HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Higher Education TIME & DATE: 4:00PM, Tuesday, March 9, 1999 PLACE: E2.016 CHAIR: Rep. Irma Rangel ___________________________________________________________________________ TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: HB 1126 Wohlgemuth Relating to exempting certain institutions offering religious education from state regulation. HB 1266 McClendon Relating to the automatic admission of certain undergraduate transfer students. HB 1297 Lewis, Ron / et al. Relating to changing the names of Lamar University at Orange, Lamar University at Port Arthur, and Lamar University Institute of Technology. HB 1559 Solis, Jim / et al. Relating to the creation of the high priority program development fund to support vocational and technical education. HB 1615 Uher Relating to the acquisition of goods and services by certain medical and dental institutions of higher education. HB 1641 Coleman Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Houston System. HB 1793 Dunnam / et al. Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the Texas State Technical College System. HB 1869 Pitts Relating to the annexation of territory to a public junior college district. ___________________________________________________________________________