HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Child Welfare & Foster Care, Select

TIME & DATE: 10:00AM, Wednesday, June 2, 2004

PLACE: Capitol Extension, E1.010

CHAIR: Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp

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The Interim Select Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care will conduct
a hearing on Wednesday, June 2nd at 10:00am in the Capitol Extension
Room E1.010.

The topic for this hearing will be Charge #2:
Evaluate means by which the state may promote substitute care with
relatives of a child who is removed from the home by Child Protective
Services.

PLEASE PLAN TESTIMONY ACCORDINGLY

Agenda:
I.    Call to Order, Comments
II.   Invited Testimony:
        Department of Family and Protective Services
        Texas Center for Family Rights
        Judge John Specia
        Texas Kin-Care Task Force
        Casey Family Programs
        AARP
        Texprotects, TX Assn. for the Protection of Children
        Texas Foster Family Association
        Texas CASA
        Justice for Children
        Reverend Jerome Milton
        Scott McCown, Center for Public Policy Priorities
III.  Public Testimony


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