SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 9:00AM, Wednesday, March 28, 2001 PLACE: E1.012 CHAIR: Senator Teel Bivins ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: SB 19 Nelson / et al. Relating to the improvement of children's health through daily physical activity in public schools and a coordinated approach by public schools to prevent obesity and certain diseases. SB 26 Shapiro Relating to restaffing certain low-performing schools. SB 386 Bivins Relating to eliminating obsolete references to the Amarillo campus of the Texas State Technical College System. SB 460 Duncan Relating to the inclusion of certain contractual obligations in the debt of a school district for property tax purposes. SB 743 Lucio Relating to the tuition charged to certain foreign students for graduate public health courses offered by general academic teaching institutions located in border counties. SB 975 Shapleigh Relating to electronic courses in public schools. SB 1196 Truan Relating to the use of certain practices in disciplining public school students. SB 1205 Jackson Relating to the exemption of certain courses of instruction from proprietary school certification. SB 1327 Bivins Relating to improvement of the mathematics skills of public school students. SB 1465 Bivins Relating to the operation, regulation, and administration of public institutions of higher education. SB 1498 Harris Relating to authorizing a recreational facility fee at The University of Texas at Arlington. SB 1722 Bivins Relating to the transfer of the Amarillo campus of the Texas State Technical College System to Amarillo College. SB 1766 Bivins Relating to the eligibility of school district bonds for payment with state and local funds under the existing debt tier of the school finance system. Pending business: SB 526 Armbrister Relating to the age at which a child may be admitted to public school. SB 704 West, Royce Relating to school district dress codes. SB 924 Barrientos Relating to a uniform strategy to ensure that public institutions of higher education employ faculty and staff who reflect the population of Texas. SB 1466 Bivins Relating to the tuition and fees that can be charged at certain institutions of higher education. ___________________________________________________________________________