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3 Document(s) [ Subject: Judicial Retirement System of Texas ]

• Committee:

  Senate Finance, 78th R.S. (2003)

  Title:

  Interim Report - General Budget and Tax Issues

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Economic Stabilization Fund | Employees Retirement System of Texas | Fire Fighter's Pension Commissioner | Judicial Retirement System of Texas | Public retirement systems | State budget certification | State budgets | State government debt | Tax revenue | Teacher Retirement System of Texas |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.78 F49 v. 1

  Description:

  [355 pages  File size: 15,793 kb]

  Charges:

  1. General Budget Oversight. Monitor state agency implementation of HB 1, 78th R.S., by reviewing key strategies, programs, and rider provisions.
  2. Revenue Oversight. Monitor and track the Texas' key revenue sources. Develop recommendations to keep the Legislature apprised of key revenue source activity throughout the duration of this and future fiscal biennia.
  3. General Budget and Tax Issues Rainy Day Fund. Track the history of appropriations out of and deposits of revenue into the Texas' rainy day fund. Monitor FY 2004-2005 deposits of revenue to the fund. As needed, make recommendations on how to improve revenue sources and the manner in which the fund can be spent. Pension Fund Review. Report on the current condition of the state's pension systems, including an analysis of unfunded liabilities. Make recommendations, as necessary, to ensure Texas meets its financial obligations in the future. Issuance of State Bonds. Review the role of the Public Finance Authority and the Bond Review Board in the issuance of state bonds, and make recommendations, as necessary, for improvements. Budget Certification. Study the budget certification process. Make recommendations on how to improve the process of certifying the state budget by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. General Appropriations Act Bill Pattern Review. Review effectiveness of current and past bill patterns, and make recommendations, as necessary, for improvements.

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• Committee:

  Senate Jurisprudence, 78th R.S. (2003)

  Title:

  Interim Report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Alternative dispute resolution | Courts | Criminally insane | Judicial Retirement System of Texas | Judicial salaries | Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice) |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.78 J979

  Description:

  [99 pages  File size: 5,013 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Study the jurisdiction of all local and state courts, including civil and criminal justice courts. Make recommendations for changes to any court's jurisdiction to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the judicial system. Review and make recommendations relating to concurrent jurisdiction of county courts at law and district courts over eminent domain proceedings.
  2. Study judicial salaries, supplements, retirement, and benefit issues for sitting, visiting and retired judges.
  3. Study arbitration statutes, and the role of the American Arbitration Association. Specifically, the Committee shall make recommendations to improve and ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness of arbitrators and arbitrations.
  4. Study insanity defense laws, specifically evaluating the impact of changing the defense of "not guilty by reason of insanity" to "guilty, but insane."

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• Committee:

  House Public Retirement Systems, Select, 67th R.S. (1981)

  Title:

  Interim Report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Employees Retirement System of Texas | Judicial Retirement System of Texas | Teacher Retirement System of Texas |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.67 r314

  Description:

  [141 pages  File size: 4,610 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Study the direction being taken by the retirement systems covering public employees in Texas, and the effect of the systems upon employees and taxpayers. The following issues should be among those addressed:
     • a review of the investment practices of all public pension funds in Texas
     • a review of the Judicial Retirement System and the County Courts at Law
     • an examination of the problems faced by faculty of public junior colleges in the area of pensions
     • a study on the possibility of including lay members on public pension boards

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