MINUTES
STANDING SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Monday, April 11, 2005
1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment
Betty King Committee Hearing Room, 2E.20
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Standing Senate Subcommittee on
Higher Education was held on Monday, April 11, 2005, in the
Betty King Committee Hearing Room, 2E.20, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Royce West Senator Kyle Janek
Senator Kip Averitt Senator Todd Staples
Senator Judith Zaffirini Senator Tommy Williams
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Senator Averitt called the meeting to order at 4:18 p.m. The
following business was transacted:
The chair laid out SB 722 and recognized the author, Senator
Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill. Witnesses testifying and
registering on the bill are shown on the attached list. The
chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Averitt moved that SB 722
be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out SB 39 and recognized the author, Senator
Zaffirini, to explain the bill. Senator Zaffirini sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Zaffirini to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed. Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill
are shown on the attached list. The chair moved that the public
testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Averitt moved that SB 39 and the committee substitute be
left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out SB 1227 and recognized the author, Senator
Shapiro, to explain the bill. Senator Averitt sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Shapiro to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed.
At 4:45 p.m. Senator West resumed the chair.
Witnesses testifying and registering on SB 1227 are shown on the
attached list. The chair moved that the public testimony be
closed; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator West
moved that SB 1227 and the committee substitute be left pending;
without objection, it was so ordered.
At 4:48 p.m. Senator Averitt assumed the chair.
The chair laid out SB 817 and recognized the author, Senator
West, to explain the bill. Senator West sent up a committee
substitute; the chair recognized Senator West to explain the
difference between the committee substitute and the bill as
filed. Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are
shown on the attached list. The chair moved that the public
testimony be closed; without objection,; without objection, the
amendment was adopted. it was so ordered. Senator West sent
up Committee Amendment 1. Senator Averitt moved that SB 817, the
committee substitute, and Committee Amendment 1 be left pending;
without objection, it was so ordered.
At 5:13 p.m. Senator West resumed the chair.
The chair laid out SB 1529 and recognized the author, Senator
Zaffirini, to explain the bill. Senator Zaffirini sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Zaffirini to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed. Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill
are shown on the attached list. The chair moved that the public
testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator West moved that SB 1529 be left pending; without
objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out SB 95 and recognized the author, Senator
Shapleigh, to explain the bill. Senator West sent up Committee
Amendment 1. The chair opened public testimony; there being no
witness cards, public testimony was closed. Senator West moved
that SB 95 and Committee Amendment 1 be left pending; without
objection, it was so ordered.
At 5:53 p.m. Senator Zaffirini assumed the chair.
The chair laid out SB 1034 and recognized the author, Senator
West, to explain the bill. The chair opened public testimony;
there being no witness cards, public testimony was closed.
Senator Zaffirini moved that SB 1034 be left pending; without
objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out SB 676 and recognized the author, Senator
West, to explain the bill. Senator West sent up a committee
substitute; the chair recognized Senator West to explain the
difference between the committee substitute and the bill as
filed. The chair opened public testimony; there being no
witness cards, public testimony was closed. Senator Zaffirini
moved that SB 676 and the committee substitute be left pending;
without objection, it was so ordered.
At 5:43 p.m. Senator West resumed the chair.
The chair laid out SB 1716 and recognized the author, Senator
Van de Putte, to explain the bill. Senator Zaffirini sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Van de Putte
to explain the difference between the committee substitute and
the bill as filed. Senator Zaffirini sent up Committee
Amendment 1 and Committee Amendment 2. Witnesses testifying and
registering on the bill are shown on the attached list. The
chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator West moved that SB 1716,
the committee substitute, Committee Amendment 1, and Committee
Amendment 2 be left pending; without objection, it was so
ordered.
The chair laid out SB 582 and recognized the author, Senator Van
de Putte, to explain the bill. Senator Zaffirini sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Van de Putte
to explain the difference between the committee substitute and
the bill as filed. The chair opened public testimony; there
being no witness cards, public testimony was closed. Senator
West moved that SB 582 and the committee substitute be left
pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
At 6:07 p.m. Senator Zaffirini assumed the chair.
The chair laid out SB 1701 and recognized Senator West, in the
absence of the author, to explain the bill. Senator West sent
up a committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator West to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed. Senator West sent up Committee Amendment 1.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. The chair moved that the public testimony be
closed; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Zaffirini
moved that SB 1701, the committee substitute, and Committee
Amendment 1 be left pending; without objection, it was so
ordered.
At 6:11 p.m. Senator West resumed the chair.
The chair laid out SB 30 and recognized the author, Senator
Zaffirini, to explain the bill. Senator Zaffirini sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Zaffirini to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed. The chair opened public testimony; there being
no witness cards, public testimony was closed. Senator West
moved that SB 30 and the committee substitute be left pending;
without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out SB 448 and recognized the author, Senator
Zaffirini, to explain the bill. Senator Zaffirini sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Zaffirini to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed. Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill
are shown on the attached list. The chair moved that the public
testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator West moved that SB 448 and the committee substitute be
left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
At 6:16 p.m. Senator Zaffirini assumed the chair.
The chair laid out SB 1228 and recognized Senator West, in the
absence of the author, to explain the bill. Senator West sent
up Committee Amendment 1 and Committee Amendment 2. The chair
opened public testimony; there being no witness cards, public
testimony was closed. Senator Zaffirini moved that SB 1228,
Committee Amendment 1, Committee Amendment 2 be left pending;
without objection, it was so ordered.
At 6:22 p.m. Senator West resumed the chair.
There being no further business, at 6:23 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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Michelle Farley, Clerk