The House Committees on General Investigating & Ethics 
         And Public Education 
         79th Legislature 
         November 30, 2005 
         10:30 a.m. or call of the chairs 
         Capitol Extension E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on November 21, 2005, the House  
         Committee on General Investigating & Ethics and Public Education  
         held a combined public hearing and was called to order by the  
         chair, Representative Bailey and Representative Grusendorf, at  
         10:30 a.m. 
          
         The General Investigating and Ethics roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Bailey; Paxton; Dutton; Flynn; Keel  
                    (5). 
         Absent:    None (0). 
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The Public Education roll was answered as follows: 
         Present:  Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Eissler; Dutton;  
         Keffer; Hochberg (6). 
         Absent:   Representatives Oliveira; Delisi (2). 
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Chairman Grusendorf explained the first part of our interim  
         charge and called on Adam Jones and Rita Chase from the TEA to  
         talk about the lobbying issue. 
          
         Chairman Grusendorf then called on Natalia Ashley from the Texas  
         Ethics Commission to explain the lobby issue. 
          
         Chairman Grusendorf announced the subcommittee on the first part  
         of our interim charge: 
              Representative Paxton, Chair; Flynn; Dutton; Keffer;  
         Oliveira (5). 
          
         Chairman Bailey then took over to lay out the second part of the  
         charge and called on Curtis Martin from the AGC to explain the  
         competitive bid process for schools. 
          
         Chairman Bailey then called on Sedora Jefferson and Chris  
         Szaniszlo from TASB to explain the Buy Board and it's process. 
          
         Chairman Bailey ask the clerk to announce the members of the  
         subcommittee for part 2 of the charge: 
              Representatives Bailey, Chair; Hochberg; Branch; Mowery;  
         Flynn (5). 
          
         At 12:20 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 12:30 p.m., November 30, 2005. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 12:43 p.m. and was called to order  
  
         by the chair, Representative Bailey. A quorum was present of  
         both Committees. 
          
         The Committees then heard from Pete Wassdorf from the Attorney  
         General's Office for the purpose of clarifying Section 556 of  
         the Government Code. 
          
         At 2:43 p.m., 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. Bailey, Chair 
          
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         Roberta Bilsky, Clerk