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 ___________________________________________________________________________ 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. ___________________________________________________________________________