The House Committee on Public Education 
         79th Legislature 
         April 19, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 14, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Public Education met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Grusendorf, at 8:26  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Eissler;  
                    Hochberg; Mowery (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Oliveira; Delisi; Dutton; Keffer,  
                    Bill (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Oliveira now present.) 
          
         HB 1445 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1445 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Hochberg offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Eissler moved that HB 1445, 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;  
                         Eissler; Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Delisi; Dutton  (2). 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Bill  present during roll call vote.) 
          
         HB 3468 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3468 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Oliveira moved that HB 3468, 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;  
                         Eissler; Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Delisi; Dutton  (2). 
          
         HB 573 
          
         The chair laid out HB 573 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Eissler moved that HB 573, without amendments, be  
                         reported favorably to the full house with the  
                         recommendation that it do pass and be printed  
                         and be sent to the Committee on Local and  
                         Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
                         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Grusendorf; Oliveira; Branch;  
                         Eissler; Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Delisi; Dutton  (2). 
          
         HB 608 
          
         The chair laid out HB 608 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
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         Representative Branch moved that HB 608, without amendments, be  
                         reported favorably to the full house with the  
                          recommendation that it do pass and be printed  
                         and be sent to the Committee on Local and  
                         Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
                         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Grusendorf; Oliveira; Branch;  
                         Eissler; Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Delisi; Dutton  (2).  
          
         HB 983 
          
         The chair laid out HB 983. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Reyna to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Reyna to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2576, HB 1633 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2576, HB 1633. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Dutton now present.) 
          
         (Representative Eissler in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2576 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2576 as pending business.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1494 
          
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         The chair laid out HB 1494. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wong to explain the measure.  
           
         The chair recognized Representative Wong to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 902 
          
         The chair laid out HB 902. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2742, HJR 86 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2742, HJR 86. 
          
         Representative Eissler offered a complete committee substitute  
         to HB 2742 and a complete          committee substitute to HJR  
         86.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Casteel to explain the  
         measures.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Casteel to close on the  
         measures.  
          
         The committee substitutes were withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Eissler in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Hochberg in chair.) 
          
         HB 31 
          
         The chair laid out HB 31. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eissler to explain the  
         measure.  
 
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         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eissler to close on the  
          measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 386  
          
         The chair laid out HB 386  as pending business.  
          
         Representative Mowery offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Bill to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Bill to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 661 
          
         The chair laid out HB 661. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Branch to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Branch to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3458 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3458. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Baxter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Baxter to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
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         HB 1668 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1668. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eissler to explain the  
          measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eissler to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 12:10 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 
          
         ________________________ 
         LyAnna Johnson, Clerk 
          
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