The House Committee on Economic Development 
         76th Legislature 
         March 21, 2000 
         9:30 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 16, 2000, the House  
         Committee on Economic Development met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Solis, Jim, at  
         9:45 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Solis, Jim; Deshotel; Homer; Keffer;  
                   Luna; McClendon; Seaman; Yarbrough (8). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Villarreal (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The chair delivered opening remarks and announced that the  
         purpose of the meeting was to consider invited testimony from  
         the Texas Department of Economic Development on their progress  
         in response to their recent audit, from the Texas Workforce  
         Commission on the committee's second interim charge regarding  
         the unemployment insurance compensation trust fund, and from the  
         Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Office on their process  
         for conducting  the performance evaluation of the Smart Jobs and  
         Skills Development Funds. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on  
         Smart Jobs:  Representative Luna, Chair; Representatives Keffer;  
         McClendon; Villarreal; and Yarbrough. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Yarbrough in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Solis, Jim in chair.) 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on  
         Unemployment Insurance:  Representative Yarbrough, Chair;  
         Representatives Deshotel; Homer; Seaman; and Villarreal. 
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 1:10 p.m., 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. Solis, Jim, Chair 
          
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         Yvonne Barton, Clerk