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| Committee: | Senate Education Subcommittee on Higher Education | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Economic forecasts | Economy | Flagship universities | Health insurance | Higher education | Higher education accountability | Nuclear power plants | Student aid | University campuses | University graduation rates | University research | Workforce | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.80 Ed83h | |
| Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
| Online version: | View report [112 pages File size: 8,273 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine different methodologies for assessing the quality of degree and certificate programs at higher education institutions and for measuring student learning outcomes. Review current institutional performance standards and make recommendations that promote academic and financial accountability. Review the method for measuring graduation rates to determine whether alternative measures are more appropriately suited for institutions with a large percentage of non-traditional students. | |
| 2. | Identify potential future economic trends and workforce needs, including those created by additional nuclear generation facilities, and identify strategies to help meet these needs. | |
| 3. | Examine ways to assess and improve academic advising to help students succeed in higher education and complete their course of study and graduate in the minimum time required. | |
| 4. | Study the need for new higher education institutions and make recommendations for developing a long-term strategy for creating and supporting new institutions, especially additional flagship public research universities. Explore methods for determining where such universities should be located and ensuring that such universities admit a qualified and diverse student body. Consider the state's allocation of and need for resources for medical education, including graduate medical education, geographic distribution of those resources, and the value of associating a medical school with a top-tier academic campus. | |
| 5. | Study research funding and assess the research infrastructure and capabilities at higher education institutions. Make recommendations for streamlining the various sources of funding (Texas Competitive Knowledge Fund, the Research Development Fund, and the Advanced Research Program) and for developing a statewide strategy for increasing research at higher education institutions, including ways to improve research commercialization. | |
| 6. | Evaluate the cost and feasibility of a range of options for providing health care insurance for students attending institutions of higher education. | |
| 7. | Review the status, effects, and success or failure of higher education authorities operating under Chapters 53, 53A, and 53B, Education Code, and nonprofit corporations carrying out the functions of higher education authorities under those chapters. Make recommendations regarding any necessary changes in the statutes and administration of same. (Joint charge with Senate Finance Committee) | |
| 8. | Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Subcommittee on Higher Education, 80th R.S., and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance and/or complete implementation. Specifically, monitor any pending federal legislation that would impact student financial aid. | |
| Committee: | House Energy Resources | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Energy Resources, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Abandoned oil wells | Energy policy | Environmental protection | Natural gas industry | Nuclear power plants | Oil Field Cleanup Fund | Oil industry | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.79 En27 | |
| Session: | 79th R.S. (2005) | |
| Online version: | View report [23 pages File size: 3,130 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review the effects of universal bonding on the oil and gas industry with respect to the population of oil and gas operators, economic consequences of bonding and whether bonding had had an effect on the number of abandoned wells being placed into the Oil Field Cleanup Fund. | |
| 2. | Examine the feasibility of offering economic incentives to promote the plugging of inactive wells by operators. | |
| 3. | Study the alternatives to increased appropriations to the Railroad Commission, including exploration of potential efficiencies, for administrative functions currently funded by the Oil Field Cleanup Fund. | |
| 4. | Examine technological advancements in the energy industry. Discuss whether creating legislative incentives for the use of these technologies is appropriate. | |
| 5. | Study the efficacy of private litigation and government agency investigation to accomplish remediation of natural resources impacted by historical, and current oil and gas operations. | |
| 6. | Examine the feasibility of additional nuclear generated power in Texas, focusing on supply and demand issues, current state nuclear projects, and possible federal government assistance. (Joint interim charge with Regulated Industries) | |
| 7. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | House Regulated Industries | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Regulated Industries, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Alternative energy | Cable telecommunications providers | Coal-fired power plants | Electric Reliability Council of Texas | Electric utility deregulation | Energy policy | Nuclear power plants | Providers of last resort | Public Utility Commission of Texas | Rights of way | Telecommunications deregulation | Underground utility lines | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.79 R265 | |
| Session: | 79th R.S. (2005) | |
| Online version: | View report [29 pages File size: 7,157 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Gather and review information on the generation capacity and fuel diversity of the Texas electric market. Recommend changes to Texas law that would encourage new investment and technological innovation in emerging energy fields, such as clean coal and next generation nuclear technologies. | |
| 2. | Examine the effects of retail competition on the Texas electric market including provider of last resort options for residential customers. Recommend changes to Texas law, including incentives for market participants and residential customers. | |
| 3. | Monitor the implementation of the state-issued cable and video franchise system. Recommend updates that would further encourage competition and economic investment in the Texas broadband cable and video market. | |
| 4. | Research and report on the transition to competition of incumbent telecommunications providers in Texas, and examine the effects of deregulation on local level competition, pricing and service offerings. Recommend changes to Texas law that would support further deregulation of the Texas telecommunications market. | |
| 5. | Study the current repayment mechanism to the county or municipality for utility relocations in the public rights-of-way. Report on the number of relocations statewide each year, total estimated costs for relocations, associated impacts with relocations, and possible alternative systems for funding utility relocations and associated impacts. | |
| 6. | Review current industry mechanisms used to provide compensation to municipalities for use of the public rights-of-way, specifically whether all inter-modal communications providers receive equal treatment under the current system, and whether all providers of communications services pay for use of the public rights-of-way. Recommend possible alternative compensation systems. | |
| 7. | Examine the feasibility of additional nuclear generated power in Texas, focusing on supply and demand issues, current state nuclear projects, and possible federal government assistance. (Joint interim charge with energy resources) | |
| 8. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| 9. | Examine issues related to the creation and purchase of out-of-state renewable energy credits by non-ERCOT Texas utilities and determine possible alternatives for establishing a regional approach that does not allow the double-counting of renewable energy credits for non-ERCOT utilities to meet their renewable goals. | |
| Committee: | House Energy Crisis | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Texas energy in the '70's: a time of transition / House Energy Crisis Committee. | |
| Subjects: | Energy conservation | Energy policy | Natural gas industry | Nuclear power plants | Oil industry | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.63 en27r 1975 | |
| Session: | 63rd R.S. (1973) | |
| Online version: | View report [75 pages File size: 4,366 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Begin immediately a thorough study of the energy crisis and seek possible solutions to this most serious problem. | |
| 2. | Look into, study and report on the following: (1) The effect and importance of the unitization bill that passed the house this session; (2) The curtailment of gas supplied by Coastal States to Texas cities and industrial users and the regulatory powers of the Texas Railroad Commission regarding establishment of priorities; (3) The effect of fuel rationing on our agricultural economy and the establishment of agricultural users as a high priority; and (4) The development and use of nuclear power as an energy and fuel alternative. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House Energy Crisis | |
| Title: | Committee documentation | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.63 EN27P | |
| Session: | 63rd R.S. (1973) | |
| Online version: | View document [1 pages] | |
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