MINUTES 
          
                          SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION 
                          Wednesday, February 17, 1999 
                                    11:00 am 
                         Capitol Extension, Room E1.012 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Education  
         was held on Wednesday, February 17, 1999 in the Capitol  
         Extension, Room E1.012, at Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Teel Bivins                     Senator Gregory Luna 
         Senator David Cain                      Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator Jane Nelson                     Senator Bill Ratliff 
         Senator David Sibley 
         Senator Royce West 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
          
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:30 am.  There  
         being a quorum present, the following business was transacted.   
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:   
         none. 
          
         Senator Bivins announced that no action would be taken on SB  
         225. 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 81 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Carona, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.   
         Senator Sibley moved that SB 81 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present  
         not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator Nelson moved that the bill  
         be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Sibley moved to approve the committee minutes for the  
         Education Committee hearings dated February 10, 1999 and  
         February 15, 1999.  There being no objection, the minutes were  
         unanimously approved. 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 293 and recognized Senator Nelson, in  
         the absence of the author, to explain the bill.  Witnesses  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the  
         attached list.  Senator Sibley moved that SB 293 be reported  
  
         favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a vote of 6  
         ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator  
         Nelson moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the  
         Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         At 11:35 am Senator Sibley assumed the chair.   
          
         The Chair laid out SB 226 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Bivins, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.   
         Senator Bivins moved that SB 226 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present  
         not voting, and 3 absent. Senator Bivins moved that the bill  
         be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The Chair laid out SB 260 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Bivins, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.   
         Senator Bivins moved that SB 260 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present  
         not voting, and 3 absent.   
          
         At 12:05 pm Senator Bivins resumed the chair.   
          
         The Chair laid out SCR 20 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Haywood, to explain the bill.  Senator Sibley sent up a  
         committee substitute; the Chair recognized Senator Haywood to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and  
         the bill as filed.  Senator Sibley moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute, without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on  
         the attached list.  Senator Zaffirini moved that SCR 20 do not  
         pass but that CSSCR 20 be reported back to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting,  
         and 3 absent.   
          
         There being no further business, at 12:10 pm Senator Nelson  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the Chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Teel Bivins, Chair 
          
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         Krissy Lilljedahl, Clerk