The House Committee on Child Protection, Select

83rd Legislature

July 24, 2014

10:00 a.m.

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on July 2, 2014, the House Committee on Child Protection, Select met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Dukes, at 10:29 a.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Dukes; Burkett; Frank; and Frullo.

 

 

The chair laid out the agenda item pertaining to examining regulatory policy and contract oversight within the child welfare system.

 

 Testimony taken/registration recorded  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Burkett in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Dale now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Dukes in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Burkett in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Dukes in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair laid out the agenda item pertaining to improvements to the screening, assessment, training, and support of potential foster and kinship families.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair laid out the agenda item pertaining to evaluating the ability of children and youth within the system to report maltreatment.

 

(Representative Burkett in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair returns to agenda item pertaining to improvements to the screening, assessment, training, and support of potential foster and kinship families.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Dukes in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair returns to agenda item pertaining to evaluating the ability of children and youth within the system to report maltreatment.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

At 7:10 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. Dukes, Chair

 

 

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Pamela McPeters, Clerk