis County             term to expire 09-27-01

Charles J. Hardin             Appointed 04-15-96 for a      Armbrister
Fayette County                term toexpire 09-27-01

Elias Rodgers                 Appointed 04-15-96 for a      Fraser
Concho County                 term to expire 09-27-99

Terry C. Wright               Appointed 04-15-96 for a      Ratliff
Upshur County                 term to expire 09-27-01

State Board of Nurse Examiners

Mary L. Brown, R.N.           Appointed 05-13-96 for a      Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 01-31-01

Marcelo Laijas, Jr.           Appointed 02-24-97 for a      Zaffirini
Wilson County                 term to expire 01-31-99

Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying

Jerry M. Goodson              Appointed 08-31-95 for a      Fraser
Lampasas County               term to expire 01-31-01

Betty H. Little               Appointed 03-12-97 for a      Bivins
Potter County                 term to expire 01-31-03

A.W. Osborn                   Appointed 08-31-95 for a      Cain
Smith County                  term to expire 01-31-01

Robert L. Pounds              Reappointed 03-12-97 for a    Shapleigh
El Paso County                term to expire 01-31-03

Andrew L. Sikes               Reappointed 08-31-95 for a    Brown
Harris County                 term to expire 01-31-99

Joan White                    Appointed 03-12-97 for a      Lucio
Cameron County                term to expire 01-31-03

Raul Wong, Jr.                Appointed 08-31-95 for a      Carona
Dallas County                 term to expire 01-31-01

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Barry E. Dewlen, Ph.D.        Appointed 12-08-95 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 10-31-01

Wales H. Madden III           Appointed 03-22-96 for a      Bivins
Potter County                 term to expire 10-31-01

Emily G. Sutter, Ph.D.        Reappointed 12-08-95 for a    Patterson
Harris County                 term to expire 10-31-01

Purchasing From People With Disabilities

Arnold Thorner                Appointed 11-08-95 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 01-31-01

Texas Veterans Commission

Samuel Bier                   Reappointed 06-13-96 for a    Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 12-31-97

Sue E. Turner                 Appointed 06-13-96 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 12-31-01
(Ret. Brig. Gen.)

Alexander Vernon              Appointed 06-13-96 for a      Fraser
Bell County                   term to expire 12-31-01

Veterans Land Board

Darryl L. Pattillo            Appointed 10-16-96 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 12-29-98

Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Howard M. Head, DVM           Appointed 01-31-96 for a      Duncan
Lamb County                   term to expire 08-26-01

Don C. King, Jr., DVM         Appointed 01-31-96 for a      Nelson
Tarrant County                term to expire 08-26-01

Jean W. McFaddin              Appointed 01-31-96 for a      Galloway
Jefferson County              term to expire 08-26-01

Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners

Ginger M. Brenner             Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Ratliff
Camp County                   term to expire 09-06-01

Lillian K. Brown              Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Wentworth
Tom Green County              term to expire 09-06-01

Elmer G. Ellis                Appointed 06-28-96 for a      Ratliff
Smith County                  term to expire 09-06-97

Carla S. McCroan              Appointed 02-21-96 for a      Shapiro
Collin County                 term to expire 09-06-99

Gabriel Perales, Jr.          Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 09-06-01

Kathleen G. Powell            Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Harris
Tarrant County                term to expire 09-06-01

William H. Rice, M.D.         Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Wentworth
Travis County                 term to expire 09-06-97

Betty E. Sims, R.N.           Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Armbrister
Victoria County               term to expire 09-06-01

TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING PENDING BUSINESS:

Texas Health Care Information Council

Nelda P. Wray, MD,MPH,Chair   Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Brown
Harris County                 term to expire 09-01-01
CONSIDERATION PENDING

Cindy S. Basham, RN           Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Harris
Tarrant County                term to expire 09-01-97

Jack G. Blaz                  Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Shapiro
Dallas County                 term to expire 09-01-01

Bobby S. DeRossett            Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Nixon
Smith County                  term to expire 09-01-97

Dresdene Flynn-White          Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Shapiro
Collin County                 term to expire 09-01-99

Arthur Garson, Jr., MD,MPH    Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Brown
Harris County                 term to expire 09-01-97

Norma S. Garza, CPA           Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Lucio
Cameron County                term to expire 09-01-01

Jacinto P. Juarez, Ph.D       Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Zaffirini
Webb County                   term to expire 09-01-99

Ronald T. Luke, JD, Ph.D      Appointed 01-05-96 for a      Barrientos
Travis County                 term to expire 09-01-01
CONSIDERATION PENDING

Christine M.B. Mitchell       Appointed 11-14-96 for a      Wentworth
Blanco County                 term to expire 09-01-99

Gail D. Neas                  Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Lindsay
Harris County                 term to expire 09-01-99

Susan M. Nelson               Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Shapiro
Collin County                 term to expire 09-01-01

Mary W. Puckett               Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Luna
Bexar County                  term to expire 09-01-97

Robert E. Schorlemer, MD      Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Wentworth
Bexar County                  term to expire 09-01-99

D.B. Whittington              Appointed 12-14-95 for a      Patterson
Galveston County              term to expire 09-01-97

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