The House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education 
         79th Legislature 
         February 8, 2005 
         7:00 a.m. 
         John H. Reagan Building, Room 120 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 3, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Kolkhorst, at 7:13 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Kolkhorst; Branch; Crownover; Guillen  
                    (4). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives McClendon; Smith, Todd (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative McClendon now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Smith, Todd now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Under Rule 4, Section 23A, Chairman Kolkhorst recognized  
         Representative Pitts to provide information to the committee.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Branch in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 9:54 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 1:15 p.m., February 8, 2005. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:26 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Kolkhorst. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Kolkhorst; Branch; McClendon; Smith,  
                    Todd (4). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Crownover; Guillen (2). 
 
          A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Crownover now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Guillen now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Under Rule 4, Section 23A, Chairman Kolkhorst recognized  
         Representative Menendez to provide information to the committee.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative McClendon in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 7:37 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 7:00 a.m., February 9, 2005. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Kolkhorst, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Luis Gonzalez, Clerk 
          
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