The House Committee on Public Education
79th Legislature
May 17, 2005
8:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.036
Pursuant to a notice posted on May 12, 2005, and a revised
posting on May 17, 2005, the House Committee on Public
Education met in a public hearing and was called to order by the
chair, Representative Grusendorf, at 8:20 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi; Hochberg;
Keffer, Bill; Mowery (6).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton; Eissler (3).
A quorum was present.
SB 658
The chair laid out SB 658.
Representative Branch offered a complete committee substitute.
(Representative Eissler now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Delisi moved that SB 658, as substituted, be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass
and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent
Calendars. 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).
SB 117
The chair laid out SB 117.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Delisi moved that SB 117, 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; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton (2).
SB 124
The chair laid out SB 124 as pending business.
Representative Grusendorf offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Delisi moved that SB 124, 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).
SB 776
The chair laid out SB 776.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Delisi moved that SB 776, without amendments, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on
Local and Consent Calendars. 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).
SB 126
The chair laid out SB 126.
Representative Keffer, Bill offered a complete committee
substitute.
Representative Eissler 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.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Delisi moved that SB 126, 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).
SB 42
The chair laid out SB 42.
Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 851
The chair laid out SB 851.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Mowery moved that SB 851, without amendments, be
reported favorably to the full house with the
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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).
(Representative Delisi now absent.)
SB 221
The chair laid out SB 221.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Hochberg moved that SB 221, 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; Eissler;
Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Delisi; Dutton (3).
SB 1446
The chair laid out SB 1446.
Representative Eissler offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Eissler moved that SB 1446, 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; Eissler;
Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (6).
Nays: None (0).
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Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Delisi; Dutton (3).
SB 1393
The chair laid out SB 1393.
Representative Grusendorf offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Eissler moved that SB 1393, 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; Eissler;
Keffer, Bill; Mowery (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Hochberg (1).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Delisi; Dutton (3).
SB 256
The chair laid out SB 256.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Hochberg moved that SB 256, without amendments,
be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on
Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Eissler;
Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Delisi; Dutton (3).
SB 959
The chair laid out SB 959.
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Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Eissler moved that SB 959, 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; Eissler;
Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Delisi; Dutton (3).
SB 1693
The chair laid out SB 1693.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Eissler moved that SB 1693, without amendments,
be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on
Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Eissler;
Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Delisi; Dutton (3).
(Representative Delisi now present.)
SB 493
The chair laid out SB 493 as pending business.
Representative Eissler moved that SB 493, without amendments, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on
Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Grusendorf; Branch; Delisi;
Eissler; Hochberg; Keffer, Bill; Mowery (7).
Nays: None (0).
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Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Dutton (2).
At 9:06 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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LyAnna Johnson, Clerk
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