SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: International Relations, Trade & Technology TIME & DATE: 1:00PM, Wednesday, April 2, 1997 PLACE: Lt. Governor's Cmte. Room CHAIR: Senator Carlos F. Truan ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: SB 994 Harris Relating to the protection and use of certain products, information, and technology of the Texas Department of Health. SB 1512 Truan Relating to the provision of utility service in economically distressed subdivisions. SB 1518 Truan Relating to the creation of a Texas High Technology Partnership Center at the Geo-Technology Research Institute. SCR 51 Truan Directing the Texas Department of Commerce to increase technology-based investments in the state. SJR 39 Ellis Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing the Texas growth fund to continue to invest in businesses without requiring those businesses to disclose investments in South Africa or Namibia. Pending business: SB 813 Truan Relating to a career and technology education improvement pilot program. SB 814 Truan Relating to the establishment of a video teleconferencing pilot program to assist certain businesses in establishing international trade relationships. ___________________________________________________________________________