MINUTES SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Tuesday, February 18, 1997 12:00 pm Senator Bivins' Desk ***** Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Education was held on Tuesday, February 18, 1997 in Senator Bivins' Desk, at Austin, Texas. ***** MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: Senator Teel Bivins None Senator Gregory Luna Senator Gonzalo Barrientos Senator Troy Fraser Senator Michael Galloway Senator Tom Haywood Senator Bill Ratliff Senator Eliot Shapleigh Senator David Sibley Senator Royce West Senator Judith Zaffirini ***** The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:50 pm. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted. At 12:51 pm Senator Luna assumed the chair. The Chair laid out pending bill SB 150 and recognized the author, Senator Bivins, to explain the bill. The Chair then recognized Senator West to explain Amendment 2 to CSSB 150 (the substitute already having been sent up and Amendment 1 already having been adopted on 2/12/97). Senator West sent up Committee Amendment 2 and moved adoption. The motion carried with a vote of 10 ayes, 1 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent. Senator Bivins requested unanimous consent to incorporate amendments into the committee substitute. Senator Bivins then moved that the new committee substitute be adopted. Senator Bivins moved that SB 150 do not pass but that CSSB 150 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a vote of 10 ayes, 1 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent. At 12:54 pm Senator Bivins resumed the chair. There being no further business, at 12:55 pm Senator Bivins moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the Chair. Without objection, it was so ordered. ______________________ Senator Teel Bivins, Chair ______________________ Krissy Lilljedahl, Clerk