The House Committee on Higher Education 
         79th Legislature 
         February 21, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 16, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Higher Education met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Morrison, at 2:12  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;  
                    Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse; Rose  
                    (8). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Gallego (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 479 
          
         The chair laid out HB 479. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keel to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Gallego now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keel to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1039 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1039. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keel to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keel to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 609 
          
         The chair laid out HB 609. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the  
 
         measure.  
           
         Representative Giddings offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 684 
          
         The chair laid out HB 684. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 64 
          
         The chair laid out HB 64. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 4:10 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Morrison, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Gene Wu, Clerk 
          
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