SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: S/C on Higher Education TIME & DATE: 7:00 AM, Monday, April 16, 2007 PLACE: E1.028 (Hearing Room) CHAIR: Senator Judith Zaffirini SB 114 Van de Putte Relating to the sale of instructional materials to students of institutions of higher education. SB 1138 Duncan Relating to risk management programs for members of fraternities and other student organizations at public and private postsecondary educational institutions and to certain insurance requirements for fraternities. SB 1150 Hinojosa Relating to the establishment of a school of engineering at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi. SB 1242 Averitt Relating to tuition exemptions granted by public institutions of higher education to students who have served in certain school district tutoring programs. SB 1495 Zaffirini Relating to student fees at component institutions of The Texas A&M University System. SB 1601 West, Royce Relating to the operation of the Joint Admission Medical Program and to admission to the program. SB 1699 Shapiro Relating to the administration, organization, amount, structure and delivery of financial aid programs and services to students attending institutions of public, independent and private higher education in Texas. SB 1749 Duncan Relating to the transfer of Angelo State University to the Texas Tech University System. SB 1803 Uresti Relating to establishing an office of state statistician. SB 1919 Watson Relating to establishing a commission to study and report on the allocation of state resources for medical education. SJR 60 Duncan Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the continuation of the constitutional appropriation for facilities and other capital items at Angelo State University on a change in the governance of the university. Pending business: SB 1045 Wentworth Relating to providing that a performance evaluation of the commissioner of higher education or of a chancellor or university president is confidential. Public testimony will be limited to three minutes.