SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
S/C on Higher Education
TIME & DATE:
7:00 AM, Wednesday, May 16, 2007
PLACE:
E1.012 (Hearing Room)
CHAIR:
Senator Judith Zaffirini
The 24 hour posting rule was suspended so that the Senate Higher Education
Subcommittee could take up and consider the following business:
 
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 1427
 
Alonzo / et al.
SP:
Zaffirini
Relating to an optometry career program at the University of Houston.
 
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 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.
 
Pending business:
SB 2049
 
Zaffirini
Relating to certain prohibitions regarding the relationship between student loan lenders and public or private institutions of higher education.
 
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 2978
 
Morrison / et al.
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to engineering recruitment programs established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
 
Public testimony will be limited to three minutes.