HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Human Services 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, May 20, 2025 

PLACE:        E2.030 
CHAIR:        Rep. Lacey Hull 

             The chair may limit testimony to two (2) minutes.

SB 2041        Hancock                                   
Relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a child.

SB 1777        Miles | et al.                            
Relating to a prohibition on payments for certain group home referrals; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1681        Menéndez                                  
Relating to an annual boarding home facility report for certain counties and municipalities.

SB 2311        Paxton                                    
Relating to the requirements for the operational plan for certain general residential operations licensed by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c310

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

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