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26 Document(s) [ Subject: State%20employee%20salaries ]

Committee:	Senate Finance
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Bail | Border security | Coronavirus | Economy | Employees Retirement System of Texas | Federal funds | Harris County | Homestead exemptions | Hospitals | Inflation | Investment of public funds | Long-term care | Medicaid | Mental health services | Nursing homes | Operation Lone Star (Border security) | Property tax exemptions | Property taxes | Public retirement systems | Recidivism | Retirees | Russia | School finance | State employee salaries | State employee turnover | Tax and expenditure limits | Tax revenue | Teacher Retirement System of Texas |
Library Call Number:	L1836.87 F49
Session:	87th R.S. (2021)
Online version:	View report [108 pages  File size: 4,001 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Federal Funds: Report on the state use of federal COVID-19 relief funds provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, the American Rescue Plan Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts, and similar federal legislation. Examine local use of federal relief funding, including funding provided to school districts through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund. Evaluate the overall fiscal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on state agencies, including costs incurred due to federal mandates. Identify barriers to the effective utilization of funds and make recommendations on the expenditure of unappropriated funds. In addition, evaluate and report on the spending by state agencies that have been utilizing "one-time" federal funding (temporary enhancements, e.g. FMAP and ESSER) sources, where federal funding will likely be significantly reduced in future biennia.
2.	Property Tax Relief: Examine and recommend ways to reduce Texans' property tax burden. Review and report on proposals to use or dedicate state revenues in excess of the state spending limit to eliminate the school district maintenance and operations property tax.
3.	Inflation: Review and report on the effect inflation is having on the business community and state government, including state salaries, retiree benefits, the state economy, and cost of state services.
4.	Inflation: Review and report on the impact of inflation on units of local governments' revenue collections and property taxpayers' tax bills, including the homestead exemption.
5.	Tax Exemptions: Examine Texans' current tax exemptions and report on whether adjustments are merited because of inflation or any other factors.
6.	Russia Divestiture: Examine and report on options for state asset owners to divest their positions in companies that invest in the Russian Federation.
7.	State Pension Reforms: Monitor the implementation of recent statewide pension reforms to the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
8.	Bail Bond Reform: Monitor the implementation of recent bail bond reform legislation along with its economic impact on the judicial and correctional system. Assess any barriers to implementation, the law’s effect on pretrial release and jail populations, and ways to further promote public safety and efficiency.
9.	Operation Lone Star: Monitor appropriations and spending supporting Operation Lone Star. Evaluate and report on the effectiveness of spending to secure the southern border. Identify and report on resources needed to ensure support for the State National Guard, as well as overall resources necessary for border security for future legislative consideration.
10.	Long-term Care Funding: Examine state investments in the long-term nursing home care system. Study nursing facility funding issues and the impact of the pandemic on capacity and delivery of care. Explore nursing facility quality metrics and recommend strategies to improve the sustainability of the long-term care workforce.
11.	Medicaid: Monitor the financial impact of federal decision-making affecting supplemental Medicaid funding for Texas hospitals and health care systems, including negotiations between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Texas Medicaid agency regarding the state's 1115 Medicaid waiver and other federal proposals reducing supplemental funding streams for Texas.
12.	Mental Health Delivery: Examine the state mental health service delivery system. Study the state's Comprehensive Plan for State-Funded Inpatient Mental Health Services and the Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan and evaluate the existing state investments in mental health services and state hospital capacity. Review current forensic and civil mental health service waitlists, and recommend ways to improve coordination and outcomes to reduce waitlists. Explore and report on options for additional mental health service capacity, including building state hospitals in the Panhandle and Rio Grande Valley areas.
Committee:	House Appropriations
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Appropriations, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Correctional officer salaries | State agencies | State budgets | State employee salaries | State employee turnover | State employees | State government contracts | Tobacco settlement receipts |
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 ap65
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [97 pages  File size: 4,308 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Actively monitor through hearings and research the appropriations made by the 76th Legislature, including the disposition of tobacco settlement proceeds.
2.	Review practices of state agencies and institutions in salary administration, contract employees, general contracting practices including monitoring the performance of contractors, Year 2000 performance, and attainment of performance goals.
3.	Examine trends in pay and turnover in state agencies and institutions with a focus on the most highly paid executive positions and the lowest paid positions, such as correctional officers, human service caseworkers, food service workers, MHMR aides and assistants, and therapist technicians.
Committee:	House Appropriations
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Appropriations, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1998 : a report to the House of Representatives, 76th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Appellate courts | High technology | State agencies | State budgets | State employee salaries | State employees | Supreme Court, Texas | Year 2000 computer problem |
Library Call Number:	L1836.75 ap65
Session:	75th R.S. (1997)
Online version:	View report [75 pages  File size: 3,496 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Perform a comprehensive evaluation of performance-based budgeting and strategic planning, including costs and benefits. Review the original goals of the programs and assess the extent to which they have met expectations. Report specific achievements that would not have occurred under previous systems. Develop performance measures to evaluate success of the systems.
2.	Study the duplication of state services. Compile an inventory of programs in which there is an apparent duplication of state services. Based on the inventory, select specific services for detailed study and recommendations.
3.	Review implementation of new job classification plans. Evaluate agency actions in response to new plans. Continue study to improve consistency and equity among agencies and titles while preserving essential management flexibility.
4.	Determine whether the methods of funding Texas courts, especially the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals, are the most efficient and effective. Evaluate other funding options. Include a review of any benefits achieved by the additional funding provided to the courts for fee collection and enhanced technology.
5.	Study opportunities for agencies to use technology to deliver products and services more effectively. Maintain active oversight on the Year 2000 initiative.
Committee:	Senate Finance
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report of the Senate Finance Committee : recommendations to the 76th Legislature.
Subjects:	Government travel costs | State budgets | State employee salaries | State employees |
Library Call Number:	L1836.75 f49
Session:	75th R.S. (1997)
Online version:	View report [292 pages  File size: 12,163 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Based upon the work of the Finance Subcommittees, make any necessary recommendations for legislative or state agency action.
2.	Review the use of riders in the Appropriations Bill and recommend guidelines to evaluate proposed riders for appropriateness and legality.
Supporting documents
Committee:	Senate Finance
Title:	Committee documentation: daily minutes record
Library Catalog Title:	Minutes
Library Call Number:	L1803.9 F49 75
Session:	75th R.S. (1997)
Online version:	View document [1 pages  File size: 28 kb]
Committee:	House Appropriations
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Appropriations Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1996 : a report to the House of Representatives, 75th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Computers and government | Councils of government | Databases | Overtime pay | State agencies | State agency performance measures | State employee salaries | State employees | University employee salaries | University faculty | Year 2000 computer problem |
Library Call Number:	L1836.74 ap65
Session:	74th R.S. (1995)
Online version:	View report [110 pages  File size: 4,996 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Conduct a review of performance-based budgeting and strategic planning, as currently implemented. Review the original goals and theories supporting these processes and assess the extent to which goals have been attained. Develop performance measures to assess future success of the planning and budgeting processes.
2.	Review the overall salary and benefit levels of state employees and assess how they compare with the private sector.
3.	Review special issues related to state compensation, including merit pay; salary increases for exempt employees; the achievement bonus program; severance pay and "golden parachutes;" non-monetary emoluments such as housing or personal services; and parity in compensation for similar work performed at different agencies.
4.	Review the state's means for overseeing the planning and implementation for major information systems by state agencies and institutions. Include a history of the state's efforts to accomplish such oversight. Review major projects that have not met goals, including timeliness and budgets.
5.	Review the efficiency of funding numerous local programs through Councils of Governments or other similar intermediary organizations. The Committee should consider the accountability of the state, regional and local entities for funds used for such programs.
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 Appropriations
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 72nd Texas Legislature / Committee on Appropriations.
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
Session:	71st R.S. (1989)
Online version:	View report [63 pages  File size: 2,514 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
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.
Committee:	House State Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim Report to the 67th Texas Legislature / the Committee on State Affairs.
Subjects:	Natural disasters | State employee salaries | State employee turnover | State employees |
Library Call Number:	L1836.66 st29
Session:	66th R.S. (1979)
Online version:	View report [66 pages  File size: 2,867 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Review state personnel policies to determine their impact on turnover rates, benefits, absenteeism, and other related issues, and to compare the policies with those in the private sector.
2.	Identify state policies and programs dealing with natural disasters in Texas and determine if these policies and programs have any influence on the quality of available public services.
Committee:	House Appropriations
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives sixty-sixth legislature / report of the Committee on Appropriations, Texas House of Representatives, sixty-fifth legislature.
Subjects:	Federal funds | State agency budgets | State budgets | State buildings | State employee salaries |
Library Call Number:	L1836.65 AP65
Session:	65th R.S. (1977)
Online version:	View report [53 pages  File size: 1,387 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Review the statutes of those state agencies which are not currently funded under the appropriations bill but whose funds may be appropriated by the legislature.
2.	Review the procedures of the appropriative process and recommend changes in House rules, committee procedures, etc. as needed to improve the appropriative process.
3.	Review the states allotment of federal funds and the process by which they flow into the state, developing future projection trends with particular focus on funds used for salaries to pay state employees.
4.	Review of space requirements of state agencies and recommendations as to future construction and possible sources of funding in lieu of the now defunct 2 cent tax for State Building Construction.
5.	Special oversight of budget activities of all state agencies with particular emphasis on implementation and use of an interactive budget monitoring system for committees and members of the legislature.
6.	Review of agency, board and commission fees and licenses, determining if these have become outdated or do not generate necessary revenues as was originally intended when fee structure was enacted.
Committee:	Joint Public Employees Study Commission
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Public sector employer-employee relations : final report, December 1, 1974 / Public Employees Study Commission.
Subjects:	State employee benefits | State employee salaries | State employee turnover | State employees |
Library Call Number:	L1836.63 p966r
Session:	63rd R.S. (1973)
Online version:	View report [67 pages  File size: 3,639 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Study employer-employee relationships, to hold public hearings throughout the state in at least five different locations; to review the experience in other states in this field, and to determine the relative merits and hazards of adopting any proposed revision of the present law.
Committee:	House State Affairs Subcommittee on State Personnel
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report of the House State Affairs Subcommittee on State personnel to the Texas Legislature and the citizens of Texas.
Subjects:	State employee salaries | State employee turnover | State employees |
Library Call Number:	L1836.63 p432
Session:	63rd R.S. (1973)
Online version:	View report [40 pages  File size: 1,746 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Study the feasibility and desirability of the establishment of an agency of state government empowered to develop uniform personnel policies and rules relating to public employees. Make a complete report including findings and recommendations with drafts of any proposed legislation.
Committee:	Senate Texas Employer's Insurance Association, Investigate
Title:	Majority Report
Library Catalog Title:	Reports.
Subjects:	Lobbyists | State employee salaries | Texas Employers Insurance Association | Workers' compensation |
Library Call Number:	S.J. of Tex., 38th Leg., R.S. 1152 (1923)
Session:	38th R.S. (1923)
Online version:	View report [4 pages]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	To make an investigation into the affairs and conduct of the Texas Employer's Insurance Association. *
Committee:	Senate Texas Employer's Insurance Association, Investigate
Title:	Minority Report
Library Catalog Title:	Reports.
Subjects:	Lobbyists | State employee salaries | Texas Employers Insurance Association | Workers' compensation |
Library Call Number:	S.J. of Tex., 38th Leg., R.S. 1155 (1923)
Session:	38th R.S. (1923)
Online version:	View report [6 pages]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	To make an investigation into the affairs and conduct of the Texas Employer's Insurance Association. *
Committee:	Senate Bubonic Plague Appropriation Investigation
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	Special Committee Report
Subjects:	Disease prevention | Health, Texas Department of | State agency budgets | State employee salaries |
Library Call Number:	S.J. of Tex., 34th Leg., 1st C.S. 55 (1915)
Session:	34th R.S. (1915)
Online version:	View report [3 pages]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Investigate charge made in Austin American newspaper that Dr. W.R. Collins, State Health Officer, had diverted funds appropriated for the extermination of bubonic plague bearing rats. *
Committee:	Senate Bubonic Plague Appropriation Investigation
Title:	Minority Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report
Subjects:	Disease prevention | Health, Texas Department of | State agency budgets | State employee salaries |
Library Call Number:	S.J. of the Tex., 34th Leg., 1st C.S. 56 (1915)
Session:	34th R.S. (1915)
Online version:	View report [1 pages]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Investigate charge made in Austin American newspaper that Dr. W.R. Collins, State Health Officer, had diverted funds appropriated for the extermination of bubonic plague bearing rats. *
Committee:	House Adjutant General's Department, Special
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	Adjutant General, Texas | State employee salaries |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 25th Leg., 1st C.S. 89 (1897)
Session:	25th R.S. (1897)
Online version:	View report [4 pages  File size: 141 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Make a thorough examination of the duties and responsibilities of each individual clerk employed in each department located at the capital, and make a detailed statement to the House at the earliest moment.
Committee:	House Blind Institute, Special
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	State employee salaries | Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 25th Leg., 1st C.S. 56 (1897)
Session:	25th R.S. (1897)
Online version:	View report [4 pages  File size: 178 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Make a thorough examination of the duties and responsibilities of each individual clerk employed in each department located at the capital, and make a detailed statement to the House at the earliest moment.
Committee:	House Comptroller's Department, Special
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas | State employee salaries |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 25th Leg., 1st C.S. 68 (1897)
Session:	25th R.S. (1897)
Online version:	View report [7 pages  File size: 374 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Make a thorough examination of the duties and responsibilities of each individual clerk employed in each department located at the capital, and make a detailed statement to the House at the earliest moment.
Committee:	House Deaf & Dumb Institute, Special
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	State employee salaries | Texas School for the Deaf |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 25th Leg., 1st C.S. 90 (1897)
Session:	25th R.S. (1897)
Online version:	View report [6 pages  File size: 271 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Make a thorough examination of the duties and responsibilities of each individual clerk employed in each department located at the capital, and make a detailed statement to the House at the earliest moment.
Committee:	House Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History, Special
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History, Texas Department of | State employee salaries |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 25th Leg., 1st C.S. 72 (1897)
Session:	25th R.S. (1897)
Online version:	View report [4 pages  File size: 194 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Make a thorough examination of the duties and responsibilities of each individual clerk employed in each department located at the capital, and make a detailed statement to the House at the earliest moment.
Committee:	House Executive Department, Special
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	Governor's mansion | Governors | State employee salaries |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 25th Leg., 1st C.S. 56 (1897)
Session:	25th R.S. (1897)
Online version:	View report [3 pages  File size: 124 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Make a thorough examination of the duties and responsibilities of each individual clerk employed in each department located at the capital, and make a detailed statement to the House at the earliest moment.
Committee:	House Land Office, Special
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	General Land Office, Texas | State employee salaries |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 25th Leg., 1st C.S. 34 (1897)
Session:	25th R.S. (1897)
Online version:	View report [10 pages  File size: 644 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Make a thorough examination of the duties and responsibilities of each individual clerk employed in each department located at the capital, and make a detailed statement to the House at the earliest moment.
Committee:	House Secretary of State's Department, Special
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	Secretary of State, Texas | State employee salaries |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 25th Leg., 1st C.S. 48 (1897)
Session:	25th R.S. (1897)
Online version:	View report [4 pages  File size: 218 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Make a thorough examination of the duties and responsibilities of each individual clerk employed in each department located at the capital, and make a detailed statement to the House at the earliest moment.
Committee:	House Superintendent of Public Buildings Department, Special
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	State buildings | State employee salaries |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 25th Leg., 1st C.S. 46 (1897)
Session:	25th R.S. (1897)
Online version:	View report [3 pages  File size: 139 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Make a thorough examination of the duties and responsibilities of each individual clerk employed in each department located at the capital, and make a detailed statement to the House at the earliest moment.
Committee:	House Treasurer's Department, Special
Title:	Report
Library Catalog Title:	[Report].
Subjects:	State employee salaries | Treasury Department, Texas State |
Library Call Number:	H.J. of Tex., 25th Leg., 1st C.S. 82 (1897)
Session:	25th R.S. (1897)
Online version:	View report [4 pages  File size: 210 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Make a thorough examination of the duties and responsibilities of each individual clerk employed in each department located at the capital, and make a detailed statement to the House at the earliest moment.

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