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7 Document(s) [ Subject: General%20Services%20Commission%2C%20Texas ]

Committee:	House State Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report to the Texas House of Representatives, 78th Legislature / Committee on State Affairs.
Subjects:	Broadband infrastructure | Building and Procurement Commission, Texas | Electricity supplies | Electricity transmission and distribution | General Services Commission, Texas | Homeland security | Information Resources, Texas Department of | Rural issues | Telecommunications infrastructure | Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund | Terrorism |
Library Call Number:	L1836.77 st29h
Session:	77th R.S. (2001)
Online version:	View report [220 pages  File size: 5,169 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine the deployment of advanced telecommunications services throughout Texas and evaluate possible state policies to ensure availability of broadband service to all Texans. Study barriers faced by rural and urban communities in obtaining advanced services and explore ways for these communities, the state and cities to secure the benefits of affordable broadband access to underserved citizens.
2.	Determine what, if any, broadband access is available to the citizens of each rural community of the state and to each inner-city community in the state. Together with the Public Utility Commission, or another agency or university of the state, establish a system for tracking broadband service offerings in rural and inner-city communities on an on-going basis.
3.	Gather information related to the security of state-owned buildings and facilities, public and private communications systems and electric generation and transmission facilities. Review government regulations and business practices to determine whether legislation is needed to protect life and property and to detect, interdict and respond to acts of terrorism.
4.	Review the activities and mission of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund, assess the extent to which the Fund has met the goal of extending services to underserved client groups, and consider whether the need for the Fund's programs extends beyond the statutory termination.
5.	Review the laws and procedures governing the siting of electric transmission lines. Consider how the need for transmission lines is determined, how routes are selected, the technology selected for a given route, the interests of landowners on whose property the lines are sited, and the interests of consumers and the public in siting decisions.
6.	Actively monitor agencies and programs under the committee's oversight jurisdiction, including the transfer of functions and duties of the former General Services Commission to the Texas Building and Procurement Commission and the Department of Information Resources.
Committee:	House General Investigating
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on General Investigating, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Dentists | Education, Texas State Board of | General Services Commission, Texas | Homeland security | Investment managers | Medicaid | Medicaid fraud | Permanent School Fund | Persons with disabilities | Public Safety, Texas Department of | Risk Management, State Office of | State buildings | State employees | State government contracts | State Preservation Board | Stock investments | Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities | Texas Health Steps Program | Texas State Capitol |
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 g286
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [85 pages  File size: 495 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Investigate allegations of excessive use of crowns and other aggressive dental procedures by certain providers in the Medicaid program.
2.	Investigate recent actions of the State Board of Education relating to its management of the Permanent School Fund.
3.	Review the security resources available to protect state employees and state buildings.
4.	Review the program and processes by which disabled workers are afforded priority in certain state procurements, including the roles of the General Services Commission, the Council for Purchasing from People with Disabilities, and the Texas Industries for the Blind and Handicapped.
Committee:	House State Affairs
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Report to the Texas House of Representatives, 77th Legislature / Committee on State Affairs.
Subjects:	Aircraft Pooling Board | Broadband infrastructure | e-commerce | Ethics Commission, Texas | General Services Commission, Texas | Human Rights, Texas Commission on | Incentive and Productivity Commission, Texas | Information Resources, Texas Department of | Internet | Lobbyists | Privacy | Public Utility Counsel, Office of | Revolving door policies | Social Security numbers | Telephone deregulation | Telephone service | Television stations | Veterans Commission, Texas |
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 st29h
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [250 pages  File size: 1,105 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the authority of state and local governments to require cable television companies to provide access to competitors and to affect the rates, terms and conditions under which access is provided. Consider the speed of change in the telecommunications industry and the implications of the state assuming new regulatory responsibilities in this industry, including the question of whether any or all providers of broadband service should be required to provide access to competitors.
2.	Review the current state of privacy laws in Texas as they relate to businesses' or government's ability to disseminate personal information without prior written permission.
3.	Study the nature and extent of lobby influence on the legislative process.
4.	Conduct active oversight of the agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, including monitoring the implementation of SB 560, 76th R.S., and changes in telecommunications markets resulting from the legislation.
Committee:	House Appropriations
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Committee on Appropriations, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1994 : a report to the House of Representatives, 74th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	General Services Commission, Texas | State employee salaries | State employees | State government contracts |
Library Call Number:	L1836.73 ap65
Session:	73rd R.S. (1993)
Online version:	View report [30 pages  File size: 1,058 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Review exempt salary schedules in state agencies, including comparisons of the number of exempt potitions and salary levels among agencies; the effects of removing the exempt salary schedule from the appropriations bill, and recommendation of a method for establishing exempt salaries by future legislatures.
2.	Study possible improvements in the state's system for the procurement of goods and services. Consider the procurement study recently completed by the General Services Commission and the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
3.	Examine the practices of agencies in awarding employee salary bonuses. Define the goals of bonus programs and make recommendations to assure that such programs conform to goals defined by the legislature.
Committee:	House Government Organization
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Government Organization, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1992 : a report to the House of Representatives, 73rd Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Aircraft Pooling Board | Architectural Examiners, Texas Board of | Cosmetology Commission, Texas | Funeral Service Commission, Texas | General Services Commission, Texas | Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of | Jail Standards, Texas Commission on | Law Examiners, Texas Board of | Motor Vehicle Board, Texas | Privatization | Real Estate Commission, Texas | State agencies | State Bar of Texas | Structural Pest Control Board, Texas | Sunset review process | Texas Turnpike Authority | Transportation, Texas Department of |
Library Call Number:	L1836.72 g746
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View report [94 pages  File size: 3,619 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor and oversee legislation enacted during the 72nd Regular and Special Called Sessions that was considered by the Government Organization Committee; Performance Audit Review Recommendations; and any agency-initiated changes.
2.	Carry out budget and oversight responsibilities for all agencies, boards, and commissions listed in Rule 3, Section 14. A. Monitor and oversee documtenation of salary increases. B. Verify the number and status of outcomes and outputs as identified in the Appropriations Bill (HB 1, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session). C. Review agencies' existing performance standards and determine whether new standards are needed.
3.	Study the most effective system to identify and encourage opportunities for privatization.
4.	Study the feasibility of establishing statutory guidelines for state agency advisory committees.
5.	Monitor and coordinate with the Sunset Commission the agency reviews required by HB 222, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session.
Committee:	Senate State Affairs, Interim
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Report on the General Services Commission, Texas Department of Transportation, workers' compensation insurance fund : with special reports on Automobile Theft Prevention Authority, Commission on Fire Protection, Office of Administrative Hearings, State Pr
Subjects:	Administrative Hearings, State Office of | Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority | Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas | Ethics Commission, Texas | Fire Protection, Texas Commission on | General Services Commission, Texas | Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund | Transportation, Texas Department of | Workers' compensation |
Library Call Number:	L1836.72 st29sr
Session:	72nd R.S. (1991)
Online version:	View report [67 pages  File size: 2,406 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	The Committee shall examine the functions of the Department of Transportation, including issues ranging from organization to regulatory procedures.
2.	The Committee shall study and monitor the use of the Workers' Compensation State Fund.
3.	The Committee shall monitor the operations of the General Services Commission as amended by HB 39, 72nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session.
4.	Monitor legislation related to the Office of Administrative Hearings, the Ethics Commission, Auto Theft Prevention Authority, Commission on Fire Protection, and the Office of the Comptroller's Property Tax Division. Examine issues related to transition, organization and regulatory procedures. *
Committee:	House General Investigating
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House General Investigating Committee report to the House of Representatives of the State of Texas.
Subjects:	General Services Commission, Texas | San Antonio College |
Library Call Number:	L1836.66 h816 6
Session:	66th R.S. (1979)
Online version:	View report [24 pages  File size: 850 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Investigate complaints about the misuse of public funds and employees, irregularities in purchasing, and bribery by the San Antonio Junior College District. *
2.	Investigate complaints about the operation of the State Purchasing and General Services Commission. *

* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.

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