The House Committee on Higher Education
77th Legislature
March 20, 2001
4:00 p.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 15, 2001, the House
Committee on Higher Education met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Rangel, at 4:05
p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Rangel; Brown, Fred; Farabee; Goolsby;
Uher; West, George "Buddy" (6).
Absent: Representatives Jones, Jesse; Morrison; Reyna, Elvira
(3).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Brown, Fred in chair.)
HB 1640
The chair laid out HB 1640.
The chair recognized Representative Rangel to explain the
measure.
(Representative Jones, Jesse now present.)
Representative Jones, Jesse offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Rangel to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Goolsby moved that HB 1640, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Uher; West,
George "Buddy" (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Morrison; Reyna, Elvira (2).
(Representative Rangel in chair.)
HB 2553
The chair laid out HB 2553.
The chair recognized Representative Uher to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Uher to close on the
measure.
Representative Goolsby moved that HB 2553, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Uher (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Morrison; Reyna, Elvira; West,
George "Buddy" (3).
HB 1984
The chair laid out HB 1984.
The chair recognized Representative Wilson to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Wilson to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1575
The chair laid out HB 1575.
The chair recognized Representative Junell to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Reyna, Elvira now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Junell to close on the
measure.
Representative Goolsby moved that HB 1575, 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 Rangel; Farabee; Goolsby;
Jones, Jesse; Reyna, Elvira (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Brown, Fred; Morrison; Uher;
West, George "Buddy" (4).
HB 1716
The chair laid out HB 1716.
The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Puente to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 286
The chair laid out HB 286.
The chair recognized Representative King, Phil to explain the
measure.
(Representative Morrison now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative King, Phil to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2344
The chair laid out HB 2344.
The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to close on the
measure.
Representative Uher moved that HB 2344, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Goolsby; Morrison; Reyna, Elvira; Uher;
West, George "Buddy" (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Farabee; Jones, Jesse (2).
HB 1361
The chair laid out HB 1361.
The chair recognized Representative Gray to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Gray to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 954
The chair laid out HB 954.
The chair recognized Representative Burnam to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Burnam to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1804
The chair laid out HB 1804.
The chair recognized Representative Salinas to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Salinas to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2054
The chair laid out HB 2054.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Goolsby moved that HB 2054, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
HB 2276
The chair laid out HB 2276.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the
measure.
Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 2276, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
HB 2349
The chair laid out HB 2349.
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the
measure.
Representative West, George "Buddy" moved that HB 2349, without
amendments, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
HB 2356
The chair laid out HB 2356.
The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the
measure.
The chair offered amendment one to the measure.
The chair offered amendment two to the measure.
Amendment one was adopted without objection.
Amendment two was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2365
The chair laid out HB 2365.
The chair recognized Representative Williams to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Williams to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2366
The chair laid out HB 2366.
The chair recognized Representative Williams to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Williams to close on the
measure.
Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 2366, without
amendments, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Reyna,
Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Morrison; Uher (2).
HB 2417
The chair laid out HB 2417.
The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Goolsby moved that HB 2417, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Reyna,
Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Morrison; Uher (2).
HB 2584
The chair laid out HB 2584.
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the
measure.
Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 2584, without
amendments, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Reyna,
Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Morrison; Uher (2).
HB 2510
The chair laid out HB 2510.
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the
measure.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2268
The chair laid out HB 2268.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2269
The chair laid out HB 2269.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 71
The chair laid out SB 71.
The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to close on the
measure.
Representative Morrison moved that SB 71, without amendments, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
SB 72
The chair laid out SB 72.
The chair explained the measure.
The chair closed on the measure.
Representative Goolsby moved that SB 72, without amendments, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
SB 73
The chair laid out SB 73.
The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to close on the
measure.
Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB 73, without amendments,
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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
SB 76
The chair laid out SB 76.
The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the
measure.
Representative Morrison moved that SB 76, without amendments, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
(Representative Brown, Fred in chair.)
SB 573
The chair laid out SB 573.
The chair recognized Representative Rangel to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Rangel to close on the
measure.
Representative Goolsby moved that SB 573, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
(Representative Rangel in chair.)
HB 47
The chair laid out HB 47 as pending business.
The chair offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a
complete committee substitute.
Representative Jones, Jesse moved that HB 47, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
HB 125
The chair laid out HB 125 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 125, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
HB 400
The chair laid out HB 400 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1403
The chair laid out HB 1403 as pending business.
Representative West, George "Buddy" moved to reconsider the vote
by which the committee substitute to HB 1403 was adopted. The
motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Noriega to explain the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative West, George "Buddy" moved that HB 1403, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
HB 1465
The chair laid out HB 1465 as pending business.
Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 1465, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
HB 1938
The chair laid out HB 1938 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Farabee moved that HB 1938, 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 Rangel; Brown, Fred;
Farabee; Goolsby; Jones, Jesse; Morrison;
Reyna, Elvira; West, George "Buddy" (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uher (1).
At 11:55 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. Rangel, Chair
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Helena Stangle, Clerk