** REVISION **
                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Child Welfare & Foster Care, Select

TIME & DATE: 10:00AM, Thursday, August 5, 2004

PLACE: Capitol Extension, E1.010

CHAIR: Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp

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The Interim Select Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care will conduct
a hearing on Thursday, August 5th at 10:00am in the Capitol Extension,
Room E1.010.

The topic for this hearing will be the second half of Charge #3:
Explore other states' efforts that will promote "best practices" and
identify program efficiencies within the Texas child welfare system.

Agenda:
I.     Call to Order, Comments
II.    Invited Testimony:
The Honorable Carole Clark, Judge 321st Judicial District Court
Charlotte McCullough, Independent Consultant
Richard Klarberg, CEO of the Council on Accreditation
Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services
Department of Family and Protective Services
TexProtects, Texas Association for the Protection of Children
III.   Public Testimony
IV.    Adjournment

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