MINUTES 
          
                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH SERVICES 
                              Subcommittee on SB93 
                           Thursday, February 25, 1999 
                                    9:00 a.m. 
                         Capitol Extension, Room E1.016 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Health  
         Services, Subcommittee on SB 93, was held on Thursday,  
         February 25, 1999, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.016, at  
         Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Mike Moncrief, Chairman         None 
         Senator Jon Lindsay                      
         Senator Drew Nixon 
          
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         Senator Moncrief, Chair of the Subcommittee on SB 93, called  
         the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m.  There being a quorum  
         present, the following business was transacted.   
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:   
         none. 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 93 and explained the bill which was  
         previously heard in full committee.  Senator Moncrief sent up  
         a committee substitute for SB 93 and laid it out for  
         consideration. 
          
         The following witnesses served as resource witnesses on the  
         bill: 
          
         Marc Gold, Director of  Long Term Care Policy, representing  
         the Texas Department of Human Services, testified on the bill. 
          
         Jim Lehrman, representing the Texas Department of Human  
         Services, testified on the bill. 
          
         The Chair recognized Senator Nixon who sent up a committee  
         amendment to explain his amendment. The Chair then recognized  
         Senator Nixon who withdrew his amendment.  
           
         Senator Moncrief then sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
          
         The Chair recognized Senator Nixon who sent up a committee  
         amendment to explain his amendment. The Chair then recognized  
         Senator Nixon who withdrew his amendment.  
          
         The Chair recognized Senator Nixon who sent up another  
         committee amendment to explain his amendment. The Chair then  
         recognized Senator Nixon who withdrew his amendment.  
          
         Senator Moncrief then sent up Committee Amendment 2 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
          
         Senator Nixon then sent up Committee Amendment 3 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
          
         The Chair recognized Senator Nixon who sent up a committee  
         amendment to explain his amendment. The motion to adopt the  
         amendment failed by a vote of 1 aye, 2 nays, 0 present not  
         voting, and 0 absent.   
         Senator Moncrief sent up Committee Amendment 4 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
          
         Senator Nixon sent up Committee Amendment 5 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
          
         The Chair recognized Senator Nixon who sent up a committee  
         amendment to explain his amendment. The Chair recognized  
         Senator Nixon who withdrew his amendment.   
          
         Senator Moncrief sent up Committee Amendment 6 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
          
         The Chair recognized Senator Nixon who sent up a committee  
         amendment to explain his amendment. The Chair recognized  
         Senator Nixon who withdrew his amendment.   
          
         Senator Moncrief sent up Committee Amendment 7 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
          
         Senator Moncrief sent up Committee Amendment 8 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
          
         Senator Nixon sent up Committee Amendment 9 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
          
         The Chair recognized Senator Nixon who sent up a committee  
         amendment to explain his amendment. The Chair recognized  
         Senator Nixon who withdrew his amendment.   
          
         Senator Moncrief sent up Committee Amendment 10 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
          
         Senator Nixon requested unanimous consent to incorporate  
         amendments into the committee substitute;  without objection,  
         it was so ordered.  Senator Moncrief then moved that the new  
         committee substitute be adopted; without objection, it was so  
  
         ordered.   
          
         Senator Nixon moved that SB 93 do not pass, but that CSSB 93  
         be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it  
         do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a vote of 3  
         ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.  
          
         There being no further business, at 9:45 a.m., Senator Lindsay  
         moved that the Committee be adjourned. Without objection, it  
         was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Mike Moncrief, Chair 
          
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         June Parr, Clerk