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Committee:	Senate Agriculture, Rural Affairs, and Homeland Security
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Agriculture | Aquaculture | Diet and nutrition | Droughts | Fire prevention | Firing ranges | Food safety | Food stamps | Grain elevators and warehouses | Horse slaughter | Horses | Land conservation | Obesity | Ranches and ranching | Rural areas | Small farms | Texas A&M AgriLife Research | Veterinarians | Water conservation |
Library Call Number:	L1836.82 Ag86r
Session:	82nd R.S. (2011)
Online version:	View report [47 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Review the impact of the drought on the Texas agricultural and ranching industry.
2.	Develop methods and legislative recommendations to minimize the effects of drought and respond to the challenges for farmers and ranchers.
3.	The committee should focus on the following: Implementation of best management practices for agricultural conservation Alternatives to federal assistance due to drought losses Long-term economic impact of the drought on the agricultural sector of the Texas economy Better management of federal, state, and local parkland/preserve-land to reduce fire risk, including cooperative fire mitigation efforts with surrounding properties and neighborhoods Analysis of Texas forest service and land management recommendations and options from other states for mitigating risk
4.	Study and make recommendations for ways to increase investment, employment and production in Texas agriculture. Include a review of current land use and market trends as they relate to agricultural use and make recommendations for ways to support and enhance small farm and ranch operations.
5.	Study current federal, state and local safeguards regarding seafood consumption in Texas. Review existing academic studies, and federal, state, and private data relating to the safety of imported seafood, and provide recommendations on the need for additional studies and testing related to safety advisories for the public.
6.	Assess the current veterinary medical workforce, and make recommendations to address any disparities between small animal (companion) and large animal (food/fiber) veterinarians. Review the Rural Veterinary Medical Loan program (RVML) and make recommendations to enhance the use of RVML funds and other funding sources to increase the veterinary medical workforce.
7.	Review the impact of state laws relating to the closure of horse slaughter facilities across the United States. Analyze the impact on the equine industry and agricultural sector of the Texas economy.
8.	Examine ways to increase the use of Texas agricultural products in healthy foods readily available to Texas consumers. Evaluate the role of community initiatives in reducing obesity and diet-related diseases and make recommendations to support state and local efforts.
9.	Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Affairs, 82nd Legislature, Regular and Called Sessions, and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Specifically, monitor the implementation and effects of current and proposed federal laws and regulations, including Environmental Protection Agency initiatives that may impact the Texas farming and ranching industry.
Committee:	House Human Services
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Child nutrition programs | Diet and nutrition | Food banks | Food stamps | Foster care | Health maintenance organizations | Hunger | Long-term care | Medicaid | Medical reimbursements | Senior citizens |
Library Call Number:	L1836.82 H88
Session:	82nd R.S. (2011)
Online version:	View report [57 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor the implementation of Foster Care Redesign. Evaluate the mechanisms for monitoring and oversight, including rates, contracts, and client outcomes.
2.	Identify policies to alleviate food insecurity, increase access to healthy foods, and incent good nutrition within existing food assistance programs. Consider initiatives in Texas and other states to eliminate food deserts and grocery gaps, encourage urban agriculture and farmers' markets, and increase participation in the Summer Food Program. Evaluate the desirability and feasibility of incorporating nutritional standards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Monitor congressional activity on the 2012 Farm Bill and consider its impact on Texas. (Joint with the House Committee on Public Health)
3.	Explore strategies, including those in other states, to support the needs of aging Texans, including best practices in nursing home diversion, expedited access to community services, and programs to assist seniors and their families in navigating the long-term care system, with the goal of helping seniors remain in the community. Assess the feasibility of leveraging volunteer-supported initiatives using existing infrastructure to enhance the ability of seniors to remain active and involved.
4.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 82nd Legislature, including the implementation of managed care in South Texas.
5.	Study and make recommendations for significantly improving the state's manufacturing capability.
6.	Find ways to increase transparency, accountability and efficiency in state government.
Supporting documents
Committee:	House Human Services
Title:	Committee meeting handouts and testimony, May 22, 2012, Joint charge on food and nutrition policy with Public Health (Charge 2, Food insecurity, food deserts, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/SNAP)
Library Call Number:	LRL
Session:	82nd R.S. (2011)
Online version:	View document [144 pages  File size: 12,460 kb]
Committee:	House Public Health
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Dental care | Dental Examiners, Texas State Board of | Farms and farming | Food safety | Food stamps | Health care costs | Hunger | Medicaid | Medical education | Medical records | Nurse practitioners | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Physician assistants | Physician shortages | Property tax exemptions | Public health | School nutrition | Small farms | State hospitals |
Library Call Number:	L1836.82 H349h
Session:	82nd R.S. (2011)
Online version:	View report [66 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine the adequacy of the primary care workforce in Texas and assess the impact of an aging population, the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and state and federal funding reductions to graduate medical education and physician loan repayment programs. Study the potential impact of medical school innovations, new practice models, alternative reimbursement strategies, expanded roles for physician extenders, and greater utilization of telemedicine. Make recommendations to increase patient access to primary care and address geographic disparities.
2.	Study the various health registries maintained by the state, including the similarities and differences in reporting, consent, security, and portability of data. Assess registry compliance with standards for the protection and transmission of registry data and identify any additional steps necessary to ensure security, efficiency, and utilization.
3.	Monitor implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including any changes that may result from ongoing litigation or legislative modification or repeal. (Joint with the House Committee on Insurance)
4.	Identify policies to alleviate food insecurity, increase access to healthy foods, and incent good nutrition within existing food assistance programs. Consider initiatives in Texas and other states to eliminate food deserts and grocery gaps, encourage urban agriculture and farmers' markets, and increase participation in the Summer Food Program. Evaluate the desirability and feasibility of incorporating nutritional standards in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Monitor congressional activity on the 2012 Farm Bill and consider its impact on Texas. (Joint with the House Committee on Human Services)
5.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 82nd Legislature.
Supporting documents
Committee:	House Public Health
Title:	Committee meeting handouts and testimony, May 22, 2012, Joint charge on food and nutrition policy with Human Services (Charge 4, Food insecurity, food deserts, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/SNAP)
Library Call Number:
Session:	82nd R.S. (2011)
Online version:	View document [144 pages  File size: 12,460 kb]
Committee:	House Human Services
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Human Services, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2010 : a report to the House of Representatives, 82nd Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Child custody | Child Protective Services | Food stamps | Foster care | Long-term care | Mentally disabled persons | Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System |
Library Call Number:	L1836.81 H88
Session:	81st R.S. (2009)
Online version:	View report [173 pages  File size: 3,666 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitor the implementation of the Department of Justice settlement agreement, SB 643, 81st R.S., and other reforms to services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
2.	Monitor the implementation of provisions in SB 2080, 81st R.S., relating to the creation of a permanency assistance program. Evaluate and make recommendations about the foster care licensing process for relatives, the payment structure for a relative who becomes a child's permanent managing conservator, and any factors that should be considered in evaluating program performance and sustainability in the future.
3.	Determine the feasibility of instituting a comprehensive, single point of entry system to simplify and expedite the process of accessing long-term care services for the elderly and individuals with physical disabilities.
4.	Monitor the Health and Human Services Commission's progress toward improving the timeliness of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility determinations. Evaluate the impact of corrective measures already taken by the commission.
5.	Analyze the practice of using informal or voluntary caregivers ("parental child safety placements") during a Child Protective Services investigation. Study and make recommendations regarding: a) efforts to track data related to parental child safety placements; b) incorporation of the power of attorney process authorized by SB 1598, 81st R.S.; c) appropriateness of voluntary placement; d) review of caregiver qualifications; and e) potential improvements to the voluntary placement process.
6.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction.
Committee:	House Human Services
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Human Services, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Aging and Disability Services, Texas Department of | Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Texas Department of | Call centers | Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of | Food stamps | Foster care | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Mental health services | Privatization |
Library Call Number:	L1836.79 H88
Session:	79th R.S. (2005)
Online version:	View report [59 pages  File size: 6,948 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine ways foster care provides, or does not provide, preparation for adult living to foster children. Review programs other states have adopted to enhance the likelihood that foster care alumni will complete a secondary education or maintain trade skills learned while in foster care. Examine the correlation between the school drop-out pattern, job maintenance and poverty, and foster care preparation programs for adult living.
2.	Study the effectiveness, efficiency and funding mechanisms of mental health and mental retardation services. Identify and study best practices in crisis intervention, residential treatment and aftercare. Identify and study successful mental health services delivery models established by other states.
3.	Monitor how changes in the Food Stamp Program at the federal level affect participation in Texas, including proposed changes in the 2006 Federal Farm Bill.
4.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction.
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 Human Services
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Human Services, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Americans with Disabilities Act | Bankruptcy | Community care | Disability benefits | Food stamps | Human Services, Texas Department of | Liability insurance | Long-term care | Medicaid | Medicaid eligibility | Medical liability insurance | Medical reimbursements | Medicare | Nursing homes | Persons with disabilities | Services for persons with disabilities | Welfare | Welfare reform |
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 h88
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [98 pages  File size: 765 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study issues created by the transition of the TANF program to federal law when the state's waiver expires in 2002. Include a review of the final TANF regulations and how other states use TANF funds outside the traditional cash assistance program. Consider policies to improve outcomes for people leaving welfare.
2.	Study issues surrounding the financial difficulties experienced by some nursing home companies, including the reasons for bankruptcies and closures, state policies and resources for dealing with them, and impacts on residents.
3.	Assess the state's responsibilities and policies regarding supports for individuals with disabilities in community-based settings.
4.	Study the current public assistance eligibility, application and review processes, and other Department of Human Services' client communications to ensure that clients are getting the supports necessary to make a successful transition to self-sufficiency.
Committee:	House Human Services
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report of the Committee on Human Services, Texas House of Representatives, to the Sixty-ninth legislative session.
Subjects:	Alternative medicine | Blind, Texas Commission for the | Child care | Children with disabilities | Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Commission for the | Dyslexia | Food stamps | Grants | Learning disabilities | Medicaid | Occupational licenses | Persons with disabilities | Welfare |
Library Call Number:	L1836.68 h88
Session:	68th R.S. (1983)
Online version:	View report [276 pages  File size: 10,635 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	To monitor all activities and have budget oversight responsibilities for those agencies, boards and commissions as listed in Rule 3, Section 15.
2.	To study child-care needs of parents in Texas and to study child-care services in Texas.
3.	To study the duplication and coordination of various grants-in-aid programs by the federal government (categorical and block grants), relating to human services.
4.	To study dyslexia and related learning disabilities.
5.	To review the use of telecommunication devices for the deaf, including their use in state offices and emergency centers and their availability to the general deaf community.
6.	To review services to the deaf in Texas, including the deaf-blind. This study should consider each state agency that offers services to the deaf, including the State Commission for the Deaf, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission and the School for the Deaf. In addition, the study should cover federal, local and private service agencies.
7.	To study the visually-handicapped children's program in the State Commission for the Blind.
8.	To study chelation therapy, acupuncture and the practice of human ecology, in cooperation with the House Committee on Public Health.
9.	To study the need for establishing a licensing requirement and educational standard for radiological technologists.
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.

* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.

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