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- Committee:
- Senate State Affairs, 76th R.S. (1999)
- Title:
- Charge 2 Devolution in the state
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Aging and Disability Services, Texas Department of | Federal funds | Federal government | Health, Texas Department of | Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of | Human Services, Texas Department of | Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Texas | State agencies | State Auditor's Office, Texas | Workforce Commission, Texas |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.76 st29a 2
- Description:
- [93 pages File size: 3,705 kb]
- Charges:
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- Study the impact of devolution and other federal streamlining and efficiency efforts on major state agencies, including full-time equivalent employee (FTE) increases, major programmatic changes, and administrative costs to the state. The Committee shall also study conflicts and overlaps among agencies resulting from federally devolved functions and responsibilities. The Committee shall coordinate study of this issue with the Committee on Finance. The final preparation of the report will be the responsibility of the State Affairs Committee.
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- Committee:
- Senate Finance, 75th R.S. (1997)
- Title:
- Interim report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Consultants | Mandated reports | State agencies | State agency budgets | State Auditor's Office, Texas | State employees |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.75 f49/75scrs art. 4,5
- Description:
- [32 pages File size: 1,392 kb]
- Charges:
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- Each Finance Subcommittee shall for agencies within its jurisdiction as enumerated in the FY'98-99 Budget (Appropriations Bill, HB 1) report.
- Evaluate the usefulness of the agencies' performance measures.
- Analyze the agencies' accuracy in reporting on performance measures.
- Evaluate agencies' budgets and identify reasons for differences in budget requests and appropriated amounts.
- Examine the history of agencies' unexpended balances and the causes for those balances.
- Evaluate agencies' caseload, population or enrollment forecast methods.
- Monitor agencies' responses to State Auditor reports;
- Analyze agencies' line-item strategies and determine if they are essential to and reflective of the agencies' missions;
- Review increases and decreases in the number of agencies' full- or part-time employees and use of consultant/contract individuals; and
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- Committee:
- Senate Jurisprudence, 75th R.S. (1997)
- Title:
- Interim report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Appellate courts | Attorneys | Court congestion | Court costs and fees | Fines | Judicial campaign contributions | Judicial districts | Judicial Districts Board | Judicial selection | Juries | Jury duty | Redistricting | State Auditor's Office, Texas |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.75 j979
- Description:
- [90 pages File size: 4,360 kb]
- Charges:
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- Study the selection of judges in the state courts as well as the statutory county courts-at-law and probate courts, and make recommendations for any legislative action. The committee should consider the report made to the 75th Legislature by the Texas Commission on Judicial Efficiency and legislation introduced during the 75th Legislature.
- Study and evaluate the process of judicial districting with emphasis on the intermediate level of courts in Texas and, if necessary, make recommendations for any legislative action.
- Review any reports made by the Texas State Auditor regarding the court system and efficiency of the courts which may be issued prior to the 76th Legislature, and consider whether legislative action is needed.
- Study the costs assessed on parties filing civil lawsuits and appeals in district, county and appellate courts and evaluate whether those costs are unreasonable or overly burdensome. The Committee should review relevant legislation introduced during the 1997 regular session.
- Evaluate the collection efforts of criminal fines imposed by the courts to determine how courts, court clerks, community supervision departments, the Division of Paroles in the Department of Criminal Justice, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles may enhance collection efforts. If improvement in collection efforts is needed, the Committee should make recommendations. A review of other states' methods may be conducted.
- Review ways to improve service on juries and service by jurors. The committee should consider the work of the task force created by the Texas Supreme Court to study the jury system in Texas, as well as review the results of any similar studies which have taken place or are presently taking place in other states.
- Review the legal duties of attorneys and guardians in the negotiation and settlement of their client's civil claims. The Committee should consider whether current law and regulations ensure that clients' interests are protected and promote the efficient and effective resolution of claims. The Committee may make recommendations, if necessary, for legislative action.
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- Committee:
- Senate Economic Development, 74th R.S. (1995)
- Title:
- Interim report - Economic development incentives
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas | Enterprise zone programs | Property taxes | Sales taxes | School districts | State Auditor's Office, Texas | Tax incentives | Tax increment reinvestment zones |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.74 ec74
- Description:
- [222 pages File size: 9,205 kb]
- Charges:
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- Review and make recommendations regarding the cost benefit analysis or other evaluation reports performed by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor on the tax abatement program, enterprise zone program or other state financial incentive programs.
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- Committee:
- Senate Economic Development, 74th R.S. (1995)
- Title:
- Interim Report - Efficiency of tax abatements; a report prepared for the Economic Development Committee
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.74 ec74t
- Description:
- [0 pages]
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- Committee:
- House Public Education, 74th R.S. (1995)
- Title:
- Interim report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- Education | Education Agency, Texas | Educational accountability | School districts | School finance | State Auditor's Office, Texas | Statutory revision | Teacher salaries |
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.74 ed83h
- Description:
- [71 pages File size: 2,933 kb]
- Charges:
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- Monitor implementation and effects of the recodification of the Education Code by the 74th Legislature.
- Study the possibility of providing incentive pay to teachers in inner-city and low-performing districts.
- Review the accuracy of the key accountability and reporting systems used by state leaders to assess and assure school performance.
- Assess the extent to which authority for key decisions is devolving to the local level and the extent to which local policy-makers are exercising options to innovate.
- Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction.
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- Committee:
- Joint Legislative Audit, Special, 50th R.S. (1947)
- Title:
- Interim Report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- State Auditor's Office, Texas |
- Library Call Number:
- L1800.9 AU912 1949 / S.J. of Tex., 51st Leg., R.S. 393 (1949)
- Description:
- [5 pages File size: 202 kb]
- Charges:
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- Appoint a State Auditor and oversee the work of the State Auditor. *
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- Committee:
- Joint Legislative Audit, Special, 49th R.S. (1945)
- Title:
- Interim Report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- State Auditor's Office, Texas |
- Library Call Number:
- A1800.9 AU912 1947
- Description:
- [8 pages File size: 416 kb]
- Charges:
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- Appoint a State Auditor and oversee the work of the State Auditor. *
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- Committee:
- Joint Legislative Audit, Special, 48th R.S. (1943)
- Title:
- Interim Report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- State Auditor's Office, Texas |
- Library Call Number:
- L1800.9 AU912 1945 / S.J. of Tex., 49th Leg. R.S. 71 (1945)
- Description:
- [4 pages File size: 138 kb]
- Charges:
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- Appoint an investigator of all custodians of public funds, disbursing agents, and personnel of departments, the title of such officer to be State Auditor.
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- Committee:
- Joint General Land Office Investigation, 41st R.S. (1929)
- Title:
- Report
- Document type:
- Report
- Subjects:
- General Land Office, Texas | Government ethics | Land Commissioner | Land vacancy claims | Mineral rights | Permanent School Fund | Permanent University Fund | State Auditor's Office, Texas | State land |
- Library Call Number:
- S.J. of Tex., 41st Leg., 1st C.S. 322 (1929)/L1836.41 L229R
- Description:
- [6 pages]
- Charges:
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- Conduct investigation of General Land Office concerning all patents, leases, and sales of public domain and investigate every action of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. *
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- Committee:
- Joint General Land Office Investigation, 41st R.S. (1929)
- Title:
- Miscellaneous Exhibits: Charges against J.T. Robison, Commissioner of the General Land Office, resolutions, correspondence (Robison election expense reports, public lands, reevaluations under acts of 1913 and 1925, lawsuit in Travis County, land records)
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.41 L229M
- Description:
- [92 pages File size: 33,627 kb]
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- Committee:
- Joint General Land Office Investigation, 41st R.S. (1929)
- Title:
- Ernst & Ernst Examination
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.41 L229S 1913
- Description:
- [0 pages]
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- Committee:
- Joint General Land Office Investigation, 41st R.S. (1929)
- Title:
- Ernst & Ernst Examination
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.41 L229S 1925-6
- Description:
- [0 pages]
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- Committee:
- Joint General Land Office Investigation, 41st R.S. (1929)
- Title:
- Ernst & Ernst Examination
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.41 L229SO
- Description:
- [0 pages]
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- Committee:
- Joint General Land Office Investigation, 41st R.S. (1929)
- Title:
- Report of Investigation of the General Land Office, as provided for in S.C.R. No. 4; Transcripts, February 7-March 12, 1929
- Document type:
- Supporting document
- Library Call Number:
- L1836.41 L229R
- Description:
- [1016 pages File size: 431,594 kb]
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