** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 8:30AM, Tuesday, March 25, 2003 PLACE: Capitol Extension E1.028 CHAIR: Senator Florence Shapiro ___________________________________________________________________________ I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes IV. The Committee will consider the following: SB 16 Staples Relating to mentoring services programs in public schools. SB 862 Whitmire Relating to the operation of public schools on Memorial Day. SB 894 Bivins Relating to the reporting and auditing requirements relating to school dropouts and to the use of compensatory education funds. SB 976 Shapiro Relating to high school completion and the creation of a middle college education pilot program. SB 1108 Shapiro Relating to academic achievement in public schools. V. Pending Business: SB 83 Wentworth Relating to the observance of one minute of silence during the school day in public schools. SB 448 Williams Relating to the release of certain student information by public schools. SB 596 Lindsay Relating to discipline of public school students. VI. Recess ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: SB 83 SB 448