The House Committee on Public Education 
         79th Legislature 
         February 24, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 18, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Public Education met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Grusendorf, at 2:20  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Grusendorf; Delisi; Dutton; Eissler;  
                    Hochberg; Mowery (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Oliveira; Branch; Keffer, Bill (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2 as pending business.  
          
         (Representative Keffer, Bill now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Oliveira now present.) 
          
         (Representative Branch now present.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 8:22 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Grusendorf, Chair 
          
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         Jackie Ray, Clerk