The House Committee on Mental Health, Select

84th Legislature

March 22, 2016

10:00 a.m.

E2.016

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 10, 2016, the House Committee on Mental Health, Select met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Price, at 10:04 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Price; Moody; Davis, Sarah; Galindo; Muñoz, Jr.; Murr; Rose; Turner, Chris; and White, James.

A quorum was present.

Chair Price made opening remarks.

(Representative Bonnen, Greg now present.)

(Representative Sheets now present.)

(Representative Thompson, Senfronia now present.)

The committee heard testimony related to children's mental health from clinical setting witnesses -- a pediatrician, a child/adolescent psychiatrist, and Clarity Child Guidance Center, a provider of children's mental health services.

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

At 12:08 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 12:50 p.m., March 22, 2016.

The committee reconvened at 1:03 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Price.

The quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Price; Moody; Bonnen, Greg; Murr; Rose; Sheets; Thompson, Senfronia; and White, James.

A quorum was present.

(Representative Davis, Sarah now present.)

(Representative Turner, Chris now present.)

The committee heard testimony related to children's mental health from the Texas Department of State Health Services and from the Health and Human Services Commission regarding children's programs and services.

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

The committee heard testimony regarding care of children from Department of Family Protective Services.

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

The committee heard testimony related to children's mental health from education (K-12) setting witnesses -- Region 4 Education Service Center, Austin Independent School District, Bluebonnet Trails Community Services with Hutto Independent School District and Elgin Independent School District, and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health.

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

(Representative Muñoz, Jr. now present.)

The committee heard testimony related to children's mental health from Texas Juvenile Justice Department from a Travis County Juvenile Court and from Travis County Juvenile Probation Department.

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

At 5:13 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. Price, Chair

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Sandra Talton, Clerk