House Committee on Higher Education 
         76th Legislature 
         May 17, 1999 
         10:30 am or upon adjournment 
         House Chamber, Desk # 118 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on May 14, 1999 and an  
         announcement from the house floor on May 17, 1999, the House  
         Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Irma Rangel at  
         4:03 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Rangel; Cuellar; Brown, Fred;  
                   Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison; Reyna,  
                   Elvira; Wohlgemuth (9). 
          
         Absent:   None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 893 
          
         The chair laid out SB 893.   
          
         Representative Brown, Fred offered an amendment to the  
         measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB 893, as amended, 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 947 
          
         The chair laid out SB 947.   
  
         Representative Jones, Jesse offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Jones, Jesse moved that SB 947, 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; Wohlgemuth  
                        (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representative Reyna, Elvira (1). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Cuellar (1). 
          
         SB 1027 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1027.   
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that SB 1027 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; Cuellar; Brown, Fred;  
                        Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;  
                        Reyna, Elvira; Wohlgemuth (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         SB 1841 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1841.   
         Representative Reyna, Elvira moved that SB 1841 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; Cuellar; Brown, Fred;  
                        Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;  
                        Reyna, Elvira; Wohlgemuth (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         SB 1853 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1853.   
          
         Representative Wohlgemuth moved that SB 1853 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; Cuellar; Brown, Fred;  
                        Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;  
                        Reyna, Elvira; Wohlgemuth (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         SB 1902 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1902.   
          
         Representative Reyna, Elvira moved that SB 1902 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; Cuellar; Brown, Fred;  
                        Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;  
                        Reyna, Elvira (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Wohlgemuth (1). 
          
         At 4:17 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