** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 9:00AM, Wednesday, May 2, 2001 PLACE: E1.012 CHAIR: Senator Teel Bivins ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: The committee will take invited testimony from the Legislative Budget Board regarding model runs for S.B. 10 by Bivins et al. SB 475 Bernsen Relating to a housing stipend program for public school teachers in rural areas. SB 852 Harris Relating to public school teachers. SB 927 Shapleigh Relating to the transfer or donation of data processing equipment to certain public school students. SB 1389 Armbrister Relating to the treatment under the public school finance system of declining property values and taxes levied on property subject to bankruptcy proceedings or an appeal by a property owner. SB 1769 Ogden Relating to certain contributions by members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. HB 108 Flores SP: Truan Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of education paraprofessionals. HB 459 Carter SP: Moncrief Relating to higher education tuition and fee exemptions for children of dead or disabled firefighters or peace officers. HB 461 Crownover, Myra SP: Haywood Relating to imposing a recreational facility fee at the University of North Texas. HB 462 Crownover, Myra SP: Haywood Relating to the authority of the board of regents of the University of North Texas to levy student fees for medical services. HB 467 Solomons SP: Nelson Relating to the authority of the board of regents of Texas Woman's University to levy student fees for medical services. HB 623 Hochberg SP: Bivins Relating to the selection, distribution, and use of public school textbooks; providing a criminal penalty. HB 1011 Swinford SP: Bivins Relating to the transfer of the Amarillo campus of the Texas State Technical College System to Amarillo College. HB 1127 Rangel SP: Bivins Relating to procedures governing employment contracts for faculty members at public institutions of higher education. HB 1465 Kitchen SP: Barrientos Relating to a pilot project for reduced tuition rates at certain public junior colleges. HB 1532 Kuempel SP: Wentworth Relating to the determination under the school finance system of the amount of collected taxes for certain school districts. HB 1671 Hochberg SP: Ellis, Rodney Relating to the names of certain entities within The University of Texas System. HB 1685 Rangel SP: Bivins Relating to a partnership or affiliation between certain entities and a general academic teaching institution or a medical and dental unit. HB 1799 Villarreal, Mike SP: Shapleigh Relating to long-range planning for higher education. HB 1938 Solis, Jim SP: Bivins Relating to education loans made or financed by a higher education authority or nonprofit corporation. HB 2584 Chavez SP: Zaffirini Relating to a commission to study geriatrics as a requisite for medical school graduation. HB 2864 Sadler SP: Cain Relating to the small and mid-sized district adjustment under the public school finance system. HB 3343 Sadler SP: Bivins Relating to the operation and funding of certain group coverage programs for certain school and educational employees and their dependents. Pending business: SB 265 Ogden Relating to school district high school equivalency examination programs. SB 1102 Barrientos Relating to a survey concerning persons who drop out of school. SJR 52 Bivins Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to use contributions to the pension fund of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to finance health care benefits for retirees of that system. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 1532 HB 1799 HB 3343