The House Committee on General Investigating 
         78th Legislature 
         August 5, 2003 
         12:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on August 1, 2003, the House  
         Committee on General Investigating met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Bailey, at  
         12:13 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Bailey; Flynn; Keel (3). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Paxton; Dutton (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The committee was given an update on the progress of the  
         establishment of the rules proposed by the Texas Department of  
         Public Safety concerning HB 2703, the Crime Lab Accreditation  
         legislation. 
          
         Chairman Bailey called Cindy Jorgensen from Health and Human  
         Services to testify before the committee on her role concerning  
         Clarendon and the CHIP contract. 
          
         (Representative Paxton now present at 12:22 p.m.) 
          
         Chairman Bailey called on Charles Bell from HHSC to address the  
         committee. 
          
         Chairmen Bailey called on Gary Young to explain his role  
         concerning the CHIP program at HHSC. 
          
         Chairman Bailey recalled Cindy Jorgensen to provide the answer  
         to a question from Representative Flynn which she obtained by  
         phone from HHSC. 
          
         Chairman Bailey then called on Rhonda Masters from CHS to  
         explain her role with Clarendon, Community Health Solutions and  
         the CHIP program.  
          
         At 1:26 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Bailey, Chair 
          
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         Roberta Bilsky, Clerk