The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence 
         76th Legislature 
         July 7, 2000 
         10:00 a.m. 
         El Paso Chamber of Commerce, Lockhart Room 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on June 28, 2000, the House  
         Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Hinojosa, at  
         10:05 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Hinojosa; Green; Keel; Villarreal,  
                   Mike (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Dunnam; Garcia; Nixon, Joe; Talton;  
                   Wise (5). 
          
         Guest Members Present: Najera, Manny; Chavez, Norma (2) 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Chair recognizes Representative Manny Najera of El Paso, Texas 
          
         Chair laid out issue on Community Corrections Facilities,  
         Community Alternatives to Incarceration and the Value of  
         Community Supervision 
          
         Testimony was taken (See attached witness list) 
          
         Chair recognized Dee Kifowit, Director of the Texas Council on  
         Offenders with Mental Impairments 
          
         Chair recognizes Representative Norma Chavez of El Paso, Texas 
          
         Chair laid out Interim Charge #3, Execution of Mentally Retarded  
         Offenders 
          
         Testimony was taken (See attached witness list) 
          
         At 12:05 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 1:00 p.m., July 7, 2000. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:05 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Hinojosa. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Hinojosa; Green; Keel; Villarreal,  
                   Mike (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Dunnam; Garcia; Nixon, Joe; Talton;  
                   Wise (5). 
          
         Guest Members Present: Najera, Manny; Chavez, Norma (2) 
  
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Chair laid out Interim Charge #1, Record Expungement 
          
         Testimony was taken (See attached witness list) 
          
         Chair laid out Interim Charge #2, International Detainment and  
         Child Abduction into Mexico 
          
         Testimony was taken (See attached witness list) 
          
         At 3:00 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Hinojosa, Chair 
          
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         Gabriel Cardenas, Clerk