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| Committee: | House Business and Industry | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Business & Industry, Texas House of Representatives interim report, December 2010 : a report to the House of Representatives, 82nd Texas Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Employment | Homeowners' associations | Liability | Manufacturing | Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund | Unemployment taxes | Workers' compensation | Workplace safety | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.81 B964 | |
| Session: | 81st R.S. (2009) | |
| Online version: | View report [83 pages File size: 10,965 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine Title 11 of the Texas Property Code to determine if the various independent statutes are sufficient to protect the interest of homeowners and homeowners associations. Consider whether Title 11 should be consolidated with other laws. | |
| 2. | Study and report on third-party liability issues involving workers' compensation, including the frequency and success rates of third party litigation, the relationship, if any, between third-party litigation and jobsite safety, the adequacy of compensation and reimbursement to workers, and the economic costs of third-party litigation and equitable and contractual subrogation in construction activities. Joint Interim Charge with House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence | |
| 3. | Review the Unemployment Compensation Fund and its impact on business taxpayers to determine whether changes may be made to stabilize the fund in times of economic contraction without imposing an undue economic burden on businesses. Determine whether modernizations should be implemented to make the fund more efficient and effective. Joint Interim Charge with House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, and Workforce | |
| 4. | Examine ways to increase the creation of jobs in the Texas manufacturing industry. | |
| 5. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | House Economic Development | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Economic Development, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2002 : a report to the House of Representatives, 78th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Economic development | Unemployment benefits | Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund | Unemployment taxes | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.77 ec74h | |
| Session: | 77th R.S. (2001) | |
| Online version: | View report [45 pages File size: 1,866 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Evaluate the attractiveness of Texas for business expansions and relocations, including consideration of the state's history of job creation. Determine which areas of the state have been more successful and which have been less successful, and whether additional programs or incentives are needed for some or all areas of the state. If new incentives are recommended, suggest funding sources. | |
| 2. | Review the Development Corporation Act of 1979, including the 4A and 4B economic development tax. Conduct a thorough analysis of the historical use of this tax, and determine success and failure rates in promoting job creation and business development. | |
| 3. | Actively monitor the status of the unemployment compensation trust fund. Study the mechanisms in current law designed to keep the fund balance in the desired range. Review practices in other states to assess whether the effectiveness and fairness of the system might be improved. | |
| 4. | Actively monitor the agencies under the committee's oversight jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | House Economic Development | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Economic Development, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Aerospace Commission, Texas | Economic Development, Texas Department of | Job training programs | Local Workforce Development Boards | Skills Development/Smart Jobs Fund | Spaceports | State government contracts | Unemployment benefits | Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund | Unemployment taxes | Welfare | Welfare-to-work | Workforce | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.76 ec74h | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View report [96 pages File size: 4,086 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Assess the strengths and weaknesses of local workforce development boards and their capacity to provide effective training and job services. Include a review of the boards' monitoring and verification of contractor performance and reports. Assess the workforce development system's effectiveness in the areas of (a) the TANF population, (b) dislocated workers, (c) persons with disabilities and (d) the high-technology workforce. | |
| 2. | Actively monitor the status of the unemployment insurance compensation trust fund. Study the mechanisms in current law designed to keep the fund in the desired range. | |
| 3. | Review current programs and examine other options for preparing students who do not seek advanced degrees for jobs in today's economy. | |
| 4. | Conduct active oversight of the agencies under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | House Economic Development | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Economic Development Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1998 : a report to the House of Representatives, 76th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Border economy | Border environment | Border issues | Border transit corridors | Border transportation | Environmental protection | North American Free Trade Agreement | Unemployment benefits | Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund | Unemployment taxes | Workforce Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 ec74h | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View report [171 pages File size: 7,064 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Conduct a comprehensive review of the unemployment compensation system, including employer contribution rates, benefit determination factors, long-term financial stability, efficiency of benefit delivery and adjudication procedures, and any problems faced by employers or beneficiaries. | |
| 2. | Assess the effects of NAFTA on major industrial, business, agricultural, and labor sectors, as well as trade. Review any other positive or negative impacts, including such areas as environmental and public safety issues. Report on the responses of Texas economic sectors to changes brought about by NAFTA. | |
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