The House Committee on Higher Education 
         79th Legislature 
         March 21, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.036 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 16, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Higher Education met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Morrison, at 2:08  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;  
                    Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse (7). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Gallego; Rose (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 993 
          
         The chair laid out HB 993 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         (Representative Gallego now present.) 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         (Representative Rose now present.) 
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that HB 993, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;  
                         Dawson; Gallego; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones,  
                         Jesse; Rose (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 994 
          
         The chair laid out HB 994 as pending business.  
         Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
 
          Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 994, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;  
                         Dawson; Gallego; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones,  
                         Jesse; Rose (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 1170 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1170 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Giddings moved that HB 1170, 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; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;  
                         Dawson; Gallego; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones,  
                         Jesse; Rose (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 258 
          
         The chair laid out HB 258. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pena to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 258, 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; Goolsby; Dawson;  
 
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                                         Gallego; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;  
                         Rose (8). 
           
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Brown, Fred  (1). 
          
         HB 598 
          
         The chair laid out HB 598. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Blake to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Blake to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that HB 598, 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; Goolsby; Dawson;  
                         Gallego; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;  
                         Rose (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Brown, Fred  (1). 
          
         HB 1063 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1063. 
          
         Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Jones, Jesse moved that HB 1063, as substituted,  
 
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         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; Goolsby; Dawson;  
                         Gallego; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse; Rose (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Brown, Fred; Giddings  (2). 
          
         HB 1412 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1412. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Gallego moved that HB 1412, 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; Goolsby; Dawson;  
                         Gallego; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse; Rose (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Brown, Fred; Giddings  (2). 
          
         HB 2108 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2108. 
          
         Representative Dawson offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Berman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Berman to close on the  
         measure.  
 
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         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 2108, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Dawson;  
                         Gallego; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse; Rose (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Brown, Fred; Giddings  (2). 
          
         HB 2212 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2212. 
          
         Representative Gallego offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Quintanilla to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Quintanilla to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Gallego moved that HB 2212, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Dawson;  
                         Gallego; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse; Rose (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Brown, Fred; Giddings  (2). 
          
         HB 2272 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2272. 
          
         Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.  
 
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         The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
           
         The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Jones, Jesse moved that HB 2272, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Dawson;  
                         Gallego; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse; Rose (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Brown, Fred; Giddings  (2). 
          
         HB 2441 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2441. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that HB 2441, 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; Goolsby; Dawson;  
                         Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse; Rose (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Brown, Fred; Gallego; Giddings   
                         (3). 
          
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         At 4:04 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Morrison, Chair 
           
         ________________________ 
         Gene Wu, Clerk 
          
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