House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
75th Legislature
February 26, 1997
10:30 am or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 21, 1997, the House
Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues met in a public
hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative
Toby Goodman at 11:45 am.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse;
McReynolds; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; Williams (7).
Absent: Representatives McClendon; Smith (2).
A quorum was present.
HB 1214
The chair laid out HB 1214.
The chair recognized Representative Alexander to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Smith now present.)
(Representative McClendon now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Alexander to close on the
measure.
The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 1214.
The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on HB
1214: Representative Reyna, Arthur, Chair, Representatives
Naishtat and Smith.
HB 103
The chair laid out HB 103.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 134
The chair laid out HB 134.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 81
The chair laid out SB 81.
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the
measure.
Representative McClendon moved that SB 81 be reported favorably
to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Goodman; Jones, Jesse; McClendon;
McReynolds; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; Smith; Williams
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Staples (1).
HB 1293
The chair laid out HB 1293.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1292
The chair laid out HB 1292.
Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 1:00 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until 2:00pm 2-26-97.
The committee reconvened at 2:10 pm and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Goodman. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse;
McReynolds; Naishtat; Smith (6).
Absent: Representatives McClendon; Reyna, Arthur; Williams
(3).
A quorum was present.
The chair recognized Dr. Tony Fabelo to present a report on
establishing a benchmark to measure the impact of the
progressive sanctions guidelines.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Reyna, Arthur now present.)
(Representative McClendon now present.)
HB 775
The chair laid out HB 775.
The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Williams now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on the
measure.
Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 775.
The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on HB
775: Representative Naishtat, Chair, Representatives McClendon
and McReynolds.
The chair recognized Mike Moses, Commissioner of Education, to
discuss Chapter 37 of the Education Code and its overlapping
provisions with juvenile justice issues.
Testimony was taken.
HB 1055
The chair laid out HB 1055.
The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1441
The chair laid out HB 1441.
(Representative Staples in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the
measure.
Representative Jones, Jesse moved that HB 1441 be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse;
McReynolds; Naishtat; Smith; Williams (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives McClendon; Reyna, Arthur (2).
HB 1018
The chair laid out HB 1018.
The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the
measure.
Representative Staples moved that HB 1018 be reported favorably
to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent
Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse;
McReynolds; Naishtat; Smith; Williams (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives McClendon; Reyna, Arthur (2).
HB 891
(Representative Goodman in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1059
The chair laid out HB 1059.
The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the
measure.
Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1057
The chair laid out HB 1057.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 5:40 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
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