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11 Document(s) [ Subject: Protective%20and%20Regulatory%20Services%2C%20Texas%20Department%20of ]
| Committee: | Senate Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Senate Committee on Human Services interim report. | |
| Subjects: | Abortion | Aging and Disability Services, Texas Department of | Americans with Disabilities Act | Children with disabilities | Community care | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Human Services, Texas Department of | Long-term care | Long-term care insurance | Medicaid | Nursing homes | Parental notification of abortion | Persons with disabilities | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Senior citizens | Services for persons with disabilities | Supreme Court, U.S. | Welfare | Welfare reform | Welfare-to-work | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.76 h89 | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View report [303 pages File size: 882 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine the continuum of care and support options available to Texans in need of long-term care. The Committee shall evaluate the effectiveness of state regulatory efforts to ensure quality services as well as analyze the long-term care business climate. | |
| 2. | Evaluate services provided to hardest-to-serve adult welfare recipients and services provided to children receiving welfare. The Committee shall assess the state's ability to avoid long-term dependency on welfare for both of these populations and develop additional strategies to encourage self-sufficiency and movement from welfare to work. | |
| 3. | Monitor federal developments related to long-term care and welfare issues. In the event that significant developments occur, the Committee shall evaluate their impact on Texas. | |
| 4. | Monitor the implementation of the following bills enacted during the 76th R.S.: SB 30, 76th R.S., relating to parental notification before an abortion may be performed on certain minors; SB 374, 76th R.S., relating to the provision of certain long-term care services, to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department on Aging, and to the eventual consolidation of the Texas Department of Human Services and the Texas Department on Aging into a new agency on aging and disability services; and HB 2641, 76th R.S., relating to the continuation and functions of the Health and Human Services Commission. The Committee shall also monitor the effects of the additional resources provided to the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Senate Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim Committee Rules | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1803.9 H89 76 | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View document [5 pages File size: 169 kb] | |
| Committee: | House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Attorney General of Texas | Child custody | Child support | Community property | Criminal Justice Policy Council | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile Probation Commission, Texas | Kidnapping | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Visitation rights | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.76 j987 | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View report [60 pages File size: 2,040 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review current laws relating to parental abduction. | |
| 2. | Review the Texas community property system, including constitutional and statutory provisions in Title 1, Family Code. | |
| 3. | Review child support visitation guidelines as required by the federal government. | |
| 4. | Conduct active oversight of the agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, including the child support enforcement program and recent law changes affecting the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. | |
| Committee: | Senate Gangs and Juvenile Justice, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Thinking outside the box. | |
| Subjects: | At-risk youth | Child Protective Services | Crime prevention | Gangs | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile justice system | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Runaway children | School safety | Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth Program | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 g154 | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View report [215 pages File size: 11,733 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study and make recommendations to address the increasing gang problem in Texas, including consideration of: collaboration between law enforcement, education officials, and state and local juvenile justice agencies; prevention and intervention efforts; needs of prosecutors and law enforcement agencies; and criminal information systems. | |
| 2. | Study the need, if any, for additional juvenile court masters to assist courts with juvenile jurisdiction in providing speedy and effective justice for juvenile offenders and their victims. Identify jurisdictions most significantly impacted by juvenile justice caseloads. If necessary, make recommendations for the number of any such masters and the fiscal implications with potential funding sources. | |
| 3. | Monitor the implementation of HB 1550, 75th R.S., passed by the Legislature during the 1997 regular session, regarding progressive sanctions. Study the impact of progressive sanctions on juvenile facilities and upon program needs to make recommendations, if any, for statutory or funding changes. | |
| 4. | Monitor the STARS (Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth) program and community youth development grants to evaluate their effectiveness and continued implementation. | |
| Committee: | Senate Gangs and Juvenile Justice, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim report - Summary | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Thinking outside the box: summary of report. | |
| Subjects: | At-risk youth | Child Protective Services | Crime prevention | Gangs | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile justice system | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Runaway children | School safety | Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth Program | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 g154s | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View report [32 pages File size: 1,425 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study and make recommendations to address the increasing gang problem in Texas, including consideration of: collaboration between law enforcement, education officials, and state and local juvenile justice agencies; prevention and intervention efforts; needs of prosecutors and law enforcement agencies; and criminal information systems. | |
| 2. | Study the need, if any, for additional juvenile court masters to assist courts with juvenile jurisdiction in providing speedy and effective justice for juvenile offenders and their victims. Identify jurisdictions most significantly impacted by juvenile justice caseloads. If necessary, make recommendations for the number of any such masters and the fiscal implications with potential funding sources. | |
| 3. | Monitor the implementation of HB 1550, 75th R.S., passed by the Legislature during the 1997 regular session, regarding progressive sanctions. Study the impact of progressive sanctions on juvenile facilities and upon program needs to make recommendations, if any, for statutory or funding changes. | |
| 4. | Monitor the STARS (Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth) program and community youth development grants to evaluate their effectiveness and continued implementation. | |
| Committee: | House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1998 : a report to the House of Representatives, 76th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Adoption | At-risk youth | Attorney General Child Support Division | Child support | Crime prevention | Foster care | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice system | Paternity | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth Program | Texas Child Support Enforcement System | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 j987 | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View report [41 pages File size: 1,866 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review the progressive sanctions and diversion programs and assess whether they are achieving desired results. | |
| 2. | Actively monitor programs for at-risk youth, including the STARS Program and Community Youth Development Grants. | |
| 3. | Monitor the implementation of the TXCSES automated system to aid child support enforcement. | |
| 4. | Conduct active oversight of agencies and programs under the jurisdiction of the committee, including implementation of the Birth Father Registry and Voluntary Adoption Registry (see HB 1091, 75th R.S., and SB 34, 75th R.S.), and the new timetables for foster care placements by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. | |
| Committee: | Senate Health and Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim report - Client abuse & medically fragile children | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Investigations of client abuse and neglect and progress report, medically fragile children : interim report. | |
| Subjects: | Child abuse | Elder abuse | Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Texas Department of | Mentally disabled persons | Mentally ill persons | Nursing homes | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.74 h349c | |
| Session: | 74th R.S. (1995) | |
| Online version: | View report [126 pages File size: 5,368 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Look into complaints included in the Austin American Statesman Jan 25 article regarding investigations of physical or mental abuse at our mental health and mental retardation institutions and look into the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services and determine why the number of investigations has increased, while the number of complaints has remained relatively constant and the number of confirmed cases has declined. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Senate Health and Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim minutes, letters to Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock with enclosures, and charts reflecting legislative recommendations submitted to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1803.9 H88 74 | |
| Session: | 74th R.S. (1995) | |
| Online version: | View document [461 pages File size: 10,303 kb] | |
| Committee: | Senate Juvenile Justice and Child Support, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Senate Interim Committee on Juvenile Justice and Child Support final report submitted to the 75th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | At-risk youth | Attorney General Child Support Division | Child support | Children's health insurance | Criminal Justice Policy Council | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile justice system | Medically uninsured | Progressive sanctions (Criminal justice) | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Public Safety, Texas Department of | School discipline | Services to Runaways and At-Risk Youth Program | Sex offenders | Texas Child Support Enforcement System | Traffic violations | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.74 j988r | |
| Session: | 74th R.S. (1995) | |
| Online version: | View report [171 pages File size: 7,838 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study whether the criminal offense of "Failure to Stop and Render Aid," which applies to adults, should apply to juveniles. | |
| 2. | Study and make recommendations regarding the juvenile justice revisions made by the 74th Legislature, with a special focus on (a) implementation of progressive sanctions and related programming by local entities and (b) the expansion of the STARS (Services to At-Risk Youth) program by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, by the Juvenile Justice Reform Bill, HB 327, 74th R.S., and the Appropriations Act, HB 1, 74th R.S.. | |
| 3. | Study and make recommendations for any juvenile justice related issues that are identified as problems in the revisions of juvenile justice, including omissions and unintended consequences of the Juvenile Justice Reform Bill or related statutes and legislation. | |
| 4. | Review analysis of the Criminal Justice Policy Council and other information required to be reported to the legislature, governor, lieutenant governor, or the Legislative Budget Board by HB 327, 74th R.S., or related statutes and make recommendations from those reports as necessary. | |
| 5. | Study and make recommendations regarding child support payments, specifically relating to the collection and distribution of child support as in SB 793, 74th R.S.. | |
| 6. | Study and determine whether the expansion of the Texas Youth Commission and local juvenile justice facilities is sufficient to go into the year 2002. | |
| Committee: | House Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim report - Vol 1 | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report, 1992 : a report to the House of Representatives, 73rd Legislature / Committee on Human Services, Texas House of Representatives. | |
| Subjects: | Child abuse | Child Protective Services | Children with disabilities | Emergency medical services | Foster care | Hospital emergency rooms | Inmate health | Medicaid | Mental health services | Mentally disabled persons | Mentally ill persons | Nursing homes | Persons with disabilities | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Quality of care | Services for persons with disabilities | Trauma centers | Women's health | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.72 h88 1 | |
| Session: | 72nd R.S. (1991) | |
| Online version: | View report [370 pages File size: 18,729 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the implementation of the Pre-admissions Screening and Annual Resident Review (PASAAR) (OBRA '87 mandate) including the areas of program design, Alternate Disposition Plan (ADP), accountability, and residents' rights and training. | |
| 2. | Monitor child protective services in the proposed structure of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services including criteria used in "priority" classifications and intervention methods and response time per classification; services provided to children over the age of 10 and to special needs children; value of family preservation services; and problems associated with abuse or neglected children in one-parent homes. | |
| 3. | Study health care in women's correctional facilities. | |
| 4. | Monitor and Coordinate with the Texas Health Policy Task Force as it relates to trauma care in Texas. | |
| Committee: | Senate Health and Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim report - Child protective services | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Child protective services in Texas | |
| Subjects: | Child abuse | Child Protective Services | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.70 c435 | |
| Session: | 70th R.S. (1987) | |
| Online version: | View report [121 pages File size: 4,642 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Study the Child Protective Services (CPS) program administered by the Texas Department of Human Services. Review agency procedures, the qualifications and training of employees, and the handling of incoming reports of child abuse and child neglect. * | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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