The House Committee on Public Education

80th Legislature

March 13, 2007

1:00 p.m.

E2.036

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 8, 2007, permission granted to allow the committee to meet while the House is in session during the reading and referral of bills, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on March 12, 2007 to hear HB 1024, the House Committee on Public Education met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Eissler, at 2:23 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Eissler; Delisi; Hochberg; Mowery; Patrick (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Zedler; Branch; Dutton; Olivo (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB  273

 

The chair laid out HB  273.

 

Representative Mowery offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Zedler now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1792

 

The chair laid out HB 1792.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Dutton now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 183

 

The chair laid out HB 183.

 

The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 346

 

The chair laid out HB 346.

 

Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1059

 

The chair laid out HB 1059.

 

Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 380

 

The chair laid out HB 380.

 

Representative Zedler offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Allen, Alma to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Zedler in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Allen, Alma to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Eissler in chair.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1024

 

The chair laid out HB 1024.

 

Representative Zedler offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Branch now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 500

 

The chair laid out HB 500.

 

The chair recognized Representative Castro to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Castro to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 164

 

The chair laid out HB 164.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1622

 

The chair laid out HB 1622.

 

The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 828

 

The chair laid out HB 828.

 

Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 784

 

The chair laid out HB 784.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 974

 

The chair laid out HB 974.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 6:08 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. Eissler, Chair

 

 

 

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Douglas Brown, Clerk