** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Economic Development TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Thursday, April 8, 1999 PLACE: E1.010 CHAIR: Rep. Jim Solis ___________________________________________________________________________ The committee will meet to consider the following: HB 946 Farrar Relating to a prohibition of the waiver of certain employment benefits by the acceptance of the payment of wages; providing a penalty. HB 2401 Keffer / et al. Relating to the establishment of a voluntary workforce training program for certain students. HB 2487 Tillery Relating to the creation and operation of a legislative oversight committee for the labor exchange system administered by the Texas Workforce Commission. HB 2609 Greenberg Relating to the provision of scholarships and wage supplementation for professional child-care workers. HB 2614 Counts Relating to creation of a county alliance to jointly authorize the creation of a development corporation. HB 2881 Chavez Relating to employment discrimination based on certain employer-imposed language requirements. HB 2992 Davis, John Relating to the creation of a business technology outreach program. HB 3142 Naishtat Relating to exempting certain courses of instruction or review from proprietary school certification. HB 3161 Dunnam Relating to disposition of public property in a readjustment zone. HB 3200 Chavez Relating to the local matching funds requirement for the child care and development fund. HB 3295 Goolsby Relating to the deposit of excess proprietary school fees to the proprietary school tuition protection fund. HB 3429 Najera Relating to information on assistance under the federal Community Adjustment and Investment Program. HB 3656 Oliveira Relating to authorizing community-based organizations to participate in the skills development fund. HB 3658 Oliveira Relating to the enterprise zone program. The committee will also hear testimony on the following: House Committee on Appropriations - Briefing on HB 1 ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 3161