The House Committee on  
         Subcommittee on The Joint Committee on Higher Education  
         Excellence Funding 
         77th Legislature 
         March 27, 2002 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 18, 2002, the Joint  
         Committee on Higher Education Excellence Funding, met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Junell, at 10:10 a.m. 
          
         Present:  Representative Junell; Senator Armbrister;  
                   Representative Giddings; Representative McReynolds;  
                   Senator Ogden; Representative Rangel (6). 
          
         Absent:   Senator Whitmire, Senator Barrientos, Senator Harris,  
                   Representative Thompson (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Also present:  Senator Duncan; Representative West 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hochberg now present.)(Representative Thompson  
         now present.)(Senator Ellis now present.)(Representative Merritt  
         now present.)(Senator Jackson now present.)(Representative  
         Swinford now present.)(Representative Noriega now present.) 
          
         At 3:50 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Junell, Chair 
          
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         Caasi Lamb, Clerk