** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Higher Education
TIME & DATE:
8:00 AM, Friday, May 22, 2009
PLACE:
E1.012 (Hearing Room)
CHAIR:
Senator Judith Zaffirini
HB 708
 
Rose
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to higher education transfer practices, articulation agreements, policies for dropping courses, and special-purpose centers and to the formula funding for certain credit hours.
 
HB 1935
 
Villarreal | et al.
SP:
Duncan
Relating to the establishment of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to support adult and postsecondary education and workforce development.
 
HB 2013
 
Keffer | et al.
SP:
Hegar
Relating to tuition and laboratory fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain volunteer firefighters enrolled in fire science courses.
 
HB 2347
 
Thibaut | et al.
SP:
Whitmire
Relating to tuition and laboratory fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers enrolled in criminal justice or law enforcement management-related course work.
 
HB 2425
 
Morrison
SP:
Averitt
Relating to engineering recruitment programs at public or private institutions of higher education and to certain degree programs at public junior colleges.
 
HB 2504
 
Kolkhorst | et al.
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to requiring a public institution of higher education to make available to the public on the institution's Internet website certain undergraduate course information.
 
HB 3353
 
Naishtat | et al.
SP:
Shapleigh
Relating to an environmental service fee at public institutions of higher education.
 
HB 3790
 
Morrison
SP:
Shapiro
Relating to performance incentive funding for public institutions of higher education and to recognition of certain student achievement on degree completion.
 
HB 4471
 
Kolkhorst | et al.
SP:
Nelson
Relating to the professional nursing shortage reduction program.
 
 
Pending bill:
 
HB 51
 
Branch | et al.
SP:
Zaffirini
Relating to funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities in developing and maintaining programs of the highest tier.
 
HB 58
 
Branch
SP:
Averitt
Relating to the eligibility of private or independent institutions of higher education to participate in the advanced research program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
 
HB 1325
 
Rios Ybarra | et al.
SP:
Lucio
Relating to the degrees awarded by the Texas State Technical College System.
 
Additional bills may be added to the agenda.

*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:
HB 3790
** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **