HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Higher Education

TIME & DATE:  4:00PM, Tuesday, March 2, 1999

PLACE: E2.016

CHAIR: Rep. Irma Rangel

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TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:


HB 227            West, George "Buddy"
Relating to abolishing the Texas Academic Skills Program.

HB 368            Seaman
Relating to payroll deductions for employees of institutions of
higher education.

HB 420            West, George "Buddy"
Relating to the application of the Texas Academic Skills Program.

HB 491            Lewis, Glenn
Relating to exempting peace officers enrolled in a criminal justice
program from tuition and fees charged by a public institution  of
higher education.

HB 565            Oliveira
Relating to the use of state research and technology funds on
environmental issues in the border region.

HB 888            Gray
Relating to graduate level instruction at Texas A&M University at
Galveston.

HB 1314            Hochberg
Relating to authorizing The University of Texas M. D. Anderson
Cancer Center to offer certain professional degree programs.

HB 1434            Counts / et al.
Relating to providing tuition payment assistance to certain members
of the state military forces attending public institutions of
higher education.

HB 1488            Oliveira
Relating to the student union building fee at The University of
Texas at Brownsville.

HB 1559            Solis, Jim / et al.
Relating to the creation of the high priority program development
fund to support vocational and technical education.

HB 1626            Oliveira
Relating to facilities and equipment grants for public junior
colleges and public technical institutes.

SB 345            Bivins
Relating to the formula funding and tuition charged for certain
excess credit hours of undergraduate students attending
institutions of higher education.

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