SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: S/C on Higher Education TIME & DATE: 1:30PM Or upon adjournment Monday, March 21, 2005 PLACE: Betty King Committee Room CHAIR: Senator Royce West The Betty King Room is located in the capitol, room 2E.20 ___________________________________________________________________________ The Subcommittee will meet to discuss the following bills: SB 114 Van de Putte Relating to the removal of a member of a junior college district board of trustees for failure to attend board meetings. SB 157 Fraser Relating to the student enrollment required for the operation of Texas A&M University--Central Texas as an independent general academic teaching institution. SB 158 Fraser Relating to the authority of another institution of higher education to conduct vocational or technical courses in the service area of a junior college district. SB 302 Ellis / et al. Relating to reports of strategies for increasing minority participation in higher education. SB 870 Shapleigh / et al. Relating to student representation on the board of regents of each state university or state university system. Pending Bills: SB 528 Hinojosa Relating to the installment payment of tuition and fees charged by a public junior college for a summer term. ___________________________________________________________________________