House Committee on Public Education 
         75th Legislature 
         April 15, 1997 
         10:30 am or upon adjournment 
         Reagan Building, Room 106 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 10, 1997, and revised  
         April 11, 1997, the House Committee on Public Education met in  
         a public hearing and was called to order by the Acting Chair,  
         Representative Harold Dutton at 5:15 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Dutton; Culberson; Hochberg; Rhodes;  
                   Uher (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Sadler; Hernandez; Price; Williamson  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Price now present.)   
          
         HB 2262 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2262.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Smith to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         HB 1537 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1537.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Culberson offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection.   
          
         HB 583 
          
         The chair laid out HB 583.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         HB 2122 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2122. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Culberson offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         HB 437 
          
         The chair laid out HB 437.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         HB 3353 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3353.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Vilma Luna to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Price offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         HB 575 
          
         The chair laid out HB 575.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Howard to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         HB 1189 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1189.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Rhodes offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative Culberson in chair.)   
          
         HB 2243 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2243.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Representative Uher in chair.)   
          
         HB 836 
          
         The chair laid out HB 836.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         HB 1015 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1015.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         HB 544 
          
         The chair laid out HB 544.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The committee substitutes to HB 1189, HB 2122 and HB 3353 were  
         withdrawn without objection. 
          
         HB 437, HB 544, HB 575, HB 583, HB 836, HB 1015, HB 1189, HB  
         1537, HB 2122, HB 2243, HB 2262, HB 3353 were left pending  
         without objection.  
          
          At 10:15 pm, on the motion of the chair and without  
         objection, the meeting was adjourned.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Harold Dutton, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Craig Smith, Clerk