SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice

TIME & DATE: 10:00AM, Wednesday, March 13, 2002

PLACE: E1.016

CHAIR: Senator Kenneth Armbrister

___________________________________________________________________________

I.   Roll Call

II.  Committee Business:

Discussion of Committee Charges:

Charge 1:  Review available rehabilitation programs that provide
alternatives to incarceration for non-violent, drug-dependent offenders
to determine their effectiveness, and recommend for further use any
suitable community-based program that safely reduces recidivism among
such offenders.

III.  Invited and Public Testimony

IV.   Recess





___________________________________________________________________________