The House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education 
         79th Legislature 
         February 11, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         John H. Reagan Building, Room 120 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 4, 2005, and an  
         announcement from the house floor on February 10, 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 8:22 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Kolkhorst; Branch; Guillen;  
                    McClendon; Smith, Todd (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Crownover (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Crownover now present.) 
          
         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.) 
          
         (Representative Branch in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 2:34 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Kolkhorst, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Luis Gonzalez, Clerk 
          
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