** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Appropriations TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Thursday, March 13, 2003 PLACE: E1.030 CHAIR: Rep. Talmadge Heflin ___________________________________________________________________________ The committee will hear public testimony regarding proposed appropriations for state agencies for the 2004-2005 biennium. For informational purposes, the committee anticipates hearing testimony regarding the following agency appropriations: *Employees Retirement System *Teacher Retirement System *Higher Education Group Insurance Contributions *Optional Retirement Program *Texas Agriculture Experiment Station *Texas Cooperative Extension *Texas Engineering Experiment Station *Texas Transportation Institute *Texas Engineering Extension Service *Texas Forest Service *Texas Wildlife Damage Management Service *Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory *Texas Food and Fibers Commission *Special Provisions Relating Only to State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education *Special Provisions for the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Texas School for the Deaf ___________________________________________________________________________