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** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Higher Education
TIME & DATE:
7:00 AM, Wednesday, April 15, 2009
PLACE:
E1.012 (Hearing Room)
CHAIR:
Senator Judith Zaffirini
SB 31
 
Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to tuition rebates for students who complete certain coursework at two-year public institutions of higher education.
 
SB 45
 
Zaffirini
Relating to tuition exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students enrolled in certain interinstitutional academic programs.
 
SB 46
 
Zaffirini
Relating to tuition exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who volunteer for outreach programs.
 
SB 145
 
Ellis | et al.
Relating to the sale by textbook publishers of bundled instructional material for use by students at public institutions of higher education; providing a penalty.
 
SB 201
 
Shapleigh | et al.
Relating to the participation of the medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso in the Joint Admission Medical Program.
 
SB 215
 
Van de Putte
Relating to the sale of instructional materials to students of public institutions of higher education.
 
SB 255
 
Estes
Relating to designation of Midwestern State University as a public liberal arts university.
 
SB 256
 
Estes
Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Midwestern State University.
 
SB 324
 
Shapleigh
Relating to the tuition rebate program for certain undergraduate students at general academic teaching institutions.
 
SB 473
 
Estes
Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at the University of North Texas.
 
SB 819
 
Davis, Wendy | et al.
Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of certain first-time students at public institutions of higher education.
 
SB 857
 
West
Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties.
 
SB 1179
 
Patrick, Dan
Relating to requiring general academic teaching institutions to offer health benefit plans to students.
 
SB 1249
 
Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of a pilot program to improve curricula alignment between junior colleges and general academic teaching institutions for engineering degree programs.
 
SB 1327
 
Nelson
Relating to the disposition of surplus data processing equipment of a university system or an institution or agency of higher education.
 
SB 1334
 
Hegar
Relating to continuation of the intercollegiate athletics fee for students at Prairie View A&M University.
 
SB 1342
 
Hinojosa
Relating to authorization for an exemption from tuition and fees charged by a junior college district for employees of the district and for state reimbursement of the district's revenue loss from the exemption.
 
SB 1394
 
Zaffirini
Relating to notification of an applicant for admission to a general academic teaching institution regarding the availability of degree programs in the applicant's preferred major field of study offered by other institutions.
 
SB 1728
 
West
Relating to the administration of and eligibility for the Joint Admissions Medical Program.
 
SB 1729
 
West
Relating to the terms of student members of certain Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board advisory committees.
 
SB 1735
 
West
Relating to the employment and commissioning of law enforcement personnel to provide security services to certain educational institutions.
 
SB 1800
 
Zaffirini
Relating to methods for increasing student success and degree completion at institutions of higher education.
 
SB 1801
 
Zaffirini
Relating to orientation programs for new students at public institutions of higher education.
 
SB 1849
 
Shapleigh
Relating to the student endowment scholarship and internship program fund at The University of Texas at El Paso.
 
SB 2007
 
Hegar
Relating to Prairie View A&M University's eligibility to participate in the research development fund.
 
SB 2189
 
Lucio
Relating to the degrees awarded by the Texas State Technical College System.
 
SB 2210
 
West
Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree.
 
SB 2243
 
Zaffirini
Relating to the repayment of certain education loans for licensed physicians and dentists.
 
SB 2244
 
Zaffirini
Relating to the eligibility of employees of certain businesses or organizations established as part of the state's economic development program and of dependents of those employees to pay resident tuition at public institutions of higher education.
 
SB 2246
 
Zaffirini
Relating to eligibility requirements for the tuition equalization grant program.
 
SB 2262
 
Zaffirini
Relating to the administration of mathematics, science, and technology teacher preparation academies at institutions of higher education.
 
SB 2348
 
Ogden
Relating to the composition and appointment of the board of directors of a corporation to which the board of regents of The University of Texas System delegates investment authority for the permanent university fund or other funds under the control of the board of regents, and to the administration of that corporation.
 
SB 2376
 
Lucio
Relating to the change of the name of Texas A&M University--Kingsville to Texas A&I University.
 
SB 2465
 
Seliger
Relating to the payment of certain costs associated with educational programs of the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
 
SJR 12
 
West, Royce
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a student member of the board of regents of a state institution of higher education or state university system to serve a term that differs from the terms served by the other members of the board.
 
Pending bills:
 
SB 9
 
Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to financial support and incentives for the development of national research universities and high-quality comprehensive regional universities and a review of the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system.
 
SB 1443
 
Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to the academic costs charged to resident undergraduate students by general academic teaching institutions and certain reports regarding the operational costs of those institutions.
 
SB 1560
 
Duncan | et al.
Relating to the national research university fund and the allocation of amounts appropriated from the fund, the abolition of the higher education fund, and the institutional groupings established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
 
*Invited testimony will be limited to 03-10 minutes. Public testimony will
be limited to three minutes.
*If providing written testimony, please submit 15 copies, including a
name, date, and source on each copy.
 
 
Bills added after last posting:
SB 2376
** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **