** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 11:00AM or 30 mins. after adjourn. Wednesday, May 12, 1999 PLACE: E1.012 CHAIR: Senator Teel Bivins ___________________________________________________________________________ A public hearing to consider the following: HB 90 Driver / et al. SP: Bivins Relating to graduated driver's licensing. HB 385 Walker SP: Duncan Relating to speed limits for school buses. HB 772 Davis, Yvonne SP: Nelson Relating to fees charged by an independent school district for voluntary educational programs. HB 1027 Solomons SP: Haywood Relating to the authority of the board of regents of Texas Woman's University to levy fees for student centers. HB 1049 Sadler SP: Ratliff Relating to designating the Texas State Technical College System extension center in the city of Marshall as a campus of the system. HB 1056 Dutton SP: West, Royce Relating to the authority of a member of the governing board of a public university system or institution of higher education. HB 1418 Seaman SP: Armbrister Relating to optional career and technology education programs offered by public school districts and a study of career and technology education programs. HB 1542 Keffer SP: West, Royce Relating to purchasing requirements for school districts and junior college districts. HB 1618 Keel SP: Wentworth Relating to the creation of library districts. HB 1689 Greenberg SP: Ellis, Rodney Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain child-care workers. HB 1874 Hinojosa SP: Lucio Relating to the operation and administration of The University of Texas--Pan American. HB 1882 Naishtat SP: Haywood Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to approve formula funding for certain doctoral students. HB 1961 Grusendorf SP: Barrientos Relating to fines collected for thwarting the compulsory school attendance law. HB 2260 Noriega SP: Gallegos Relating to contracts for the replacement or repair of public school equipment or public school facilities. HB 2591 Rangel SP: West, Royce Relating to skills assessment and placement testing of undergraduate students entering public institutions of higher education. HB 2685 Coleman SP: Brown, J. E. "Buster" Relating to the execution of credit agreements and issuance of anticipation notes by certain school districts. HB 2992 Davis, John SP: Brown, J. E. "Buster" Relating to the creation of a business technology outreach program at the University of Houston. HB 3551 Giddings SP: Ratliff Relating to disposition of proceeds from read to succeed license plates. SCR 78 West, Royce Creating the Special Commission on Twenty-First Century Colleges and Universities. HB 2021 Janek SP: Lindsay Relating to the requirements for purchasing in school districts that adopt site-based decision-making plans. HB 2172 Luna, Vilma SP: Cain Relating to school district compliance with special education laws. HB 2307 Keffer SP: Sibley Relating to assistance to certain low-performing public school districts. HB 2547 Williams SP: Bernsen Relating to the operation of the Geo-Technology Research Institute. HB 3544 Hodge SP: Cain Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain dentists. HB 3739 Greenberg SP: West, Royce Relating to ethics requirements in regard to management and investment of the permanent school fund. HB 3762 Gallego SP: West, Royce Relating to granting college credit for completion of the Texas Youth Commission resocialization program. HB 2415 Keffer SP: Sibley Relating to a junior college district branch campus, center, or extension facility. HB 2553 Hochberg SP: Bivins Relating to performance reviews of school districts by the comptroller. HB 2261 Turner, Bob SP: Brown, J. E. "Buster" Relating to testing natural gas piping in certain school facilities. HB 3476 Averitt SP: Brown, J. E. "Buster" Relating to the testing of LP-gas piping systems in school facilities. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: SCR 78 HB 2021 HB 2172 HB 2307 HB 2547 HB 3544 HB 3739 HB 3762 HB 2415 HB 2553 HB 2261 HB 3476