HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Human Services

TIME & DATE:  8:00AM, Thursday, February 24, 2005

PLACE: E1.026

CHAIR: Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp

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The Committee will meet to hear INVITED TESTIMONY ONLY relating to child
protective services.

The Committee will not lay out individual bills and take testimony specific
to such bills.  Rather, the Committee will hear invited testimony on the
following subject areas relating to child protective services:

Investigations/Caseload/Ad Litem Issues

Invited testimony is anticipated from representatives of the
following agencies/organizations:

Health and Human Services Commission
Department of Family and Protective Services
Texas Municipal Police Association
Center for Public Policy Priorities
Texans Care For Children
Texas Association for the Protection of Children
Alamo Children's Advocacy Center
Central Texas Association of Counsel for Children

Should the Chair determine necessary, testimony may be invited from
agencies/organizations other than those listed above.



IMPORTANT NOTE:  ALTHOUGH THIS HEARING DATE IS RESERVED FOR INVITED
TESTIMONY, A SUBSEQUENT HEARING DATE WILL BE RESERVED FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY
ON PROTECTIVE SERVICES.





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