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| Committee: | House Business and Industry | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Child care | Coronavirus | Correctional officers | Electronic security | Emergency medical services | Firefighters | Homeowners' associations | Peace officers | Privacy | Retail industry | Theft | Unemployment | Unemployment benefits | Workers' compensation | Workforce Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.87 B964 | |
| Session: | 87th R.S. (2021) | |
| Online version: | View report [88 pages File size: 4,132 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 87th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
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| 2. | Study workers’ compensation claims involving public safety employees described by SB 22, 87th R.S. This study should include an analysis of medical costs, return-to-work outcomes, utilization of care, satisfaction with care, and health-related functional outcomes. | |
| 3. | Study the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on unemployment trends, hurdles to workforce reentry, and industry-specific disruptions. | |
| 4. | Study the impact of organized retail crime on Texas businesses. Make recommendations for addressing the redistribution of stolen merchandise into the supply chain, including through online marketplaces, to protect Texas businesses and consumers. Make recommendations relating to transparency for online marketplaces and information that should be provided by sellers. | |
| 5. | Review operational changes and strategies employed by the Texas Workforce Commission to improve outcomes related to Unemployment Benefit Services, including application and payment processes, customer services, and fraud deterrence. | |
| 6. | Evaluate the overall state of data privacy and online consumer protections in Texas and study the related laws and legislative efforts of other states. Make recommendations to ensure consumer data protections and online privacy. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House Business and Industry | |
| Title: | Committee meeting handouts and testimony, April 27, 2022 (Texas Workforce Commission and unemployment insurance, Impact of COVID-19 on unemployment trends) | |
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| Session: | 87th R.S. (2021) | |
| Online version: | View document [14 pages File size: 411 kb] | |
| Committee: | House International Relations and Economic Development | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Border crossings | Border economy | Border issues | Child care | Coronavirus | Economic development incentives | Economy | Federal funds | International trade | Investment of public funds | Mexico | Russia | Semiconductor industry | Unemployment | Workforce | Workforce Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.87 EC74IR | |
| Session: | 87th R.S. (2021) | |
| Online version: | View report [44 pages File size: 1,762 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review the impact that trade across the Texas-Mexico border has on the Texas economy. Consider the impact of the recent increase in border migration on transnational trade, including its effects on the communities along the border, points of entry, and access by Texas businesses to supplies, labor, materials, and markets in Mexico. (Joint charge with Committee on Transportation) | |
| 2. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 87th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
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| 3. | Complete study of assigned charges related to the Texas-Mexico border issued in June 2021. | |
| 4. | Monitor the state’s economic recovery and identify obstacles impeding the state’s economic recovery. Examine the economic impact of inflation on both employers and employees. Examine global supply chain disruptions on state commerce and the flow of trade at Texas ports. Explore opportunities to attract businesses to Texas that have outsourced elements of their supply chain to foreign countries. | |
| 5. | Examine current economic development incentive programs and identify opportunities to enhance job creation in Texas. Make recommendations to promote transparency and enhance effectiveness of such programs. | |
| 6. | Evaluate Texas’ current efforts to attract semiconductor investment to the state. Identify potential strengths and vulnerabilities that could impact the success of Texas’ semiconductor industry and the ability to create and maintain a reliable semiconductor supply chain. | |
| 7. | Evaluate labor shortages and Texas’ unemployment numbers. Identify initiatives within the Texas Workforce Commission to expand job training and apprenticeship opportunities to help meet labor demands. Identify opportunities to increase outreach and information regarding career development. | |
| 8. | Review the impact that trade with Russia has on the Texas economy, including Texas manufacturers. Consider the impact of Texas investment in businesses and funds owned or controlled by the Russian government or Russian nationals, and determine the need for investment restrictions. Consider the impacts of any proposed investment restrictions on access by Texas businesses and the Texas scientific and technological community to capital investment, global markets, and competitive knowledge. | |
| Committee: | Senate North American Free Trade Agreement, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | A report to the 76th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Affordable housing | Border counties | Border economy | Border health | Border issues | Border transit corridors | Border transportation | Colonias | Employment | Environment | Environmental protection | Interstate Highway 35 | Job training programs | Literacy | Local Workforce Development Boards | North American Free Trade Agreement | Railroads | Traffic | Transportation | Transportation infrastructure | Unemployment | Water quality management | Water supplies | Workforce | Workforce Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 n811 | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View report [163 pages File size: 12,556 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Evaluate the impact of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the Texas economy and determine how different segments of the economy are affected. | |
| 2. | Determine how NAFTA has affected employment and identify any employment losses or gains. Assess how the state's workforce programs have responded to any employment changes and make any necessary recommendations to improve that response. | |
| 3. | Assess the impact NAFTA is having on the state's infrastructure, including but not limited to transportation, education, housing, the environment and health and human services. | |
| 4. | Develop a statewide strategic response plan to the effects of NAFTA in Texas which identifies available and needed resources at the local, state and federal level and provides for a coordinated response. | |
| 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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