The House
Committee on Higher Education
82nd Legislature
May 18, 2011
8:30 a.m.
E1.014
Pursuant to a notice posted on May 13, 2011, the
House Committee on Higher Education met in a public hearing and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Branch, at 8:44 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Branch; Alonzo; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; and Patrick,
Diane.
A quorum was present.
SB 1325
The chair laid out SB 1325.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Turner to
explain SB 1325.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Turner to close
on SB 1325.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
SB 1325 was left pending without objection.
SB 975
The chair laid out SB 975.
The chair recognized Representative Munoz, Jr. to
explain SB 975.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Munoz, Jr. to
close on SB 975.
Representative Branch moved that SB 975,
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
Branch; Alonzo; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Castro;
Bonnen; Johnson (3).
SB 1799,
SJR 50
The chair laid out SB 1799 and SJR 50.
The chair, Representative Branch, explained
SB 1799, and SJR 50.
(Representative Castro now present.)
(Representative Bonnen now present.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair, Representative Branch, closed on
SB 1799, and SJR 50.
Representative Branch moved that SB 1799, 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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Brown; Howard, Donna; Patrick, Diane (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen;
Johnson; Lewis (3).
Representative Branch moved that SJR 50,
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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Brown; Howard, Donna; Patrick, Diane (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen;
Johnson; Lewis (3).
SB 145
The chair laid out SB 145.
The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to
explain SB 145.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Lewis now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to close
on SB 145.
Representative Branch moved that SB 145,
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
Branch; Alonzo; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Castro;
Bonnen; Johnson (3).
SB 228
The chair laid out SB 228.
The chair recognized Representative Patrick, Diane
to explain SB 228.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Castro now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Patrick, Diane
to close on SB 228.
SB 228 was left pending without objection.
SB 162
The chair laid out SB 162 as pending business.
The chair, Representative Branch, explained
SB 162.
The chair, Representative Branch, closed on
SB 162.
Representative Branch moved that SB 162,
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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen;
Johnson (2).
SB 149
The chair laid out SB 149.
The chair recognized Representative Castro to
explain SB 149.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Castro to close
on SB 149.
SB 149 was left pending without objection.
SB 1304
The chair laid out SB 1304.
The chair recognized Representative Castro to
explain SB 1304.
The chair recognized Representative Castro to close
on SB 1304.
SB 1304 was left pending without objection.
SB 568
The chair laid out SB 568 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain
SB 568.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis to close
on SB 568.
Representative Branch moved that SB 568,
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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen;
Johnson (2).
SB 850
The chair laid out SB 850 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Patrick, Diane
to explain SB 850.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Branch moved that SB 850, 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
Branch; Alonzo; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: Representative Castro (1).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen;
Johnson (2).
At 9:50 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. Branch, Chair
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Dustin Meador, Clerk