SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Higher Education 

TIME & DATE:  7:30 AM, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 

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

SB 1631       Birdwell               
Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.

SB 1731       Zaffirini              
Relating to requiring public junior colleges to offer an academic associate degree program.

SB 1909       Lucio                  
Relating to The University of Texas at Brownsville, including its partnership agreement with the Texas Southmost College District.

HB 1000       Branch | et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from the national research university fund and to one or more audits of certain general academic teaching institutions in connection with that distribution; making an appropriation.

Pending Bills:

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

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

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

SB 1624       Hegar                  
Relating to Prairie View A&M University's eligibility to participate in the research development fund.

SB 1724       Zaffirini              
Relating to conditions on the receipt of tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education.

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

*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.