The House Committee on Child Welfare & Foster Care,  
         Select 
         78th Legislature 
         August 4, 2004 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, Room E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on July 2, 2004, the House Committee  
         on Child Welfare & Foster Care, Select met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hupp, at  
         10:11 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Hupp; Reyna; Berman; Harper-Brown;  
                   Naishtat; Pickett; Zedler (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Canales; Castro; Goodman; McClendon;  
                   Olivo (5). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Olivo now present.) 
          
         (Representative McClendon now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 12:24 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 1:30 p.m., August 4, 2004. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:31 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Hupp. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 8:01 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 10:00 a.m., August 5, 2004. 
          
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         Rep. Hupp, Chair 
          
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         Paul Jimenez, Clerk