HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Higher Education
TIME & DATE:
10:00 AM, Tuesday, April 20, 2010
PLACE:
E2.014
CHAIR:
Rep. Dan Branch
The committee will meet to hear invited and public testimony on the
following interim charges:
 
Charge 4:
 
Study and recommend strategies for improving community college
participation and success.  Examine the role of community colleges within
the state higher education system.  Include a review of programs,
practices, and incentives to improve efficiency and productivity, such as
expanding dual credit options, encouraging credit by examination, and
improving student preparation in high school.
 
Charge 8:
 
Study the feasibility of offering an optional curriculum that emphasizes
ethics, Western civilization, and American traditions to satisfy portions
of the Texas Core Curriculum.
 
*Although written testimony will not be considered a part of the record,
persons wishing to distribute handouts may do so by providing no fewer
than 15 copies to the Committee Clerk when called to testify.