MINUTES 
                                           
                            SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 
                               Monday, March 12, 2001 
                                     8:00 a.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 Committee on Finance was  
         held on Monday, March 12, 2001, in the Capitol Extension, Room  
         E1.036, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Rodney Ellis                    None 
         Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Gonzalo Barrientos 
         Senator Robert Duncan 
         Senator Troy Fraser 
         Senator Tom Haywood 
         Senator Mike Jackson 
         Senator Jon Lindsay 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. 
         Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator Carlos Truan 
         Senator John Whitmire 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 8:08 a.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:  
          
         The Committee began the morning with a Pending Items and  
         Additional Spending Requests/Riders packet for Articles I, IV,  
         V, VI, VII, VIII 
          
              GENERAL GOVERNMENT (ARTICLE I) 
              Rider page 4 - By Senator Ellis, adopted without objection  
         in Article XI 
              Rider page 5 - By Senator Harris, adopted without objection  
         in Article XI 
              Rider page 6 - By Senator Barrientos and Senator Cain, left  
         pending 
              Rider page 7 & 8 - By Senator Lucio, left pending 
              Rider page 9 - By Senator Ogden, adopted without objection  
              in Article XI. 
              Rider page 10 - By Senator Ellis, adopted without objection  
              for the base bill 
              Rider page 11 - Senator Ellis contingent. 
  
              Rider page 12 - By Senator Lindsay and Senator Shapiro,  
              adopted without objection in Article XI. 
              Rider page 16 - By Senator Shapiro carried by Senator  
              Jackson, adopted without objection, Article XI. 
              Rider page 19 - Senator Zaffirini concerning General  
              Services Commission, left pending. 
              Rider page 20 - By Senator Lucio, left pending  
              Rider page 21 - By Senator Shapiro carried by Senator  
         Zaffirini, left pending 
              Rider page 22 - By Senator Ellis, adopted without objection  
         for Article XI. 
              Rider page 23 - By Senator Shapiro carried by Senator  
              Jackson, adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 26 - By Senator Fraser, adopted without  
              objection for Article XI. 
          
              JUDICIARY (ARTICLE IV) 
              Rider page 28 & 30 - By Senator Duncan, left pending. 
          
              PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (ARTICLE V) 
              Rider page 33 - By Senator Van de Putte carried by Senator  
              Whitmire, adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 34 - By Senator Harris, adopted without  
         objection for the base bill 
              Rider page 35 - By Senator Zaffirini, left pending 
              Rider page 36 - By Senator Fraser, left pending 
              Rider page 37 - By Senator Zaffirini and Senator Ogden,  
              adopted without objection for Article XI 
              Rider page 38 - By Senator Whitmire, adopted without  
         objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 39 - By Senator Ogden and Senator Sibley,  
              adopted without objection for Article XI. 
          
              NATURAL RESOURCES (ARTICLE VI) 
              Rider page 41, pending items list, left pending 
              Ridge page 42 - By Senator Brown and Senator Ellis, adopted  
              without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 43 - By Senator Bernsen carried by Senator  
              Jackson, adopted without objection for Article XI.      
              Rider page 44 - By Senator Lindsay, adopted without  
         objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 45 - By Senators Jackson and Brown, left pending 
              Rider page 46 - By Senator Brown and Senator Jackson,  
              adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 47 - By Senator Brown and Senator Jackson,  
              adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 48 - By Senator Brown and Senator Jackson,  
              adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 50 - Senator Sibley and Senator Ogden, adopted  
              without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 51 - Senator Sibley and Senator Ogden, adopted  
              without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 52 - By Senator Sibley and Senator Ogden,  
              adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 53 -  By Senator Sibley and Senator Ogden,  
      
              adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 54 - By Senator Jackson, left pending 
              Rider page 55 - By Senator Sibley and Senator Ogden,  
              adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 56 - By Senator Brown and Senator Lucio, adopted  
              without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 57 - By Senator Sibley and Senator Ogden,  
              adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 58 - By Senator Lindsay, same as p.56 
              Rider page 60 - Pending items, TxDOT already adopted 
              Rider page 61 - By Senator Truan and Senator Brown, adopted  
              without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 62 - By Senator Truan and Senator Brown, adopted  
              without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 63 - By Senator Fraser, adopted without  
         objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 64 - By Senator Fraser, left pending 
              Rider page 65 - By Senator Ellis for the base bill, adopted  
         already 
              Rider page 66 - By Senator Fraser for the base bill,  
              adopted already 
              Rider page 67 - By Senator Ellis for the base bill, adopted  
         already 
              Rider page 68 - By Senator Haywood for the base bill,  
         adopted without objection 
              Rider page 69 - By Senator Lindsay and Senator Shapiro,  
              adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 71 - By Senator Lindsay and Senator Shapiro,  
         left pending 
              Rider page 73 - By Senator Jackson and Senator Shapiro,  
         left pending 
              Rider page 75 and 76 same thing - By Senators Jackson,  
              Haywood and Shapiro,  adopted without objection for Article  
              XI 
              Rider page 77 - Senators Haywood and Shapiro, adopted  
              without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 78 - Senators Truan and Cain, adopted without  
         objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 79 - Senators Ellis and Brown, adopted without  
         objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 80& 88 - Senators Whitmire, Lucio and Carona,  
              adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 81 - By Senators Zaffirini and West, adopted  
              without objection for the base bill. 
              Rider page 82 - By Senators Zaffirini and Van de Putte,  
              adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Riders pages 83-85 - By Senators Zaffirini, Lucio and Van  
              de Putte,  adopted without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 86 - By Senators Lucio and Shapleigh, adopted  
              without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 87 - By Senator Lucio and Shapleigh,  adopted  
              without objection for Article XI. 
              Rider page 88 - By Senators Lucio and Carona, adopted  
         already 
              Riders pages 89-105 - By Senator Lucio, left pending 
  
              Rider page 108 - By Senators Jackson and Shapleigh, left  
         pending 
              Rider page 109 - By Senators Jackson and Shapleigh, left  
         pending 
          
         The Committee continued its markup session on the General  
         Appropriations Bill (Senate Bill 1).  Senator Ellis recognized  
         Senator Duncan, Chairman of the work group for Public Education  
         and Higher Education (Article III), to present the work group  
         recommendations to the full Committee on the following: 
           
         Motion for Funding Certain Items Within Article III - Education   
          
         Details listed from the work group packet were summarized by  
         Senator Duncan for TEA, Higher Education and Public Education.   
         Senator Duncan's work group recommendations were adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         LBB detailed the work group's recommendations for TEA: 
              TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY RIDERS-Detailed by LBB, Proposed by  
              work group: 
              Rider page 3, adopted without objection into the base bill 
              Rider page 5,  adopted without objection into the base bill 
              Rider page 6, adopted without objection into the base bill 
              Rider page 7, adopted without objection into the base bill 
              Rider page 9, adopted without objection into the base bill 
              Rider page 10, adopted without objection into the base bill 
              Rider page 11, adopted without objection into the base bill 
               
         Senator Duncan laid out the recommendations for HIGHER  
         EDUCATION:  Without objection the work group recommendation was  
         adopted in the base of the bill. 
          
         The LBB made recommendations for Higher Education: 
              HIGHER EDUCATION RIDERS-Proposed by LBB 
              Rider page 12, LBB adopted without objection 
              Rider page 13, LBB adopted without objection 
              Rider page 14, LBB adopted without objection 
              Rider page 15, LBB adopted without objection 
              Rider page 16, LBB by Ellis without objection 
              Rider page 17, LBB by Ellis adopted without objection 
              Rider page 19, LBB by Ellis adopted without objection 
              Rider page 22, LBB by Duncan adopted without objection 
              Rider page 23, LBB adopted without objection 
              Rider page 24-31, LBB adopted without objection 
              Rider page 32, LBB adopted without objection  
          
         LBB provided mark up packets and made recommendations to the  
         full Committee.  The Committee adopted without objection all  
         recommendations made by the LBB on the following agencies: 
              PUBLIC EDUCATION (ARTICLE III) 
              Teacher Education Agency:   
              LBB proposed 3 technical adjustments, page 3, without  
         objection they were adopted. 
              Higher Ed Coordinating Board: 
  
              6 Technical Adjustments made by LBB, all 6 were adopted  
         without objection. 
          
              HIGHER EDUCATION (ARTICLE III) 
              Higher Education General Academic Institutions, System  
              Offices, and Lamar State Colleges:  
              3 technical adjustments were made by LBB on page 4, all 3  
              technical adjustments and language changes were adopted  
              without objection. 
              Health-Related Institutions of Higher Education: 
              LBB proposed 11 technical adjustments on page 2, they were  
              all adopted without objection.  
              Public Community/Junior Colleges: 
              LBB proposed 3 technical corrections on page 1, they were  
         adopted without objection. 
              Texas State Technical College: 
              LBB proposed 4 technical corrections on page 2, without  
         objection they were adopted. 
              Texas Agricultural Experiment Station 
              Texas Wildlife Damage Management Services 
              Texas Agricultural Extension Services 
              Texas Engineering Experiment Station 
              Texas Transportation Institute 
              Texas Engineering Extension Services 
              Texas Forest Services 
              Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory 
              Texas Food and Fibers Commission 
               
         The Committee considered the following bills at 10:50 A.M.: 
          
         SB 1037: 
         Senator Barrientos assumed the chair and recognized the author,  
         Senator Ellis, to explain SB 1037.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator  
         Ellis moved that SB1037 be reported favorably to the Senate with  
         the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 13 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 0 absent. Senator Ellis moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.    
          
         SB 1038: 
         Senator Barrientos assumed the chair and recognized the author,  
         Senator Ellis, to explain SB 1038. Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator  
         Ellis sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption.  The  
         motion carried with a record vote of 13 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present  
         not voting, and 0 absent.  Senator Ellis moved that SB1038, as  
         amended, be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a  
         record vote of 13 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0  
         absent.  Senator Ellis moved that the bill be recommended for  
         placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.      
          
         SB 1263: 
         Senator Barrientos assumed the chair and recognized the author,  
         Senator Ellis, to explain SB 1263.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator  
         Ellis moved that SB1038 be left pending; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.   
         Truan assumed the chair and took up witness testimony on the  
         revised Leases of State-Owned Oyster Beds and Commercial Fishery  
         License Fees Rider by Senator Duncan and Jackson.  Witness  
         testimony on attached list.     
          
         There being no further business, at 4:53 p.m. Senator Ellis  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Rodney Ellis, Chair 
          
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         Amber Martin, Clerk