House Committee on Appropriations
76th Legislature
March 4, 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
8:20 am.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy";
Cuellar; Delisi; Flores; Gallego; Giddings; Glaze;
Gutierrez; Heflin; Hochberg; Luna, Vilma;
McReynolds; Moreno, Paul; Mowery; Pickett; Pitts;
Puente; Staples; Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Van de
Putte (22).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Eiland; Farrar; Hartnett;
Janek (5).
A quorum was present.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Department of Public Safety
Show Representatives Coleman and Hartnett present.
Representative Gallego moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with five changes to performance measures and
the following five additions to the bill pattern: Vehicle
Fleet Replacement, Driver's License Personnel, Crime Lab
Services, Security for the Robert E. Johnson Building and
Fugitive Apprehension Unit.
Add Land Acquisition rider (Gallego #1), Recruit Schools rider
(Gallego #2), FTE rider (Gallego #3). Driver License Wait Time
rider (Gallego #4) with Pickett Amendment #1 left pending for
new language. Add Aircraft and Helicopter rider (Gallego #5),
Staffing Patterns rider (Gallego #6), Field Suggestions rider
(Gallego # 7) and Training for Local Law Enforcement Agencies
rider (Gallego # 8).
Restriction of Vehicle Use, Hardship Stations, Emergency
Medical Service Certification and Florence Property riders
left pending.
Raise FTE cap by 150.
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 11:26 am and was called to order
by the chair, Representative Junell. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Junell; Coleman; Cuellar; Flores;
Giddings; Gutierrez; Hochberg; Janek; McReynolds;
Moreno, Paul; Mowery; Pickett; Pitts; Puente;
Staples; Van de Putte; Turner, Sylvester (17).
Absent: Representatives West, George "Buddy";Delisi; Farrar;
Eiland; Gallego; Glaze Hartnett; Heflin; Luna,
Vilma; Tillery (10).
A quorum was present.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Show Representative Hartnett, Pitts, Delisi, Luna and Farrar
present.
Commission on Fire Protection
Representative Van de Putte moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with changes to performance measures. Without
objection, the motion was adopted.
Sublease Unused Leased Space rider left pending.
Polygraph Examiner's Board
Representative Van de Putte moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with Funding for SOAH Hearing added to the
base bill. Add Unexpended Balance Authority rider (Van de
Putte #2) and delete Appropriations Limited to Revenue
Collections rider (Van de Putte #1) from bill pattern. Without
objection, the motion was adopted.
Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies
Representative Farrar moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations with one change to performance measures.
Delete rider #4 of Reporting Requirements and add Contract
Reports rider (Farrar #1). Raise FTE cap by 6. Without
objection, the motion was adopted.
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and
Education
Representative Van de Putte moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations. with one change to performance measures.
Without objection, the motion was adopted.
Education Local Grants
Representative Van de Putte moved the adoption of LBB
recommendations. with one change to performance measures.
Without objection, the motion was adopted.
At 12:30 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until
1:00 pm.
The committee reconvened at 1:05 pm and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Junell. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy";
Coleman; Cuellar; Delisi; Farrar; Gallego; Giddings;
Glaze; Hochberg; Luna, Vilma; McReynolds; Moreno,
Paul; Pickett; Pitts; Staples; Tillery (17).
Absent: Representatives Eiland; Flores; Gutierrez; Hartnett;
Heflin; Janek; Mowery; Puente; Turner, Sylvester;
Van de Putte (10).
A quorum was present.
(Representative West, George "Buddy" in chair.)
Representative Junell recognized to lay out SB 472.
Show Representatives Gutierrez, Hartnett, Heflin, Janek,
Mowery, Turner and Van de Putte present.
Representative Junell offered a complete committee substitute.
Vice-Chair West recognized Chairman Junell to explain the
measure.
Representative Giddings offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the clerk to incorporate the amendments
into the committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted by the
following record vote.
Ayes: Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy";
Cuellar; Delisi; Farrar; Flores; Gallego;
Giddings; Glaze; Gutierrez; Hartnett; Heflin;
Hochberg; Janek; Luna, Vilma; McReynolds;
Moreno, Paul; Mowery; Pickett; Pitts; Puente;
Staples; Turner, Sylvester; Van de Putte (24).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Eiland; Tillery (3).
(Representative Junell in chair.)
At 3:03 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was adjourned until the adjournment of the House
on March 8, 1999.
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Rep. Robert Junell, Chair
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Gretchen Himsl, Clerk