SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: S/C on Capital Funding for Higher Education TIME & DATE: 1:30PM, Thursday, March 23, 2006 PLACE: E1.036 CHAIR: Senator Judith Zaffirini ___________________________________________________________________________ The Senate Subcommittee on Capital Funding for Higher Education will meet on Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. in room E1.036 of the Capitol Extension. The Subcommittee will conduct organizational business, as well as hear invited testimony regarding the Subcommittee's Interim Charge: 1. Study capital funding for institutions of higher education, including tuition revenue bonds (looking at construction, renovation, and technology projects), PUF, and HEAF funding issues. Review the state's current process of authorizing tuition revenue bonds. Make recommendations to streamline and objectify the process to ensure the authorizations of tuition revenue bonds meet the state's goals for higher education. ___________________________________________________________________________