LBJ School to Host Pre-Session Legislative Conference

Newly elected and returning Texas legislators will gather at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs to discuss critical issues they will face in the January 2001 legislative session. This year's "All Members Session" of the Pre-Session Legislative Conference will be divided into four panels that will examine E-Government and the Digital Economy, Emerging Health Issues, Education Issues, and Environmental Issues. UT Austin President Larry Faulkner will open the conference and host its luncheon at the LBJ Library and Museum. UT Austin Head Football Coach Mack Brown will give the keynote address. A schedule and complete list of panelists is listed below.

The All Members Session will take place on Thursday, November 30, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Thompson Conference Center, Room 2.102, on the corner of Red River and Dean Keeton streets at The University of Texas at Austin.

The LBJ School's Pre-Session Legislative Conference has grown into a 30-year tradition in the Texas State Legislature. Innovative in its approach, the biennial program educates and prepares newly elected state legislators on key government operations and critical issues they will face in the upcoming session.

Members of the media are invited to attend Thursday's conference; however, this event is not open to the general public. For further information about the program, contact Barry Bales at 471-0820.

All Members Session Schedule

Thursday, November 30 - Thompson Conference Center

8:30 a.m. Welcome, Room 2.102
Larry Faulkner, President, The University of Texas at Austin

8:45 a.m. Session 1: E-Government and the Digital Economy
Moderator: Barry Miller, Executive Assistant, Office of the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
Speaker: Billy Hamilton, Deputy Comptroller, Chair, Comptroller's e-Texas Task Force Representative, Advisory Council on the Digital Economy

10 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Session 2: Emerging Health Issues
Moderator: Barry McBee, Executive Assistant, Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Speakers: Chris Britton, Health Policy, Office of the Lieutenant Governor
Jennifer Chapman, Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Laura Smith, Senate Finance Committee
Lawrence Collins, House Appropriations Committee

11:45 a.m. Break for Lunch

12:00 noon Luncheon, 8th Floor, LBJ Library and Museum
Host: Larry R. Faulkner, President, The University of Texas at Austin
Keynote Address: Mack Brown, Head Football Coach, The University of Texas at Austin

1:30 p.m. Session 3: Education Issues, TCC, Room 2.102
Moderator: Edwin "Ed" Sharp, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, The University of Texas System
Speakers: Don Brown, Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Jim Nelson, Commissioner, Texas Education Agency

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Session 4: Environmental Issues
Moderator: Edwin Dorn, Dean, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Speakers: Warren Chisum, State Representative, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
Jeff Saitas, Executive Director, Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission Craig Pederson, Executive Administrator, Texas Water Development Board

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