The House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education 
         78th Legislature 
         February 24, 2003 
         7:00 a.m. 
         JHR, 140 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 19, 2003, and revised on  
         February 20, 2003, the House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on  
         Education met in a public hearing and was called to order by the  
         chair, Representative Pitts, at 7:06 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Pitts; Branch; Brown, Fred; Deshotel  
                   (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Gutierrez; Menendez (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
                    
         (Representative Gutierrez now present.)(Representative Menendez  
         now present.) 
          
         (Representative Brown, Fred in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Brown, Fred in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         At 1:56 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 15 minutes upon the adjournment  
         of the House, February 24, 2003. 
          
         The subcommittee reconvened at 3:15 p.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Pitts. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Pitts; Branch; Gutierrez; Menendez  
                   (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Brown, Fred; Deshotel (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         (Representative Gutierrez in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts in chair.) 
          
         At 7:37 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned. 
  
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         Rep. Pitts, Chair 
          
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         Jess Calvert, Clerk