SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 9:00AM, Wednesday, April 2, 1997 PLACE: E1.012 CHAIR: Senator Teel Bivins ___________________________________________________________________________ A public hearing to consider the following: SB 338 West, Royce Relating to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board contracts with Texas Chiropractic College and Parker College of Chiropractic. SB 462 Luna, Gregory Relating to the residency requirement for admission into the public schools of a school district. SB 521 Bivins Relating to parental consent for certain activities in public schools. SB 717 Duncan Relating to keeping school campuses open after school hours for recreational purposes and tutoring. SB 780 Zaffirini Relating to the use of personal leave by school district employees. SB 936 Bivins Relating to public education. SB 1154 Harris Relating to adopting and amending a student code of conduct in public schools. SB 1158 Luna, Gregory Relating to regional education service centers. SB 1419 West, Royce / et al. Relating to certain admissions and reporting procedures for certain institutions of higher education. SB 1480 Bivins Relating to the diagnosis of reading development and comprehension at certain grade levels in public school. SB 1712 Bivins Relating to authorizing the Texas Engineering Extension Service to participate in the Skills Development Fund. SB 1893 Bivins Relating to the length of school year. SB 1356 West, Royce Relating to reporting of information relating to expulsions and placements in alternative education programs. Pending Business: SB 517 Bivins Relating to the transportation of public school students. SB 806 Ogden Relating to compulsory student fees to support intercollegiate athletics at a public institution of higher education. SB 1206 Bivins Relating to creation of a public education scholarship pilot program for children assigned to attend certain low-performing public schools. ___________________________________________________________________________