The House Committee on Higher Education
79th Legislature
May 17, 2005
8:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
John H. Reagan Building, Room 120
Pursuant to a notice posted on May 13, 2005, with the suspension
of the 5-day posting rule on May 13, 2005, the House Committee
on Higher Education met in a public hearing and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Morrison, at 8:24 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Jones, Jesse (5).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Rose
(4).
A quorum was present.
SB 296
The chair laid out SB 296.
The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the
measure.
(Representative Gallego now present.)
(Representative Rose now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Harper-Brown now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the
measure.
Representative Gallego moved that SB 296, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Gallego; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Giddings (1).
SB 702
The chair laid out SB 702.
The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the
measure.
Representative Gallego moved that SB 702, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Gallego; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Giddings (1).
SB 511
The chair laid out SB 511.
The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Rose to close on the
measure.
Representative Dawson moved that SB 511, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Gallego; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
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Absent: Representative Giddings (1).
SB 730
The chair laid out SB 730.
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the
measure.
Representative Jones, Jesse moved that SB 730, without
amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion
prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Gallego; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Giddings (1).
(Representative Goolsby in chair.)
SB 1226
The chair laid out SB 1226.
The chair recognized Representative Morrison to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Morrison to close on the
measure.
Representative Gallego moved that SB 1226, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Gallego; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Giddings (1).
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SB 1528
The chair laid out SB 1528.
The chair recognized Representative Morrison to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Morrison to close on the
measure.
Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB 1528, without
amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion
prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Gallego; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Giddings; Rose (2).
SB 1227 AND SB 31
The chair laid out SB 1227 AND SB 31.
The chair recognized Representative Morrison to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Brown, Fred to explain the
measure.
Representative Brown, Fred offered an amendment to SB 31.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The bills were left pending without objection.
At 9:58 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed subject to the call of the chair.
The committee reconvened at 5:39 p.m. and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Morrison. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
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Harper-Brown; Rose (5).
Absent: Representatives Dawson; Gallego; Giddings; Jones,
Jesse (4).
A quorum was present.
SB 81
The chair laid out SB 81.
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the
measure.
Representative Goolsby moved that SB 81, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Harper-Brown; Rose (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dawson; Gallego; Giddings;
Jones, Jesse (4).
SB 132
The chair laid out SB 132 as pending business.
Representative Goolsby offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Rose moved that SB 132, as amended, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Harper-Brown; Rose (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
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Absent: Representatives Dawson; Gallego; Giddings;
Jones, Jesse (4).
SB 532
The chair laid out SB 532 as pending business.
Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that SB 532, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Harper-Brown; Rose (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dawson; Gallego; Giddings;
Jones, Jesse (4).
(Representative Goolsby in chair.)
SB 1227 AND SB 31
The chair laid out SB 1227 AND SB 31 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Morrison to close on the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Brown, Fred to close on the
measure.
The bills were left pending without objection.
SB 151
The chair laid out SB 151.
The chair recognized Representative Morrison to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Morrison to close on the
measure.
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Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB 151, without
amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion
prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Harper-Brown; Rose (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dawson; Gallego; Giddings;
Jones, Jesse (4).
At 6:51 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. Morrison, Chair
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Gene Wu, Clerk
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