The House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
76th Legislature
August 24, 2000
10:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E1.026
Pursuant to a notice posted on August 1, 2000, the House
Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues met in a public
hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative
Goodman, at 10:25 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Goodman; Isett; King, Phil; Morrison;
Naishtat; Reyna, Arthur; Reyna, Elvira; Truitt (8).
Absent: Representative Pickett (1).
A quorum was present.
The meeting convened to hear invited testimony on interim charge
numbers 3, 4 and 5.
Review the current laws relating to community property system,
including constitutional and statutory provisions in Title 1,
Family Code. Review child support visitation guidelines as
required by the federal government. Conduct active oversight of
the agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, including the
child support enforcement program and recent law changes
affecting the TX Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services.
Testimony was taken from the following persons:
Steve Robinson, TX Youth Commission
Vicki Spriggs, TX Juvenile Probation Commission
Linda Brooke, TX Juvenile Probation Commission
Tony Fabelo, Criminal Justice Policy Council
Robert Dawson, University of TX Law Professor
The committee recessed for lunch at 12:30pm
The committee reconvened at 1:35pm. Testimony resumed.
Thomas Chapmond, TX Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services
Howard Baldwin, Office of the Attorney General
Alicia Key, Office of the Attorney General
John J. Sampson, University of TX Law Professor
Judge Tom Stansbury, Family Law Section, State Bar of TX
Harry Tindall, Uniform Law Commission
Charles G. Childress, TX Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services
At 3:50pm., on motion of the chair and without objection, the
meeting was adjourned.
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Rep. Toby Goodman, Chair
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Peg Henley, Clerk