The House Committee on Public Education

82nd Legislature

May 19, 2011

5:00 p.m.

3N.4

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 19, 2011, the House Committee on Public Education was given permission to meet while the House was in session on May 19, 2011.  The Public Education Committee met on May 19, 2011, in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Eissler, at 5:07 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Eissler; Hochberg; Allen; Aycock; Guillen; Huberty; Shelton; Strama; and Weber.

 

A quorum was present.


 

SB 290

 

The chair laid out SB 290.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hernandez Luna to explain SB 290.

 

Representative Shelton moved that SB 290, 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 Eissler; Hochberg; Allen; Guillen; Huberty; Shelton; Strama; Weber (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Aycock (1).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; Smith, Todd (2).

 

SB 205

 

The chair laid out SB 205 as pending business.

 

Representative Hochberg moved that SB 205, 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 Eissler; Hochberg; Allen; Guillen; Huberty; Shelton; Strama (7).

 

Nays:                           Representative Weber (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Aycock (1).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; Smith, Todd (2).

 

SB 140

 

The chair laid out SB 140 as pending business.

 

Representative Shelton moved that SB 140, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Eissler; Allen; Aycock; Guillen; Shelton (5).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Huberty; Strama; Weber (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Hochberg; Dutton; Smith, Todd (3).

 

SB 1214

 

The chair laid out SB 1214 as pending business.

 

Representative Hochberg moved that SB 1214, without amendments, 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 Eissler; Hochberg; Allen; Huberty; Shelton; Strama; Weber (7).

 

Nays:                           Representative Aycock (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Guillen (1).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; Smith, Todd (2).

 

(Representative Dutton now present.)

 

SB 346

 

The chair laid out SB 346 as pending business.

 

Representative Hochberg moved that SB 346, without amendments, 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 Eissler; Hochberg; Allen; Dutton; Guillen; Huberty; Strama; Weber (8).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Aycock; Shelton (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Smith, Todd (1).

 

 

 

 

SB 49

 

The chair laid out SB 49 as pending business.

 

Representative Weber offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Weber moved that SB 49, as substituted, 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 Eissler; Hochberg; Allen; Aycock; Guillen; Huberty; Shelton; Strama; Weber (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; Smith, Todd (2).

 

At 5:25 p.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. Eissler, Chair

 

 

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Rita Ashley, Clerk