The House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics 
         Subcommittee on General Investigating & Ethics and  
         Public Education 
         79th Legislature 
         August 14, 2006 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on August 9, 2006, the House  
         Committee on General Investigating & Ethics, Subcommittee on  
         General Investigating & Ethics and Public Education, met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Bailey, at 10:26 a.m. 
          
         Present:  Representatives Bailey; Flynn, Hochberg, Branch (4). 
          
         Absent:   Mowery (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Chairman Bailey called on Richard Lindsey and Leonard Strum with  
         Houston Independent School District to discuss facility  
         renovation and construction contracts. They discuss in-depth the  
         job order contracting method that is available through HISD and  
         the Buy Board. 
          
         Chairman asked Gregory Smith, and Tom Barber, both with Jamail  
         Construction to explain job order contracting from their  
         perspective. 
          
         Chairman called on Jerry Gallagher to explain his interest in  
         the facility renovation and construction issue as it pertains to  
         school districts. 
          
         At 12:43 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. Bailey, Chair 
          
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         Roberta Bilsky, Clerk