SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Higher Education 

TIME & DATE:  7:30 AM, Wednesday, April 13, 2011 

PLACE:        E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:        Senator Judith Zaffirini 

 

 

SB 1325       Watson                 
Relating to the administration of the Texas Save and Match Program to assist qualifying beneficiaries under the state's prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans and to the treatment of a beneficiary's assets under prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans in determining eligibility for student financial assistance and other assistance programs.

SB 1348       Van de Putte           
Relating to higher education curriculum review teams to review public school curriculum standards for college readiness purposes.

SB 1555       Rodriguez              
Relating to the investment of the permanent university fund and other funds under the management and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System.

SB 1648       Watson | et al.        
Relating to the establishment of an academic health center by a university system.

SB 1726       Zaffirini              
Relating to the development of measurable learning outcomes for undergraduate courses at public institutions of higher education.

SB 1730       Zaffirini              
Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a tool to allow prospective students to compare institutions of higher education by certain criteria.

SB 1799       West                   
Relating to the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; authorizing the issuance of bonds.

SB 1845       Lucio                  
Relating to the change of the name of Texas A&M University--Kingsville to Texas A&I University.

SJR 50        West                   
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance educational loans to students and for authority to enter into bond enhancement agreements with respect to general obligation bonds issued for that purpose.

Pending Bills:

 

 

SB 40         Zaffirini              
Relating to the functions of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation.

SB 145        Hinojosa               
Relating to student loan repayment assistance for nurses employed as faculty members at certain institutions of higher education.

SB 557        Duncan | et al.        
Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from the national research university fund.

SB 1107       Davis | et al.         
Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of first-time students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education.

SB 1365       Ellis | et al.         
Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from the national research university fund.

SB 1564       West                   
Relating to developmental education courses and the assessment of student readiness under the Texas Success Initiative for public institutions of higher education.

SB 1823       Patrick | et al.       
Relating to guaranteed student loans and alternative education loans.

*Additional bills may be added to the agenda.

 

*Public testimony will be limited to three minutes.

 

*If submitting written testimony, please provide 20 copies to the committee clerk. Each copy must include a name, date, and source.