The House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education 
         79th Legislature 
         February 7, 2005 
         7:00 a.m. 
         John H. Reagan Building, Room 120 
          
         Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule and an  
         announcement from the house floor on February 3, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Kolkhorst, at 7:07 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Kolkhorst; Branch; Crownover;  
                    Guillen; Smith, Todd (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representative McClendon (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative McClendon now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Under Rule 4, Section 23A, Chairman Kolkhorst recognized  
         Representative Pitts to provide information to the committee.  
          
         At 9:45 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 30 minutes upon adjournment of  
         the house. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 12:00 p.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Kolkhorst. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Kolkhorst; Branch; Crownover;  
                    Guillen; McClendon; Smith, Todd (6). 
          
         Absent:    None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Smith, Todd in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Branch in chair.) 
 
          Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Branch in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Kolkhorst in chair.) 
          
         At 7:24 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 7:00 a.m., February 8, 2005. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Kolkhorst, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Luis Gonzalez, Clerk 
          
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