House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education 75th Legislature February 6, 1997 8:00 am Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to a notice posted on January 29, 1997, the House Committee on Appropriations-S/C on Education met jointly with the House Committee on Appropriations -S/C on Criminal Justice and the House Committee on Higher Education in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Henry Cuellar and the respective chairs of the committees at 8:08 am. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Cuellar; Hernandez; West, George "Buddy" (3). Absent: Representatives Greenberg; Hochberg (2). A quorum was present. (Representatives Greenberg and Hochberg now present.) (Senator West, Representatives Berlanga, Maxey, Edwards, Ehrhardt, Serna, Finnell, Lewis, Ron present). Hopwood Opinion Attorney General Dan Morales offered testimony on Attorney General Opinion 97-001 concerning the Hopwood decision. Testimony was taken. At 11:00 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the subcommitee recessed 11:00 am or upon adjournment of the House and reconvened in the Reagan Building, Room 101. The Subcommittee on Education was called to order and roll was taken at 11:10 am. Present: Representatives Cuellar; Hernandez; West (3). Absent: Representatives Greenberg; Hochberg (2). A quorum was present. (Representative Greenberg now present.) (Representatives Rangel and Price present). Texas State University System Testimony was taken. See attached list. (Representative Greenberg in chair.) (Representative Cuellar in chair.) The Committee stood at ease from 1:00 pm to 1:20 pm. Stephen F. Austin State University Testimony was taken. See attached list. (Representative Hochberg now present.) Texas Woman's University Testimony was taken. See attached list. Texas Southern University Testimony was taken. See attached list. (Representatives Thompson, Dutton, Coleman, Edwards, and McClendon present). At 5:30 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until Monday, February 10, 1997 at 8:00 am. ______________________ Rep. Henry Cuellar, Chair ______________________ Sabrina Thomas, S/C Clerk