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3 Document(s) [ Subject: Social%20Security ]
| Committee: | House Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Human Services, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2002 : a report to the House of Representatives, 78th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Americans with Disabilities Act | Child care | Disability benefits | Food stamps | Human Services, Texas Department of | Mental health services | Rehabilitation Commission, Texas | Services for persons with disabilities | Social Security | Suicide | Welfare | Welfare reform | Welfare-to-work | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.77 h88 | |
| Session: | 77th R.S. (2001) | |
| Online version: | View report [148 pages File size: 2,381 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Monitor congressional reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program, the Food Stamp program, and the Child Care Development Fund Block Grant. | |
| 2. | Consider ways the state and local governments can promote asset development in low-income households and facilitate increased independence from public assistance. Examine any difficulties public assistance clients may encounter because of asset test standards. | |
| 3. | Review the organization and administration of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, including but not limited to eligibility determinations for social security disability benefits. | |
| 4. | Study the extent and causes of suicide and consider whether Texas should implement a suicide prevention program. | |
| 5. | Evaluate the adequacy of staffing levels at the Department of Human Services. Examine staff workloads and responsibilities in light of new and altered responsibilities at the department, including implementation of CHIP, eligibility policy changes and welfare reform. Explore options that might increase efficiency of staff, including enhanced technology and public-private partnerships for application and recertification of benefits. | |
| 6. | Actively monitor agencies and institutions under the committee's oversight jurisdiction, including compliance with legislative direction on "Olmstead" issues. | |
| Committee: | House Employment Practices | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report of the Committee on Employment Practices, Texas House of Representatives, 66th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Crime victims | Crime Victims' Compensation Fund | Food stamps | Public retirement systems | Social Security | Unemployment | Unemployment benefits | Welfare | Workers' compensation | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.66 em74 | |
| Session: | 66th R.S. (1979) | |
| Online version: | View report [46 pages File size: 1,563 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review all aspects of the worker's compensation law including: coverage, weekly payments for temporary total disability. benefits for permanent disability, administrative rules, penalties to insure that the responsibilities of the law are fulfilled, the feasibility of self-insurance, and other related matters. These efforts should be coordinated with the Committee on Insurance. | |
| 2. | Monitor the organizational activities of the State Pension Review Board. | |
| 3. | Review the administration of the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Study fine collection and claims processing and make recommendations for improvement. Summarize federal legislation on crime victims compensation. * | |
| 4. | Oversight activities shall be conducted for all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee for appropriative purposes during the 66th Regular Session of the Legislature. Procedures suggested for this purpose during the last interim are recommended. The agencies include: Texas Employment Commission, Merit System Council, Texas Department of Labor and Standards, Industrial Accident Board, State Pension Review Board, and Office of the Attorney General - Worker's Compensation. | |
| 5. | Study the relationship between the numbers of Social Security and worker's compensation beneficiaries to determine if a formula could be devised to use both programs in providing benefits. | |
| 6. | Study the relationship between the numbers of unemployed, Unemployment Insurance recipients, and recipients of A.F.D.C. and Food Stamps. | |
| 7. | Monitor the activities of the Industrial Accident Board with regard to the implementation of the Crime Victims Compensation Act. | |
| Committee: | House Intergovernmental Affairs | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 66th Legislature : report of the / Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, Texas House of Representatives, 65th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Community Affairs, Texas Department of | Councils of government | Counties | County government | Land use regulations | Municipal annexation | Municipalities | Public retirement systems | Real estate development | Social Security | Urban sprawl | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 in8a | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Online version: | View report [90 pages File size: 2,452 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Oversight responsibility of agency expenditures and related transactions. This function shall encompass a review and monitoring of all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this Committee for appropriative purposes during the 65th Regular Session of the Legislature, to wit: Department of Community Affairs. | |
| 2. | A study of urban development in general, to include urban sprawl and its effect; annexation policies of cities and the problems and effects caused thereby; and the emerging administrative problems of urban areas, including methods of financing improvements and urban blight and renovation. | |
| 3. | A study local government structures, including powers and resources and demands thereupon with recommendations as to any necessary legislative action to provide flexibility and uniformity of operation. | |
| 4. | A study of intra-state regions and special districts to include a report on the trends towards metropolitan area governments, and recommendations as to any necessary legislative action to control or redirect the direction of regional councils of government. | |
| 5. | A study of the methodology, effect of and financial ramifications of the State electing to withdraw participation in the social security system of state employees. | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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