The House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 
         79th Legislature 
         March 22, 2006 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 16, 2006, the House  
         Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Dutton, at 10:16 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Dutton; Goodman; Hernandez; Nixon;  
                    Strama (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Castro; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam;  
                    Thompson (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The chair recognized Alicia Key, Director for Child Support  
         Division of the Attorney General's Office to give invited  
         testimony. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Thompson now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized the Honorable JoAnn Delgado, Harris County  
         Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1, to give invited  
         testimony on interim charge #4. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Bill Hawkins, Chief, Juvenile Division of  
         Harris County District Attorney's Office, to give invited  
         testimony on interim charge #4. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Castro now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Deborah Colby, Program Director, Harris  
         County TRIAD Prevention Program, to give invited testimony on  
         interim charge #4. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Harry Tindall to give invited testimony on  
         HCR 153, regarding changes to the Family Code terminology. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized the Honorable Leonard Saenz, Travis County  
          Juvenile Court, to give invited testimony on interim charge #4. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Dwight Harris, Executive Director, Texas  
         Youth Commission to give invited testimony on interim charge #1. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized public testimony on Interim Charge #1. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Goodman in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Thompson in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Dutton in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 3:07 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
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         Rep. Dutton, Chair 
          
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         Nicole Bates, Clerk