** REVISION **
                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Higher Education

TIME & DATE:  4:00PM, Tuesday, March 30, 1999

PLACE: E2.016

CHAIR: Rep. Irma Rangel

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TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:


HB 198            Burnam
Relating to the consideration of certain matters in admissions to
public institutions of higher education.

HB 315            Maxey
Relating to tuition, fees, and student loans of and certain
benefits for certain graduate students employed as teaching
assistants, assistant instructors, or research assistants at public
institutions of higher education.

HB 1106            Rangel
Relating to the consideration of race, ethnicity, or national
origin in certain actions and decisions of public institutions of
higher education.

HB 1257            Rangel
Relating to the indemnification of certain personnel of certain
institutions of higher education for admissions activities.

HB 1882            Naishtat
Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
to approve formula funding for certain doctoral students.

HB 1952            Rangel
Relating to the right of faculty members at institutions of higher
education to present grievances on certain personnel issues.

HB 2079            Rangel
Relating to procedures governing employment contracts for faculty
members at public institutions of higher education.

HB 2127            Solis, Jim
Relating to exempting certain children of emergency medical
services personnel killed in the line of duty from higher education
tuition and fees.

HB 2555            Cuellar
Relating to prepaid tuition for graduate and professional degree
programs at public institutions of higher education.

HB 2568            Cuellar
Relating to the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation and its
programs.

HB 2604            Solomons
Relating to screening for criminal history of applicants for
certain financial assistance.

HB 2770            Rangel
Relating to providing certain students with an equal opportunity to
enroll in or receive a competitive scholarship for a graduate or
professional degree program.

HB 2806            Garcia
Relating to establishing a mentoring program at the University of
North Texas.

HB 2865            Farrar
Relating to the creation and administration of the research
university fund.

HB 2867            Dunnam / et al.
Relating to a program that allows institutions of higher education
in Texas to match a scholarship offered to Texas students by
out-of-state institutions.

HB 3319            Cuellar
Relating to the approval of certain construction projects by the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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HB 1678