** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Criminal Justice 

TIME & DATE:  9:00 AM, Wednesday, April 11, 2012 

PLACE:        E1.016 (Hearing Room) 
CHAIR:        Senator John Whitmire 

The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice will meet to hear invited and

public testimony on the following interim charges:

Interim Charge 1:

Review statutes and regulations relating to money laundering to enhance state, federal, and local efforts to combat money laundering and enforce administrative and criminal actions against perpetrators of money laundering.

Interim Charge 2:

Study and evaluate the long-term stability of the Crime Victims Compensation Fund (CVC) including: the original statutory purpose of the fund; the definition of "crime victim"; the current funding streams; the current ability to pay claims; and impact of the fund on victim organizations supported by the fund. Make recommendations to increase collection rates for effective and efficient use of the fund and resources.

Anyone providing written testimony should bring 20 copies to the hearing.

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **