The House Committee on Public Education 
         79th Legislature 
         February 28, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
          
         Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on February  
         28, 2005, the House Committee on Public Education met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Grusendorf, at 2:24 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi; Hochberg;  
                    Mowery (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Eissler; Keffer,  
                    Bill (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Grusendorf offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         (Representative Oliveira now present.) 
          
         (Representative Dutton now present.) 
          
         (Representative Eissler now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Delisi in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Bill now present.) 
          
         (Representative Delisi in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 7:56 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. Grusendorf, Chair 
          
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         Jackie Ray, Clerk 
          
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