H.B. No. 0146

Higher education commission.

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Illoway

AN ACT relating to Wyoming higher education; establishing a council on higher education; creating a task force to review and recommend higher education responsibilities assigned to the council subject to prescribed criteria; imposing reporting requirements; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

1/8/2007    Bill Number Assigned

1/10/2007   H Received for Introduction

1/11/2007   H Introduced and Referred to H04

1/23/2007   H04 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Craft, Davison, Goggles, Jaggi, McOmie, Teeters and Wallis

Nays:  Representative(s) Diercks and White

Ayes 7 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/23/2007   H Rereferred to H02

1/25/2007   H02 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Harshman, Jones, Jorgensen, Petersen, Philp and Warren

Ayes 7 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/25/2007   H Placed on General File

HB0146HS001/ADOPTED

Page 7-line 7           After "state" insert "including foreign based or international institutions operating in this state".  GOGGLES, ACTING CHAIRMAN

HB0146HW001/ADOPTED

Page 6-line 12          After "(c)" insert "The governor's office shall staff the task force established under this section and state agencies shall provide information to the task force as requested in order to carry out duties prescribed by this section.".

Page 6-line 13          Delete line through "section".  ILLOWAY

1/30/2007   H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Brechtel, Childers, Edmonds, Goggles, Hallinan, Harshman, Illoway, Jaggi, Lubnau, Mercer, Semlek, Steward, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Berger, Blake, Brown, Buchanan, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Hammons, Harvey, Iekel, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh and Warren

Ayes 20 Nays 40 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0