The House Committee on Public School Finance, Select 78th Legislature April 20, 2004 1:00 p.m. Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 20, 2004, the House Committee on Public School Finance, Select met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Grusendorf, at 1:12 p.m. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Grusendorf; Luna; Bonnen; Branch; Delisi; Eissler; Griggs; Hamric; Hilderbran; Hill; Hope; Jones, Elizabeth; Krusee; Madden; Pitts; Ritter; Swinford; Villarreal (18). Absent: Representatives Dutton; Garza; Giddings; Heflin; Isett; Keffer, Jim; Lewis; Marchant; McCall; Oliveira; Wilson (11). A quorum was present. (Representative McCall now present.) (Representative Garza now present.) (Representative Heflin now present.) (Representative Oliveira now present.) (Representative Isett now present.) (Representative Marchant now present.) (Representative Keffer, Jim now present.) The chair laid out the proposed committee rules for discussion. Rep. Bonnen moved that the rules be adopted without amendment. Rep. Oliveira objected to the motion for adoption of the rules without amendment. Rep. Bonnen withdrew his motion for adoption of the rules without objection. The committee stood at ease at 1:31 pm. The committee came to order 1:40 pm. The committee discussed the Educational Excellence and Equity Plan. (Representative Dutton now present.) (Representative Giddings now present.) (Representative Lewis now present.) (Representative Luna in chair.) (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) Rep. Oliveira moved to adopt the proposed committee rules without amendment. Without objection, the proposed committee rules were adopted. The committee discussed Incentives proposals. At 3:15 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until 11:00 a.m., April 21, 2004. ________________________ Rep. Grusendorf, Chair ________________________ Greg Herzog, Clerk