MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Friday, April 29, 2005
Upon adjournment of the Senate
Capitol Extension, Room E1.028
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Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of
the Senate Committee on Education was held on Friday, April 29,
2005, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.028, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Florence Shapiro Senator Royce West
Senator Kip Averitt Senator Tommy Williams
Senator Kyle Janek
Senator Steve Ogden
Senator Todd Staples
Senator Leticia Van de Putte
Senator Judith Zaffirini
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The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the
following bill(s): HB 2
Senator Shapiro called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. There
being a quorum present, the following business was transacted on
HB 2, sponsored by Senator Shapiro:
Witnesses testifying and registering on the following amendments
to HB 2 are shown on the attached list.
At 4:04 p.m. Senator Janek assumed the chair.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 15, which had
been left pending, and moved adoption; without objection, the
amendment was adopted.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 16, which had
been left pending.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 17, which had
been left pending.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 18, which had
been left pending.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 19, which had
been left pending.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 20, which had
been left pending, and moved adoption; without objection, the
amendment was adopted.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 21, which had
been left pending. Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee
Amendment 21(a) and moved adoption; without objection, the
amendment was adopted.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 22, which had
been left pending and moved adoption. The motion failed with a
record vote of 3 ayes, 3 nays, 0 present not voting, and 3
absent.
Senator Zaffirini sent up Committee Amendment 23, which had been
left pending and moved adoption. The motion failed with a
record vote of 3 ayes, 3 nays, 0 present not voting, and 3
absent.
Senator Zaffirini sent up Committee Amendment 24, which had been
left pending and moved adoption. The motion failed with a
record vote of 3 ayes, 3 nays, 0 present not voting, and 3
absent.
Senator Staples sent up Committee Amendment 25(a) in the absence
of its author Senator Williams, which had been left pending.
Committee Amendment 25(a) was left pending.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 29 in the
absence of its author Senator West. Committee Amendment 29 was
left pending.
Senator Staples withdrew Committee Amendment 13, which had been
left pending. Senator Staples sent up Committee Amendment 13(a)
and moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was
adopted.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 29 in the
absence of its author Senator West, which had been left pending.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 29(a) in the
absence of its author Senator West and moved adoption; without
objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 30 in the
absence of its author Senator West, which had been left pending.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 30(a) in the
absence of its author Senator West and moved adoption; without
objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 32(a) in the
absence of its author Senator West, which had been left pending.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 32(b) in the
absence of its author Senator West and moved adoption; without
objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 33 in the
absence of its author Senator West, which had been left pending.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 33(a) in the
absence of its author Senator West and moved adoption; without
objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 34 in the
absence of its author Senator West, which had been left pending,
and moved adoption. The motion failed by a record vote of 2
ayes, 5 nays, 0 present not voting, and 2 absent.
Senator Zaffirini sent up Committee Amendment 35, which had been
left pending and moved adoption. The motion failed by a record
vote of 2 ayes, 5 nays, 0 present not voting, and 2 absent.
Senator Zaffirini sent up Committee Amendment 36, which had been
left pending and moved adoption. The motion failed by a record
vote of 2 ayes, 5 nays, 0 present not voting, and 2 absent.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 37, which had
been left pending and moved adoption. The motion failed by a
record vote of 2 ayes, 5 nays, 0 present not voting, and 2
absent.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 38, which had
been left pending and moved adoption. The motion failed by a
record vote of 2 ayes, 5 nays, 0 present not voting, and 2
absent.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 39, which had
been left pending.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 40, which had
been left pending, in the absence of its author Senator West and
moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 41, which had
been left pending, in the absence of its author Senator West.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 42, which had
been left pending, in the absence of its author Senator West and
moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 43, which had
been left pending, in the absence of its author Senator West and
moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 44 in the
absence of its author Senator West, which had been left pending.
Senator Van de Putte sent up Committee Amendment 44(a) in the
absence of its author Senator West and moved adoption; without
objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 45, which had
been left pending, in the absence of its author Senator West.
Senator Ogden withdrew Committee Amendment 49, which had been
left pending. Senator Ogden sent up Committee Amendment 49(a)
and moved adoption. The motion prevailed by a record vote of 4
ayes, 3 nays, 0 present not voting, and 2 absent.
Senator Van de Putte withdrew Committee Amendment 51, which had
been left pending, in the absence of its author Senator West.
Senator Staples sent up Committee Amendment 25(a) in the absence
of its author Senator Williams, which had been left pending, and
moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
At 5:22 p.m. Senator Shapiro resumed the chair.
At 5:22 p.m. Senator Shapiro moved that the committee stand
recessed for 5 minutes; without objection, it was so ordered.
At 5:39 p.m. the committee reconvened, Senator Shapiro in chair.
At 5:39 p.m. Senator Janek assumed the chair.
Senator Averitt moved to reconsider the motion by which
Committee Amendment 14 was adopted; there being no objection, it
was so ordered. Committee Amendment 14 was then pulled down.
Senator Averitt sent up Committee Amendment 14(a) and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Public testimony was closed on HB 2.
Senator Shapiro requested unanimous consent to roll the
amendments into the committee substitute; without objection, it
was so ordered. Senator Shapiro then moved that the committee
substitute be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Shapiro moved that HB 2 do not pass but that CSHB 2 be
reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record vote of 5
ayes, 0 nay, 2 present not voting, and 2 absent.
There being no further business, at 5:43 p.m. Senator Shapiro
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Florence Shapiro, Chair
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Tara Korstad, Clerk