HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Higher Education TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Monday, April 16, 2007 PLACE: JHR 120 CHAIR: Rep. Geanie Morrison The Committee will meet to hear the following: HB 1238 Noriega, Rick / et al. Relating to the operation of a student health center at an institution of higher education. HB 1349 Burnam Relating to a prohibition against institutions of higher education entering into certain contracts regarding the development or production of nuclear weapons. HB 1378 Smith, Todd Relating to the creation and administration of the public school mathematics and science teachers undergraduate education scholarship program. HB 1427 Alonzo Relating to an optometry career program at the University of Houston. HB 1431 Alonzo Relating to the establishment of the Sustainable Water Supply Research Center at The University of Texas at Arlington. HB 1520 Coleman Relating to student fees at Texas Southern University. HB 2165 Villarreal Relating to the authority to approve schools of nursing. HB 2702 Truitt Relating to the exemption from tuition and fees at a public institution of higher education for adopted students. HB 3215 Branch Relating to the eligibility of private or independent institutions of higher education to participate in the advanced research program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. HB 3291 Otto Relating to a prohibition against the governing board of a public institution of higher education entering into certain contracts relating to permanent improvements at the institution. HB 3382 Naishtat Relating to providing certain computerized instructional material for blind and visually impaired students at public institutions of higher education. HB 3443 Howard, Donna Relating to the creation of the Texas Hospital-Based Nursing Education Partnership Grant Program.

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HB 3450 Rose Relating to coordination of postsecondary curricula and to an academic planning Internet website to support academic progress by students enrolled at public institutions of higher education. HB 3464 Guillen Relating to establishing an office of state statistician. HB 3828 Morrison Relating to performance incentive funding for institutions of higher education. HB 3851 Morrison Relating to the admission of high school and community college transfer students to institutions of higher education. HB 3924 Rose Relating to student members of the board of regents of a state university or state university system.