SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Education

TIME & DATE:  9:00AM, Wednesday, April 18, 2001

PLACE: E1.012

CHAIR: Senator Teel Bivins

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The committee will convene to discuss and take invited testimony on the
bill draft for public school employees health insurance.

When discussion on the bill draft is complete, the committee will consider
the following:


SB 334            Van de Putte
Relating to the summer food service program.

SB 599            Shapleigh
Relating to long-range planning for higher education.

SB 702            West, Royce
Relating to compensatory, intensive, and accelerated education in
public schools.

SB 998            Madla
Relating to the alternative certification requirements for certain
public school teachers.

SB 1100            Moncrief
Relating to nursing home pilot sites to provide research, training,
and education in health-related disciplines regarding the care of
residents of nursing homes.

SB 1461            Nelson
Relating to state assistance to school districts for new
instructional facilities.

SB 1429            West, Royce
Relating to establishing at Prairie View A&M University a center
for relationship violence prevention and intervention.

SB 1525            Van de Putte
Relating to the offense of disruption of a class or other school
activity.

SB 1545            Duncan
Relating to the investment and use of the assets of certain
endowment funds of certain institutions of higher education.

SB 1626            Armbrister
Relating to authorizing an environmental service fee at Southwest
Texas State University.

SB 1726            Cain
Relating to employment contract requirements for certain public
school teachers.

SB 1728            Cain
Relating to funds used to satisfy a school district's share of an
instructional facilities allotment or existing debt allotment.

HB 992            Hochberg                 SP: Sibley
Relating to circumstances under which a publisher or manufacturer
of textbooks must maintain or arrange for a textbook depository in
this state.

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