HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Public Education

TIME & DATE:  2:00PM, Monday, March 1, 1999

PLACE: E2.036

CHAIR: Rep. Paul Sadler

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SB 1            Bivins / et al.
Relating to the promotion of public school students based on
satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments and to
programs to assist students in achieving satisfactory performance.

HB 597            Flores
Relating to preference to Texas and United States products in
purchasing by school districts and certain charter schools.




The committee will hear all matters relating to social promotion.

Invited testimony only on SB 1.


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