The House Committee on Public Education
79th Legislature
April 5, 2005
2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.036
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 31, 2005, the House
Committee on Public Education met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Grusendorf, at 2:17
p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi; Eissler;
Hochberg; Mowery (6).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Keffer, Bill (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 283
The chair laid out HB 283 as pending business.
Representative Eissler offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Eissler moved that HB 283, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi;
Eissler; Hochberg; Mowery (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Keffer, Bill
(3).
HB 492
The chair laid out HB 492 as pending business.
Representative Hochberg moved that HB 492, without amendments,
be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi;
Eissler; Hochberg; Mowery (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Keffer, Bill
(3).
HB 603
The chair laid out HB 603 as pending business.
Representative Eissler offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Eissler moved that HB 603, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi;
Eissler; Hochberg; Mowery (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Keffer, Bill
(3).
HB 1476
The chair laid out HB 1476 as pending business.
Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Mowery to explain the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Delisi moved that HB 1476, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi;
Eissler; Hochberg; Mowery (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
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Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Keffer, Bill
(3).
HB 4
The chair laid out HB 4.
Representative Eissler offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Grusendorf offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
Representative Eissler moved that HB 4, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi;
Eissler; Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton (2).
HB 1943
The chair laid out HB 1943 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 12, HB 1263, HB 3042
The chair laid out HB 12, HB 1263, HB 3042.
The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain HB 12.
The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain HB
1263.
(Representative Branch in chair.)
(Representative Grusendorf in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Riddle to explain HB 3042.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
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(Representative Keffer, Bill in chair.)
(Representative Grusendorf in chair.)
(Representative Oliveira now present.)
HB 316
The chair recalled HB 316 from subcommittee.
Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Oliveira offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
Representative Oliveira moved that HB 316, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Grusendorf; Oliveira; Branch;
Delisi; Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dutton; Eissler (2).
HB 12, HB 1263, HB 3042
Testimony continued. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Oliveira in chair.)
(Representative Grusendorf in chair.)
(Representative Branch in chair.)
(Representative Grusendorf in chair.)
(Representative Eissler in chair.)
(Representative Grusendorf in chair.)
HB 12, HB 1263, and HB 3042 were left pending without objection.
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At 1:05 a.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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LyAnna Johnson, Clerk
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