The House Committee on Appropriations Joint Committee on the Teacher Shortage 77th Legislature April 8, 2002 10:00 a.m. Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to a notice posted on April 2, 2002, the House Committee on Appropriations, Joint Committee on the Teacher Shortage, met in a public hearing and was called to order by the co-chair, Representative Hochberg, at 12:07 p.m. Present: Representatives Hochberg; Delisi; Giddings; McReynolds; Mowery; Grusendorf (6). Absent: Representatives Coleman; Eiland; Gallego; Gutierrez; Hamric; Moreno, Paul; Pitts; Smith; Turner, Sylvester (9). A quorum was not present. Also present: Representative Pickett (Representative Hamric now present.)(Representative Gallego now present.)(Representative Gutierrez now present.) A quorum was now present. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) At 4:35 p.m., on the motion of the co-chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the co-chair. ________________________ Rep. Hochberg, Co-Chair ________________________ Caasi Lamb, Clerk