House Committee on Higher Education 
         76th Legislature 
         April 22, 1999 
         10:30 am or Upon recess 
         House Chamber, Desk #118 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted and an announcement from the house  
         floor on April 22, 1999, the House Committee on Higher  
         Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by  
         the Chair, Representative Irma Rangel at 4:18 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Rangel; Cuellar; Brown, Fred;  
                   Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison; Reyna,  
                   Elvira (8). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Wohlgemuth (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1039 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1039 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Rangel offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         (Representative Wohlgemuth now present.)   
          
         Representative Morrison moved that HB 1039, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Rangel; Cuellar; Brown, Fred;  
                        Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;  
                        Reyna, Elvira; Wohlgemuth (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 1266 
         The chair laid out HB 1266 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee  
  
         substitute.   
  
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that HB 1266, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Rangel; Brown, Fred; Farabee;  
                        Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison; Reyna, Elvira;  
                        Wohlgemuth (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Cuellar (1). 
          
         HB 1559 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1559 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 1559, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Rangel; Brown, Fred; Farabee;  
                        Goolsby; Morrison; Reyna, Elvira; Wohlgemuth  
                        (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Cuellar; Jones, Jesse (2). 
          
         SB 979 
          
         The chair laid out SB 979.   
          
         Representative Farabee offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Wohlgemuth moved that SB 979, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Rangel; Brown, Fred; Farabee;  
                        Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison; Reyna, Elvira;  
                        Wohlgemuth (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Cuellar (1). 
          
         SB 1326 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1326.   
          
         Representative Jones, Jesse moved that SB 1326 be reported  
         favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Rangel; Brown, Fred; Farabee;  
                        Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison; Reyna, Elvira;  
                        Wohlgemuth (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Cuellar (1). 
          
         At 4:28 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Irma Rangel, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Mayra M. Alvarez, Clerk