** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 9:00AM, Wednesday, April 25, 2001 PLACE: E1.012 CHAIR: Senator Teel Bivins ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: SB 606 Sibley Relating to annuities or investments for certain public employees. SB 745 Shapleigh Relating to sanctions that may be imposed on certain school districts. SB 854 Harris Relating to public school accountability. SB 1636 Bernsen Relating to the use of a portion of medical school tuition for student loan repayment assistance for physicians. SB 1743 Nelson Relating to designation and release of directory information under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. SB 1753 Cain Relating to treatment of lease payments under the Public Property Finance Act SB 1814 Ellis, Rodney Relating to the tuition for law school and graduate pharmacy courses at public institutions of higher education. SB 1817 Bivins Relating to a plan to increase enrollment of public school students in institutions of higher education. SB 1818 Bivins Relating to the authority of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University relating to real property, permanent improvements, and eminent domain. HB 506 Smith SP: Staples Relating to the transfer of a limitation on school district ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of an elderly person to a subsequent homestead. HB 1467 Maxey SP: Barrientos Relating to the amount of tuition that a public junior college may set aside for Texas Public Education Grants. HB 1641 Rangel SP: Barrientos Relating to providing certain students with an equal opportunity to enroll in or receive a competitive scholarship for a graduate or professional degree program. HB 2218 Rangel SP: Staples Relating to the amount of the international education fee charged at certain institutions of higher education. HB 2840 Telford SP: Staples Relating to a partnership between Texas A&M University--Texarkana and Texarkana College District. Pending business: SB 273 Armbrister Relating to systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. SB 350 Truan Relating to wage rates paid by or on behalf of certain school districts on public works projects. SB 1102 Barrientos Relating to a survey concerning persons who drop out of school. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: SB 1814