** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Appropriations TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Wednesday, March 2, 2005 PLACE: E1.030 CHAIR: Rep. Jim Pitts ___________________________________________________________________________ For informational purposes, the Committee anticipates hearing testimony regarding the following agency appropriations: *State Board for Educator Certification *School for the Blind and Visually Impaired *School for the Deaf *Special Provisions for the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Texas School for the Deaf *Teacher Retirement System *Optional Retirement Program *General Provisions *Department of Transportation *Office of Rural Community Affairs *Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor *Department of Licensing and Regulation ___________________________________________________________________________