SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Finance
General Government Issues
TIME & DATE:
11:00 AM or 30 minutes upon adjournment
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
PLACE:
E1.036 (Finance Room)
CHAIR:
Senator Kip Averitt
The Committee meeting will begin 30 minutes upon adjournment of the Senate
Committee on State Affairs and Finance Subcommittee on General Government
Issues meeting.
 
The Senate Finance Subcommittee on General Government Issues will meet
jointly with the Senate Education Committee to discuss the following
interim charge:
 
Review and make recommendations that address the state's facility
infrastructure needs for public schools, ensuring that funding remains
stable, reliable and equitable.  Examine the need for funding adjustments
for factors that affect the need for facilities, such as fast growth, age
and condition of facilities, adequacy of space, construction and land
costs, and concerntration of students requiring smaller class sizes.
Assess the impact on property taxpayers of "rolling forward" the Existing
Debt Allotment (EDA) each session and the change in biennial
appropriations for the Instructional Facilities Allotment (IFA).
 
Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person.