The House Committee on Public School Finance, Select 
         78th Legislature 
         April 24, 2004 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 23, 2004, the House  
         Committee on Public School Finance, Select met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the acting chair,  
         Representative Luna at 10:14 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Luna; Bonnen; Branch; Delisi; Eissler;  
                   Griggs; Hamric; Heflin; Hilderbran; Hill; Hope; Jones,  
                   Elizabeth; Keffer, Jim; Krusee; Madden; McCall; Pitts;  
                   Ritter; Swinford (19). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Grusendorf; Dutton; Garza; Giddings;  
                   Isett; Lewis; Marchant; Oliveira; Villarreal; Wilson  
                   (10). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hill offered amendment #18 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf now present.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Giddings now present.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         Representative Hill offered amendment #19 to the measure.  
          
         (Representative Marchant now present.) 
          
         (Representative Isett now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         (Representative Oliveira now present.) 
          
         Representative Hill offered amendment #20 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Hill offered amendment #21 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Hill offered amendment #22 to the measure.    
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Hill offered amendment #23 to the measure.    
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Hill offered amendment #24 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         Representative Isett offered amendment #25 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         Representative Grusendorf laid out amendments #1 through #17  
         which were previously offered during the April 23, 2004 public  
         hearing. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
                                                                 
         (Representative Eissler in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         Amendments #1 through #25 were withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 5:05 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 10:00 a.m., April 26, 2004. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Grusendorf, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Greg Herzog, Clerk 
          
         House Committee on Public School Finance, Select 
         4/24/2004