SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
TIME & DATE:
1:30 PM or upon adjournment
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
PLACE:
Betty King Committee Room, 2E.20
CHAIR:
Senator Leticia Van de Putte
SB 1022
 
Ellis
Relating to death benefits for the survivors of certain members of the Texas National Guard.
 
SB 1075
 
Van de Putte
Relating to the absence of a student from public school to visit with a parent who has been or will be deployed to a combat zone.
 
SB 1408
 
Shapleigh
Relating to compensation and employment benefits for members of the Texas State Guard called to state active duty.
 
SB 1537
 
Van de Putte
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel and the spouses of certain deceased and missing military personnel.
 
SB 1538
 
Van de Putte
Relating to establishing veterans resource centers at certain institutions of higher education.
 
SCR 5
 
Averitt
Designating the Texas Medal of Honor Memorial on the campus of Hill College in Hillsboro as the official State Memorial to Texas-Born Medal of Honor Recipients.
 
SCR 22
 
Lucio | et al.
Urging the Congress to reopen consideration of this case to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to World War I Hero Marcelino Serna.
 
SCR 38
 
Hinojosa
Memorializing Congress to restore the presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to veterans who served on the inland waterways, territorial waters, and in the airspace of the Republic of Vietnam.
 
*Additional bills may be added to the schedule.
 
*If submitting written testimony, please provide 15 copies, including a
name, date, and source on each copy to Estella French in the Veteran
Affairs & Military Installations office, Sam Houston Building Room 345.