The House Committee on Public School Finance, Select 
         78th Legislature 
         April 22, 2004 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 21, 2004, the House  
         Committee on Public School Finance, Select met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Grusendorf, at 10:17 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Grusendorf; Luna; Bonnen; Branch;  
                   Eissler; Griggs; Hamric; Heflin; Hilderbran; Hill;  
                   Hope; Isett; Keffer, Jim; Krusee; Madden; McCall;  
                   Pitts; Ritter (18). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Delisi; Dutton; Garza; Giddings;  
                   Jones, Elizabeth; Lewis; Marchant; Oliveira; Swinford;  
                   Villarreal; Wilson (11). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1 as pending business and explained the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         HJR 1 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 1 and explained the measure. 
          
         Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken on HB 1, the Krusee committee substitute to  
         HB 1, and HJR 1 (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Swinford now present.) 
          
         (Representative Lewis now present.) 
          
         (Representative Giddings now present.) 
          
         (Representative Jones, Elizabeth now present.) 
          
         (Representative Dutton now present.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         At 11:30 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 2:00 p.m., April 22, 2004. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 2:18 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Grusendorf. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Grusendorf; Bonnen; Branch; Eissler;  
                   Giddings; Griggs; Hamric; Heflin; Hill; Hope; Isett;  
                   Jones, Elizabeth; Lewis; Madden; Marchant; McCall;  
                   Pitts; Ritter; Swinford (19). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Luna; Delisi; Dutton; Garza;  
                   Hilderbran; Keffer, Jim; Krusee; Oliveira; Villarreal;  
                   Wilson (10). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Chair reminded the committee that HB 1, the Krusee Committee  
         Substitute to HB 1, HJR 1 and the Krusee Committee Substitute to  
         HJR 1 were still laid out before the committee. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna now present.) 
          
         (Representative Hilderbran now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Dutton now present.) 
          
         (Representative Krusee now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim now present.) 
          
         (Representative Marchant in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Delisi now present.) 
          
         The committee substitute to HB 1 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         The committee substitute to HJR 1 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken on HB 1.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         House Committee on Public School Finance, Select 
         4/22/2004 
          
         HB 1 was left pending without objection.  
          
         HJR 1 was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 6:50 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 10:00 a.m., April 23, 2004. 
          
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         Rep. Grusendorf, Chair 
          
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         Greg Herzog, Clerk