The House Committee on Public School Finance, Select
78th Legislature
May 1, 2004
1:30 p.m.
Capitol Extension, E1.030
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 30, 2004, the House
Committee on Public School Finance, Select met in a public
hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative
Grusendorf, at 1:53 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Grusendorf; Luna; Branch; Eissler;
Giddings; Griggs; Hamric; Heflin; Hilderbran; Hill;
Hope; Isett; Keffer, Jim; Krusee; Lewis; Madden;
McCall; Oliveira; Pitts; Ritter; Villarreal (21).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Delisi; Dutton; Garza; Jones,
Elizabeth; Marchant; Swinford; Wilson (8).
A quorum was present.
HB 1, HJR 1
The chair laid out HB 1, HJR 1 as pending business.
Representative Grusendorf offered a complete committee
substitute to HB 1.
Representative Grusendorf offered a complete committee
substitute to HJR 1.
(Representative Jones, Elizabeth now present.)
(Representative Delisi now present.)
(Representative Marchant now present.)
(Representative Swinford now present.)
Representative Delisi offered an amendment to the committee
substitute to HB 1.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a
committee substitute.
(Representative Bonnen now present.)
(Representative Wilson now present.)
(Representative Dutton now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute to HB 1 was adopted without objection.
Representative Grusendorf closed on HB 1 and HJR 1.
Representative Delisi moved that HB 1, 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 Grusendorf; Bonnen; Branch;
Delisi; Eissler; Griggs; Hamric; Heflin;
Hilderbran; Hill; Hope; Isett; Jones,
Elizabeth; Keffer, Jim; Krusee; Madden;
Marchant; McCall; Pitts; Swinford; Wilson
(21).
Nays: Representatives Luna; Dutton; Giddings;
Lewis; Oliveira; Ritter; Villarreal (7).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Garza (1).
The committee substitute to HJR 1 was adopted without objection.
Representative Delisi moved that HJR 1, 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 Grusendorf; Bonnen; Branch;
Delisi; Eissler; Griggs; Hamric; Heflin;
Hill; Hope; Isett; Jones, Elizabeth; Keffer,
Jim; Krusee; Lewis; Madden; Marchant;
McCall; Pitts; Swinford; Wilson (21).
Nays: Representatives Luna; Dutton; Giddings;
Hilderbran; Oliveira; Ritter; Villarreal
(7).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Garza (1).
At 4:35 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
House Committee on Public School Finance, Select
5/1/2004
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Greg Herzog, Clerk