MINUTES 
                                           
                          SENATE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS 
                               Monday, April 7, 2003 
                           3:00 p.m. or upon adjournment 
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.016 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Nominations  
         was held on Monday, April 7, 2003, in the Capitol Extension,  
         Room E1.016, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Jon Lindsay                     Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Bob Deuell 
         Senator Gonzalo Barrientos 
         Senator John Carona 
         Senator Juan Hinojosa 
         Senator Mike Jackson 
                                           
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:07p.m. 
          
         The Chair introduced Senator Lucio who introduced Nila T. Wipf,  
         nominee to the Commission on Human Rights.   
          
         The Chair introduced Senator Zaffarini who introduced Lydia  
         Rangel Saenz, nominee to the Office of Rural Community Affairs. 
          
         The Chair introduced the nominees for the Texas A&M University  
         System, Erle Nye and John David White.  Each gave their opening  
         remarks.   
          
         The Chair introduced Senator Ellis who also introduced Erle Nye  
         and John White. 
          
         The Chair introduced Senator Duncan who introduced David  
         Gutierrez, nominee to the Commission on Jail Standards. 
          
         The Chair introduced Senator Staples who introduced Marcia  
         Daughtrey, nominee to the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. 
         The Chair asked the Texas A&M nominees to continue their opening  
         remarks.  There being no questions, the Chair announced that the  
         consideration of the nominees would be left pending awaiting the  
         arrival of a quorum.   
          
         The Chair read a witness card for John White. 
          
         The Chair introduced Thomas Anderson, Tivy Whitlock and Nila  
         Wipf, nominees for the Commission on Human Rights.  Each gave  
         their opening remarks.  There being no questions, the Chair  
         announced that the consideration of the nominees would be left  
         pending awaiting the arrival of a quorum.   
          
         The Chair introduced Marcia Olivia Daughtrey, Paul Hinton  
         Dickerson, Sandra Lee Jensen and David Alan Sime, nominees to  
         the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners.  Each gave opening  
         remarks.  The Chair asked about their budget.  Senator Deuell  
         asked about the Boards direction and the possibility of a rules  
         and regulation exam. There being no other questions, the Chair  
         announced that the consideration of the nominees would be left  
         pending awaiting the arrival of a quorum. 
          
         The Chair introduced Senator Van de Putte who introduced Tivy  
         Whitlock, nominee to the Commission on Human Rights. 
          
         The Chair introduced David Gutierrez, Horace Theodore  
         Montgomery, and Michael Seale, nominees to the Commission on  
         Jail Standards.   
          
         The Chair introduced Senator Shapiro who introduced Earl Nye,  
         nominee to Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. 
          
         The nominees to the Commission on Jail Standards gave their  
         opening remarks. 
          
         At 4:50p.m., a quorum was present. 
          
         At 4:50p.m., without objection, the motioned carried to adopt  
         the minutes from the previous meeting.       
          
         A motioned carried to pass non appearing nominee Gonzalo  
         Gallegos, and appearing nominees David Gutierrez, Horace  
         Theodore Montgomery and Michael Seale, to the Commission on Jail  
         Standards, to the full Senate.  The motioned carried with 6 ayes  
         and 0 nays.  Senator's Hinojosa and Jackson asked to be shown  
         voting aye.   
          
         A motioned carried to pass Marcia Olivia Daughtrey, Paul Hinton  
         Dickerson, Sandra Lee Jensen, David Alan Sime,  nominees to the  
         Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, to the full Senate.  The  
         motioned carried with 6 ayes and 0 nays.  Senator Hinojosa and  
         Jackson asked to be shown voting aye.  The Chair announced that  
         non appearing nominee Narciso Escareno, had written a letter to  
         be excused, this request was not granted and he will be invited  
         to attend another hearing to be confirmed.    
          
         The Chair brought back for further questioning,  Erle Nye and  
         John White, nominees to the Texas A&M System Board of Regents.   
         Senator Barrientos questioned tuition deregulation, the Hopwood  
         case, its consequences and the efforts of the University to  
         reach out to students.  Senator Deuell commented on flexibility  
         and tuition.  There being no other questions, the nominees were                                                                             
         passed to the full Senate with 6 ayes and 0 nays.  Senator's  
         Hinojosa and Jackson asked to be shown voting aye. 
          
         The Chair brought back the nominees to the Commission on Human  
         Rights, Thomas Anderson, Tivy Whitlock and Nila Wipf.  Senator  
         Barrientos questioned each on the current situation at the  
         Commission, the ethnic breakdown and lobbying efforts of  
         staffers.  There being no other questions, the nominees were  
         passed to the full Senate with 6 ayes and 0 nays.  Senator's  
         Hinojosa and Jackson asked to be shown voting aye. 
          
         Senator Barrientos introduced James Cox, nominee to the Texas  
         Lottery Commission.  Senator Barrientos questioned whether a  
         multi-state lottery was a good idea, his thoughts on net ticket  
         sales, salaries and the hiring procedures for Reagan Greer as  
         Executive Director of the Commission.  The Chair asked about  
         other gambling in the State and how much it would bring.   
          
         The Chair read a witness card for the nominee. 
          
         There being no other questions, the nominee was passed to the  
         full Senate with 5 ayes and 0 nays.  Senator Hinojosa asked to  
         be shown voting aye.  
          
         The Chair introduced the nominees to the Office of Rural  
         Community Affairs, Wallace Klussmann, Lydia Rangel Saenz, and  
         Michael Cooper Waters.  Senator Barrientos questioned moving the  
         program's agency and Senator Jackson asked the definition of  
         "Rural."  There were more than 60 definitions of "Rural."   
         There being no questions or objections the nominees were passed  
         to the full Senate with 5 ayes and 0 nays.  Senator Hinojosa  
         asked to be shown voting aye. 
          
         The Chair asked that the nominees with the Texas Commission on  
         Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Texas Commission for the Blind, and the  
         Texas School Safety Center Board of Directors, be sent to the  
         full Senate; they were passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays. 
          
         There being no other business, at 6:12p.m., Chairman Lindsay  
         announced the committee would stand in recess subject to the  
         call of the Chair.  There being no objections, the committee  
         recessed. 
          
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         Jon Lindsay, Chairman 
          
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         Tanya Tillman, Committee Clerk