The House Committee on Public Education

80th Legislature

April 12, 2007

8:00 a.m.

E2.036

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 5, 2007, a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 10, 2007 to hear HB 2183, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 11, 2007 to hear HB 1675, the House Committee on Public Education met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Eissler, at 8:10 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Eissler; Zedler; Hochberg; Olivo; Patrick (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Branch; Delisi; Dutton; Mowery (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1287

 

The chair laid out HB 1287 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

At 8:59 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until final adjournment/recess of the House on April 12, 2007.

 

 

The committee reconvened at 10:40 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Eissler. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Eissler; Zedler; Hochberg; Olivo; Patrick (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Branch; Delisi; Dutton; Mowery (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 828

 

The chair laid out HB 828 as pending business.

 

Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Branch now present.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Patrick moved that HB 828, 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 Eissler; Zedler; Branch; Hochberg; Olivo; Patrick (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Delisi; Dutton; Mowery  (3).

 

HB 1137

 

The chair laid out HB 1137 as pending business.

 

Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Hochberg offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a committee substitute.

 

The bill, as substituted, was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2113

 

The chair laid out HB 2113 as pending business.

 

Representative Olivo offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Patrick to explain the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Dutton now present.)

 

Representative Zedler moved that HB 2113, 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 Eissler; Zedler; Branch; Dutton; Hochberg; Olivo; Patrick (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Delisi; Mowery  (2).

 

HB 2455

 

The chair laid out HB 2455 as pending business.

 

Representative Hochberg moved that HB 2455, 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 Eissler; Zedler; Branch; Hochberg; Olivo; Patrick (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Dutton  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Delisi; Mowery  (2).

 

HB 3226

 

The chair laid out HB 3226 as pending business.

 

Representative Branch offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Branch to explain the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Patrick moved that HB 3226, 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 Eissler; Zedler; Branch; Dutton; Hochberg; Olivo; Patrick (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Delisi; Mowery  (2).

 

HB 1137

 

The chair laid out HB 1137, as substituted, as pending business.

 

Representative Branch moved that HB 1137, 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 Eissler; Zedler; Branch; Dutton; Hochberg; Olivo; Patrick (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Delisi; Mowery  (2).

 

HB 3226

 

Representative Branch moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Hochberg moved that HB 3226, 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 Eissler; Zedler; Branch; Dutton; Hochberg; Olivo; Patrick (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Delisi; Mowery  (2).

 

HB 2183

 

The chair laid out HB 2183.

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3459

 

The chair laid out HB 3459.

 

Representative Dutton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Paxton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Paxton to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3409

 

The chair laid out HB 3409.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 163

 

The chair laid out HB 163.

 

Representative Patrick offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 833

 

The chair laid out HB 833.

 

The chair offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the measure.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 426

 

The chair laid out HB 426.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3202

 

The chair laid out HB 3202.

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 572

 

The chair laid out HB 572.

 

Representative Patrick offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2594

 

The chair laid out HB 2594.

 

Representative Olivo offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2835

 

The chair laid out HB 2835.

 

Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Strama to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Strama to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2532

 

The chair laid out HB 2532.

 

Representative Dutton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Patrick to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Patrick to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2360

 

The chair laid out HB 2360.

 

Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Veasey to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Veasey to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1675

 

The chair laid out HB 1675.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 702

 

The chair laid out HB 702.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 494

 

The chair laid out HB 494.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 531

 

The chair laid out HB 531.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1324

 

The chair laid out HB 1324.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1601

 

The chair laid out HB 1601.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1461

 

The chair laid out HB 1461.

 

Representative Olivo offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Zedler in chair.)

 

HB 920

 

The chair laid out HB 920.

 

Representative Patrick offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eissler to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Eissler to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Eissler in chair.)

 

At 3:11 a.m. on April 13, 2007, 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