HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Human Services

TIME & DATE:  2:30PM or upon final adjourn./recess
             Wednesday, April 23, 2003

PLACE: John H Reagan Bldg Rm 110

CHAIR: Rep. Carlos Uresti

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The Committee will consider the following bills:

HB 1187            Luna
Relating to investigations and decisions regarding allegations of
abuse, neglect, or exploitation by employees at certain facilities.

HB 1665            Thompson
Relating to payments to certain grandparents who provide care for
children whose parents are deceased.

HB 2059            Villarreal
Relating to providing supplemental financial assistance to certain
primary caretakers of a child receiving financial assistance.

HB 2429            Brown, Fred
Relating to construction standards for certain assisted living
facilities.

HB 2852            Wohlgemuth
Relating to the appointment of the Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services to serve as a temporary or permanent guardian
for a ward.

HB 2984            Hupp
Relating to the administration of the Communities In Schools
program.

HB 3059            Jones, Jesse
Relating to the administration and functions of the Texas
Department on Aging and to the transfer of certain programs and
activities to the Texas Department on Aging.

HB 3354            Davis, John
Relating to nursing home facilities licensed under Chapter 242 of
the Health and Safety Code, and assisted living facilities licensed
under Chapter 247 of the Health and Safety Code.

HCR 125            Jones, Jesse
Directing the Texas Department on Aging to lead a partnership of
state agencies in support of a web, print, and phone-based
information system for older Texans.

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