The House Committee on General Investigating 
         76th Legislature 
         April 25, 2000 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.028 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 12, 2000, the House  
         Committee on General Investigating met in a joint meeting with  
         the Senate Committee on State Affairs and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Gallego, at 10:20 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Gallego; Crabb; Keel (3). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Uher; Eiland (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The Senate Committee on State Affairs reconvened at 10:15 a.m.  
         and was called to order by the chair, Senator Shapiro.  Roll was  
         not called. 
          
         The following individuals were recognized by Chairman Gallego  
         and Chairwoman Shapiro to testify: 
          
         Terry Murphy, Texas Commission for the Blind 
         Vernon M. Arrell, Texas Rehabilitation Commission 
         Meg Pfluger, Texas Council on Purchasing from People with  
         Disabilities 
         Bob Templeton, Texas Council on Purchasing from People with  
         Disabilities 
         Cheri Dorn, Goodwill Temporary Services 
         Jerry Davis, Goodwill Industries of Central Texas 
         Frank Curtis, Texas Association of Goodwill Industries 
         Tondra Richards, Goodwill Temporary Services 
         Belinda Carlton, Coalition of Texans with Disabilities 
         Roy D. Allee, Corpus Christi State School 
         Sean C. Quigley, On Our Own Services, Inc. 
         Robert B. Porter, West Texas Lighthouse for the Blind 
         Pat King 
         Al Matson, Andrews Center 
         Sharon McClelland, Goodwill of South East Texas 
         Benny Russell, Burke Center 
         Barkley Wedemeyer, Goodwill Industries of Houston 
         Linda Salesky, Goodwill Industries of El Paso 
         Cindy Lucas, Lubbock Regional Mental Health and Mental  
         Retardation Center 
         Danette Rich, Governor's Office of Budget and Planning 
         Andy Cole, Austin Task, Inc. 
         Nathaniel Rido, Southeast Keller Corp. 
         Erwin Jaloway, Camino Real MHMR 
         Bill Feist, Conch Resource Center 
         Bill Stirling, Beaumont Products and Services 
         Hershel Faucett, Navarro County ARC 
  
         The following individual filed a witness affirmation form, but  
         was not called to testify: 
          
         Vikki Kezar, Texspice. 
          
         At 1:16 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting of the Senate Committee on State Affairs was  
         recessed subject to the call of the chair, Senator Shapiro. 
          
         At 1:16 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting of the House Committee on General Investigating was  
         recessed subject to the call of the chair, Representative  
         Gallego. 
          
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         Rep. Gallego, Chair 
          
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         Carlos Martinez, Clerk