** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 8:30AM, Tuesday, April 29, 2003 PLACE: 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 4 Zaffirini Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas school fund student loan program. SB 1038 Barrientos Relating to the transfer of the Communities In Schools program. SB 1181 West Relating to student discipline in public schools. SB 1820 Van de Putte Relating to district accreditation standards HB 854 West, George "Buddy" / etSP: Duncan Relating to the eligibility of public schools and libraries for certain funds. HB 882 Christian SP: Staples Relating to student center fees at Stephen F. Austin State University. HB 1226 Eissler SP: Williams Relating to a closed meeting for a school board deliberation that will necessarily reveal personally identifiable information about a public school student. HB 1564 Truitt SP: Nelson Relating to the use of municipal funds for the acquisition of land or acquisition, construction, expansion, or renovation of facilities for an open-enrollment charter school. HB 1949 Eissler SP: Van de Putte Relating to the finality of a grade issued by a public school teacher. V. Pending Business: SB 206 Ellis, Rodney Relating to the composition of the permanent school fund and the available school fund and to transfers from the permanent school fund to the available school fund. SJR 13 Ellis, Rodney Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the use of income and appreciation of the permanent school fund. SB 929 Shapiro Relating to regional education service centers. HB 1024 Crownover / et al. SP: Shapiro Relating to staff development requirements in public schools. VI. Subcommittee Reports: SB 1167 Janek Relating to increasing the number of registered nurses and other health care professionals. VII. Recess ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 1564