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
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LyAnna Johnson, Clerk
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