** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Higher Education TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Monday, May 07, 2007 PLACE: JHR 120 CHAIR: Rep. Geanie Morrison The committee will meet to hear the following: HB 3324 Escobar Relating to financial aid. SB 138 Nelson Relating to promoting the retention and graduation of students enrolled in professional nursing programs. SB 139 Nelson Relating to a study on improving the curricula of professional and vocational nursing education programs. SB 140 Nelson Relating to a study of the feasibility of providing immunizations to certain students enrolled in health professional degree programs. SB 141 Nelson Relating to a feasibility study regarding joint health science courses at a public or private institution of higher education. SB 161 Wentworth / et al. Relating to intercollegiate athletics fees at institutions within the Texas State University System. SB 201 Nelson Relating to tuition exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain professional nursing program preceptors and their children. SB 285 Shapiro Relating to the imposition of certain fees on students enrolled at The University of Texas at Dallas. SB 289 Nelson Relating to the use of professional nursing shortage reduction program grants to encourage clinical nursing instruction by part-time faculty at public or private institutions of higher education. SB 309 Van de Putte / et al. Relating to the requirement that a career school or college adopt a refund policy for students called to active military service. SB 480 Janek / et al. Relating to the definition of private or independent institution of higher education applicable to certain statutes. SB 1231 Zaffirini Relating to refunding tuition and mandatory fees at institutions of higher education for dropped courses and student withdrawals.

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SB 1232 Zaffirini Relating to the manner of payment of higher education tuition and fees and to the repayment of emergency student loans. SB 1233 Zaffirini Relating to the general property deposit paid by a student to a public institution of higher education. SB 1325 West, Royce Relating to the eligibility of relatives of public college and university board members to receive certain scholarships; providing a criminal penalty. SB 1417 Hinojosa Relating to the student endowment scholarship and internship program fund at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi. SB 276 Wentworth Relating to student members of the board of regents of a state university or state university system. Bills added after last posting: SB 276