Minutes Wednesday, January 21, 1998 Page MINUTES SENATE INTERIM COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION Wednesday, January 21, 1998 10:00 a.m. El Paso City Council Chamber 2 Civic Center Plaza El Paso, Texas 79901 ***** Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Interim Committee on Public Information was held on Wednesday, January 21, 1998, at the El Paso City Council Chamber, 2 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, Texas. ***** MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: Senator Jeff Wentworth, Chair Senator Kenneth Armbrister Senator John Carona Senator John Whitmire Senator Eliot Shapleigh ***** The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted. The committee heard invited testimony on SB 1069 (75th Legislative Session) and related matters. The committee heard invited testimony regarding accessibility to public records and circumvention of the Public Information Act's requirements. The committee heard invited testimony on the role of technology as it applies to the Public Information Act. At 12:05 p.m. the committee recessed for lunch and reconvened at 1:15 p.m. The committee heard public testimony on the judicial records exception to the Public Information Act. The committee heard public testimony on the committee charges. There being no further business, at 2:23 p.m. Chairman Wentworth announced that without objection the committee would stand recessed subject to the call of the Chair. ______________________________________ Senator Jeff Wentworth, Chair ______________________________________ Todd Baxter, General Counsel and Chief Clerk