The House Committee on Public Education
77th Legislature
April 3, 2001
2:00 p.m. or 1 hr after adjournment
Capitol Extension, E2.036
CORRECTED MINUTES
On April 10, 2001, the House Committee on Public Education
authorized the correction of the minutes for the meeting of the
House Committee on Public Education held on April 3, 2001. The
following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:
Pursuant to a notice posted and revised on March 29, 2001, the
House Committee on Public Education met in a public hearing and
was called to order by the chair, Representative Sadler, at 2:15
p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Sadler; Dunnam; Hardcastle; Hochberg;
Olivo (5).
Absent: Representatives Dutton; Grusendorf; Oliveira; Smith
(4).
A quorum was present.
HB 3631
The chair laid out HB 3631.
The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to explain
the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Oliveira now present.)
(Representative Grusendorf now present.)
(Representative Dutton now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to close
on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 580
The chair laid out HB 580.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1646
The chair laid out HB 1646.
Representative Olivo offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hochberg in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 970
The chair laid out HB 970.
Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 75
The chair laid out HB 75.
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Sadler in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1291
The chair laid out HB 1291.
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hochberg in chair.)
(Representative Sadler in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1293
The chair laid out HB 1293.
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hochberg in chair.)
(Representative Sadler in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 646
The chair laid out SB 646, the companion to HB 1783, in lieu of
the house bill.
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hochberg in chair.)
(Representative Sadler in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1442
The chair laid out HB 1442.
The chair recognized Representative Hawley to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hawley to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2125
The chair laid out HB 2125.
The chair recognized Representative Hawley to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hawley to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 729
The chair laid out HB 729.
The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1435
The chair laid out HB 1435.
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 357
The chair laid out HB 357.
The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 386 and HB 1055
The chair laid out HB 386 and HB 1055.
The chair recognized Representative Nixon, Joe to explain the
measures.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the
measures.
The bills were left pending without objection.
SB 524
The chair laid out SB 524.
The chair recognized Representative Nixon, Joe to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Nixon, Joe to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 623
The chair laid out HB 623.
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2452
The chair laid out HB 2452.
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3405
The chair laid out HB 3405.
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1277
The chair laid out HB 1277.
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 865
The chair laid out HB 865.
The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2546
The chair laid out HB 2546.
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.
SB 208
The chair laid out SB 208.
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1947
The chair laid out HB 1947.
The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3313
The chair laid out HB 3313.
The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the
measure.
Representative Dutton moved that HB 3313, without amendments, 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 Sadler; Dutton; Dunnam;
Hardcastle; Hochberg; Olivo (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Grusendorf; Oliveira; Smith (3).
HB 1188
The chair laid out HB 1188 as pending business.
Representative Hochberg moved that HB 1188, without amendments,
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 Sadler; Dutton; Dunnam;
Hardcastle; Hochberg; Olivo (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Grusendorf; Oliveira; Smith (3).
HB 457
The chair laid out HB 457 as pending business.
Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 457, without amendments,
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 Sadler; Dutton; Dunnam;
Hardcastle; Hochberg; Olivo (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Grusendorf; Oliveira; Smith (3).
HB 2118
The chair laid out HB 2118 as pending business.
Representative Olivo offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 2118, 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 Sadler; Dutton; Dunnam;
Hardcastle; Hochberg; Olivo (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Grusendorf; Oliveira; Smith (3).
HB 2452
The chair laid out HB 2452 as pending business.
Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 2452, 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 Sadler; Dutton; Dunnam;
Hardcastle; Hochberg; Olivo (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Grusendorf; Oliveira; Smith (3).
HB 623
The chair laid out HB 623 as pending business.
Representative Hochberg offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Olivo moved that HB 623, 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 Sadler; Dutton; Dunnam;
Hardcastle; Hochberg; Olivo (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Grusendorf; Oliveira; Smith (3).
HB 2570
The chair laid out HB 2570 as pending business.
Representative Olivo offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Dunnam offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
Representative Dunnam moved that HB 2570, 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 Sadler; Dutton; Dunnam;
Hardcastle; Hochberg; Olivo (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Grusendorf; Oliveira; Smith (3).
At 11:45 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. Sadler, Chair
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Craig Smith, Clerk