House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education 
         76th Legislature 
         February 17, 1999 
         8:00 am  
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 12, 1999, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Henry Cuellar at 8:25 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Cuellar; Delisi; Giddings; Hochberg;  
                   Mowery (5). 
          
         Absent:   None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Show Representative Irma Rangel present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 9:45 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until the adjournment of  the House. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:30 am and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Cuellar.  The roll was answered  
         as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Cuellar; Giddings; Hochberg (3). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Delisi; Mowery (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Show Representatives Irma Rangel and Vice-Chair Buddy West  
         present. 
          
         At 11:50 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 1:00 pm. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:16 pm and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Cuellar.  The roll was answered as  
         follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Cuellar; Giddings; Hochberg; Mowery  
                   (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Delisi (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
  
         Show Representatives Joe Deshotel, Ruth Jones McClendon,  
         Garnet Coleman, Irma Rangel, Sylvester Turner, Rick Noriega,  
         Harold Dutton and Chairman Junell present.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hochberg in chair.)   
          
         (Representative Cuellar in chair.)   
          
         Show Representative Al Edwards and Senator Rodney Ellis  
         present. 
          
         At 5:06 pm, 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. Henry Cuellar, Chair 
          
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         Kathleen Gardiner, Clerk