HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Thursday, May 5, 2005 PLACE: Capitol Extension E2.010 CHAIR: Rep. Frank Corte, Jr. ___________________________________________________________________________ The Committee will meet to hear the following bills: HCR 138 Martinez Memorializing Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs to support the veterans of South Texas by building a veterans hospital in Weslaco, Texas. SB 9 Staples Relating to homeland security; providing a penalty. SB 143 Wentworth Relating to the extension of certain deadlines for certain professionals serving on active duty in the military. SB 579 Van de Putte Relating to the eligibility of children of certain military personnel to receive Texas B-On-time loans. SB 955 Seliger Relating to awards for certain members of the state military forces serving on active federal military duty. SB 1345 Van de Putte Relating to the amount of emergency leave granted by state agencies to state employees on unpaid military leave. ___________________________________________________________________________