SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Education,
           Subcommittee on Higher Education

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM or 30 mins. after adjourn
             Monday, March 15, 1999

PLACE: Lt. Gov. Cmte. Room

CHAIR: Senator Royce West

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A public hearing to consider the following:


SB 184            Barrientos
Relating to the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board; authorizing the issuance of bonds.

SB 299            Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of
Houston-Clear Lake.

SJR 16            Barrientos
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of
general obligation bonds to finance educational loans to students.

Pending Business:


SB 37            Ellis, Rodney / et al.
Relating to providing scholarships to students at institutions of
higher education who meet certain academic, citizenship, financial
need, and other requirements.

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