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• Committee:

  House Civil Practices, 76th R.S. (1999)

  Title:

  Interim Report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Appellate courts | Class action lawsuits | Lawsuits | Persons with disabilities | Supreme Court, Texas | Trial courts |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.76 c498

  Description:

  [211 pages  File size: 6,000 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Examine the effect and potential of sales and other alienation of structured settlements on the use and advisability of such settlements.
  2. Study the exercise of conflicts jurisdiction by the Supreme Court under Sections 22.001(a) and 22.007(a), Government Code.
  3. Examine the impact of requiring trial court judges to specify the grounds upon which summary judgments are granted.
  4. Examine the Supreme Court's rule-making authority, any conflicts between Section 22.004(c), Government Code, and Article 5, Section 31, Texas Constitution, and the role, if any, that the legislature should play in the Court's rule-making process.
  5. Collect information from Texas trial and appellate courts that will assist the committee in evaluating the success of recent legislation and in making decisions regarding future legislation.

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• Committee:

  House Civil Practices, 75th R.S. (1997)

  Title:

  Interim report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Class action lawsuits | Sovereign immunity | Tort reform | Whistleblowers |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.75 c498

  Description:

  [254 pages  File size: 10,001 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Perform a comprehensive review of issues surrounding class action lawsuits. The review may include, but is not limited to, such issues as the relationship between state and federal rules, participation in the class, certification issues, settlement issues, and others as the committee deems appropriate.
  2. Evaluate the potential benefits of a state "false claims" or "qui tam" law (similar to U.S.Pub. L. No. 99-562) as a means of restraining fraud and recovering losses in state government programs.
  3. Examine the impact of tort and damage law changes enacted by the 74th Legislature (1995) on the filing of suits , claims paid, settlement and judgement amounts, and related matters.

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• Committee:

  House Appropriations, 71st R.S. (1989)

  Title:

  Interim report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Class action lawsuits | Higher education | Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Texas Department of | State employee salaries | State employees | University budgets | University buildings | University finance |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.71 ap65

  Description:

  [63 pages  File size: 2,514 kb]

  Charges:

  1. To study and evaluate the role of revenue enhancement programs in institutions of higher education including public/private partnerships, nationwide business activities and privatization of services typically managed by the State.
  2. To study the conditions of higher education facilities and the extent of the deferred maintenance problem.
  3. To study compliance accomplishments by the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation relative to the lawsuit settlement agreements.
  4. To study the state's employee classification system and salary schedule, including the issue of comparable worth, in conjunction with the State Classification Officer of the State Auditor's Office.

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