MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION 
                               Monday, March 26, 2001 
                                     4:00 p.m. 
                                       E1.714 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on  
         Administration was held on Monday, March 26, 2001, in E1.714 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator David Cain                      None 
         Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator J. E. Brown 
         Senator Mike Moncrief 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
                                           
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The Chair laid out SCR33 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Haywood, to explain the bill.  Senator Brown moved that SCR33 be  
         reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it  
         do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote  
         of 5 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.  Senator  
         Brown moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the  
         Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         Senator Zaffirini moved adoption of the minutes from the  
         previous hearings held on March 19, 2001, and March 20, 2001;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Chairman Cain asked if there were any questions or comments  
         about any of the bills recommended for the March 29, 2001, Local  
         and Uncontested Calendar.  There was discussion.  Senator  
         Moncrief moved that all of the bills on page one of the  
         recommended list be certified for the Local and Uncontested  
         Calendar, with the exception of SB 595.  Without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator Moncrief moved that all of the bills on  
         page two of the recommended list be certified for the Local and  
         Uncontested Calendar, with the exception of SB 1038 which will  
         be held to wait for the House Bill.  Without objection, it was  
         so ordered.  Senator Moncrief moved that all of the bills on  
         page three of the recommended list be certified for the Local  
         and Uncontested Calendar, along with SB 992 which had been left  
  
         pending during the March 19, 2001, meeting.  Without objection,  
         it was so ordered. 
          
         The Chair laid out SCR17 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Barrientos, to explain the bill.  Senator Brown moved that SCR17  
         be reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that  
         it do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record  
         vote of 5 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.   
         Senator Moncrief moved that the bill be recommended for  
         placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         There being no further business, at 4:28 p.m. Senator Moncrief  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the Chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator David Cain, Chair 
          
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         Tara Cowen Rejino, Clerk