The House Committee on Higher Education 
         78th Legislature 
         May 23, 2003 
         Upon first adjournment 
         House Chamber, Desk #86 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 23,  
         2003, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Morrison, at 11:35 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Morrison; Brown, Fred; Chavez;  
                   Giddings; Goolsby; Mercer; Smithee (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Jones, Jesse; Nixon (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB1876 
          
         The chair laid out SB1876. 
          
         The Chair explained the bill. 
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB1876, 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 Morrison; Brown, Fred;  
                             Chavez; Giddings; Goolsby; Mercer; Smithee  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Jones, Jesse; Nixon  (2).  
           
         SB1245 
          
         The chair laid out SB1245. 
          
         The chair explained the bill. 
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB1245, 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 Morrison; Brown, Fred;  
                     
                             Chavez; Giddings; Goolsby; Mercer; Smithee  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Jones, Jesse; Nixon  (2).  
           
         SB968 
          
         The chair laid out SB968. 
          
         The chair explained the bill. 
          
         Representative Giddings moved that SB968, 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 Morrison; Brown, Fred;  
                             Chavez; Giddings; Goolsby; Mercer; Smithee  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Jones, Jesse; Nixon  (2).  
           
         SB722 
          
         The chair laid out SB722. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB722, 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 Morrison; Brown, Fred;  
                             Chavez; Giddings; Goolsby; Mercer; Smithee  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Jones, Jesse; Nixon  (2).  
  
         (Representative Nixon now present.) 
          
         SB1127 
          
         The chair laid out SB1127. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Mercer to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Mercer to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that SB1127, 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 Morrison; Brown, Fred;  
                             Chavez; Giddings; Goolsby; Mercer; Nixon;  
                             Smithee (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Jones, Jesse  (1).  
           
         SB4 
          
         The chair laid out SB4. 
         The chair explained the bill. 
          
         Representative Giddings moved that SB4, 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 Morrison; Brown, Fred;  
                             Chavez; Giddings; Goolsby; Mercer; Nixon;  
                             Smithee (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Jones, Jesse  (1).  
           
         SB315 
          
         The chair laid out SB315. 
          
         The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 315 was  
         reported.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection. 
 
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         Representative Goolsby offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that SB315, 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 record  
         vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Morrison; Brown, Fred;  
                             Giddings; Goolsby; Mercer; Nixon; Smithee  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Chavez; Jones, Jesse  (2).  
           
         At 11:44 a.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. Morrison, Chair 
          
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         Justin Unruh, Clerk