MINUTES 
          
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS 
                            Wednesday, April 14, 1999 
                                    1:00 p.m. 
                          Capitol Building, Room 2E.20 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Nominations  
         was held on Wednesday, April 14, 1999, in the Capitol  
         Building, Room 2E.20,  Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Jeff Wentworth, Chairman        Senator Gonzalo  
         Barrientos 
         Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr., Vice Chairman 
         Senator David Bernsen 
         Senator J. E. Brown 
         Senator Tom Haywood 
         Senator Mike Jackson 
          
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         The Chairman called the meeting to order at 1:25 p.m.  There  
         being a quorum present, the following business was transacted.   
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:   
         Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr. 
         Senator Mike Jackson 
          
         Senator Brown moved that the Minutes from the previous meeting  
         be approved.  There being no objection, the Minutes were  
         adopted. 
          
         The Chairman laid out the names of the nominees to the Texas  
         Tech University Board of Regents. 
          
         Chairman Wentworth introduced Carin Marcy Barth and Brian C.  
         Newby. 
          
         Senator Carona introduced E. R. "Dick" Brooks. 
          
         Nominees made opening statements and then responded to  
         questions by members of the Committee.  
          
         At 1:45 p.m., Senator Bernsen moved to recommend to the full  
         Senate that Carin Marcy Barth, E. R. "Dick" Brooks and Brian  
         C. Newby be confirmed as Members of the Texas Tech University  
         Board of Regents. 
  
         The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         At 1:46 pm Senator Gallegos assumed the Chair.   
          
         The Chairman laid out the names of the nominees for the  
         General Services Commission. 
          
         Senator Gallegos introduced James A. Cox, Jr. and Tomas  
         Cardenas, Jr. 
          
         Senator Shapiro introduced Fred N. Moses. 
          
         Nominees made opening statements and then responded to  
         questions by members of the Committee.  
          
         At 1:57 p.m., Senator Brown moved to recommend to the full  
         Senate that James A. Cox, Jr., Tomas Cardenas, Jr. and Fred N.  
         Moses be confirmed as Members of the General Services  
         Commission. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         The Chairman laid out the names of the nominees to the Texas  
         Department of Information Resources Board of Directors. 
          
         Senator Shapiro introduced Carol S. Greisdorf. 
          
         Senator Gallegos introduced Mario J. Gonzalez. 
          
         Nominees made opening statements and then responded to  
         questions by members of the Committee.  
          
         At 2:05 p.m., Senator Jackson moved to recommend to the full  
         Senate that Carol S. Greisdorf and Mario J. Gonzalez  be  
         confirmed as  Members of the Texas Department of Information  
         Resources Board of Directors. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         Senator Gallegos announced that the nomination of Rolf R.  
         Haberecht would be left pending. 
          
         The Chairman laid out the name of the nominee to the Texas  
         State Library and Archives Commission. 
         Senator Gallegos introduced Kenneth R. Carr. 
          
         Mr. Carr made an opening statement and then responded to  
         questions by members of the Committee. 
          
         At 2:16 p.m., Senator Jackson moved to recommend to the full  
         Senate that Kenneth A. Carr be confirmed as Texas State  
         Library and Archives Commission. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays. 
  
         Senator Gallegos announced that consideration of the  
         nomination of Richard N. Mack to the Council on Sex Offender  
         Treatment would be left pending until he files a Personal  
         Financial Statement with the Texas Ethics Commission. 
          
         At 2:17 p.m., Senator Jackson moved to recommend to the full  
         Senate that the remaining nominees to the Council on Sex  
         Offender Treatment, and the nominees to the Texas State Board  
         of Plumbing Examiners, the Board of Vocational Nurse  
         Examiners, the Interagency Council on Autism and Pervasive  
         Development Disorders, the Texas Appraisers Licensing and  
         Certification Board, the Judge of the 215th Judicial District  
         Court of Harris County, the Texas State Board of Veterinary  
         Medical Examiners, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct,  
         the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas--Non Lawyer  
         Members, and the Employees Retirement System of Texas Board of  
         Trustees be confirmed. 
          
         The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         There being no further business, at 2:20 p.m. Senator Gallegos  
         announced that the Committee would stand recessed subject to  
         the call of the Chairman.  Without objection it was so  
         ordered. 
          
         Senator Jeff Wentworth, Chairman 
          
         Jennifer Ahrens, Clerk