The House Committee on Higher Education

82nd Legislature

May 19, 2011

Upon first adjournment

House Chamber, Desk # 94

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 19, 2011, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Branch, at 12:21 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Lewis; and Patrick, Diane.

A quorum was present.

SB 1909

The chair laid out SB 1909 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Branch moved that SB 1909, 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; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 40

The chair laid out SB 40 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Branch moved that SB 40, 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 Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 32

The chair laid out SB 32 as pending business.

Representative Branch moved that SB 32, 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; Bonnen; Brown; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 1729

The chair laid out SB 1729 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Branch moved that SB 1729, 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; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (6).

Nays: Representative Brown (1).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 1726

The chair laid out SB 1726 as pending business.

Representative Branch moved that SB 1726, 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; Bonnen; Brown; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 38

The chair laid out SB 38 as pending business.

(Representative Howard, Donna now present.)

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Branch moved that SB 38, 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; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Johnson (1).

SB 945

The chair laid out SB 945 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Branch moved that SB 945, 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; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Johnson (1).

SB 149

The chair laid out SB 149 as pending business.

Representative Branch moved that SB 149, 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; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Johnson (1).

SB 1304

The chair laid out SB 1304 as pending business.

Representative Castro offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Branch moved that SB 1304, 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; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Johnson (1).

SB 282

The chair laid out SB 282 as pending business.

Representative Branch moved that SB 282, 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; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Castro (1).

Absent: Representative Johnson (1).

SB 1730

The chair laid out SB 1730 as pending business.

Representative Branch moved that SB 1730, 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; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Johnson (1).

At 12:38 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. Branch, Chair

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Dustin Meador, Clerk