MINUTES 
                                           
                           SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION 
                               Tuesday, April 5, 2005 
                                     8:30 a.m. 
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.028 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Education was  
         held on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, in the Capitol Extension, Room  
         E1.028, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Florence Shapiro                None 
         Senator Royce West 
         Senator Kip Averitt 
         Senator Kyle Janek 
         Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator Todd Staples 
         Senator Leticia Van de Putte 
         Senator Tommy Williams 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 8:39 a.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The Honorable David Dewhurst made remarks to the Committee. 
          
         At 8:48 a.m. Senator West assumed the chair.   
          
         Senator Shapiro sent up a committee substitute to HB 2; the  
         chair recognized Senator Shapiro to explain the difference  
         between the committee substitute and the bill as filed.   
          
         Senator Shapiro moved adoption of the committee substitute to HB  
         2; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 10:07 a.m. Senator Janek assumed the chair.   
          
         At 10:15 a.m. Senator Ogden assumed the chair.  
          
         Senator Ogden moved that HB 2 be left pending; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 10:19 a.m. Senator Shapiro resumed the chair.   
          
         There being no further business, at 10:19 a.m. Senator Shapiro  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Florence Shapiro, Chair 
          
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         Tara Korstad, Clerk