MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

2:00 p.m.

E1.714

 

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Administration was held on Tuesday, February 6, 2007, in the E1.714

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Kim Brimer Senator Carlos Uresti Senator Kel Seliger Senator Florence Shapiro Senator Jeff Wentworth Senator John Whitmire Senator Judith Zaffirini

 

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The chair called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m.  There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted: 

The chair laid out the committee rules for the 80th Legislative Session.  Senator Uresti moved that the committee rules be adopted, there being 5 ayes and no nays, the rules were adopted.

Senator Brimer laid out each committee's proposed budget amount and any exception letters that were submitted.  Senator Seliger moved to adopt each budget at the proposed rate.  Proposed budget amounts were:  

Administration-$92,000

Business and Commerce-$164,675

Criminal Justice-$182,455 and one salary exemption letter

Education-$154,735 and one salary exemption letter

Finance-$201,706

Government Organization-$160,000

Health and Human Services-$184,771 and one salary exemption letter

Intergovernmental Relations-$150,000

International Relations and Trade-$120,000

Jurisprudence-$158,834

Natural Resources-$156,157

Nominations-$71,872

State Affairs-$152,565 and one salary exemption letter

Subcommittee on Agriculture-$39,474

Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure-$39,474

Subcommittee on Flooding & Evacuations-$39,474

Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies and Economic Development-$39,474

Subcommittee on Higher Education-$76,000

Transportation and Homeland Security-$144,847 and one salary exemption

Veterans Affairs and Military Installations-$82,200

There being 5 ayes and no nays the committee budgets and exemptions were adopted.

There being no further business, Senator Brimer moved that the Committee stand recessed pending the upcoming security briefing, subject to the call of the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.  

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Senator Kim Brimer, Chair

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Tara Rejino, Clerk