SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 9:00AM, Wednesday, April 16, 1997 PLACE: E1.012 CHAIR: Senator Teel Bivins ___________________________________________________________________________ A public hearing to consider the following: SB 776 Nixon, Drew Relating to prohibiting the adoption of certain policies by the board of trustees or superintendent of a school district. SB 963 Shapiro Relating to the testing of natural gas piping systems in school district facilities. SB 1034 Barrientos Relating to funding instruction in languages other than English in public schools. SB 1040 Truan Relating to programs of institutions of higher education that address small business research and development. SB 1185 Ellis Relating to establishing a center for the study and prevention of juvenile crime and delinquency at Prairie View A&M University. SB 1221 Luna, Gregory Relating to restricting written reports required from public school employees. SB 1379 Ellis Relating to adult education programs. SB 1414 Luna, Gregory Relating to grants made by the commissioner of education to certain school districts. SB 1682 Ratliff Relating to the composition of advisory committees appointed by the State Board for Educator Certification. SB 1683 Ratliff Relating to disciplinary proceedings by the State Board for Educator Certification. SB 1822 Shapleigh Relating to the planning and decision-making process of school districts. SCR 42 Truan Encouraging business schools and business programs at Texas colleges and universities to increase their course offerings to include courses that focus on small and medium-sized businesses. Pending Business: SB 198 Zaffirini Relating to programs for public school students with autism or pervasive development disorder. SB 1178 Gallegos Relating to certification of a public school educator by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. SB 1189 Armbrister Relating to the reporting of public school class size. SB 1206 Bivins Relating to creation of a public education scholarship pilot program for children assigned to attend certain low-performing public schools. SB 1361 West, Royce Relating to the establishment of pilot after-school programs. SB 1907 Bivins Relating to tuition and fees charged by public institutions of higher education, including the redesignation of certain fees as tuition. ___________________________________________________________________________