MINUTES 
                                           
                           SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION 
                              Wednesday, May 21, 2003 
                           2:30 p.m. or upon adjournment 
                          Senator Florence Shapiro's Desk 
                                           
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         Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of  
         the Senate Committee on Education was held on Wednesday, May 21,  
         2003, at Senator Florence Shapiro's Desk. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Florence Shapiro                Senator Royce West 
         Senator Kip Averitt                     Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator Kyle Janek                      Senator Leticia Van de  
                                                 Putte 
         Senator Todd Staples 
         Senator Tommy Williams 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         At 3:30 p.m. Senator Janek assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 318 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Shapiro, to explain the bill.   
          
         Senator Shapiro sent up a committee substitute; the chair  
         recognized Senator Shapiro to explain the difference between the  
         committee substitute and the bill as filed.  Senator Shapiro  
         moved adoption of the committee substitute; without objection,  
         it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Shapiro sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
          
         Senator Shapiro sent up Committee Amendment 2 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
          
         Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on  
         the attached list.  The chair moved that the public testimony be  
         closed; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Shapiro requested unanimous consent to roll the  
         amendments into a committee substitute; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator Shapiro then moved that the committee  
         substitute be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.   
  
         Senator Shapiro moved that HB 318 do not pass but that CSHB 318  
         be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it  
         do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote  
         of 5 ayes, 1 nay, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.   
          
         HB 1844 was previously voted out of committee on May 20, 2003.   
         Senator Shapiro moved that the bill be recommended for placement  
         on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.   
          
         HB 2823 was previously voted out of committee on May 20, 2003.   
         Senator Shapiro moved that the bill be recommended for placement  
         on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.   
          
         At 3:35 p.m. Senator Shapiro resumed the chair.   
          
         There being no further business, at 3:35 p.m. Senator Shapiro  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
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         Senator Florence Shapiro, Chair                                             
                                                                Cindy  
                                                                Hodges,  
                                                                Clerk