The House Committee on Public Education 
         79th Legislature 
         April 5, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 31, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Public Education met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Grusendorf, at 2:17  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi; Eissler;  
                    Hochberg; Mowery (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Keffer, Bill (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 283 
          
         The chair laid out HB 283 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Eissler offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eissler moved that HB 283, 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; Hochberg; Mowery (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Keffer, Bill   
                         (3). 
          
         HB 492 
          
         The chair laid out HB 492 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Hochberg moved that HB 492, without amendments,  
         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; Hochberg; Mowery (6). 
 
          Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Keffer, Bill   
                         (3). 
          
         HB 603 
          
         The chair laid out HB 603 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Eissler offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eissler moved that HB 603, 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; Hochberg; Mowery (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Keffer, Bill   
                         (3). 
          
         HB 1476 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1476 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Mowery to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Delisi moved that HB 1476, 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; Hochberg; Mowery (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
 
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         Absent:         Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Keffer, Bill   
                          (3). 
          
         HB 4 
          
         The chair laid out HB 4. 
          
         Representative Eissler offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Representative Grusendorf offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Eissler moved that HB 4, 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; Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Oliveira; Dutton  (2). 
          
         HB 1943 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1943 as pending business.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 12, HB 1263, HB 3042 
          
         The chair laid out HB 12, HB 1263, HB 3042. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain HB 12.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain HB  
         1263.  
          
         (Representative Branch in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Riddle to explain HB 3042.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
 
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         (Representative Keffer, Bill in chair.) 
          
          (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Oliveira now present.) 
          
         HB 316 
          
         The chair recalled HB 316 from subcommittee.  
          
         Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Representative Oliveira offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Oliveira moved that HB 316, 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; Oliveira; Branch;  
                         Delisi; Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Dutton; Eissler  (2). 
          
         HB 12, HB 1263, HB 3042 
          
         Testimony continued.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Oliveira in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Branch in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Eissler in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         HB 12, HB 1263, and HB 3042 were left pending without objection.  
          
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         At 1:05 a.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 
          
         ________________________ 
         LyAnna Johnson, Clerk 
          
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