House Committee on Appropriations
76th Legislature
March 3, 1999
8:00 am
Capitol Extension, E1.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 26, 1999, the House
Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Robert Junell at
8:01 am.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy";
Cuellar; Delisi; Eiland; Giddings; Hochberg; Luna,
Vilma; McReynolds; Pickett; Pitts; Puente; Staples;
Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Van de Putte (16).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Farrar; Flores; Gallego;
Glaze; Gutierrez; Hartnett; Heflin; Janek; Moreno,
Paul; Mowery (11).
A quorum was present.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Show Representatives Farrar, Janek, Glaze, and Flores present.
Office of the Attorney General
Show Representatives Coleman, Hartnett, Heflin, Mowery,
Moreno, Gutierrez and Gallego present.
Representative Turner in chair.
Representative Junell in chair.
At 9:50 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until the adjournment of the House.
The committee reconvened at 11:08 am and was called to order
by the chair, Representative Junell. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy";
Cuellar; Coleman; Delisi; Farrar; Flores; Gallego;
Giddings; Glaze; Heflin; Hochberg; Janek; Luna,
Vilma; Mowery; McReynolds; Moreno, Paul; Pickett;
Puente; Staples; Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Van de
Putte (23).
Absent: Representatives Eiland; Gutierrez; Hartnett; Pitts
(4).
A quorum was present.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Office of the Attorney General
Representative Van de Putte moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with the following additions to the base bill:
Regional Call Centers, Court Appointed Special Advocates, IV-D
Courtmasters and Assistants in OCA Budget and Victim's
Assistance Grants.
Show Representatives Eiland, Gutierrez, Hartnett and Pitts
present.
Federal Mandates addition to the base bill left pending.
Debt Collections rider as modified makes one technical change
to the bill pattern.
Add Child Support Collections rider (Van de Putte #1),
Disposition Earned Federal Funds rider (Van de Putte #2),
Client Representation rider (Van de Putte #3), Court Costs
Appropriation of Receipts rider (Van de Putte #4), Transfer
Authority Administrative Support of SORM (Van de Putte #5),
Court Appointed Special Advocates rider as modified (Van de
Putte #6), Appropriation of Excess Retained Collections rider
(Van de Putte #7), Limitations Expenditures for Temporary
Services (Van de Putte #8), Elephant Butte Litigation rider
(Cuellar #1) and Court Appointed Special Advocates rider
(Cuellar #2) adopted.
U.B. Child Support Rider and SORM Capital Items left pending.
At 11:55 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until
1:30 pm.
The committee reconvened at 1:38 pm and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Junell. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy";
Cuellar; Coleman; Delisi; Farrar; Flores; Gallego;
Glaze; Heflin; Hochberg; Janek; Luna, Vilma; Mowery;
McReynolds; Moreno, Paul; Pickett; Puente; Staples;
Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Van de Putte (22).
Absent: Representatives Eiland; Giddings; Gutierrez;
Hartnett; Pitts (5).
A quorum was present.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The Judiciary
Representative Turner moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with following two additions to the bill
pattern: Block Grant Increase for the two High Courts, Block
Grant Increase for the fourteen Courts of Appeal with U.B.
authority from 2000 to 2001. Without objection, the motion
was adopted.
Representative Turner in chair.
Office of Court Administration
Representative Turner moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with the following two additions: Judicial
Committee on Information Technology and IV-D Courtmasters.
Add Judicial Technology rider (Gallego #1) and Technology
Purchases rider (Cuellar #2).
Show Representatives Gutierrez, Eiland, Hartnett and Pitts
present.
Adopt Trial Court performance measures as amended.
Representative Junell in chair.
State Law Library
Representative Turner moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with the following additions: Legal Research
and Technology Training, Network File Server, Equipment and
Software Maintenance, Telephone System, Security System
Upgrades, Legal Reference Material and New Computers. Without
objection, the motion was adopted.
Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney
Representative Van de Putte moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations. Without objection, the motion was adopted.
Court Reporters Certification Board.
Representative Van de Putte moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations. Without objection, the motion was adopted.
State Commission on Judicial Conduct
Representative Farrar moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations. Without objection, the motion was adopted.
Judiciary Section, Comptroller's Office
Representative Turner moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with the addition of a Local Administrative
Judge Supplement to the base bill. Add Public Integrity Unit
FTEs pending new rider language. Add Vehicle Purchase rider
(Turner #1).Without objection, the motion was adopted.
Adjutant General's Department
Representative Staples moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with a Utility Cost Change decrease and
Contract Services for maintenance added to the base bill. Add
Oversight of Repairs as a technical change to the bill
pattern. Add Cash Flow Contingency rider (Staples #1).
Without objection, the motion was adopted.
Texas Military Facilities Commission
Representative Staples moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with a technical Method of Finance change to
the bill pattern. Add Bryan Armory Project rider as amended
(Staples #1). Without objection, the motion was adopted.
State Office of Risk Management
Representative Gallego moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with two additions to the base bill: Archive
Backlog and Increase Litigation Capability with an FTE cap
increase of one. Add UB File Archiving Project rider (Gallego
#1). Without objection, the motion was adopted.
Workers' Compensation Payments
Representative Gallego moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations. Add Payment of Prior Year Claims rider
(Gallego #1). Without objection, the motion was adopted.
At 3:18 pm, 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. Robert Junell, Chair
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Gretchen Himsl, Clerk