SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Education

TIME & DATE:  9:00AM, Wednesday, March 14, 2001

PLACE: E1.012

CHAIR: Senator Teel Bivins

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To consider the following:

SB 30            Zaffirini
Relating to mandatory kindergarten attendance in public schools.

SB 81            Madla
Relating to computation of the number of educationally
disadvantaged students in certain public school districts.

SB 108            Lucio / et al.
Relating to the first and final days of instruction of a school
year for public school students and to the first day of instruction
of the first term of summer session for students at general
academic teaching institutions.

SB 213            Bernsen
Relating to the compulsory school attendance age and to the age of
children for whom public school kindergarten must be provided.

SB 460            Duncan
Relating to the inclusion of certain contractual obligations in the
debt of a school district for property tax purposes.

SB 526            Armbrister
Relating to the age at which a child may be admitted to public
school.

SB 562            Shapiro
Relating to computation and reporting of the ratios of a school
district's expenditures and personnel relating to direct student
instruction.

SB 575            Staples
Relating to applicability of the Texas Youth Camp Safety and Health
Act to a private or independent institution of higher education.

SB 576            West, Royce / et al.
Relating to the University of North Texas System and the component
institutions of that system.

SB 596            Duncan
Relating to prekindergarten programs for public school students.

SB 704            West, Royce
Relating to school district dress codes.

SB 940            Bivins / et al.
Relating to the establishment of the Joint Admission Medical
Program to assist certain economically disadvantaged students in
preparing for and succeeding in medical school.

SB 989            Ogden
Relating to the mission of Prairie View A&M University.

SB 1014            Ogden
Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts.

SJR 1            Madla
Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit a public school
teacher or faculty member of a public institution of higher
education to serve as a member of the legislature.

Pending Business:


SB 216            Bernsen
Relating to grants from the telecommunications infrastructure fund
for telemedicine services.

SB 230            Harris
Relating to the transfer of funds to optional retirement programs
for certain employees of public schools.

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