SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Finance

TIME & DATE:  8:00AM, Thursday, March 1, 2001

PLACE: E1.036

CHAIR: Senator Rodney Ellis

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Markup on the following (S.B.1 - General Appropriations Bill):


GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Aircraft Pooling Board
Commission on the Arts
Office of the Attorney General
Bond Review Board
Comptroller of Public Accounts
  Fiscal Programs
Social Security Contributions & Benefit Replacement Pay
Commission on State Emergency Communications
Employees Retirement system
Texas Ethics Commission
Public Finance Authority
Fire Fighter's Pension Commissioner
State General Services Commission
Office of the Governor
Trusteed Program within the Office of the Governor
Historical Commission
Commission on Human Rights
Texas Incentive & Productivity Commission
Department of Informational Resources
Library & Archives Commission
Pension Review Board
Preservation Board
Secretary of State
Office of State-Federal Relations

VETERAN'S AFFAIRS
Veterans Commission
Adjutant General's Department
Texas Military Facilities Commission
General Land Office and Veteran's Land Office


At Approx. 9:30AM the Committee will consider the following:


SB 411            Shapiro
Relating to the disposition of certain fees and penalties collected
by the Department of Public Safety.

SB 412            Shapiro
Relating to the allocation and use by counties of revenue from
motor vehicle sales and use taxes and vehicle registration fees.

SB 737            Ellis, Rodney / et al.
Relating to the creation of the Texas excellence fund to promote
research and excellence at certain institutions of higher
education.

SB 848            Ellis, Rodney
Relating to crediting interest to a suspense account of the
comptroller and transferring accumulated interest from the account.

Pending Items/Other Business

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