MINUTES 
                                           
                            SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 
                Interim Subcommittee on Tobacco Settlement Proceeds 
                             Thursday, January 13, 2000 
                                     1:00 p.m. 
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.036 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Finance Interim  
         Subcommittee on Tobacco Settlement Proceeds was held on  
         Thursday, January 13, 2000, in the Capitol Extension, Room  
         E1.036, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Royce West, Chair               Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator Robert Duncan 
         Senator Troy Fraser 
         Senator Mike Moncrief 
                            
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The chair made opening remarks regarding the committee's charge  
         and explained that the subcommittee would abide by the rules  
         adopted by the full committee.  The chair then recognized  
         members for comments.  Senator Moncrief made brief remarks.   
          
         Senator Lindsay attended the hearing as a visiting member. 
          
         Invited witnesses were recognized as follows: 
          
         John O'Brien and Regina Martin, representing the Legislative  
         Budget Board provided an overview of the state's disbursement of  
         tobacco settlement proceeds and expenditures by state agencies. 
          
         James LeBas, representing the Office of the Comptroller and Andy  
         Taylor, representing the Attorney General's Office, provided  
         testimony on tobacco settlement proceed adjustments.  Brent  
         Benoit, representing the Attorney General's Office, registered  
         but did not testify. 
          
         The following witnesses provided testimony on state agency  
  
         expenditures and priorities for the use of future tobacco  
         settlement proceeds: 
              William R. Archer, representing the Texas Department of  
              Health; 
              Robert J. "Sam" Tessen, representing the Center for Rural  
              Health Initiatives; 
              Don Gilbert, representing the Health and Human Services  
              Commission; 
              Eric Bost, representing the Department of Human Services; 
              Karen Hale, representing the Texas Department of Mental  
              Health and Mental Retardation; 
              Tyrette Hamilton, representing Texas Healthy Kids  
              Corporation; and 
              Donna Samuelson, representing the Interagency Council on  
              Early Childhood Intervention. 
              Bill Campbell, representing the Texas Department of Mental  
              Health and Mental Retardation, registered but did not  
              testify. 
          
         The following witnesses provided public testimony: 
              Eva De Luna-Castro, representing the Center for Public  
              Policy Priorities; and 
              Celia Davis, representing Hendrick Health System. 
          
         There being no further business, at 3:40 p.m. Senator Fraser  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Royce West, Chair 
          
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         Patricia Hicks, Clerk