MINUTES 
                                           
                  STANDING SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION 
                               Thursday, May 1, 2003 
                           12:30 p.m. or upon adjournment 
                             Senator Royce West's Desk 
                                           
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         Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of  
         the Standing Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education was held on  
         Thursday, May 1, 2003, at Senator Royce West's Desk 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Royce West                      Senator Kip Averitt 
         Senator Kyle Janek 
         Senator Todd Staples 
         Senator Leticia Van de Putte 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 1:09 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The following bills were previously laid out and discussed on  
         April 28, 2003:  SB 1127 by Van de Putte, SB 1162 by Barrientos,  
         and SB 1778 by Ogden. 
          
         The following bill was previously laid out and discussed on  
         April 7, 2003:  SB 1292 by Ratliff 
          
         The committee substitute for SB 1127 was sent up and adopted on  
         April 28, 2003.  Senator Van de Putte moved that SB 1127 do not  
         pass but that CSSB 1127 be reported back to the full committee  
         with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The  
         motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present  
         not voting, and 1 absent.    
          
         Senator Staples sent up a committee substitute to SB 1162; the  
         chair explained the difference between the committee substitute  
         and the bill as filed.  Senator Staples moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Staples moved that SB 1162 do not pass but that CSSB  
         1162 be reported back to the full committee with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 1 absent.   
          
         Senator Janek sent up a committee substitute to SB 1292; the  
         chair recognized Senator Ratliff to explain the difference  
         between the committee substitute and the bill as filed.  Senator  
  
         Janek moved adoption of the committee substitute; without  
         objection, it was so ordered. Senator Janek moved that SB 1292  
         do not pass but that CSSB 1292 be reported back to the full  
         committee with the recommendation that it do pass and be  
         printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0  
         nay, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.    
          
         The committee substitute for SB 1778 was sent up and adopted on  
         April 28, 2003.  Senator Janek moved that SB 1778 do not pass  
         but that CSSB 1778 be reported back to the full committee with  
         the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 1 absent.   
          
         There being no further business, at 1:14 p.m. Senator West moved  
         that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the  
         chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Royce West, Chair 
          
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         Tara Korstad, Clerk