MINUTES 
          
                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION 
                            Monday, February 1, 1999 
                                     2:00 pm 
                                     E1.714 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.11, an open meeting of the Senate Committee on  
         Administration was held on Monday, February 1, 1999 in E1.714,  
         at Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Chris Harris                    Senator Florence  
                                                 Shapiro 
         Senator Frank Madla                     Senator John Whitmire 
         Senator Rodney Ellis 
          
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:10 pm.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted.   
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:   
         Senator Florence Shapiro 
         Senator John Whitmire 
          
         Senator Harris passed the gavel to Senator Madla.  Senator  
         Madla recognized Senator Harris to make a motion.  Senator  
         Harris moved to approve the revised budget for Health Services  
         and all other committee budgets along with all requests for  
         salary exceptions for the period of 2/1/99 through 8/31/99.   
         Senator Ellis seconded the motion.  The motion passed 5 ayes,  
         0 nays. 
          
         There being no further business, at 2:15 pm Senator Harris  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the Chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Chris Harris, Chair 
          
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         Myra J. Schmitt, Clerk