MINUTES

 

JOINT COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION POLICY FOR A SKILLED WORKFORCE

Tuesday, October 14, 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 Tuesday, October 14, 2014, in E1.036 (Senate Finance Room).

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Representative Jim Murphy, Co-Chair

 

Representative Ken King

Senator Kel Seliger, Co-Chair

 

Senator Brian Birdwell

Representative Nicole Collier

 

Senator Royce West

Representative Joe Farias

 

 

Representative Marsha Farney

 

 

Representative Kyle Kacal

 

 

Representative Sergio Muñoz, Jr.

 

 

Senator Donna Campbell

 

 

Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.

 

 

Senator Larry Taylor

 

 

Senator Kirk Watson

 

 

 

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Co-chair Representative Jim Murphy called the meeting to order at 10:10 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 Senator Seliger moved adoption of the minutes from the previous hearing held on September 5, 2014; without 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.

 

The Co-chairs called invited testimony on the interim charge relating to career and technical education’s impact on high school graduation and the interim charge relating to high school career and technical education alignment with employer-based training (see attached witness list).

 

Co-chair Senator Seliger opened public testimony on the interim charges (see attached witness list).

 

Co-chair Senator Seliger then moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.

There being no further business, at 2:25 PM Co-chair Representative Murphy moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chairs. 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