The House Committee on Higher Education 
         79th Legislature 
         June 27, 2005 
         9:00 a.m. 
         John H. Reagan Building, 120 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on June 22, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Higher Education met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Morrison, at 9:17  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Morrison; Brown, Fred; Dawson;  
                    Gallego; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse (7). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Goolsby; Rose (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Brown, Fred in chair.) 
          
         HB6 
          
         The chair laid out HB6. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Morrison to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Morrison offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Morrison offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Giddings offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         (Representative Rose now present.) 
          
         Representative Gallego offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Morrison to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
 
          Representative Rose moved that HB6, as substituted, 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; Brown, Fred; Dawson;  
                         Gallego; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;  
                         Rose (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Goolsby  (1). 
          
         At 10:14 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Morrison, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Justin Unruh, Clerk 
          
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