House Committee on Appropriations 
         76th Legislature 
         March 16, 1999 
         7:00 am  
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 8, 1999, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Robert Junell at  
         7:00 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy";  
                   Flores; Giddings; Glaze; Heflin; Janek; Luna, Vilma;  
                   McReynolds; Moreno, Paul; Pitts; Puente; Staples;  
                   Van de Putte (14). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; Cuellar; Delisi; Eiland;  
                   Farrar; Gallego; Gutierrez; Hartnett; Hochberg;  
                   Mowery; Pickett; Tillery; Turner, Sylvester (13). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representatives Cuellar; Farrar; and Mowery now present.)   
          
         Higher Education Coordinating Board 
          
         (Representatives Turner, Tillery, Delisi, Eiland, Gutierrez,  
         Hochberg, Pickett, Gallego and Coleman now present.) 
          
         Representative Cuellar moved the adoption of LBB  
         recommendations with the following additions to the base bill:   
         Scholarships, Developmental Education Funding Pilot and   
         Financial Aid.  Amend Rider #26.  Add Houston Livestock Show  
         and Rodeo Scholarships rider (Cuellar #1 ), Developmental  
         Education riders (Cuellar #2 and #3 ), Common Application  
         rider (Cuellar #4), Study on Teacher Education rider (Cuellar  
         #5 ), Alternative Admission Criteria rider  
         (Cuellar #6), Distance Education rider (Cuellar # 7),  
         Community College Transfer rider  
         (Cuellar #8 ), Retention of Economically Disadvantaged  
         Students rider (Cuellar #9), Faculty Exit Survey rider  
         (Giddings #1) and Medical Ethics, Humanities and Jurisprudence  
         rider (Delisi #1). Without objection, the motion was adopted. 
          
         Special Provisions Relating Only to State Agencies of Higher  
         Education 
          
         (Representative Hartnett now present.) 
          
         Representative Cuellar moved the adoption of LBB  
         recommendations with two technical corrections and a fiscal  
         readjustment.  Add the following to the base bill:   
         Supplements for Recruitment and Retention of Economically  
         Disadvantaged Students at General Academic Institutions,  
         Developmental Education and  Gerontology Education (as amended  
         by Gallego and McReynolds).  Add Formula Advisory Committee  
         (Cuellar #1).  Without objection, the motion was adopted. 
          
         At 9:44 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until  
         1:30 pm. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:40 pm and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Junell.  The roll was answered as  
         follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Junell; West, George "Buddy";  
                   Cuellar; Delisi; Eiland; Farrar; Gallego; Giddings;  
                   Gutierrez; Heflin; Hochberg; Janek; McReynolds;  
                   Moreno, Paul; Mowery; Pickett; Puente; Staples (18). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; Flores; Glaze; Hartnett;  
                   Luna, Vilma; Pitts; Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Van  
                   de Putte (9). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representatives Luna now present.) 
          
         General Academic Institutions 
          
         Representative Cuellar moved the adoption of LBB  
         recommendations for the budgets of all general academic  
         institutions with the following additions:  technical change  
         to the bill pattern for Texas A&M University System  
         Administration and General Offices for an Increase in the  
         Special Mineral Fund, an addition to the base bill for Formula  
         Funding for Biomedical Sciences and Graduate Students in the  
         Veterinary Medicine College, an addition to the bill pattern  
         to change the name of Strategy C.2.1. for "Energy Laboratory"  
         to "Texas Learning and Computation Center," in the University  
         of Houston budget, reduce Other E&G income for University of  
         Houston - Victoria, decrease Special Mineral Fund for  
         Midwestern State University, increase Other E&G Income for  
         Southwest Texas Sate University.  Add Tuition Revenue Bond  
         technical Correction.  Add Formula Hold Harmless. Without  
         objection, the motion was adopted. 
          
         Public Community/ Junior Colleges 
          
         (Representatives Pitts, Glaze and Turner present.) 
          
         Representative Mowery moved the adoption of LBB  
  
         recommendations with a technical change to reflect an  
         enrollment update.  Amend Rider #13.  Add new performance  
         measure (Mowery #1).  Without objection, the motion was  
         adopted. 
          
         Texas State Technical College System Administration and  
         Schools 
          
         (Representative Flores now present.) 
          
         Representative Mowery moved the adoption of LBB  
         recommendations.  Without objection, the motion was adopted. 
          
         Special Provisions for Texas State Technical College  
          
         Representative Mowery moved the adoption of LBB  
         recommendations.  Without objection, the motion was adopted. 
          
         State Board for Educator Certification 
          
         Representative Hochberg the adoption of LBB recommendations  
         with changes to performance measures and the following  
         additions to the base bill:  Federal Funds for Pilot Program  
         for the Induction of Beginning Teachers and Principals.  Add  
         Assessment Fee rider (Hochberg #1), Exam Locations rider as  
         amended (Hochberg #2) and Study on Educator Preparation rider  
         (Delisi #1). Leave Contingency rider on HB1451 (Delisi #2)  
         pending.  Without objection, the motion was adopted. 
          
         Teacher Retirement System 
          
         (Representative Hartnett now present.) 
          
         Representative Hochberg moved the adoption of LBB  
         recommendations with one change to performance measures and  
         two technical changes. Without objection, the motion was  
         adopted. 
          
         Optional Retirement Program 
          
         Representative Mowery moved the adoption of LBB  
         recommendations.  Amend Rider #1 and add State Contributions  
         to Optional Retirement Program rider (Mowery #1). Without  
         objection, the motion was adopted. 
          
         At 3:47 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until  
         7:00 am on March 17, 1999. 
          
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         Rep. Robert Junell, Chair 
          
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         Gretchen Himsl, Clerk