The House Committee on Appropriations
78th Legislature
March 7, 2003
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E1.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 28, 2003, and revised on
March 5, 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; Berman; Branch; Brown,
Betty; Brown, Fred; Crownover; Deshotel; Ellis;
Hamric; Hope; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth; McClendon;
Menendez; Pickett; Pitts; Raymond; Stick; Turner;
Wohlgemuth (21).
Absent: Representatives Davis, John; Dukes; Eiland; Gutierrez;
Hupp; Kolkhorst; Solis; Truitt (8).
A quorum was present.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
General Land Office
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to lay out the
recommendations.
(Representative Solis now present.)(Representative Truitt now
present.)
(Representative Luna in chair.)
(Representative Dukes now present.)
Representative Pickett 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 Pickett
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.
Trusteed Programs General Land Office
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to lay out the
recommendations.
Representative Pickett 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 Pickett
further moved to adopt the changes to performance measures and
riders as laid out. Without objection, the motion was adopted.
Department of Information Resources
The chair recognized Representative Isett to lay out the
recommendations.
Representative Isett moved the adoption of the building blocks
as amended 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 Isett further moved to adopt the changes to
performance measures, FTE levels for fiscal years 2004-2005, and
exempt salary levels as indicated in the report or in the draft
LBE. Without objection, the motion was adopted.
Library and Archives Commission
The chair recognized Representative Hamric to lay out the
recommendations.
(Representative Gutierrez now present.)
Representative Hamric 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 Hamric
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.
Pension Review Board
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to lay out the
recommendations.
Representative McClendon 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
McClendon further moved to adopt the changes to performance
measures, FTE levels for fiscal years 2004-2005, and exempt
salary levels as indicated in the report or in the draft LBE.
Without objection, the motion was adopted.
Preservation Board
The chair recognized Representative Crownover to lay out the
recommendations.
Representative Crownover 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
Crownover 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.
Veteran's Commission
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to lay out the
recommendations.
Representative McClendon 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 as amended.
Representative McClendon further moved to adopt the changes to
performance measures, FTE levels for fiscal years 2004-2005, and
exempt salary levels as indicated in the report or in the draft
LBE. Without objection, the motion was adopted.
Office of State and Federal Relations
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to lay out the
recommendations.
Representative Pickett 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 Pickett
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.
At 10:37 a.m., on the motion of acting chair Representative Luna
and without objection, the meeting was recessed subject to the
call of the chair.
The committee reconvened at 10:48 a.m. and was called to order
by the chair, Representative Heflin. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Heflin; Luna; Branch; Brown, Betty;
Crownover; Deshotel; Dukes; Hamric; Hope; Isett;
Jones, Elizabeth; Kolkhorst; McClendon; Menendez;
Raymond; Solis; Stick; Turner (18).
Absent: Representatives Berman; Brown, Fred; Davis, John;
Eiland; Ellis; Gutierrez; Hupp; Pickett; Pitts;
Truitt; Wohlgemuth (11).
A quorum was present.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Pickett now present.)(Representative Pitts now
present.)(Representative Brown, Fred now
present.)(Representative Berman now present.)(Representative
Ellis now present.)
Social Security Contributions and Benefit Replacement Pay
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to lay out the
recommendations.
Representative Pickett moved the adoption of the building blocks
with revisions as discussed and the 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. Without objection, the motion was adopted.
Department of Agriculture
The chair recognized Representative Crownover to lay out the
recommendations.
(Representative Eiland now present.)
Representative Pickett 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 Pickett
further moved to adopt the changes to performance measures as
laid out by the subcommittee, 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.
At 12:44 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was adjourned until 7:00 a.m., March 8, 2003.
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Rep. Heflin, Chair
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Angela Pena, Clerk