The House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on General  
         Government 
         78th Legislature 
         February 21, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 14, 2003, and revised  
         February 19, 2003, the House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on  
         General Government met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Pickett, at 8:12 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Pickett; Hamric; Isett (3). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Crownover; McClendon (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative McClendon now present.)(Representative Crownover  
         now present.) 
          
         (Representative Hamric in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Pickett in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Hamric in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Pickett in chair.) 
          
         At 12:50 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 1:05 p.m., February 21, 2003. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:06 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Pickett. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Pickett; Isett; McClendon (3). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Crownover; Hamric (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         (Representative Hamric now present.)(Representative Crownover  
         now present.) 
          
         At 3:07 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned. 
          
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         Rep. Pickett, Chair 
          
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         Luis Gonzalez, Clerk