This week, the Arizona House of Representatives plans to debate a proposal that would ban partial-birth abortions, legislation that would prohibit tobacco use among inmates in state prisons and measures to fix some problems with the revised fiscal 2009 budget.

But first, lawmakers will start the week with a hearing in Flagstaff that aims to give members of the Education Committee a chance to hear from officials at Northern Arizona University and the region's school administrators.

The hearing at NAU today will feature presentations by NAU President John Haeger, superintendents of local school districts and the business community.

On Feb. 10, the Government Committee will hear a proposal that would restore some of the cuts made in the budget last month by sweeping some funds from a voter-approved account created to combat urban sprawl and another bill that would allow local governments to publish public notices on their Web sites instead of in newspapers.

On Feb. 11, the Commerce Committee will consider legislation that would make sparklers and other small firecrackers legal. Right now, just about all types of firecrackers are illegal.

On Feb. 12, the entire body will debate legislation ranging from a state-level ban on partial-birth abortions to prohibiting Arizona prisoners from possessing or using tobacco.