The House Committee on Higher Education 
         79th Legislature 
         May 4, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         John H. Reagan Building, Room 120 
          
         Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule announced on  
         the House floor on May 3, 2005, the House Committee on Higher  
         Education met in a public hearing and was called to order by the  
         chair, Representative Morrison, at 8:18 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;  
                    Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse; Rose  
                    (8). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Gallego (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 133 
          
         The chair laid out HB 133 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Dawson moved that HB 133, 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; Brown, Fred;  
                         Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;  
                         Rose (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Gallego  (1). 
          
         HB 1748 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1748 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 1748, 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; Brown, Fred;  
                         Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;  
                         Rose (8). 
 
          Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Gallego  (1). 
          
         HB 1791 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1791 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Jones, Jesse moved that HB 1791, 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; Brown, Fred;  
                         Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;  
                         Rose (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Gallego  (1). 
          
         HB 3005 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3005 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 3005, 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; Brown, Fred;  
                         Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;  
                         Rose (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Gallego  (1). 
          
         HB 1931 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1931 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Rose moved that HB 1931, 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  
 
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         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
           
         Ayes:           Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;  
                         Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;  
                         Rose (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Gallego  (1). 
          
         HB 1968 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1968 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 1968, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;  
                         Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;  
                         Rose (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Gallego  (1). 
          
         HB 2803 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2803 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 2803, 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; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;  
                         Rose (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Gallego  (1). 
 
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         (Representative Goolsby in chair.) 
          
          HB 2330 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2330 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         (Representative Gallego now present.) 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 2330, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;  
                         Dawson; Harper-Brown; Rose (6). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Gallego (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     Representatives Giddings; Jones, Jesse   
                         (2). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         (Representative Morrison in chair.) 
          
         HB 2221 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2221 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 2221, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;  
                         Dawson; Gallego; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones,  
                         Jesse (8). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Rose (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 397 
 
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         The chair laid out HB 397 as pending business.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
           
         At 9:47 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 
          
         ________________________ 
         Gene Wu, Clerk 
          
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