HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Higher Education 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 29, 2025 

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

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

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

HB 1784        Bucy                                                  
Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care.

HB 2088        Martinez                                              
Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.

HB 3062        Guerra                                                
Relating to fentanyl prevention and drug poisoning awareness education for students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.

HB 3475        Perez, Vincent                                         
Relating to the establishment of a public law school in El Paso County.

HB 3741        Shofner | et al.                                       
Relating to requiring a sworn statement by certain foreign students enrolled at or employees of public institutions of higher education.

HB 4279        Davis, Yvonne                                         
Relating to the urban scholarship; enforcement and authorizing penalties.

HB 4763        Olcott                                                
Relating to reports by certain public institutions of higher education on fraud, waste, and abuse involving state resources.

HB 5154        Wilson                                                
Relating to the reporting of the Joint Admission Medical Program.

HB 5294        Bonnen                                                
Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state.

HB 5508        Bumgarner                                             
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Film Academy to facilitate workforce development in the state's film, television, and digital media industries.

SB 1401        West                                                  
Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Profession Pipeline Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

It is the intent of the Chair to hear testimony on HB 1784, HB 2088, HB 3062, HB 3475, HB 3741, HB 4279, HB 4763, HB 5154, HB 5294, HB 5508, and SB 1401  between 8:00AM and 10:00AM. When the committee reconvenes it will hear unfinished business from the morning, then HB 232.

The committee will also consider the following bill:

HB 232         Vasut | et al.                                         
Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.

A proposed committee substitute will be available on the Texas House of Representatives website, Committee on Higher Education page as of Friday, April 25th, 2025 at 10:00 AM.

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

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/

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.