MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Monday, February 15, 1999
9:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, Room E1.036
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance was
held on Monday, February 15, 1999 in the Capitol Extension,
Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Bill Ratliff None
Senator Carlos Truan
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator John Carona
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Troy Fraser
Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr.
Senator Jon Lindsay
Senator Mike Moncrief
Senator Steve Ogden
Senator Royce West
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. There
being a quorum present, the following business was transacted.
The following members arrived after the roll was called:
none.
The Chair recognized witnesses to testify on Legislative
Budget Board (LBB) recommendations pertaining to the following
agencies:
Texas Education Agency
Windham ISD
State Board of Educator Certification
Teacher Retirement System and Optional Retirement System
Employees Retirement System
School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
School for the Deaf
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board
Higher Education Coordinating Board
At 8:15 p.m., Senator Ratliff announced that the committee
would stand recessed until 8:15 a.m., Tuesday, February 16,
1999 to complete the public hearing on Midwestern State
University and Texas Woman's University. Without objection,
it was so ordered.
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Senator Bill Ratliff, Chair
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Patricia Hicks, Clerk