The House Committee on Public School Finance, Select 
         78th Legislature 
         August 22, 2003 
         9:00 a.m. 
         REJ Conference Center 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on June 17, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Public School Finance, Select met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Grusendorf, at 9:15 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Grusendorf; Eissler; Griggs; Hamric;  
                   Heflin; Hill; Hope; Hoxby, Caroline; Jones, Elizabeth;  
                   Keffer, Jim; Krusee; Lewis; Madden; McAdams, Donald;  
                   McCall; Pitts; Ritter; Swinford (18). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Luna; Bonnen; Branch; Delisi; Dutton;  
                   Garza; Giddings; Hilderbran; Isett; Ladd, Jack;  
                   Marchant; Oliveira; Villarreal; Wilson (14). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Bonnen now present.) 
          
         (Representative Branch now present.) 
          
         (Representative Garza now present.) 
          
         (Representative Hilderbran now present.) 
          
         (Representative Isett now present.) 
          
         (Representative Marchant now present.) 
          
         (Representative Oliveira now present.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         At 10:45 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until adjournment of the full house. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:22 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Grusendorf. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
         Present:  Representatives Grusendorf; Bonnen; Branch; Eissler;  
                   Giddings; Griggs; Heflin; Hill; Hope; Hoxby, Caroline;  
                   Isett; Jones, Elizabeth; Krusee; Lewis; Madden;  
                   McAdams, Donald; McCall; Oliveira; Pitts; Villarreal  
                   (20). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Luna; Delisi; Dutton; Garza; Hamric;  
           
                   Hilderbran; Keffer, Jim; Ladd, Jack; Marchant; Ritter;  
                   Swinford; Wilson (12). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 3:37 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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         Brett Price, Clerk