HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Higher Education

TIME & DATE:  4:00PM, Tuesday, March 20, 2001

PLACE: E2.010

CHAIR: Rep. Irma Rangel

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To Consider the Following:


HB 286            King, Phil / et al.
Relating to the admission to institutions of higher education of
students with nontraditional secondary educations.

HB 954            Burnam
Relating to consideration of kinship to a student, former student,
or donor in admissions to public institutions of higher education.

HB 1361            Gray / et al.
Relating to the reduction of the shortage of registered nurses by
establishing a program to increase enrollments in nursing education
programs, increasing nursing faculty, and creating a nursing
workforce data center.

HB 1575            Junell
Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain dental
hygienists.

HB 1640            Rangel
Relating to the establishment of a school of pharmacy at Texas A&M
University--Kingsville.

HB 1672            Green
Relating to the eligibility of graduates of private high schools
for higher education TEXAS grants.

HB 1716            Puente
Relating to the establishment and operation of the San Antonio Life
Sciences Institute in The University of Texas System.

HB 1804            Salinas
Relating to a database of information on the performance of
students attending public schools and institutions of higher
education.

HB 2054            Coleman
Relating to the mission of Texas Southern University.

HB 2268            Bailey
Relating to a minimum personal leave program for faculty members at
public institutions of higher education.

HB 2269            Bailey
Relating to the right of faculty members at public institutions of
higher education to receive notice of and be represented in certain
personnel meetings.

HB 2276            Giddings
Relating to tuition rebate incentives for persons who complete
certain degree and certificate programs without excessive credit
hours.

HB 2344            Oliveira
Relating to the number of entering freshmen that may enroll at The
University of Texas at Brownsville.

HB 2349            Hilderbran
Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts.

HB 2356            Tillery
Relating to the deposit of a portion of royalties received by
institutions of higher education from intellectual property to the
credit of the general revenue fund.

HB 2365            Williams / et al.
Relating to funding to enable Prairie View A&M University to
qualify for agricultural research, extension, and education
matching funds, including federal agricultural research and
extension formula funds.

HB 2366            Williams / et al.
Relating to the mission of Prairie View A&M University.

HB 2417            Hardcastle
Relating to the use of a portion of medical school tuition for
student loan repayment assistance for physicians.

HB 2510            Chavez / et al.
Relating to the establishment of a diabetes research center at the
Texas Tech University campus in El Paso.

HB 2553            Uher
Relating to repayment assistance for certain law school loans of
attorneys employed by district or county attorney's offices in
rural counties.

HB 2584            Chavez
Relating to a commission to study geriatrics as a requisite for
medical school graduation.

SB 71            Haywood
Relating to the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of
members of the Midwestern State University board of regents.

SB 72            Haywood
Relating to the titles of the presiding officers of the board of
regents of Texas Woman's University.

SB 73            Haywood
Relating to the removal of members of the board of regents of
Midwestern State University.

SB 76            Haywood
Relating to meetings of the board of regents of Midwestern State
University.

SB 573            Bivins / et al.
Relating to a public awareness campaign to promote the value and
availability of higher education.

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