HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Higher Education 

TIME & DATE:  10:00 AM, Monday, April 24, 2023 

PLACE:        E2.010 
CHAIR:        Rep. John Kuempel 

Testimony may be limited at the discretion of the chair.

The Committee will meet to hear public testimony on the following items:

HB 1509        Patterson                                 
Relating to an annual report on financial support provided by public institutions of higher education to nonprofit media organizations.

HB 1574        Harris, Caroline | et al.                                        
Relating to early registration for parenting students at public institutions of higher education.

HB 2171        Guerra | et al.                           
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Center for Rural Health Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

HB 2594        Ortega                                    
Relating to requiring training in the importance of mental and physical health as a requisite for certain medical degrees.

HB 2596        Frazier                                   
Relating to eligibility of certain current or former members of the Texas National Guard or the Texas Air National Guard for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education.

HB 3619        Burrows                                   
Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the national research university fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies.

HB 3930        Bryant | et al.                           
Relating to grant programs established to support nursing education and training.

HB 4315        Hefner                                    
Relating to the participation of the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler in the Joint Admission Medical Program.

HB 4487        Smith | et al.                            
Relating to student loan repayment assistance for prosecutors and certain criminal lawyers practicing in rural counties.

HB 4722        Howard                                    
Relating to the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant program.

HB 4778        Dutton                                    
Relating to the oversight of Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.

HB 5330        Reynolds                                  
Relating to the service area of the Houston Community College System District.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c290

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.