** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Youth Health & Safety, Select 

TIME & DATE:  10:00 AM, Tuesday, July 9, 2024 

PLACE:       E2.026 
CHAIR:       Rep. Senfronia Thompson 

 

   

 ** MEETING CANCELED **

 

 

 

 

The meeting is canceled due to the possible impact of Hurricane Beryl.

 

The committee will hear invited testimony only from state agencies that relate to the following interim charge:

 

Charge #2. Behavioral Health Services for At-Risk Youth: Evaluate programs and services currently available to children and families that are either involved with, or at high risk for becoming involved with, the foster care and juvenile justice systems. Study the current barriers for accessing community-based behavioral health services for children with intense behavioral health needs, with an emphasis on ensuring that parents do not have to give up custody of children to gain access to services.

 

Electronic public comments may be submitted for:

 

Behavioral Health Services for At-Risk Youth

 

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=c495

 

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 are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

 

 

 

**         See Committee Coordinator for previous versions         **
of this notice.


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.