House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 75th Legislature, Interim February 19, 1998 1:00 pm Capitol Extension, E1.026 Pursuant to a notice posted on January 12, 1998, the House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Toby Goodman at 1:10 pm. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Goodman; Staples; Jones, Jesse; McReynolds; Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; Smith; Williams (8). Absent: Representative McClendon (1). A quorum was present. The Committee was convened to hear invited testimony relevant to their Interim Charges. The following persons testified before the committee: Dr. Tony Fabelo, Criminal Justice Policy Council Howard Baldwin, DPRS Sarah Webster, DPRS Thomas Chapmond, DPRS Michelle Duhart, DPRS Richard Bays. Bureau of Vital Statistics Vicki Spriggs, Juvenile Probation Commission Steve Robinson, Texas Youth Commission Don Bailey, OAG Wayne Roberts, Anderson Consulting Megan Ferland, OAG Robert Martinez, OAG Kim Ogg, Houston Mayor's Anti-Gang Task Force At 5:15 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. ______________________ Rep. Toby Goodman, Chair ______________________ Connie Johnson, Clerk