** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 9:00AM, Wednesday, April 23, 1997 PLACE: E1.012 CHAIR: Senator Teel Bivins ___________________________________________________________________________ A public hearing to consider the following: SB 622 Harris Relating to the creation of certain school districts by detachment. SB 1042 Truan Relating to college student exchange programs with other nations. SB 1103 Ellis Relating to assisting certain low-income persons to participate in the prepaid higher education tuition program. SB 1825 Shapleigh Relating to the State Board for Educator Certification. SCR 13 Zaffirini Relating to requirements for public school honors programs. SCR 74 Bivins Supporting the desire of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System to combine the Baylor College of Dentistry, the Texas A&M University College of Medicine, the Texas A&M University Institute of Biosciences and Biotechnology, and the Texas A&M University School of Rural Public Health into a unified administrative structure to be named the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center. HB 1404 Kamel / et al. SP: Bivins Relating to the authority of public institutions of higher education to offer courses by distance learning. Pending business: SB 471 Luna, Gregory Relating to public school admission and attendance; providing a criminal penalty. SB 598 Wentworth Relating to the expulsion or placement in alternative education programs of public school students who assault school employees, officers, or volunteers. SB 1221 Luna, Gregory Relating to restricting written reports required from public school employees. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: SCR 74 SB 1221 BILLS DELETED AFTER LAST POSTING: SB 778