MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON OPERATION & MANAGEMENT OF THE TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

10:00 a.m.

Capitol Extension, Room E1.036

 

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.18, and pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Operation & Management of the Texas Youth Commission was held on Wednesday, August 29, 2007, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator John Whitmire Senator Juan Hinojosa Representative Jerry Madden Representative Aaron Pena Representative Larry Phillips Representative Debbie Riddle Representative Sylvester Turner Representative Corbin Van Arsdale		Senator Chris Harris Senator Kel Seliger Senator Florence Shapiro Senator Royce West Senator Tommy Williams Representative Harold Dutton, Jr.

 

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The chair called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.  There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted: 

 

Senator Whitmire and Representative Madden shared presiding duties.

 

Persons providing invited testimony are shown on the attached list. 

 

At 1:02 p.m. Senator Whitmire moved that the committee stand recessed until 1:30 p.m; without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

At 1:33 p.m. the committee reconvened. 

 

Public testimony was taken.  Witnesses testifying and registering are shown on the attached list.  The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.

 

 

 

 

There being no further business, at 6:11 p.m. Representative Madden moved that the Committee be adjourned. Without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator John Whitmire, Co-Chair

 

 

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Representative Jerry Madden, Co-Chair

 

 

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Marsha McLane, Clerk