SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations TIME & DATE: 1:30PM Or upon adjournment Wednesday, April 16, 2003 PLACE: Betty King Committee Room CHAIR: Senator Leticia Van de Putte ___________________________________________________________________________ SB 1101 Fraser Relating to public school admission of military personnel and dependents under reciprocity agreements between states. SB 1102 Fraser Relating to the eligibility of armed forces personnel and their family members to pay tuition and fees at the rate provided to Texas residents. SB 1103 Fraser Relating to the security provided for revenue bonds issued by the Veterans' Land Board. SB 1174 Harris Relating to salary payments to municipal and county employees called to active military duty. SB 1457 Lindsay Relating to the qualifications for appointment as adjutant general. SB 1508 Van de Putte Relating to the administration of and insurance requirements for certain Veterans' Land Board programs. SB 1594 Van de Putte Relating to the Texas State Guard. SB 1669 Averitt Relating to military leave for public school employees. SB 1800 Van de Putte Relating to state employee military leave. SB 1880 Estes / et al. Relating to benefits for members of the state military forces called to active state duty. SJR 46 Fraser Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land Board to make certain payments on revenue bonds and to use assets in certain funds to provide for veterans homes. THE FOLLOWING WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO THE FULL COMMITTEE: SB 1143 Madla Relating to designation of defense economic readjustment zones. SB 1439 Shapleigh Relating to federal matching funds for certain projects at military facilities in this state. SB 1565 Madla Relating to allowing a municipality to create a defense adjustment management authority; authorizing taxes and bonds. THE FOLLOWING ARE PENDING BUSINESS FROM PREVIOUS HEARINGS: SB 81 Zaffirini Relating to making a military discharge record recorded with the county clerk a confidential document. SB 85 Wentworth Relating to excepting military discharge records from required public disclosure and limiting the persons to whom the information may be disclosed. SB 652 Shapleigh Relating to economic development, strategic planning, and other issues regarding military facilities, and the merger of certain state agencies with aerospace or military responsibilities; granting authority to issue bonds. SJR 55 Shapleigh Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide loans for economic development projects that enhance the military value of military installations in the state. ___________________________________________________________________________