HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Higher Education 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 15, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.036 
CHAIR:       Rep. Terry M. Wilson 

The committee will meet to consider pending business and the following bills:

HB 1105        Cole                                                  
Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

HB 1527        Alders | et al.                                        
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers.

HB 1787        Howard                                                
Relating to the establishment of a higher education plan for human papillomavirus education and prevention.

HB 1972        Oliverson                                             
Relating to requiring coursework in nutrition at public medical schools.

HB 2081        Bucy | et al.                                         
Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures  Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education.

HB 3296        Reynolds                                              
Relating to the establishment of a higher education consortium for civic education and a grant program for that consortium.

HB 3976        Button                                                
Relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher education.

HB 4071        Howard                                                
Relating to certain duties of the Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in relation to the reporting and publication of nursing program clinical site data.

HB 4234        Shofner | et al.                                       
Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class.

HB 4438        Shofner | et al.                                       
Relating to a preceptorship program in a pediatric subspecialty for medical students in this state.

HB 4701        Leo Wilson                                            
Relating to student discretion to use an alternative assessment instrument as part of their undergraduate admissions process.

HB 5092        Tepper                                                
Relating to the operation and dissolution of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority and to agreements between Texas Tech University and the authority.

HB 5150        Louderback                                            
Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Victoria to The Texas A&M University System.

HB 5180        Wilson                                                
Relating to the diploma designation of an institution of higher education.

HB 5265        Wilson                                                
Relating to the health care professional education fund.

HB 5333        Bonnen                                                
Relating to the establishment of the STEM Excellence Graduate Fellowship Program.

HJR 203        Wilson                                                
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund to provide funding to eligible institutions of higher education to address Texas' health care workforce needs and drive the state economy.

The length of public testimony and the number of witnesses may be limited at the discretion of the chair.

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

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

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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.