The House Committee on Higher Education 
         77th Legislature 
         May 4, 2001 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk Number 118 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on May 4, 2001, the House Committee  
         on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Rangel, at 10:25 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Rangel; Brown, Fred; Farabee; Jones,  
                   Jesse; Morrison; Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy"  
                   (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Goolsby; Uher (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The chair directed that the April 10, 2001 minutes for the House  
         Committee on Higher Education be corrected.  The corrected  
         minutes were authorized without objection. 
          
         HB 3701 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3701. 
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 3701, as substituted,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Rangel; Brown, Fred;  
                             Farabee; Jones, Jesse; Morrison; Reyna,  
                             Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goolsby; Uher  (2).  
           
         SB 1429 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1429. 
          
         Representative Jones, Jesse moved that SB 1429, without  
         amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the  
         Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed  
         by the following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Rangel; Brown, Fred;  
                             Farabee; Jones, Jesse; Morrison; Reyna,  
                             Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goolsby; Uher  (2).  
           
         SB 1797 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1797. 
          
         Representative Reyna, Elvira moved that SB 1797, without  
         amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the  
         Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed  
         by the following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Rangel; Brown, Fred;  
                             Farabee; Jones, Jesse; Morrison; Reyna,  
                             Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goolsby; Uher  (2).  
           
         At 10:30 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. Rangel, Chair 
          
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         Helena Stangle, Clerk