HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Human Services

TIME & DATE: upon final adjourn./recess
             Wednesday, March 2, 2005

PLACE: JHR 120

CHAIR: Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp

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The Committee will meet to hear INVITED TESTIMONY ONLY relating to adult
protective services.

The Committee will not lay out individual bills and take testimony specific
to such bills.  Rather, the Committee will hear invited testimony on the
subject of adult protective services reform.

Invited testimony is anticipated from the following individuals and from
representatives of the following agencies/organizations:

Health and Human Services Commission
Department of Family and Protective Services
Probate Court Judge Max Higgs, El Paso
Terry Hammond, Hammond and Associates, El Paso
Probate Court Judge Pat Ferchill, Fort Worth
Texas Guardianship Association
Advocacy, Inc.
Texas Silver Haired Legislature

The order of presentation may change depending upon the availability of
witnesses.

Should the Chair determine necessary, testimony may be invited from
agencies/organizations other than those listed above.


IMPORTANT NOTE:  ALTHOUGH THIS HEARING DATE IS RESERVED FOR INVITED
TESTIMONY, A SUBSEQUENT HEARING DATE WILL BE RESERVED FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY
ON PROTECTIVE SERVICES.





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