SENATE
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Government Organization

TIME & DATE:  1:00PM Or upon adjournment
             Wednesday, April 9, 2003

PLACE: Senate Chamber

CHAIR: Senator Rodney Ellis

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Bills To Be Considered:


SB 280            Nelson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce
Commission.


SB 281            Nelson
Relating to the continuation of the Council on Workforce and
Economic Competitiveness as the Texas Workforce Investment Council
and to the functions performed by the council.


SB 283            Jackson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of
Architectural Examiners, including functions affecting architects,
landscape architects, and interior designers; providing a criminal
penalty.


SB 285            Nelson
Relating to the administration and functions of the Texas
Department of Human Services.


SB 919            Whitmire
Relating to the kinds of mail service that may be used under the
public information law to send a notice or any other document to a
person.


SB 1048            Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the abolition of the Public Utility Commission of Texas
and the Railroad Commission of Texas, the creation of the Texas
Energy and Communications Commission, and the transfer of the
powers and duties of the public utility commission and the railroad
commission to the energy and communications commission and other
state agencies.


SB 1113            Nelson
Relating to the governmental entities subject to, and the
confidentiality of records under, the sunset review process.


SB 1418            Ratliff
Relating to ex officio appointments of members of the Texas Senate
to boards and commissions.


SB 1449            Harris
Relating to conflicts of interest involving lobbyists; providing a
criminal penalty.


SB 1634            Staples
Relating to the limitation on the allocation of office space to
state agencies.


SB 1694            Shapiro
Relating to state agency internal auditing.


SB 1892            Hinojosa
Relating to the lease and use for economic development purposes of
certain property transferred by the State of Texas to the City of
Corpus Christi.





Pending Business:

SB 1701            Wentworth
Relating to the Department of Information Resources' management of
certain electronic and telecommunications projects.

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