** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Criminal Justice
TIME & DATE:
10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 09, 2008
PLACE:
E1.016 (Hearing Room)
CHAIR:
Senator John Whitmire
The committee will meet to hear invited and public testimony for the
following:
 
Interim Charge 3: Study the impact of laws designed to reduce illegal drug
use and make recommendations for reducing access to illegal drugs and
for developing best practices for preventative programs, focusing on
drugs targeted for the younger population, such as cheese heroin.  Assess
the impact of limiting access to pseudoephedrine, including the impact
restrictions have had on illegal manufacturers' methods for producing
methamphetamine.
 
Interim Charge 5: Study and make recommendations for reducing the number
of law enforcement officer deaths in the line of duty.  This study should
include an assessment of the types of calls and assignments that put law
enforcement officers at most risk; the geographic regions of the state
that suffer the most deaths; the agencies experiencing the highest rate
of deaths in the line of duty; the time in an officer's career, and the
officer's age that he or she is most susceptible to death in the line of
duty; and the times of year, month, and day that are most dangerous.
 
Interim Charge 8: Study and recommend best practices for reducing
re-victimization of child abuse victims associated with delay in
resolution of criminal cases. Recommend options for reducing the time
lapse between child victimization and criminal hearings.
** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **