Traffic Safety Conference

Traffic Safety Conference Omni Mandalay at Las Colinas 211 East Las Colinas Boulevard Irving, Texas 972.556.0800 DAY 1 May 21, 2008 Wednesday

8:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration 10:00 – 5:00 p.m. OPTIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS: Courage to Live, Honorable Gary Nadler & Honorable …………………………....Richard Vlavianos, Melodee Luetkehans, National Judicial College, Reno, NV 12:00 pm - 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00-5:00 p.m. Preparation Course Level I- Clerk’s Certification Program, Lisa Howard, Court Administrator, Hurst 1:00-5:00 p.m. Preparation Course Level II- Clerk’s Certification Program, Pat Riffel, Court Administrator, Pearland

DAY 2 May 22, 2008 Thursday

6:45 – 8:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast 8:00 – 8:05 a.m. Welcome & Announcements, Mayor Herbert Gears, Irving 8:05 – 9:15 a.m. Why Traffic Safety is Important,* Sheriff John Whetsel, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. How Municipal Courts Can Make A Difference,* Ryan Kellus Turner, General Counsel & Director of Education, TMCEC, Austin 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Awards Presentation, Judge Brian Holman, Lewisville 11:00 – 12:00 noon Driving Under the Influence,* W. Clay Abbott, DWI Resource Prosecutor, Texas District and County Attorneys Association, Austin 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

Traffic Magistration Consequences Administrative Issues 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Aggressive Drivers * Bail Conditions in Points: Driving Ethics of Dealing with W. Clay Abbott, DWI DWI Cases * • Responsibility Vendors * • Resource Prosecutor, Judge Matt King, Tarrant Programs * Ross Fischer, City Texas District and County Magistrate Rebekah Hibbs, DPS Attorney, Seguin County Attorneys Project Administrator Association, Austin Driver Responsibility Program, Austin 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Break 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. Project Drive to Live Auto Ignition Interlock OmniBase Role of Court in City Judge Monica Devices * Program/Contract Government * • Guerrero, San Antonio Judge Robin Ramsey, TxDOT Registration Lauren Crawford. Legal Ashley Nicholas, Denton Suspension * Counsel, Texas Municipal Presa Community Charles Brothers, League, Austin Center Program President, OmniBase & John Gray, TxDOT 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Break 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. Booster Seats/ Blood Warrants * Warrant Round-Ups & Child Safety Seats * W. Clay Abbott, DWI Other Effective Collection Programs * Mike Earney, Resource Prosecutor, Texas Rebecca Stark, Moderator, Court Administrator, Law Enforcement District & County Attorneys Austin Coordinator, Association, Austin Don McKinley, Court Operations Manager, Austin Texas Municipal Judge Phyllis Mathison, Bastrop Police Association Victoria Medley, Court Administrator, Amarillo DAY 3 May 23, 2008 Friday 6:45 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Traffic Update Traffic Technology Public Education 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. Older Drivers * Traffic Safety Update * Innovative Traffic Driving on the Right Side Judge Linda Frank, Lois Wright, Program Technologies * of the Road Plano Director, TMCEC, Austin Judge Robin Smith, Jan Miller, Law-Related Midland Education Director, State Bar of Texas, Austin 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Break 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Distracted Drivers * Custom Deferred for Red Light Public Outreach: Law Judge Victor Lander, At-Risk Drivers * Enforcement * Related Education Dallas Ryan Turner, General Lois Wright, Program Jan Miller, Law-Related Counsel & Director of Director, TMCEC, Education Director, State Education, TMCEC, Austin Austin Bar of Texas, Austin 10:30 - 10:45 Break a.m. 10:45 - 12:00 Young Drivers * Community or Problem Science of Speed All Rise p.m. Judge Gary Ellsworth, Solving Courts/Drug Measurement * Jan Miller, Law-Related Spearman Courts * Judge Robert Barfield, Education Director, State Judge David Hodges, El Lago Bar of Texas, Austin Judicial Resource Liaison, Texas Center for Judiciary, McGregor 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.Lunch 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Clerk’s Certification Test (Levels I, II, and III) Procedures & Public Education Traffic Outreach Administration 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Masking & Model Outreach Programs: LEADRS Drug Recognition Commercial Drivers Low Volume Courts Ray Dittrich, Experts (DRE) Licenses * Judge Kevin Madison, Project Coordinator, Mark Vincent, DRE Judge Robin Ramsey, Lakeway, Moderator L.E.A.D.R.S. Instructor, Irving PD, Denton Bonnie Townsend, Lockhart Texas Municipal Police Irving Judge Michael Valdez, Association, Austin Cecelia P. Marquart, Shenandoah Project Director, Impaired Deanna Horton, Bastrop Driving Initiatives, Sam Melinda Schelske, Houston State University, Colleyville Huntsville 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Break 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. DOT & Federal Motor Model Outreach Programs: STEP DRE - continued Carrier Law * Medium & High Volume Ray Dittrich, Mark Vincent, DRE Judge Lester Rorick, Courts Project Coordinator, Instructor, Irving PD, Pasadena Judge Sara Hartin, New L.E.A.D.R.S. Irving Braunfels, Moderator Texas Municipal Police Cecelia P. Marquart, Hilda Cuthbertson, Bryan Association, Austin Project Director, Impaired Laura Anderson, Irving Driving Initiatives, Sam Gabriel Valle, El Paso Houston State University, Huntsville 3:30 p.m. Conference Ends  Ethics credit * MCLE Credit Course Directors Judge Sara Hartin, New Braunfels Judge Brian Holman, Lewisville Judge Phyllis Mathison, Bastrop Rebecca Stark, Court Administrator, Austin Funded by grants from the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals