SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: S/C on Higher Education TIME & DATE: 7:00 AM, Monday, April 23, 2007 PLACE: E1.028 (Hearing Room) CHAIR: Senator Judith Zaffirini SB 202 Nelson Relating to incentives to recruit and retain allied health education program faculty. SB 365 Nelson Relating to the creation and implementation of the health professional education grant program. SB 479 Janek / et al. Relating to the operation of a student health center at an institution of higher education. SB 554 Shapleigh Relating to contracts entered into for the employment of a chief executive officer of a public institution of higher education. SB 577 Ellis Relating to the portion of designated tuition required to be set aside to provide student financial assistance at institutions of higher education. SB 609 Ellis Relating to the payment of higher education tuition and fees for certain military personnel and their dependents. SB 944 Janek Relating to participation in the advanced research program by certain private institutions of higher education. SB 1029 Shapiro Relating to performance incentive funding for institutions of higher education. SB 1176 Ellis / et al. Relating to a requirement that a full TEXAS grant be awarded to each eligible applicant in an academic year. SB 1572 Shapleigh Relating to reports of performance data of private or independent institutions of higher education and to the publication of that data. SB 1573 Shapleigh Relating to the affordability of enrollment in public institutions of higher education and the availability of certain financial and academic information to students enrolled in those institutions. SB 1603 West, Royce Relating to eligibility for student financial assistance awarded from designated tuition charged by institutions of higher education. SB 1802 Uresti Relating to providing certain computerized instructional material for blind and visually impaired students at public institutions of higher education.

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SB 1904 Van de Putte Relating to the establishment of a student outcomes pilot program at Alamo Community College. SCR 47 Shapleigh Requesting that the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker appoint a select commission on higher education and global competitiveness. Pending business: SB 101 Shapiro / et al. Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions. Public testimony will be limited to three minutes.