** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Subcommittee on Higher Education TIME & DATE: 1:30PM Or upon adjournment Monday, May 19, 2003 PLACE: Betty King Comm. Room CHAIR: Senator Royce West The Betty King Committee Room is located in the Capitol - Room 2E.20 ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Come to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes 4. The Committee will consider the following: HB 256 Hochberg / et al. SP: Shapiro Relating to excused absences for religious holy days for students in institutions of higher education. HB 757 Giddings SP: Van de Putte Relating to the continuation of the higher education assistance pilot program. HB 1420 Hardcastle SP: Madla Relating to the use of a portion of medical school tuition for student loan repayment assistance for physicians. HB 1544 Bonnen SP: Janek Relating to a pilot project to allow select public junior colleges to offer certain baccalaureate degrees. HB 1566 Telford SP: Ratliff Relating to lower-division and upper-division courses at Texas A&M University--Texarkana. HB 2379 Hill SP: Shapiro Relating to the recreational facility fee charged at The University of Texas at Dallas. HB 2457 Rangel SP: Lucio Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas A&M University--Kingsville. HB 3425 Lewis SP: Armbrister Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Prairie View A&M University. 5. Adjourn/Recess ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 1544