The House Committee on Appropriations 
         78th Legislature 
         March 5, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 28, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Heflin, at 8:08  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Luna; Branch; Brown, Betty;  
                   Brown, Fred; Crownover; Davis, John; Deshotel; Eiland;  
                   Ellis; Gutierrez; Hamric; Hope; Hupp; Isett; Jones,  
                   Elizabeth; Pickett; Pitts; Raymond; Stick; Turner;  
                   Wohlgemuth (22). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Berman; Dukes; Kolkhorst; McClendon;  
                   Menendez; Solis; Truitt (7). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Berman now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Solis now present.)(Representative McClendon now  
         present.)(Representative Kolkhorst now present.)(Representative  
         Dukes now present.) 
          
         At 9:58 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until the adjournment of the House,  
         March 5, 2003. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:43 a.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Heflin. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Heflin; Brown, Betty; Brown, Fred;  
                   Crownover; Deshotel; Eiland; Ellis; Hope; Hupp;  
                   McClendon; Pickett; Solis; Stick; Truitt; Turner;  
                   Wohlgemuth (16). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Luna; Berman; Branch; Davis, John;  
                   Dukes; Gutierrez; Hamric; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth;  
                   Kolkhorst; Menendez; Pitts; Raymond (13). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Pitts now present.) 
          
         Juvenile Probation Commission 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ellis to lay out the  
         recommendations. 
          
         (Representative Branch now present.)(Representative Raymond now  
         present.)(Representative Berman now present.)(Representative  
         Kolkhorst now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Toby Goodman as present. 
          
         (Representative Menendez now present.)(Representative Gutierrez  
         now present.) 
          
         (Representative Turner in chair.) 
          
         Representative Ellis moved the adoption of the building blocks  
         and Method of Finance as recommended by the subcommittee and  
         directed LBB staff to integrate the building blocks and the  
         Method of Finance into the bill pattern.  Representative Ellis  
         further moved to adopt the changes to performance measures, FTE  
         levels for fiscal years 2004-2005, exempt salary levels as  
         indicated in the report or in the draft LBE and riders as laid  
         out and amended.  Without objection, the motion was adopted.   
          
         Texas Youth Commission 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Stick to lay out the  
         recommendations. 
          
         (Representative Isett now present.)(Representative Davis, John  
         now present.) 
          
         (Representative Heflin in chair.)(Representative Turner in  
         chair.)(Representative Heflin in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Hamric now present.) 
          
         Representative Stick moved the adoption of the building blocks  
         and Method of Finance as recommended by the subcommittee and  
         directed LBB staff to integrate the building blocks and the  
         Method of Finance into the bill pattern.  Representative Stick  
         further moved to adopt the changes to performance measures, FTE  
         levels for fiscal years 2004-2005, exempt salary levels as  
         indicated in the report or in the draft LBE and riders as laid  
         out.  Without objection, the motion was adopted.   
          
         Texas Department of Criminal Justice 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Turner to lay out the  
         recommendations. 
          
         (Representative Hamric in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Heflin in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Luna now present.) 
 
         House Committee on Appropriations 
         3/5/2003 
          
         Representative Turner moved the adoption of the building blocks  
         and Method of Finance as recommended by the subcommittee and  
         directed LBB staff to integrate the building blocks and the  
         Method of Finance into the bill pattern.  Representative Turner  
         further moved to adopt the changes to performance measures, FTE  
         levels for fiscal years 2004-2005, exempt salary levels as  
         indicated in the report or in the draft LBE and riders as laid  
         out and amended. Representative Turner also moved that it be the  
         intent of the Legislature that programs not receiving  
         appropriations in this Texas Department of Criminal Justice  
         budget due to the current condition of the State of Texas  
         economy and the lack of sufficient revenue for the 2004-2005  
         biennium, shall be forwarded by the recommendation of the House  
         Committee on Appropriations to the conference committee.   
         Without objection, the motion was adopted.   
          
         At 5:22 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m., March 6, 2003. 
          
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         Rep. Heflin, Chair 
          
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         Angela Pena, Clerk