HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Criminal Justice Reform, Interim Study 

TIME & DATE:  9:00 AM, Thursday, October 13, 2022 

PLACE:        E2.016 
CHAIR:        Rep. Jeff Leach 

The Committee will meet to consider and hear invited testimony only on the following interim charges:

Examine policing, including training, use of force, arrest procedures, and alternative responses to nonviolent and noncriminal issues.

Examine the use of prosecutorial discretion.

Examine the use and conditions of detention and incarceration.

Examine the level of transparency in policing and prosecution, including the grand jury process.

Electronic public comment will be available for:

Policing

Prosecutorial Discretion

Detention and Incarceration

Transparency in Policing and Prosecution

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location and health and safety protocols for attending this meeting are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c226

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.