The House Committee on Higher Education

80th Legislature

April 4, 2007

Upon lunch recess

3W.9

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 4, 2007, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Morrison, at 12:10 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Morrison; McCall; Brown, Fred; Alonzo; Aycock; Patrick; Rose (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Giddings; Howard, Donna (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 868

 

The chair laid out HB 868 as pending business.

 

Representative Alonzo offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Giddings is now Present.)

 

Representative McCall moved that HB 868, 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; Alonzo; Aycock; Giddings; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Donna  (1).

 

HB 3236

 

The chair laid out HB 3236 as pending business.

 

Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 3236, 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; Alonzo; Aycock; Giddings; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Donna  (1).

 

HB 2198

 

The chair laid out HB 2198 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1374

 

The chair laid out HB 1374 as pending business.

 

Representative McCall moved that HB 1374, 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; Alonzo; Aycock; Giddings; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Donna  (1).

 

HB 1748

 

The chair laid out HB 1748 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 544

 

The chair laid out HB 544 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 544, 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; Alonzo; Aycock; Giddings; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Donna  (1).

 

HB 1748

 

The chair laid out HB 1748 as pending business.

 

Representative Aycock moved that HB 1748, 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; Alonzo; Aycock; Giddings; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Donna  (1).

 

HB 116

 

The chair laid out HB 116 as pending business.

 

Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Patrick moved that HB 116, 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; McCall; Brown, Fred; Aycock; Patrick; Rose (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Alonzo  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Giddings; Howard, Donna  (2).

 

HB 120

 

The chair laid out HB 120 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 120, 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; McCall; Brown, Fred; Alonzo; Aycock; Patrick; Rose (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Giddings; Howard, Donna  (2).

 

HB 1775

 

The chair laid out HB 1775 as pending business.

 

Representative Alonzo moved that HB 1775, 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; Alonzo; Aycock; Patrick; Rose (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Giddings; Howard, Donna  (2).

 

HB 1358

 

The chair laid out HB 1358 as pending business.

 

Representative Rose moved that HB 1358, 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; Alonzo; Aycock; Patrick; Rose (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Giddings; Howard, Donna  (2).

 

HB 1418

 

The chair laid out HB 1418 as pending business.

 

Representative Alonzo moved that HB 1418, 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; Alonzo; Aycock; Patrick; Rose (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Giddings; Howard, Donna  (2).

 

HB 2834

 

The chair laid out HB 2834 as pending business.

 

Representative Aycock moved that HB 2834, 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; Alonzo; Aycock; Patrick; Rose (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Giddings; Howard, Donna  (2).

 

HB 2978

 

The chair laid out HB 2978 as pending business.

 

Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 2978, 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; McCall; Brown, Fred; Alonzo; Aycock; Patrick; Rose (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Giddings; Howard, Donna  (2).

 

HCR 159

 

The chair laid out HCR 159 as pending business.

 

Representative McCall moved that HCR 159, 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; McCall; Brown, Fred; Alonzo; Aycock; Patrick; Rose (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Giddings; Howard, Donna  (2).

 

At 12:40 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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Mary Anne Taylor, Clerk