SENATE
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Committee of the Whole Senate

TIME & DATE:  9:00AM, Friday, May 2, 2003

PLACE: Senate Chamber

CHAIR: Senator Royce West

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To consider the following:


SB 2            Shapiro / et al.
Relating to public school finance, a state ad valorem tax, state general
sales and use taxes, state taxes on the sale or use of a motor vehicle,
and property tax relief for residential tenants.

SJR 1            Shapiro / et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide financial support for
public education by creating the Texas education fund, authorizing a state
property tax, increasing the state general sales and use tax rate,
expanding the general sales and use tax base to include certain services,
increasing the state motor vehicle sales and use tax rate, abolishing the
school district property tax for maintenance and operations purposes, and
authorizing a school district property tax for the purpose of educational
enrichment.

HB 5            Grusendorf / et al.      SP: Shapiro
Relating to public school finance.

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