The House Committee on Higher Education

80th Legislature

March 19, 2007

8:00 a.m.

JHR 120

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 14, 2007, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Morrison, at 8:20 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Morrison; McCall; Brown, Fred; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Absent:              Representative Alonzo (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 86

 

The chair laid out HB 86 as pending business.

 

Representative Aycock moved that HB 86, 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; McCall; Brown, Fred; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 534

 

The chair laid out HB 534 as pending business.

 

Representative McCall offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative McCall moved that HB 534, 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; McCall; Brown, Fred; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 741

 

The chair laid out HB 741 as pending business.

 

Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 741, 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; McCall; Brown, Fred; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 902

 

The chair laid out HB 902 as pending business.

 

Representative McCall moved that HB 902, 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; McCall; Brown, Fred; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

 

HB 1157

 

The chair laid out HB 1157 as pending business.

 

Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 1157, 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; McCall; Brown, Fred; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 1505

 

The chair laid out HB 1505 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 1505, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and that it be sent to the General Calendar. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Morrison; McCall; Brown, Fred; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 1187

 

The chair laid out HB 1187 as pending business.

 

Representative Giddings moved that HB 1187, 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; McCall; Brown, Fred; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

HB 589

 

The chair laid out HB 589.

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 317

 

The chair laid out HB 317.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1668

 

The chair laid out HB 1668.

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1173

 

The chair laid out HB 1173.

 

Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Rose in chair.)

 

(Representative Morrison in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1775

 

The chair laid out HB 1775.

 

The chair recognized Representative Christian to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Christian to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 120

 

The chair laid out HB 120.

 

The chair recognized Representative Brown, Fred to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Brown, Fred to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 11:15 a.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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Mary Anne Taylor, Clerk