The House Committee on Higher Education

85th Legislature

March 22, 2017

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

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Pursuant to a notice posted on March 17, 2017, and permission granted on March 22, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Lozano, at 12:34 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Lozano; Raney; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; and Morrison, Geanie W..

A quorum was present.

HB 355

The chair laid out HB 355.

Representative Alvarado offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Raney to explain HB 355.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Turner now present.)

(Representative Alonzo now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Raney to close on HB 355.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 355 was left pending without objection.

HB 1062

The chair laid out HB 1062 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1062, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 836

The chair laid out HB 836 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Clardy moved that HB 836, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 832

The chair laid out HB 832 as pending business.

Representative Clardy moved that HB 832, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 846

The chair laid out HB 846 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Raney moved that HB 846, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1096

The chair laid out HB 1096.

The chair recognized Representative Canales to explain HB 1096.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Canales to close on HB 1096.

HB 1096 was left pending without objection.

HB 16

The chair laid out HB 16.

The chair recognized Representative Lozano to explain HB 16.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Lozano to close on HB 16.

HB 16 was left pending without objection.

At 2:22 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. Lozano, Chair

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Grady Dahlberg, Clerk