FW: Public Hearing Announcement-The Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) for Building Healthy Families

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Since the list doesn't accept attachments, it is pasted below the

announcement.

Tonya

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From: Schwartz, Jonas

Dear Stakeholder:

I am passing along this public hearing announcement at the request of

Dept. of Family and Protective Services.

Jonas

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The purpose of the public hearing is to solicit input from stakeholders

to complete their charge in making recommendations to the Texas

Legislature for improving the coordination and collaboration of child

abuse and neglect prevention and early intervention program and services

among state agencies

The 'official' public hearing announcement is attached to this email.

Calls/questions should be directed to Carolyn

(carolyn.francis@... or 821-4709)

Thank you and take care,

Porter , MSW Texas Department of Family and Protective

Services Division of Prevention and Early Intervention

Office:

Cell:

Fax: 512/339-5894 (or )

Agency Mail Code Y-956

P.O Box 149030

Austin, TX 78714-9030

Email:RACHEL.PORTER@...

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The Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) for Building Healthy

Families, as established by the 79th Texas Legislature House Bill (HB)

1685, facilitates communication and collaboration concerning policies

for the prevention of and early intervention in child abuse and neglect

among state agencies whose programs and services promote and foster

healthy families. To that end, the Council prepared and submitted to

the Texas Legislature an inventory of the child abuse and neglect

prevention and early intervention policies, programs, and activities of

each agency represented on the council. The Council requests that those

wanting to provide public input also review the inventory, which is

available on the DFPS website at:

http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Prevention_and_Early_Intervention/About_Prev

ention_and_Early_Intervention/icc.asp

The ICC will conduct a public hearing to solicit input from stakeholders

to complete their charge in making recommendations to the Texas

Legislature for improving the coordination and collaboration of child

abuse and neglect prevention and early intervention program and services

among state agencies. The Public Hearing will be held on July 27, 2006,

beginning at 1:00 p.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m. in the Public Hearing

Room (125W) on the first floor of the H. Winters Building, 701 W.

51st Street, Austin, Texas. The ICC requests that testimonies focus on

the following questions:

1) How can state agencies better collaborate and coordinate to

improve child abuse and neglect prevention programs and services?

2) Do you have any suggestions for how state agencies can support

communities and providers in implementing evidence-based programs?

3) What best evidence-based and cost-effective prevention programs

do we lack in Texas?

4) Are there areas in Texas where demand for child abuse and

neglect prevention services far exceeds availability?

5) Do you have any feedback to provide regarding the ICC Inventory

Report?

To ensure an opportunity for all who wish to present, those attending

the public hearing should anticipate limiting their presentations to 5

minutes or 10 minutes. Time limits may be adjusted at the hearing based

on the actual attendance.

In lieu of public testimony, members of the public may submit written

comments through a link designed for this purpose

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=730222238183. Written comments may

also be submitted via email to ICC@... or to

Porter- at DFPS-PEI, P.O. Box 149030, Mail Code Y-956, Austin, TX

78714-9030. Comments submitted after July 27, 2006 may not be

considered.

Persons with disabilities planning to attend this meeting who need

auxiliary aids or services may contact Porter- at (512)

821-4745, no later than July 10, 2006, so that appropriate arrangements

can be made. A computer with a CD drive (requires Windows Office 2000

or less) and internet connection as well as a projector will be made

available to presenters at the public hearing. Presenters requiring

other audio or visual equipment for presentations please contact

Porter- at , no later than July 10, 2006.