HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Higher Education TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Monday, March 12, 2007 PLACE: JHR 120 CHAIR: Rep. Geanie Morrison The Committee will meet to hear the following: HB 956 Hochberg / et al. Relating to reducing the cost of college textbooks; providing a penalty. HB 960 Herrero Relating to a policy regulating the use of the textbooks required for certain courses offered by public institutions of higher education. HB 1434 Rose Relating to exempting books purchased by university and college students from the sales tax for a limited period. HB 2009 Rose Relating to the sale of instructional materials to students of institutions of higher education.