** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Higher Education 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 

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

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

HB 2476        Simmons | et al.                                       
Relating to a grant program for living expenses for certain students enrolled at public institutions of higher education.

HB 2860        Guerra                            Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to a plan by the Department of State Health Services to establish and improve tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment programs for health care professionals serving border communities.

HB 4848        Harris Davila                                         
Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.

HB 4930        Muñoz                             Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to the governing board of certain junior college districts.

SB 37          Creighton | et al.                                     
Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman; authorizing a civil penalty.

SB 60          Zaffirini | et al.                                     
Relating to the disposition by a public junior college library of certain library materials.

SB 646         West | et al.                     Posting Rule Suspended
Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

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

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/

Bills added after last posting:

HB 2860

HB 4930

SB 646

**         See Committee Coordinator for previous versions         **
of this notice.

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.