MINUTES 
                                           
                  STANDING SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION 
                               Monday, April 18, 2005 
                           1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment 
                      Betty King Committee Hearing Room, 2E.20 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Standing Senate Subcommittee on  
         Higher Education was held on Monday, April 18, 2005, in the  
         Betty King Committee Hearing Room, 2E.20, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Royce West                      Senator Kip Averitt 
         Senator Tommy Williams                  Senator Kyle Janek 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini                Senator Todd Staples 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 3:31 p.m.  The  
         following business was transacted:   
          
         The chair laid out SCR 17 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Madla, to explain the bill.  The chair opened public testimony;  
         there being no witness cards, public testimony was closed.   
         Senator West moved that SCR 17 be left pending; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.     
          
         The chair laid out SB 1671 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Hinojosa, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.  The  
         chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator West moved that SB 1671  
         be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         The chair laid out SB 532 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Shapiro, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.  The  
         chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator West moved that SB 532 be  
         left pending; without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1227 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Shapiro, to explain the bill.  Senator Zaffirini sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Shapiro to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill  
         are shown on the attached list.  The chair moved that the public  
         testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.   
  
         Senator West moved that SB 1227 and the committee substitute be  
         left pending; without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         The chair laid out SB 31 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Zaffirini, to explain the bill.  Senator Zaffirini sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Zaffirini to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Zaffirini sent up Committee Amendment 1.  
         Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on  
         the attached list.  The chair moved that the public testimony be  
         closed; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator West  
         moved that SB 31 be left pending; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1528 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Zaffirini, to explain the bill.  Senator Zaffirini sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Zaffirini to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill  
         are shown on the attached list.  The chair moved that the public  
         testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator West moved that SB 31 and the committee substitute be  
         left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 4:26 p.m., the chair ordered that the Subcommittee stand at  
         ease for 5 minutes. 
          
         The Subcommittee reconvened at 4:31 p.m. 
          
         The chair reopened public testimony on SB 1227. Witnesses  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached  
         list.  The chair moved that the public testimony be closed;  
         without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1780 and recognized Senator Zaffirini, in  
         the absence of the author, to explain the bill.  Senator  
         Zaffirini sent up a committee substitute; the chair recognized  
         Senator Zaffirini to explain the difference between the  
         committee substitute and the bill as filed.  Witnesses  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached  
         list. Senator West sent up Committee Amendment 1.  The chair  
         moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator West moved that SB 1780, the committee  
         substitute, and Committee Amendment 1 be left pending; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1778 and recognized Senator Zaffirini, in  
         the absence of the author, to explain the bill.   
          
         At 4:43 p.m. Senator Averitt assumed the chair.   
          
         Senator Zaffirini sent up a committee substitute for SB 1778;  
         the chair recognized Senator Zaffirini to explain the difference  
         between the committee substitute and the bill as filed.   
         Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on  
  
         the attached list.  Senator Averitt sent up Committee Amendment  
         1. The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Averitt moved that SB  
         1778, the committee substitute, and Committee Amendment 1 be  
         left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 4:47 p.m. Senator West resumed the chair.   
          
         At 4:48 p.m. Senator Zaffirini assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1300 and recognized the author, Senator  
         West, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and registering  
         on the bill are shown on the attached list.  The chair moved  
         that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.  Senator Zaffirini moved that SB 1300 be left  
         pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SCR 27 and recognized the author, Senator  
         West, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and registering  
         on the bill are shown on the attached list.  The chair moved  
         that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.  Senator Zaffirini moved that SCR 27 be left  
         pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1544 and recognized the author, Senator  
         West, to explain the bill.  Senator West sent up a committee  
         substitute; the chair recognized Senator West to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are  
         shown on the attached list.  The chair moved that the public  
         testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Zaffirini moved that SB 1544 and the committee  
         substitute be left pending; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1594 and recognized Senator West, in the  
         absence of the author, to explain the bill.  Senator West sent  
         up a committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator West to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill  
         are shown on the attached list.  Senator Zaffirini moved that SB  
         1594 and the committee substitute be left pending; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 5:08 p.m. Senator West resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1553 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Ellis, to explain the bill.  Senator West sent up a committee  
         substitute; the chair recognized Senator Ellis to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are  
         shown on the attached list.  The chair moved that the public  
         testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator West moved that SB 1553 and the committee substitute be  
         left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
  
         The chair laid out SB 927 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Ellis, to explain the bill. Senator West sent up a committee  
         substitute; the chair recognized Senator Ellis to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Senator West sent up Committee Amendment 1.  Witnesses  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached  
         list.  The chair moved that the public testimony be closed;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator West moved that  
         SB 927, the committee substitute, and Committee Amendment 1 be  
         left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1037 and recognized Senator Zaffirini, in  
         the absence of the author, to explain the bill.  Witnesses  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached  
         list.  The chair moved that the public testimony be closed;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator West moved that  
         SB 1037 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         At 5:17 p.m., the chair ordered that the Subcommittee stand at  
         ease until 5:30 p.m. 
          
         At 5:38 p.m. the committee reconvened.   
          
         There being no further business, at 5:38 p.m. Senator West moved  
         that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the  
         chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Royce West, Chair 
          
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         Michelle Farley, Clerk