The House Committee on Public School Finance, Select 
         78th Legislature 
         April 23, 2004 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 22, 2004, the House  
         Committee on Public School Finance, Select met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Grusendorf, at 10:29 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Grusendorf; Luna; Bonnen; Branch;  
                   Delisi; Dutton; Eissler; Giddings; Griggs; Hamric;  
                   Heflin; Hill; Isett; Krusee; Madden; McCall; Oliveira;  
                   Pitts; Ritter; Swinford (20). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Garza; Hilderbran; Hope; Jones,  
                   Elizabeth; Keffer, Jim; Lewis; Marchant; Villarreal;  
                   Wilson (9). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1 as pending business.  
          
         (Representative Hope now present.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim now present.) 
          
         (Representative Marchant now present.) 
          
         (Representative Hilderbran now present.) 
          
         Representative Krusee offered amendment #1 to the measure. 
          
         (Representative Lewis now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Krusee offered amendment #2 to the measure.  
          
          Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Jones, Elizabeth now present.) 
          
         Representative Krusee offered amendment #3 to the measure.  
  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Krusee offered amendment #4 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Delisi offered amendment #5 to the measure.  
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Lewis in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         Representative Swinford offered amendment #6 to the measure.  
          
         Representative Swinford offered amendment #7 to the measure.  
          
         Representative Swinford offered amendment #8 to the measure.  
          
         Representative Swinford offered amendment #9 to the measure.  
          
         Representative Pitts offered amendment #10 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
         Representative Pitts offered amendment #11 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Madden offered amendment #12 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Madden offered amendment #13 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Luna offered amendment #14 to the measure.  
          
         House Committee on Public School Finance, Select 
         4/23/2004 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Isett offered amendment #15 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Luna offered amendment #16 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Luna offered amendment #17 to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         Amendments numbered 1 through 17 were withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 6:12 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 10:00 a.m., April 24, 2004. 
          
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         Rep. Grusendorf, Chair 
          
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         Greg Herzog, Clerk