House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues 75th Legislature February 26, 1997 10:30 am or upon adjournment Capitol Extension Pursuant to a notice posted on February 21, 1997, the House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Toby Goodman at 11:45 am. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; McReynolds; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; Williams (7). Absent: Representatives McClendon; Smith (2). A quorum was present. HB 1214 The chair laid out HB 1214. The chair recognized Representative Alexander to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (Representative Smith now present.) (Representative McClendon now present.) The chair recognized Representative Alexander to close on the measure. The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 1214. The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on HB 1214: Representative Reyna, Arthur, Chair, Representatives Naishtat and Smith. HB 103 The chair laid out HB 103. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 134 The chair laid out HB 134. The bill was left pending without objection. SB 81 The chair laid out SB 81. The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure. Representative McClendon moved that SB 81 be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Representatives Goodman; Jones, Jesse; McClendon; McReynolds; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; Smith; Williams (8). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representative Staples (1). HB 1293 The chair laid out HB 1293. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1292 The chair laid out HB 1292. Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. At 1:00 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 2:00pm 2-26-97. The committee reconvened at 2:10 pm and was called to order by the chair, Representative Goodman. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; McReynolds; Naishtat; Smith (6). Absent: Representatives McClendon; Reyna, Arthur; Williams (3). A quorum was present. The chair recognized Dr. Tony Fabelo to present a report on establishing a benchmark to measure the impact of the progressive sanctions guidelines. Testimony was taken. (Representative Reyna, Arthur now present.) (Representative McClendon now present.) HB 775 The chair laid out HB 775. The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (Representative Williams now present.) The chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on the measure. Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute. The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 775. The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on HB 775: Representative Naishtat, Chair, Representatives McClendon and McReynolds. The chair recognized Mike Moses, Commissioner of Education, to discuss Chapter 37 of the Education Code and its overlapping provisions with juvenile justice issues. Testimony was taken. HB 1055 The chair laid out HB 1055. The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1441 The chair laid out HB 1441. (Representative Staples in chair.) The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the measure. Representative Jones, Jesse moved that HB 1441 be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; McReynolds; Naishtat; Smith; Williams (7). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives McClendon; Reyna, Arthur (2). HB 1018 The chair laid out HB 1018. The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the measure. Representative Staples moved that HB 1018 be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; McReynolds; Naishtat; Smith; Williams (7). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives McClendon; Reyna, Arthur (2). HB 891 (Representative Goodman in chair.) The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1059 The chair laid out HB 1059. The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the measure. Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1057 The chair laid out HB 1057. The bill was left pending without objection. At 5:40 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. ______________________ ______________________