** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Education
TIME & DATE:
8:00 AM, Thursday, May 17, 2007
PLACE:
E1.028 (Hearing Room)
CHAIR:
Senator Florence Shapiro
HB 426
 
Madden
SP:
Zaffirini
Relating to applicability of provisions of the Education Code to and standards for the operation of school district disciplinary alternative education programs.
 
HB 828
 
Hochberg / et al.
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to the amount of the guaranteed yield under the Foundation School Program.
 
HB 1043
 
Dutton
SP:
West, Royce
Relating to the provision of courses in behavioral modification by disciplinary alternative education programs and juvenile justice alternative education programs.
 
HB 1137
 
Hochberg
SP:
Zaffirini
Relating to eligibility and attendance requirements in public schools.
 
HB 1609
 
Crownover / et al.
SP:
Shapleigh
Relating to the Communities In Schools program.
 
HB 1632
 
Eissler / et al.
SP:
Shapleigh
Relating to the use of technology by public schools.
 
HB 2237
 
Eissler / et al.
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to high school success and college and workforce readiness programs in public schools.
 
HB 2399
 
Delisi
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to teacher retention demonstration projects under the awards for student achievement program in public schools.
 
HB 2532
 
Patrick / et al.
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to the expulsion and placement in alternative settings of public school students who engage in conduct constituting certain felonies.
 
HB 2560
 
Zedler / et al.
SP:
Wentworth
Relating to the availability of certain school district financial information on districts' Internet websites.
 
HB 2563
 
Hancock
SP:
Van de Putte
Relating to the powers and duties of the boards of trustees and superintendents of independent school districts and of regional education service centers.
 
HB 2646
 
Rose
SP:
Watson
Relating to the award of stipends to nationally certified classroom teachers under the educator excellence awards program.
 
HB 2814
 
Eissler / et al.
SP:
Van de Putte
Relating to a pilot project for language immersion in English and another language in certain school districts and charter schools.
 

HB 2864
 
Chisum
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to a  pilot program to provide supplemental technology-based instruction to students in rural school districts.
 
HB 3171
 
Swinford
SP:
Wentworth
Relating to the development by the Texas Education Agency of a list of resources concerning Internet safety for use by school districts.
 
HB 3418
 
Guillen
SP:
West, Royce
Relating to state grants for student clubs in high schools that serve students at risk of dropping out of school.
 
HB 3485
 
King, Susan / et al.
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to career and technical education provided by school districts and certain postsecondary institutions.
 
HB 3678
 
Howard, Charlie / et al.
SP:
Williams
Relating to voluntary student expression of religious viewpoints in public schools.
 
HB 3826
 
Morrison
SP:
Zaffirini
Relating to high school curriculum requirements for admission to public institutions of higher education and to the admission to public institutions of higher education of the children of certain public servants killed in the line of duty.
 
HB 3828
 
Morrison
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to performance incentive funding for institutions of higher education.
 
Subcommittee Reports:
SB 479
 
Janek / et al.
Relating to the operation of a student health center at an institution of higher education.
 
SB 2049
 
Zaffirini
Relating to certain prohibitions regarding the relationship between student loan lenders and public or private institutions of higher education.
 
HB 317
 
Miller
SP:
Fraser
Relating to the student enrollment required for the issuance of certain revenue bonds for facilities at Texas A&M University--Central Texas.
 
HB 544
 
Strama
SP:
Watson
Relating to reduced tuition and fees for certain junior college district students who reside outside of the district.
 
HB 589
 
Aycock / et al.
SP:
Fraser
Relating to the student enrollment required for Texas A&M University--Central Texas to operate as a general academic teaching institution.
 
HB 1213
 
Pitts / et al.
SP:
Carona
Relating to mutual assistance agreements entered into by certain municipalities and private institutions of higher education for the purpose of enforcing state law and to additional powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers employed by private institutions of higher education.
 
HB 1250
 
Howard, Charlie / et al.
SP:
Patrick, Dan
Relating to prohibiting discrimination based on a student's secondary school in awarding certain financial aid for higher education.
 
HB 1330
 
Brown, Fred
SP:
Ogden
Relating to the pilot program providing for reduced undergraduate tuition during a term of the summer session at Texas A&M University.
 

HB 1427
 
Alonzo / et al.
SP:
Zaffirini
Relating to an optometry career program at the University of Houston.
 
HB 1493
 
Bonnen
SP:
Janek
Relating to the establishment and operation of a severe storm research and planning center.
 
HB 1775
 
Christian
SP:
Ogden
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the expansion of school of nursing facilities at Stephen F. Austin State University.
 
HB 2074
 
Krusee
SP:
Ogden
Relating to the creation of the East Williamson County Multi-Institution Teaching Center.
 
HB 2103
 
Kolkhorst
SP:
Ogden
Relating to a pilot program to provide student loan repayment assistance to certain correctional officers who graduate from Sam Houston State University.
 
HB 2198
 
Flores
SP:
Janek
Relating to authorizing certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
 
HB 2225
 
Giddings
SP:
West, Royce
Relating to student representation on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and certain coordinating board advisory committees.
 
HB 2383
 
Lucio III
SP:
Lucio
Relating to the provision of certain subsidies and scholarships to particular public school students or graduates.
 
HB 2702
 
Truitt
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to the exemption from tuition and fees at a public institution of higher education for adopted students.
 
HB 2978
 
Morrison / et al.
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to engineering recruitment programs established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
 
HB 3114
 
Swinford
SP:
Zaffirini
Relating to student fees at component institutions of The Texas A&M University System.
 
HB 3236
 
Cook, Robby
SP:
Hegar
Relating to the service areas of the Austin Community College District and the Blinn Junior College District.
 
HB 3291
 
Otto
SP:
Averitt
Relating to a prohibition against the governing board of a public institution of higher education entering into certain contracts relating to permanent improvements at the institution.
 
HB 3382
 
Naishtat
SP:
Uresti
Relating to providing certain computerized instructional material for blind and visually impaired students at public institutions of higher education.
 
HB 3449
 
Rose
SP:
Wentworth
Relating to the imposition of an intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas State University--San Marcos.
 

HB 3851
 
Morrison
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to the admission of high school graduates and undergraduate transfer students to certain institutions of higher education, the computation of a student's high school grade point average for purposes of determining eligibility for admission, and policies to promote the admission of undergraduate transfer students.
 
HB 3934
 
McClendon
SP:
Van de Putte
Relating to the establishment of a student outcomes pilot program by Alamo Community College District.
 
Pending Bills:
HB 1748
 
Morrison
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to the administration of Texas governor's schools.
 
HB 2238
 
Eissler
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Education Data System (TEDS) and certain public school reporting requirements.
 
Bills added after last posting:
HB 828
SB 479
SB 2049
HB 317
HB 544
HB 589
HB 1213
HB 1250
HB 1330
HB 1427
HB 1493
HB 1775
HB 2074
HB 2103
HB 2225
HB 2383
HB 2702
HB 2978
HB 3114
HB 3236
HB 3291
HB 3382
HB 3449
HB 3851
HB 3934
** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **