Interim Hearings – Week of April 28th
Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
April 28th
House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Charge: Civil liability for interacting with ex-offenders, implications of HB 1188 (83R) and potential expansion of similar protections to landlords
- "EEOC's criminal background check policy under fire," Denver Business Journal, January 22, 2014
- The Kobayashi Maru of Ex-Offender Employment: Rewriting the Rules and Thinking Outside Current 'Ban the Box' Legislation, Temple Law Review, October 2013
- "States push to provide some ex-felons a second chance," MSNBC, July 21, 2013
- 65 Million 'Need Not Apply': the Case for Reforming Criminal Background Checks for Employment, National Employment Law Project, March 2011
Charge: Electronic legal materials, reliability and permanence, possible adoption of Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (UELMA)
- UELMA Resources, American Association of Law Libraries, last updated April 2014
- Preserving Legislative Digital Records, National Conference of State Legislatures, last updated January 6, 2014
- Electronic Legal Material Act (includes text of act and map of adopting states), Uniform Law Commission, last updated 2014
- "'Link rot' is degrading legal research and case cites," ABA Journal, December 1, 2013
- "Are digitization and budget cuts compromising history?," ABA Journal, May 1, 2013
Charge: Issues that inhibit use of wills and access to probate process in Texas, particularly for low-income individuals
- National Probate Court Standards, especially Standard 1.1, Access to Justice, National College of Probate Judges, January 2013
May 1st
House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development
Topic: Economic development, manufacturing, and workforce development in the Houston area
- "Council expands subsidy for downtown development," Houston Chronicle, April 16, 2014
- 2014 Houston Economic Development Guide, Greater Houston Partnership, 2014
- 2014 Houston Employment Forecast, Greater Houston Partnership, December 3, 2013
- Houston Metro Outlook: Year-End 2013, Delta Associates/Transwestern, December 2013
- "2014 Economic Forecast, Part Two: Houston," Texas CEO, November 2013
House Committee on State Affairs
Charge: Title 15 of the Election Code, requirements for financial reports by campaigns, candidates, officeholders, and political committees
- Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with the Texas Ethics Commission, Texas Ethics Commission, Revised March 25, 2014
