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)
- Pension Standards for State and Local Governments (resources designed to support the understanding of GASB Statements No. 67, Financial Reporting for Pension Plans, and No. 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions), Governmental Accounting Standards Board
- Eye on GASB: A Continuing Series About GASB Pension Reporting Proposals, Texas Municipal Retirement System
- GASB Statement No. 67 and 68 Information, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
- Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) (current and upcoming GASB statements, GASB implementation guides), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs
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
- May Board Meeting (Agenda Item 5), Board of Trustees & ERS Investment Advisory Committee, May 20, 2014
- 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Employees Retirement System of Texas, November 2013
- Approved Operating Budget, Fiscal Year 2014, Employees Retirement System of Texas, August 2013
- At a Glance Fiscal Year 2013, Employees Retirement System of Texas
- Issue Brief: ERS and TRS, Employees Retirement System of Texas
- Solution Presentations to ERS, Employees Retirement System of Texas
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
- 2013-2014 TRS-ActiveCare Benefits Booklet, Teacher Retirement System of Texas , effective September 1, 2013
- Enrollment Guide, 2013-2014 Health Plans, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
- FAQs: TRS-ActiveCare Rates & Benefits Q&A, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Charge: Fiscal impact of the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) health care plan (TRS-Care)
- Operating Budget Fiscal Year 2014, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, December 2013
- 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, November 2013
- TRS-Care Sustainability Study, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, September 2012
- Financial Highlights - For Year Ended August 31, 2013, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
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
- School Finance 101: Funding of Texas Public Schools, Texas Education Agency, Office of School Finance, January 2013
- An Introduction to School Finance in Texas, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (TTARA) Research Foundation, Revised January 2012
