MINUTES 
                                           
                  STANDING SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION 
                              Tuesday, April 19, 2005 
                                  Upon adjournment 
                                   Senate Chamber 
                                           
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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  
         Tuesday, April 19, 2005, in the Senate Chamber at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Royce West                      Senator Todd Staples 
         Senator Kip Averitt                     Senator Tommy Williams 
         Senator Kyle Janek 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
                                           
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         The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the  
         following bill(s): SB 31, SB 532, SB 817, SB 927, SB 1037, SB  
         1208, SB 1227, SB 1300, SB 1528, SB 1544, SB 1553, SB 1594, SB  
         1671, SCR 17, SCR 27. 
          
         There was no action taken for the following bill(s): SB 817, SB  
         1208, SB 1594. 
          
         The chair called the meeting to order at 1:27 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         Senator Janek moved adoption of the minutes from the previous  
         hearings held on April 4, 2005, April 5, 2005, April 11, 2005,  
         and April 12, 2005; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 31 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Zaffirini, to explain the bill.  Senator Zaffirini moved to pull  
         down the committee substitute and Committee Amendment 1 sent up  
         on April 18, 2005. Senator Zaffirini sent up a new committee  
         substitute; the chair recognized Senator Zaffirini to explain  
         the difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Senator Zaffirini moved adoption of the committee  
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator  
         Zaffirini moved that SB 31 do not pass but that CSSB 31 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 2 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 532. Senator Zaffirini moved that SB 532  
         be reported favorably 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 2 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 927. Senator Zaffirini moved adoption of  
         the committee substitute sent up by Senator West on April 18,  
         2005; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Janek sent  
         up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without objection,  
         the amendment was adopted.  Senator Janek requested unanimous  
         consent to incorporate amendments into the committee substitute;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator West requested  
         unanimous consent to incorporate amendments into the committee  
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   Senator  
         Janek then moved that the new committee substitute be adopted;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Janek moved that  
         SB 927 do not pass but that CSSB 927 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 2 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1037. Senator Janek moved that SB 1037 be  
         reported favorably 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 2  
         absent.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1227.  Senator Zaffirini moved to pull  
         down Committee Substitute 1 sent up on April 11, 2005; without  
         objection, it was so ordered. Senator Zaffirini sent up  
         Committee Substitute 2; the chair recognized Senator Shapiro to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Zaffirini moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Janek sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption;  
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  Senator West  
         requested unanimous consent to incorporate amendments into the  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Janek moved that SB 1227 do not pass but that CSSB 1227  
         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 2  
         absent.   
          
         At 1:37 p.m. Senator Averitt assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1300 and recognized the author, Senator  
         West, to explain the bill.  Senator West sent up Committee  
         Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without objection, the amendment  
         was adopted.  Senator West moved that SB 1300, as amended, 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 2 absent.   
          
         At 1:38 p.m. Senator West resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1528 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Zaffirini, to explain the bill.  Senator Zaffirini moved  
         adoption of the committee substitute sent up on April 18, 2005;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Zaffirini moved  
         that SB 1528 do not pass but that CSSB 1528 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 2 absent.   
          
         At 1:39 p.m. Senator Averitt assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1544 and recognized the author, Senator  
         West, to explain the bill.  Senator West moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute sent up on April 18, 2005; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator West moved that SB 1544  
         do not pass but that CSSB 1544 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 2 absent.   
          
         At 1:40 p.m. Senator West resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1553. Senator Janek moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute sent up by Senator West on April 18, 2005;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Janek moved that  
         SB 1553 do not pass but that CSSB 1553 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 2 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1778. Senator Janek moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute sent up by Senator Zaffirini on April 18,  
         2005; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Averitt  
         sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without  
         objection, the amendment was adopted.  Senator West requested  
         unanimous consent to incorporate amendments into the committee  
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator West  
         then moved that the new committee substitute be adopted; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  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 2 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1780.  Senator Janek moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute sent up by Senator Zaffirini on April 18,  
         2005; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Janek moved  
         adoption of Committee Amendment 1, sent up by Senator West on  
         April 18, 2005; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
         Senator West requested unanimous consent to incorporate  
         amendments into the committee substitute; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator Janek then moved that the new committee  
         substitute be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Janek moved that SB 1780 do not pass but that CSSB 1780  
         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 2  
         absent.   
          
         The chair laid out SCR 17. Senator Janek moved that SCR 17 be  
         reported favorably 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 2  
         absent.   
          
         At 1:46 p.m. Senator Averitt assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SCR 27 and recognized the author, Senator  
         West, to explain the bill.  Senator West moved that SCR 27 be  
         reported favorably 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 2  
         absent.   
          
         At 1:47 p.m. Senator West resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1671. Senator Janek moved that SB 1671 be  
         reported favorably 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 2  
         absent.   
          
         There being no further business, at 1:48 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