SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Education TIME & DATE: 8:30AM, Tuesday, May 6, 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 722 Van de Putte Relating to a program to provide incentives for certain persons to earn doctorate degrees and enter the faculty and administration of institutions of higher education. SB 815 Van de Putte Relating to the development of essential knowledge and skills for subjects in the enrichment curriculum. SB 1444 Barrientos Relating to safety regulations for extracurricular school athletic activities and civil consequences arising from noncompliance with those regulations; providing a criminal penalty. SB 1521 Zaffirini Relating to tuition charged by an institution of public higher education for certain graduate programs. V. Pending Business: SB 474 Lucio / et al. Relating to nutrition and health programs for public school children. VI. Subcommittee Reports: SB 1476 West Amending Section 53.47, Education Code, to permit the creation of nonprofit corporations to refund outstanding student loan bonds. VI. Recess ___________________________________________________________________________