The House Committee on Higher Education

84th Legislature

May 8, 2015

3:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 8, 2015, and permission granted on May 8, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Zerwas, at 3:05 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Zerwas; Alonzo; Clardy; Crownover; Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison; and Turner, Chris.

A quorum was present.

HB 119

The chair laid out HB 119 as pending business.

Representative Clardy offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Clardy moved that HB 119, 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 Zerwas; Alonzo; Clardy; Crownover; Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison; Turner, Chris (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                       Representatives Howard; Raney (2).

HB 1384

The chair laid out HB 1384 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 1384, 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 Zerwas; Alonzo; Clardy; Crownover; Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison; Turner, Chris (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                       Representatives Howard; Raney (2).

SB 18

The chair laid out SB 18 as pending business.

Representative Martinez, "Mando" offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Martinez, "Mando" moved that SB 18, 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 Zerwas; Alonzo; Clardy; Crownover; Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison; Turner, Chris (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                       Representatives Howard; Raney (2).

SB 685

The chair laid out SB 685 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 685, 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 Zerwas; Alonzo; Clardy; Crownover; Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison; Turner, Chris (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                       Representatives Howard; Raney (2).

SB 686

The chair laid out SB 686 as pending business.

Representative Clardy moved that SB 686, 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 Zerwas; Alonzo; Clardy; Crownover; Martinez, "Mando"; Morrison; Turner, Chris (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                       Representatives Howard; Raney (2).

SB 1735

The chair laid out SB 1735, the companion to HB 3572.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 1735, 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 Zerwas; Alonzo; Clardy; Crownover; Morrison (5).

Nays:                           Representative Turner, Chris (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                       Representatives Howard; Martinez, "Mando"; Raney (3).

At 3:13 p.m., on the motion of Representative Crownover and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Zerwas, Chair

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Cameron Cocke, Clerk