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Interim Hearings – Week of July 7, 2014

Jun 30

posted by TexasLRL in 83rd Session, Interim hearings

Interim Hearings – Week of July 7th
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.

July 8th Top

House Research Organization Steering Committee

Topic: House Research Organization budget for fiscal 2015

 

July 9th Top

House Committee on Pensions

Charge: New reporting requirements proposed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)

 

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs


July 10th Top

House Committees on Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V and Pensions (Joint Hearing, 9:00 a.m.) 

Charge: Fiscal impact of the Employees Retirement System (ERS) employee health care plan

 

House Committees on Appropriations - S/C on Article III and Pensions (Joint Hearing, 10:00 a.m.)

Charge: Health care for active public school employees, increases in premium and out-of-pocket costs

 

Charge: Fiscal impact of the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) health care plan (TRS-Care)

 

House Committees on Appropriations - S/C on Article III and Pensions (Joint Hearing, 1:00 p.m.)

Charge: Current public education funding formulas, whether items funded outside base formulas (Foundation School Program) should be included inside the formulas

 

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Week in Review, June 26th

Jun 26

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Read a report on unaccompanied immigrant children leaving Central America and Mexico. (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, March 12, 2014)
  • Review the Survey of Texas Black-Owned Businesses. (Bureau of Business Research, June 2014)
  • See how the U.S. Supreme Court justices have ruled in cases decided in 2014. (The New York Times, updated June 25, 2014)
  • Examine the effects of Medicaid expansion decisions in the southern states. (JAMA, June 25, 2014)

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Interim Hearings – Week of June 30, 2014

Jun 23

posted by TexasLRL in 83rd Session, Interim hearings

Interim Hearings – Week of June 30th

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.

June 30th Top

Joint Committee on Water Desalination

Topic: Water desalination, with special focus on brackish groundwater desalination

House Committee on Land & Resource Management

Charge: Regulatory authority of municipalities in extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ)

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs

 

July 1st Top

House Select Committee on Child Protection

Topics: Organizational hearing, issues related to child protection

 

 

Topic: Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (EMTF), part of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP)

Topic: Draft legislation on storage of ammonium nitrate and authority of first responders

 

Topic: Department of Public Safety on current border operations

 

July 2nd Top

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Week in Review, June 19th

Jun 19

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Read about two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court related to the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate. (Kaiser Health News, June 13, 2014)
  • Examine the walkability of metro areas. (George Washington University School of Business, ©2014)
  • Consider ways to ensure eligible beneficiaries participate in the National School Lunch Program. (U.S. Government Accountability Office, May 2014)
  • Explore historic photos of national parks. (National Parks System, accessed June 18, 2014)
  • Observe Juneteenth and read about the day's Texas origins. (Handbook of Texas Online, last modified on June 17, 2013)

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Interim Hearings – Week of June 23, 2014

Jun 16

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Interim Hearings – Week of June 23rd

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.

June 23rd Top

Senate Committee on Open Government

Charge: Transparency of information available on state websites regarding state expenditures, reports, and contracts

 

Senate Committee on Transportation

Invited testimony updates from the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Texas Department of Public Safety

Charge: Texas Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organization's progress on reducing congestion on the 100 Most Congested Roadway segments

 

Charge: Comprehensive Development Agreements (CDA) and Design/Build project delivery methods

 

Joint Committee on Water Desalination

Topic: Water desalination, with special focus on ocean and saltwater desalination

 

June 24th Top

Topics: Future reliability of all current state transportation funding sources; alternatives that may increase available state funding for transportation; use of debt financing in state transportation funding, including the uses of the Texas Mobility Fund; alternative transportation funding options used nationally and internationally

 

June 25th Top

House Committee on Natural Resources

Charge: Groundwater availability, management, and development, brackish groundwater, and groundwater district permitting

 

Charge: Protection of privately owned lands in state's water supply and environmental flows

 

Charge: Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) projects

 

June 26th Top

House Committee on Natural Resources

Charge: Implementation of HB 4 and SJR 1, 83rd Legislature, R.S., and progress of Texas Water Development Board to provide a stable, long-term funding source for the State Water Plan

 

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs

 

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Week in Review, June 12th

Jun 12

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In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Explore school discipline and strategies for keeping children in school and out of the juvenile justice system. (The Council of State Governments Justice Center, June 3, 2014)
  • Review an audit of wait times by region at VA medical facilities across the country. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, June 9, 2014)
  • See what cities are the top people magnets, driving population shifts across the country. (Stateline, June 6, 2014)
  • Check out 40 maps, charts, and graphs that explain where Americans get their food. (Vox Media, accessed June 11, 2014)
  • Take a quiz to see what type of library user you are. (Pew Research, ©2014)

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Interim Hearings - Week of June 16, 2014

Jun 9

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Interim Hearings - Week of June 16th 

 

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.

Charge: Administration of new state funding to expand behavioral health services; public mental health system funding methodology

 

Joint Committee on Water Desalination

Invited and public testimony regarding water desalination

 

Charge: Implementation of provisions of SB 7, 83rd Legislature, R.S., and Article II Special Provisions Section 48 regarding the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

 

Charge: Implementation of cost-containment initiatives in health and human services programs directed by Health and Human Services Commission Rider 51 (Medicaid Funding Reduction and Cost Containment)

 

Senate Committee on Government Organization

Charge: State agencies' mandated reporting practices

 

Charge: Implementation of SB 1597, 83rd Legislature, R.S., relating to state agency information security plans

 

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New Pinterest Board - Women's Firsts

Jun 6

posted by TexasLRL in LRL news, Texas history

The library has a new Pinterest board highlighting historic firsts of women in the Texas legislative community.  Learn about trailblazers such as Edith Wilmans and Barbara Jordan, two women who lived in different times but made great strides for women's history. Wilmans was the first woman to serve in the Texas legislature, and Jordan was the first African-American woman to serve. The board also focuses on lesser-known individuals, such as the first woman to chair a House committee, the first woman to filibuster in the Texas Senate, and the first woman to serve as a legislative officer.  We invite you to view the board at: http://www.pinterest.com/texaslrl/historic-firsts-for-texas-women/
Image of Pinterest board on Women's Firsts in the Texas legislative community.

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Week in Review, June 5th

Jun 5

posted by TexasLRL in Week in review

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Examine scheduling practices and patient wait times at VA medical facilities. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, May 28, 2014)
  • Read about the EPA's Clean Power Plan proposed rule, a plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, June 2, 2014)
  • Consider the rise in cases of measles in the country. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 29, 2014)
  • Try fostering seven habits of highly effective readers. (Book Riot, May 30, 2014)

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Interim Hearings - Week of June 9, 2014

Jun 2

posted by TexasLRL in 83rd Session, Interim hearings

Interim Hearings - Week of June 9th

 

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.

House Committee on County Affairs

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring, Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program 1115 Waiver

 

Charge: Impact of federal actions (including the federal government shutdown, sequestration, military force reductions, and potential base closure or realignment) on active-duty service members, the Texas Military Department, veterans, their families, defense-related contractors, small businesses, local governments, and state agencies

 

Charge: State Strike Force Team

 

Topic: Veterans Health Care Access

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