** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Higher Education TIME & DATE: 2:30PM or upon final adjourn./recess Monday, April 14, 2003 PLACE: E2.036 CHAIR: Rep. Geanie Morrison ___________________________________________________________________________ *****THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED***** Consider the following: HB 613 Castro / et al. Relating to requiring institutions of higher education to use uniform grading methods for each class or section of the same course. HB 838 Smith, Todd Relating to student preparedness for higher education. HB 1746 Hunter Relating to an exemption from tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain adopted students. HB 1057 Alonzo Relating to providing for a student who qualifies for automatic admission to an institution of higher education to maintain that status for transferring between institutions in certain circumstances. HB 2117 Brown, Fred Relating to the protection of students and employees from acts of violence on campus by another student or employee at a state-supported institution of higher education. HB 2862 Morrison Relating to institutions of higher education, including the administration, operation, governance, and financing of those institutions. HB 3552 Gallego / et al. Relating to naming the school of pharmacy at Texas A&M University--Kingsville after Irma Rangel. HB 3331 Crownover / et al. Relating to the authority of a higher education authority or nonprofit organization exercising the powers of a higher education authority to acquire, construct, improve, or finance facilities. HB 3321 Eiland / et al. Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to finance biomedical research facilities and exempting the facilities financed by the bonds from prior approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. ___________________________________________________________________________