The House Committee on Public Education 79th Legislature March 1, 2005 Upon final adjourn./recess Capitol Extension, E2.036 Pursuant to a notice posted on February 24, 2005, the House Committee on Public Education met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Grusendorf, at 1:24 p.m. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Grusendorf; Delisi; Eissler; Hochberg; Mowery (5). Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Branch; Dutton; 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. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) (Representative Dutton now present.) (Representative Oliveira now present.) (Representative Branch now present.) (Representative Keffer, Bill now present.) Representative Grusendorf offered committee amendment #1, committee amendment #2, and committee amendment #3 to the committee substitute. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) Representative Oliveira moved to adopt committee amendment #2. The motion to adopt amendment #2 failed by the following record vote: Ayes: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Hochberg (3). Nays: Representatives Branch; Delisi; Eissler; Keffer, Bill (4). Present, Not Voting: Representatives Grusendorf; Mowery (2). Absent: None (0). Representative Eissler moved to adopt committee amendment #1. The motion to adopt amendment #1 prevailed by the following record vote: Ayes: Representatives Branch; Delisi; Eissler; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (5). Nays: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Hochberg (3). Present, Not Voting: Representative Grusendorf (1). Absent: None (0). Amendment #3 was withdrawn without objection. The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without objection. The chair directed the committee staff, with the consent of the committee, to prepare a new complete committee substitute incorporating the adopted amendment. Representative Eissler moved that HB 2, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following record vote: Ayes: Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi; Eissler; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (6). Nays: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Hochberg (3). Present, Not Voting: None (0). Absent: None (0). At 4:17 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. ________________________ Rep. Grusendorf, Chair ________________________ LyAnna Johnson, Clerk