The House Committee on Child Welfare & Foster Care,  
         Select 
         78th Legislature 
         February 4, 2004 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on January 20, 2004, the House  
         Committee on Child Welfare & Foster Care, Select met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Hupp, at 10:09 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Hupp; Reyna; Canales; Goodman;  
                   Harper-Brown; McClendon; Naishtat; Olivo; Pickett;  
                   Zedler (10). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Berman; Castro (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Castro now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Berman now present.) 
          
         (Representative Reyna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Hupp in chair.) 
          
         At 12:35 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 1:05 p.m., February 4, 2004. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:21 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Hupp. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Reyna in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Hupp in chair.) 
          
         At 4:24 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. Hupp, Chair 
          
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