** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 8:30AM, Friday, May 20, 2005 PLACE: E1.028 CHAIR: Senator Florence Shapiro ___________________________________________________________________________ The Committee will meet to consider the following bills: HB 133 Brown, Fred SP: Ogden Relating to the award of academic credit to a student at an institution of higher education for the completion of certain military training. HB 407 Uresti SP: Madla Relating to coverage for school district employees under certain health benefit plans. HB 776 Howard SP: Janek Relating to the Wharton County Junior College District service area. HB 1106 Howard SP: Janek Relating to the repeal of the Public School Facilities Funding Act. HB 1111 King, Phil SP: Brimer Relating to admission to open-enrollment charter schools that specialize in performing arts. HB 1173 Brown, Fred SP: Ogden Relating to the regulation of the use of postsecondary credits and degrees, persons offering or granting certain postsecondary credits and degrees, and the manner of offering or granting those credits and degrees; providing criminal penalties. HB 1826 Grusendorf SP: West, Royce Relating to the use of school district resources for the maintenance of real property not owned or leased by the district. HB 1829 Wong SP: Averitt Relating to authorizing certain institutions of higher education to charge fees for processing or handling certain payments or payment transactions. HB 2701 Crownover SP: Janek Relating to higher education authorities. HB 2956 Hamric SP: Lindsay Relating to filing requirements for certain candidates for the board of trustees of a junior college district. The following bill will be heard after 10am: HB 2330 Morrison SP: Shapiro Relating to the admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions and to practices of school districts that concern the admissions process to institutions of higher education. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 133 HB 407 HB 776 HB 1106 HB 1111 HB 1173 HB 1826 HB 1829 HB 2701 HB 2956