SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Education,
           Subcommittee on Higher Education

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM or 30 mins. after adjourn.
             Monday, April 19, 1999

PLACE: Lt. Gov. Cmte. Room

CHAIR: Senator Royce West

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A public hearing to consider the following:


SB 1356            Barrientos
Relating to providing certain students with an equal opportunity to
enroll in or receive a competitive scholarship for a graduate or
professional degree program.

SB 1449            West, Royce
Relating to programs to assist university students to become public
school teachers, to provide loan repayment assistance to certain
classroom teachers, and to provide funding for certain teacher
certification programs.

SB 1601            Shapiro
Relating to the operation of and the method for funding
developmental education programs provided by institutions of higher
education.

SB 1702            Ellis, Rodney
Relating to a scholarship program to assist deserving students at
public law schools who commit to practice law in certain public
interest fields.

Pending business:


SB 1655            Jackson
Relating to the administration and responsibilities of The
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

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