HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Higher Education TIME & DATE: 4:00PM, Tuesday, March 2, 1999 PLACE: E2.016 CHAIR: Rep. Irma Rangel ___________________________________________________________________________ TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: HB 227 West, George "Buddy" Relating to abolishing the Texas Academic Skills Program. HB 368 Seaman Relating to payroll deductions for employees of institutions of higher education. HB 420 West, George "Buddy" Relating to the application of the Texas Academic Skills Program. HB 491 Lewis, Glenn Relating to exempting peace officers enrolled in a criminal justice program from tuition and fees charged by a public institution of higher education. HB 565 Oliveira Relating to the use of state research and technology funds on environmental issues in the border region. HB 888 Gray Relating to graduate level instruction at Texas A&M University at Galveston. HB 1314 Hochberg Relating to authorizing The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to offer certain professional degree programs. HB 1434 Counts / et al. Relating to providing tuition payment assistance to certain members of the state military forces attending public institutions of higher education. HB 1488 Oliveira Relating to the student union building fee at The University of Texas at Brownsville. HB 1559 Solis, Jim / et al. Relating to the creation of the high priority program development fund to support vocational and technical education. HB 1626 Oliveira Relating to facilities and equipment grants for public junior colleges and public technical institutes. SB 345 Bivins Relating to the formula funding and tuition charged for certain excess credit hours of undergraduate students attending institutions of higher education. ___________________________________________________________________________