Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 3028 amends the Education Code to require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct an annual state science and engineering fair as part of an outreach program for middle school, junior high school, and high school students to promote student appreciation for and interest in science, mathematics, and engineering; to assist schools and school districts in fullfilling their missions of instruction in those areas; and to promote workforce development in those fields by providing students an opportunity to interact with higher education and corporate institutions. The bill allows the board to contract with public or private entities to conduct the fair, and it requires the board to coordinate the state fair with local and regional science and engineering fairs. The bill requires the board to conduct the fair in 2002 at a time and date to be determined by the board in coordination with local and regional fairs.