HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:   Higher Education 

TIME & DATE: 9:30 AM, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 

PLACE:       E2.030 
CHAIR:       Rep. J. M. Lozano 

 

Testimony will be limited to two (2) minutes per witness.

 

SB 18         Seliger | et al.
Relating to public institutions of higher education setting aside portions of designated tuition for student financial assistance.

SB 19         Seliger | et al.
Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for and a temporary limitation on the amount of tuition and fees charged by certain public institutions of higher education.

SB 50         Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to the offense of hazing.

SB 249        Schwertner
Relating to the submission of an affordability and access report by public institutions of higher education.

SB 331        West
Relating to the temporary approval of a private or independent college or university to continue to participate in the tuition equalization grant program.

SB 491        Watson | et al.
Relating to the statewide preceptorship program in family medicine.

SB 537        Hinojosa
Relating to requiring the disclosure of special course fees at public institutions of higher education.

SB 576        Huffman | et al.
Relating to a reporting requirement for certain incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking at certain public and private institutions of higher education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing administrative penalties.

SB 719        Zaffirini
Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to collect and study data on the participation of persons with intellectual disabilities in workforce education programs.

SB 802        Seliger | et al.
Relating to a study and report regarding best practices in the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.

SB 803        Seliger
Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public.

SB 810        Kolkhorst | et al.
Relating to the use of open educational resources.

SB 1066       Schwertner | et al.
Relating to meeting the graduate medical education needs of new medical degree programs offered by public institutions of higher education.

SB 1091       Seliger | et al.
Relating to limitations on courses that may be offered for dual credit by school districts and public institutions of higher education.

SB 1123       Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to conditions on the receipt of tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for adopted students formerly in foster or other residential care.

SB 1223       Hughes
Relating to suits against The University of Texas at Tyler.

SB 2048       Bettencourt
Relating to the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and to the repeal of a related bond program.

SB 2122       West | et al.
Relating to the coordination of the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.

 

Notice of this meeting was announced from the house floor.

 

 

 

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