MINUTES

 

JOINT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION POLICY FOR A SKILLED WORKFORCE

Friday, September 5, 2014

10:00 AM

E1.036 (Senate Finance Room)

 

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Pursuant to Rule 1, Texas House Rules and pursuant to Rule 11.03, Texas Senate Rules, a public hearing of the Joint Committee on Education Policy for a Skilled Workforce was held on Friday, September 5, 2014, in E1.036 (Senate Finance Room).

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Representative Jim Murphy, Co-Chair

 

Senator Brian Birdwell

Senator Kel Seliger, Co-Chair

 

 

Representative Nicole Collier

 

 

Representative Joe Farias

 

 

Representative Marsha Farney

 

 

Representative Kyle Kacal

 

 

Representative Ken King

 

 

Representative Sergio Muñoz, Jr.

 

 

Senator Donna Campbell

 

 

Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.

 

 

Senator Larry Taylor

 

 

Senator Kirk Watson

 

 

Senator Royce West

 

 

 

 

 

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Co-chair Senator Kel Seliger called the meeting to order at 10:06 AM. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:

 

Co-chair Senator Seliger and Co-chair Representative Murphy shared presiding duties.

 

Co-chair Representative Murphy presented the committee rules and Senator Lucio moved adoption of the committee rules. There being no objection, it was so ordered.

 

Representative Howard was present at the hearing.

 

Opening remarks were made by Co-chair Representative Murphy, Co-chair Senator Seliger and Senator Lucio.

 

The Co-chairs called invited testimony on the interim charge relating to linking postsecondary education to the needs of the workforce and the interim charge relating to career and technical education’s impact on high school graduation (see attached witness list).

 

Co-chair Representative Murphy opened public testimony on the two interim charges (see attached witness list).

 

The chair then moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.

 

There being no further business, at 1:53 PM Co-chair Senator Seliger moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.

 

 

 

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Senator Kel Seliger, Co-Chair

 

 

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Representative Jim Murphy, Co-Chair

 

 

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Sarah Harrington

 

 

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Molly Quirk