MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Monday, March 22, 2010

9:00 a.m.

Capitol Extension, Room E1.028

 

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Education was held on Monday, March 22, 2010, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.028, at Austin, Texas.

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Florence Shapiro Senator Dan Patrick Senator Wendy Davis Senator Leticia Van de Putte Senator Royce West Senator Tommy Williams		Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr. Senator Steve Ogden

 

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The chair called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m.  The following business was transacted:

Senator Shapiro made opening remarks to the Committee.

The chair called the following invited witnesses to provide testimony on Interim Charge 1: Review the performance and accountability of the state's charter schools. Specifically, study the following:  Options for increasing the number of outstanding charter schools; Best practices employed by high performing charter schools and make recommendations for ways to implement these strategies in other charter and public schools; Charter school initiatives in other states, specifically including incentives for public education campuses to become charter schools; Options for development and funding of a charter schools facilities program.  See attached list.  (The chair announced that the following component of Interim Charge 1 will be taken up at a later date:  Feasibility of operating charter schools focused on providing high quality education for students with disabilities, such as autism).

At 9:54 a.m. the roll was called and a quorum was established.

Senator Patrick moved adoption of the minutes from the previous hearing held on February 22, 2010; without objection, it was so ordered.

At 10:29 a.m. Senator Patrick assumed the chair. 

At 10:31 a.m. Senator Shapiro resumed the chair.

The chair called persons who registered as public witnesses to provide testimony on the interim committee charge.  See attached list.

At 1:30 p.m. Senator Patrick assumed the chair.  

There being no further business, at 2:02 p.m. Senator Patrick 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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Holly Mabry, Clerk