** 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

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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

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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:

HB 1544