House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues - 77th R.S. (2001)
| Committee: | House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2002 : a report to the House of Representatives, 78th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Alternative schools | Child custody | Families | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile justice system | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | School dropouts | School safety | Truancy | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.77 j987 | |
| Session: | 77th R.S. (2001) | |
| Online version: | View report [127 pages File size: 3,138 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine the roles of an attorney ad litem and guardian ad litem in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship. | |
| 2. | Review disposition patterns, uniformity of reporting, and evaluation of juvenile offense cases under the progressive sanctions guidelines. | |
| 3. | Examine the role of gestational agreements and their potential impact on Texas Family Law. | |
| 4. | Review state and local school district efforts to deal with problems of truancy, drop-outs, and disruptive behavior (pursuant to the Safe Schools Act) including in-school and out-of-school suspensions. The review should include examination of performance outcomes in alternative education, disciplinary alternative education and juvenile justice alternative education programs, and the effects of these programs on the educational progress of students who are removed from the regular classroom. (Joint with House Committee on Public Education) | |
| 5. | Actively monitor agencies and programs under the committee's oversight jurisdiction. | |
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