SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 10:30AM or upon adjournment Monday, May 7, 2001 PLACE: Extension Auditorium CHAIR: Senator Teel Bivins ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: SB 824 Truan Relating to dual literacy programs and teacher certification in public schools. SB 903 Van de Putte Relating to the establishment and use of a women's athletic development fund and a study of women's athletic development practices at institutions of higher education. SB 1314 Staples Relating to eligibility of school districts for state assistance with payment of existing debt. SB 1827 Armbrister Relating to certain fees for students attending institutions in the Texas State University System. HB 42 McClendon / et al. SP: Ogden Relating to the authority of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct a feasibility study regarding the creation of a doctor of medicine degree program at Prairie View A&M University. HB 47 McClendon SP: Madla Relating to the automatic admission of certain undergraduate transfer students. HB 106 Gutierrez SP: Zaffirini Relating to restricting written reports required of public school classroom teachers. HB 323 Oliveira SP: Lucio Relating to establishing a center for border economic and enterprise development at The University of Texas at Brownsville. HB 328 Gallego SP: Madla Relating to single-member trustee districts for certain school districts. HB 400 Giddings SP: Van de Putte Relating to establishing a pilot program to assist prospective students in enrolling in institutions of higher education. HB 457 Clark SP: Duncan Relating to the computation of dropout rates for purposes of public school accountability. HB 946 Telford SP: Cain Relating to character education programs in public schools. HB 1023 Brown, Fred SP: Ogden Relating to recreational sports fees charged at institutions in The Texas A&M University System. HB 1024 Brown, Fred SP: Ogden Relating to student center complex fees charged at institutions in The Texas A&M University System. HB 1188 Telford SP: Van de Putte Relating to the rights of a public school teacher who is assaulted during the performance of the teacher's regular duties. HB 1403 Noriega SP: Van de Putte Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to qualify as residents of this state for purposes of higher education tuition. HB 1475 Kitchen SP: Ellis, Rodney Relating to master technology teacher certification, grants, and stipends. HB 1640 Rangel SP: Truan Relating to the establishment of a school of pharmacy at Texas A&M University--Kingsville. HB 1688 McClendon SP: Moncrief Relating to the possession and self-administration of prescription asthma medicine by public school students while on school property or at a school-related event or activity. HB 1941 Delisi SP: Truan Relating to allowing certain family members of military personnel who previously resided in Texas to pay resident tuition and fees at institutions of higher education. HB 2109 Farrar SP: Ellis, Rodney Relating to exempting certain higher education students from the TASP test based on the student's high school grade point average in college preparatory courses. HB 2238 Moreno, Joe E. SP: Gallegos Relating to the closing of streets or alleys by institutions of higher education in certain counties. HB 2344 Oliveira SP: Lucio Relating to the number of entering freshmen that may enroll at The University of Texas at Brownsville. HB 2349 Hilderbran SP: Fraser Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts. HB 2397 Chavez SP: Zaffirini Relating to a study and report concerning the compensation received by part-time and full-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education. HB 2459 Ehrhardt SP: West, Royce Relating to the composition of the governing board of certain community college districts. HB 2575 Goolsby SP: Shapiro Relating to the total amount of student services fees that may be charged at certain institutions of higher education. HB 2888 Truitt SP: Shapiro Relating to limitations on the issuance of tax-supported bonds by school districts. HB 3265 Lewis, Glenn SP: Ogden Relating to notice to higher education students of the sanctions for failure to timely pay tuition and fees. HB 3524 Hochberg SP: Zaffirini Relating to authorizing The University of Texas at Austin to establish a flat rate tuition pilot project for certain undergraduate students. Pending business: SB 265 Ogden Relating to school district high school equivalency examination programs. SB 852 Harris Relating to public school teachers. ___________________________________________________________________________