HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Economic Development TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Wednesday, April 9, 2003 PLACE: E2.028 CHAIR: Rep. Jim Keffer ___________________________________________________________________________ HB 2171 Solomons Relating to the continuation of the Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness as the Texas Workforce Investment Council and to the functions performed by the council. HB 2170 Solomons Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Commission. HB 1496 Solomons Relating to reduction in benefit fraud and claim overpayments in unemployment compensation. HB 453 Villarreal Relating to a pilot program for early childhood teacher education and retention. HB 454 Villarreal Relating to an evaluation of the system of child care subsidy programs under the Child Care and Development Block Grant. HB 2172 Chavez Relating to the duties of the Texas Workforce Commission. HB 826 Davis, Yvonne Relating to the disposition of certain unclaimed wage payments. HB 2391 Kolkhorst Relating to the eligibility of certain areas of a municipality or county to participate in certain economic development programs. HB 2277 Morrison / et al. Relating to community service programs under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. HB 2278 Morrison Relating to the applicability of the exception to prosecution for the offense of Abandoning or Endangering Child. HB 1675 Menendez Relating to an extension of the state law supporting the Olympic and Pan American Games to cover the 2011 Pan American Games. HB 2768 Woolley Relating to facilitating and supporting the efforts of certain municipalities to promote economic development by hosting the Pan American Games, the Olympic Games, the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, the NBA All Star Game, the MLB All Star Game, BCS Games, and World Cup Soccer Games, and events and activities related to any of the foregoing; authorizing certain municipalities and certain counties to issue notes for payment of obligations incurred to bid for, prepare for, and host any of the foregoing events. HB 1684 Woolley Relating to notice of a right to file a civil action under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. HB 3364 Isett Relating to the requirement that certain franchise litigation be brought in this state. HB 3179 Homer Relating to the elimination of certain membership requirements for local workforce development boards and of certain programs administered by those boards. HB 2109 Keffer, Jim Relating to the adoption of the 21st Century Technology College and Careers Act. HB 3324 Keffer, Jim Relating to the issuance of financial obligations for the unemployment compensation fund and revenue to support such obligations. HB 3325 Keffer, Jim Relating to the creation and administration of the community telecommunications alliance program. ___________________________________________________________________________