MINUTES 
          
                          SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION 
                            Wednesday, March 10, 1999 
                                    11:00 am 
                         Capitol Extension, Room E1.012 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Education  
         was held on Wednesday, March 10, 1999 in the Capitol  
         Extension, Room E1.012, at Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Teel Bivins                     Senator David Sibley 
         Senator Gregory Luna 
         Senator David Cain 
         Senator Jane Nelson 
         Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator Bill Ratliff 
         Senator Royce West 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
          
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:45 am.  There  
         being a quorum present, the following business was transacted.   
          
         Senator Nelson moved that the minutes from the prior meeting  
         be approved:  there being no objection,  the minutes were  
         approved. 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 608 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Fraser, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.   
         Senator Nelson moved that SB 608 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present  
         not voting, and 2 absent. Senator Nelson moved that the bill  
         be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The Chair laid out SB 266 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.   
         Senator Bivins moved that SB 266 be left pending; without  
         objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 491 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Luna, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.   
         Senator Luna sent up a committee substitute; the Chair  
  
         recognized Senator Luna to explain the difference between the  
         committee substitute and the bill as filed.  Senator Luna  
         moved adoption of the committee substitute, without objection,  
         it was so ordered.  Senator Luna moved that SB 491 be left  
         pending; without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 406 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.   
         Senator West moved that SB 406 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present  
         not voting, and 3 absent.   
          
         The Chair laid out SB 521 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Cain, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.   
         Senator Cain moved that SB 521 be reported favorably to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present  
         not voting, and 3 absent.   
          
         Senator Cain moved that the bill be recommended for placement  
         on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.  The Chair laid out SB 328 and recognized the  
         author, Senator Harris, to explain the bill.  Witnesses  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the  
         attached list.  Senator Cain sent up Committee Amendment 1 and  
         moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
         Senator Ogden sent up Committee Amendment 2 and moved  
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.   
         Senator Cain requested unanimous consent to incorporate  
         amendments into the bill to create a  committee substitute;   
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Cain then moved  
         that the new committee substitute be adopted; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Cain moved that SB 328  
         do not pass but that CSSB 328 be reported back to the Senate  
         with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The  
         motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not  
         voting, and 3 absent.   
          
         There being no further business, at 2:30 pm Senator Bivins  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the Chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Teel Bivins, Chair 
          
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         Krissy Lilljedahl, Clerk