SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Higher Education 

TIME & DATE:  7:30 AM, Wednesday, May 18, 2011 

PLACE:        E1.012 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:        Senator Judith Zaffirini 

HB 9          Branch | et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to student success-based funding for and reporting regarding public institutions of higher education.

HB 992        Castro                  SP: Zaffirini
Relating to excess undergraduate credit hours at public institutions of higher education.

HB 1163       Keffer                  SP: Hegar
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers and firefighters.

HB 1206       Guillen                 SP: Zaffirini
Relating to training for members of governing boards of public junior college districts.

HB 1341       Walle                   SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the manner of payment of tuition and mandatory fees at public institutions of higher education.

HB 2758       Pena                    SP: Zaffirini
Relating to mandatory emergency alert systems at institutions of higher education.

HB 2911       Branch                  SP: Patrick
Relating to guaranteed student loans and alternative education loans.

HB 3025       Branch | et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer of students within the public higher education system and the timely graduation of students from public institutions of higher education.

HB 3578       Gonzales, Larry         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to clarification of the authorized uses for loans under public institution of higher education emergency loan programs.

HB 3579       Gonzales, Larry         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to repayment assistance for certain physician education loans.

HB 3689       Oliveira                SP: Lucio
Relating to The University of Texas at Brownsville, including its partnership agreement with the Texas Southmost College District.

Pending bills:

SB 1624       Hegar                  
Relating to Prairie View A&M University's eligibility to participate in the research development fund.

SB 1631       Birdwell               
Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.

SB 1723       Zaffirini              
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their spouses and dependent children for under-enrolled undergraduate classes at public institutions of higher education.

HB 1000       Branch | et al.         SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from the national research university fund and to one or more audits of certain general academic teaching institutions in connection with that distribution; making an appropriation.

*Additional bills may be added to the agenda.

*Public testimony will be limited to three minutes.

*If submitting written testimony, please provide 20 copies to the committee clerk. Each copy must include a name, date, and source.