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The House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education

80th Legislature

January 16, 2008

1:00 p.m. or upon recess or adjournment of the morning hearing of the Select Committee on Higher & Public Education Finance, whichever occurs later.

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Pursuant to a notice posted on December 14, 2007, the House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst, at 1:23 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Kolkhorst; Branch; McClendon; Otto (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Brown, Fred; Crownover (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on December 14, 2007, the House Select Committee on Higher & Public Education Finance met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Branch, at 1:23 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Branch; Hochberg; Guillen; Kolkhorst; Otto (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Dutton; Eissler; Giddings; Morrison (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Giddings now present.)

 

At 3:18 p.m., on the motion of the joint chairs and without objection, the meeting was adjourned.

 

 

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Rep. Kolkhorst, Chair

 

 

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Hunter Thompson, Clerk