HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Higher Education

TIME & DATE:  8:00AM, Monday, April 25, 2005

PLACE: JHR 120

CHAIR: Rep. Geanie Morrison

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HB 1184            Herrero / et al.
Relating to a policy regulating the use of textbooks in certain
courses offered by public institutions of higher education.

HB 1407            McReynolds
Relating to an exemption from tuition and fees at public
institutions of higher education for children of certain employees
of the Texas Forest Service with fire-fighting, rescue, or other
special duties who are killed or disabled in the line of duty.

HB 1791            Naishtat
Relating to application of the hazing statutes to private
institutions of higher education; providing penalties.

HB 2372            King, Tracy
Relating to a college entrance examination preparation pilot
program.

HB 2375            McClendon
Relating to the issuance of bonds or other obligations by certain
junior college districts.

HB 2734            Guillen / et al.
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for certain military
personnel and their dependents.

HB 3005            Zedler
Relating to providing incentives to recruit and retain professional
nursing program faculty.

HB 3032            Strama
Relating to reduced tuition for certain public junior college
district students.

HB 3218            Coleman
Relating to reports regarding participation in higher education.

HB 3413            Alonzo
Relating to Mexican American studies programs and course work at
certain public junior colleges.

HB 133            Brown, Fred
Relating to the award of academic credit to a student at an
institution of higher education for the completion of certain
military training.

HB 2367            Gallego
Relating to a strategy to ensure that public institutions of higher
education employ faculty and staff who reflect the population of
Texas.

HB 2803            Morrison
Relating to the sale of facilities of public institutions of higher
education to real estate investment trusts.

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