The House Committee on Public School Finance, Select 
         78th Legislature 
         September 11, 2003 
         2:00 p.m. 
         Texas State Capitol, House Chamber 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on June 17, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Public School Finance, Select met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Grusendorf, at 2:16 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Grusendorf; Luna; Branch; Delisi;  
                   Eissler; Giddings; Heflin; Hilderbran; Hill; Isett;  
                   Jones, Elizabeth; Lewis; Madden; McCall; Pitts;  
                   Ritter; Villarreal (17). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Bonnen; Dutton; Garza; Griggs; Hamric;  
                   Hope; Keffer, Jim; Krusee; Marchant; Oliveira;  
                   Swinford; Wilson (12). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hamric now present.) 
          
         (Representative Marchant now present.) 
          
         (Representative Oliveira now present.) 
          
         At 6:50 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 10:00 a.m., September 12, 2003. 
          
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         Rep. Grusendorf, Chair 
          
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         Brett Price, Clerk