The House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
79th Legislature
March 22, 2006
10:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.014
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 16, 2006, the House
Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues met in a public
hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative
Dutton, at 10:16 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Dutton; Goodman; Hernandez; Nixon;
Strama (5).
Absent: Representatives Castro; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam;
Thompson (4).
A quorum was present.
The chair recognized Alicia Key, Director for Child Support
Division of the Attorney General's Office to give invited
testimony.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Thompson now present.)
The chair recognized the Honorable JoAnn Delgado, Harris County
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1, to give invited
testimony on interim charge #4.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Bill Hawkins, Chief, Juvenile Division of
Harris County District Attorney's Office, to give invited
testimony on interim charge #4.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Castro now present.)
The chair recognized Deborah Colby, Program Director, Harris
County TRIAD Prevention Program, to give invited testimony on
interim charge #4.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Harry Tindall to give invited testimony on
HCR 153, regarding changes to the Family Code terminology.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized the Honorable Leonard Saenz, Travis County
Juvenile Court, to give invited testimony on interim charge #4.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Dwight Harris, Executive Director, Texas
Youth Commission to give invited testimony on interim charge #1.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized public testimony on Interim Charge #1.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Goodman in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Thompson in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Dutton in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
At 3:07 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. Dutton, Chair
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Nicole Bates, Clerk