The House Committee on Public Education 
         79th Legislature 
         May 4, 2006 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 28, 2006, and revised on  
         May 2, 2006, the House Committee on Public Education met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Grusendorf, at 2:15 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 54, HB 55, HB 57 
          
         The chair laid out HB 54, HB 55, HB 57. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eissler to explain HB 54.  
          
         (Representative Branch now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eissler to close on HB 54.  
          
         HB 54 was left pending without objection.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eissler to explain HB 55.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Eissler offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The Chair laid out Committee amendment #1 and recognized Rep.  
         Eissler to explain the amendment. 
          
         Committee amendment #1 was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eissler offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The Chair laid out Committee amendment #2 and recognized Rep.  
         Eissler to explain the amendment. 
          
         Committee amendment #2 was adopted without objection. 
          
         HB 55, as amended, was left pending without objection.  
          
         The chair laid out HB 54 as pending business.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
          HB 54  was left pending without objection.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Branch to explain HB 57.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Branch to close on HB 57. 
          
         HB 57 was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 2:31 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 
          
         ________________________ 
         Steven Schar, Clerk 
          
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