SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Education

TIME & DATE: 10:00AM, Monday, May 10, 1999

PLACE: E1.028

CHAIR: Senator Teel Bivins

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A public hearing to consider the following:


HB 217            Hochberg                 SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to excused absences from public school attendance for the
purpose of observing religious holy days.

HB 1409            Junell                   SP: Bivins
Relating to eligibility to conduct a mental and physical
examination of a school bus operator.

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

HB 2359            Olivo                    SP: West, Royce
Relating to the investment capital fund administered by the Texas
Education Agency.

HB 3138            Naishtat                 SP: Bivins
Relating to the authority of a governing board of a public
institution of higher education to reduce tuition or prorate fees
charged to a student at that institution.

HB 3158            McClendon                SP: Madla
Relating to terms of trustees of certain special-purpose school
districts.

HB 3226            Capelo                   SP: Truan
Relating to the disposition of surplus and salvage property of
certain institutions of higher education.

HB 3263            Uher                     SP: Ogden
Relating to the election of the governing board of certain junior
college districts.

HB 964            Cuellar                  SP: Zaffirini
Relating to allowing school crossing guards to direct traffic in a
school crossing zone.

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