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2 Document(s) [ Subject: STAR%2BPLUS%20program ]
| Committee: | House Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Foster care | Government transparency | Higher education | Medicaid | Mental health services | Mentally disabled persons | Mentally ill persons | STAR+PLUS program | Student aid | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.83 H88 | |
| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View report [67 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine crisis resources for individuals with co-occurring mental illness and intellectual/developmental disabilities. Identify strategies to serve individuals with complex behavioral and medical needs in the community. | |
| 2. | Monitor the implementation of Foster Care Redesign. Evaluate its impact on the child welfare system in areas of the state where redesign is underway, including transition from the legacy system, foster family retention and recruitment, placement stability, permanency, and child safety. | |
| 3. | Monitor and evaluate implementation of SB 7, 83rd R.S., including agency preparations for the statewide rollout of STAR+PLUS. | |
| 4. | Former foster youth have the benefit of free tuition and fees if they enroll in higher education, yet very few take advantage of this opportunity. Consider new strategies to support these youth and make recommendations to enroll and retain more foster youth in higher education. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Higher Education) | |
| 5. | Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction, including implementation of the Balancing Incentives Program and relevant legislation passed by the 83rd Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs. | |
| Committee: | Joint Long-Term Care, Legislative Oversight | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report, 2004, 79th Texas Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Liability insurance | Long-term care | Long-term care insurance | Medical liability insurance | Nursing homes | Quality of care | Senior citizens | STAR+PLUS program | Tort reform | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.78 L854r | |
| Session: | 78th R.S. (2003) | |
| Online version: | View report [123 pages File size: 3,823 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | The committee examined the pressing issues related to long-term care, including quality of care, quality assurance, Medicaid reimbursement rates, liability insurance, the effects of tort reform, and possible funding funding methods such as a quality assurance fee and private long-term care insurance. * | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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