The House Committee on Public School Finance, Select 
         78th Legislature 
         April 27, 2004 
         10:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 26, 2004 and a an  
         announcement from the House floor on April 27, 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 1:58 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi; Dutton;  
                   Griggs; Hamric; Hilderbran; Hill; Isett; Keffer, Jim;  
                   Lewis; Madden; McCall; Pitts; Ritter; Swinford;  
                   Villarreal (17). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Luna; Bonnen; Eissler; Garza;  
                   Giddings; Heflin; Hope; Jones, Elizabeth; Krusee;  
                   Marchant; Oliveira; Wilson (12). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1, HJR 1 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1 and HJR 1 as pending business.            
          
         The chair laid out amendments #1 through #31 to HB 1 as  
         discussed during previous public hearings. 
          
         The chair laid out amendment # 1 to HJR as discussed during  
         previous public hearings. 
          
         (Representative Krusee now present.) 
          
         (Representative Garza now present.) 
          
         (Representative Giddings now present.) 
          
         (Representative Jones, Elizabeth now present.) 
          
         (Representative Oliveira now present.) 
          
         (Representative Bonnen now present.) 
          
         (Representative Heflin now present.) 
          
         Representative Isett offered amendment #32 to HB 1.  
          
         (Representative Marchant now present.) 
          
         (Representative Hope now present.) 
          
         (Representative Lewis in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Eissler now present.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         Representative Branch offered amendment #33 to HB 1. 
          
         (Representative Luna now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Madden in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Lewis in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         Without objection, the chair withdrew amendments #1 through #33  
         to HB 1. 
          
         Without objection, the chair withdrew amendment #1 to HJR 1. 
          
         HB 1 was left pending without objection.  
          
         HJR 1 was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 8:12 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 10:00 a.m., April 28, 2004. 
          
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         Rep. Grusendorf, Chair 
          
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         Greg Herzog, Clerk