The House Committee on Higher Education

80th Legislature

May 1, 2007

upon lunch recess

Desk 86

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 1, 2007, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Morrison, at 12:35 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Morrison; Brown, Fred; Alonzo; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives McCall; Rose (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Rose now present.)

 

HB 2032

 

The chair laid out HB 2032 as pending business.

 

Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 2032, 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; Brown, Fred; Alonzo; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative McCall  (1).

 

HB 2702

 

The chair laid out HB 2702 as pending business.

 

Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Howard, Donna moved that HB 2702, 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; Brown, Fred; Alonzo; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative McCall  (1).

 

HB 1431

 

The chair laid out HB 1431 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2225

 

The chair laid out HB 2225 as pending business.

 

Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Patrick moved that HB 2225, 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; Brown, Fred; Alonzo; Aycock; Giddings; Howard, Donna; Patrick; Rose (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative McCall  (1).

 

At 12:44 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