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


COMMITTEE: Child Welfare & Foster Care, Select

TIME & DATE: 10:00AM, Monday, October 4, 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 Monday, October 4th at 10:00am in the Capitol Extension,
Room E1.010.

Topics for this hearing include:
- General recommendations for reforming the child welfare and foster care
system in Texas, including youth transitioning out of state care

- Independent School Districts and foster children issues

- Psychotropic drugs in foster care

- Preliminary report from the Office of the Inspector General on CPS

Agenda:
I.     Call to Order, Comments
II.    INVITED TESTIMONY ONLY
- David Reilly, Chief Juvenile Officer of Bexar County
- Judge Alfredo Chavez, 65th Judicial District Court, El Paso, Texas
- Bobby Gilliam, President of Methodist Children's Home in Waco
- Vickie Barron, K-STAR Emergency Shelter
-       Texas State Employee's Union
- Eva Deluna Castro, Center for Public Policy Priorities
- C.L. Hammond, Superintendent of Mullin ISD
- Moe Dozier, DFPS, Advisory Committee on Psychotropic Medications
- Richard LaVallo, Advocacy, Inc.
- Barbara Dean, Health and Human Services Commission
- Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians
- Citizens Commission on Human Rights
- John Breeding, Ph.D.
- Dr. Ben Raimer
- Dr. John Sargent
- Office of the Inspector General, Brian Flood, Inspector General
III.   Adjournment

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