The House Committee on Public Education

85th Legislature

May 5, 2017

2:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 5, 2017, and permission granted on May 5, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Public Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Huberty, at 2:00 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Huberty; Bernal; Allen; Bohac; Deshotel; Dutton; King, Ken; Koop; Meyer; and VanDeaver.

 

A quorum was present.

HB 3635

 

Representative Dutton moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 3635 failed to be reported.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

(Representative Gooden now present.)

 

Representative Bohac moved that HB 3635, 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 Huberty; Allen; Bohac; Deshotel; Dutton; Koop; Meyer (7).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Bernal; Gooden (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives King, Ken; VanDeaver (2).

 

HB 4111

 

The chair laid out HB 4111 as pending business.

 

(Representative King, Ken now present.)

 

(Representative VanDeaver now present.)

 

Representative Allen offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain HB 4111.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative VanDeaver moved that HB 4111, 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 Huberty; Bernal; Allen; Bohac; Deshotel; Dutton; Gooden; King, Ken; Koop; Meyer; VanDeaver (11).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

At 2:04 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. Huberty, Chair

 

 

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Jack Reed, Clerk