HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Revenue & Public Education Funding, Select TIME & DATE: 11:00AM or one hour after adj., Monday, March 24, 1997 PLACE: E2.036 CHAIR: Rep. Paul Sadler ___________________________________________________________________________ The committee will take invited testimony on public school finance. The committee will also take invited testimony on the following bills: HB 952 Moffat Relating to the dedication of revenue derived from the state lottery to the foundation school fund. HB 1094 Marchant Relating to the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for general elementary and secondary public school purposes and to the funding of certain school districts. HB 1347 Alexander Relating to the transfer of the school tax freeze on the homestead of an elderly person to a newly acquired homestead. HB 1506 Dutton Relating to the use of program weights under the foundation school program. HB 1559 Garcia Relating to the funding allotment for bilingual education programs in public schools. HB 1776 Hilbert / et al. Relating to ad valorem taxation. HB 1952 Pitts Relating to funding for compensatory education programs in public schools. HJR 34 Raymond / et al. Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate net revenue from the state lottery to public school purposes. HJR 38 Goodman Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for transferring the school tax freeze on the homestead of an elderly person to a new homestead in certain circumstances. HJR 57 Alexander Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to transferring the school tax freeze on homesteads of the elderly. HJR 67 Marchant Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for general elementary and secondary public school purposes. HJR 91 Hochberg Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appraisal of residence homesteads for ad valorem taxation by school districts and other political subdivisions of this state. SJR 22 Harris Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for transferring the school tax freeze on the homestead of an elderly person to a new homestead in certain circumstances. ___________________________________________________________________________