Interim Hearings – Week of August 11th
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.
August 12th Top
House Select Committee on Economic Development Incentives
Topic: Texas Enterprise Fund, Emerging Technology Fund, and incentives which help to stimulate innovation and creativity
- Texas Emerging Technology Fund: Interim Update: 8/31/2013 to 4/30/2014, Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism, April 2014
- Texas Emerging Technology Fund: FY 2013 Legislative Report, Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism, August 2013
- Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature, Select Committee on Economic Development, February 3, 2013
- Texas Enterprise Fund: 2013 Legislative Report, Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism, 2013
- Economic Development and Tourism - Incentive Programs, Office of the Governor
Senate Committee on Finance
Topics: Budget process, General revenue outlook, Texas economy, Constitutional spending limits, Economic Stabilization Fund, Methods of finance, Border related issues impacting state budget
- Writing the State Budget: 83rd Legislature, House Research Organization, February 8, 2013
- Budget 101: A Guide to the Budget Process in Texas, Senate Research Center, January 2013
- Texas Budget Resources, Legislative Budget Board
- General Appropriations Acts (40th 1st C.S. - 83rd R.S., scanned versions of general appropriations acts and major biennial appropriations bills from 1927-2013), Legislative Reference Library
- Budget, Financial and Economic Reports and Forecasts, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
August 13th Top
Topic: Commission decisions
- Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
- Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
- Texas Health Care Information Council (THCIC)
- Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
- University Interscholastic League (UIL)
House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Topic: Effectiveness and responsibilities of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission (TMPC), Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Task Force (SB 1200, 83rd R.S.)
- "S.A., Texas Could Gain in Wake of Troop Cuts, BRAC," San Antonio Express-News, March 3, 2014
- Texas Military Preparedness Commission and Biennial Report 2013-2014, Office of the Governor
- Texas Military Preparedness Commission, Sunset Review Documents for 2008-2009 Review Cycle, 81st Legislative Session, Sunset Advisory Commission, June 2007-July 2009
August 14th Top
Senate Committee on Government Organization
Charge: State agency training, policies, and procedures for monitoring and reporting performance of state contracts
- Contract Management Guide, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- 82nd Texas Legislature: Interim Report, Charge #3, Senate Committee on Government Organization, December 2012
- Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature, Charge #2, House Select Committee on Government Efficiency and Accountability, January 2011
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Charge 7: Implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, including Medicaid long-term care; reducing fraud, waste, and abuse in Texas Medicaid and other programs; Dental Board reforms; and Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
- Letter to Members of the 83rd Legislature on audit implementation, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), July 3, 2014
- CPRIT's Implementation Plan — State Auditor's Recommendations, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), June 30, 2014
- Adopted Texas Health and Human Services Commission Rules (New rules in 1 TAC 371, Subchapter F and amendments in Subchapter G), Texas Register, April 11, 2014
- High Level Summary of DADS Budget for Fiscal Year 2014-15 (83rd Legislature, — Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 1025), Department of Aging and Disability Services
- "Dental Board's Review Process Gets Makeover," Texas Tribune, August 7, 2013
Charge 4: Cost-effective alternatives to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to better connect low income individuals to health care services through private market-based solutions, including Medicaid block grants and waivers
- The Uninsured Population in Texas: Understanding Coverage Needs and the Potential Impact of the Affordable Care Act, Kaiser Family Foundation, July 2014
- "Tough Road for States Seeking Customized Medicaid Expansion," Stateline, February 24, 2014
- How Will the Uninsured in Texas Fare Under the Affordable Care Act? Kaiser Family Foundation, January 2014
- Waiver Amendment approved 9/6/2013, Special Terms and Conditions for the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program (section 1115(a) Medicaid demonstration), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services / Texas Health and Human Services Commission
August 15th Top
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Charge 2: Implementation of programs created or expanded by the 83rd Legislature to improve mental health and substance abuse services
- Sunset Advisory Commission: Staff Report (Issue 2), Department of State Health Services, May 2014
- State Legislation Report, 2013: Trends, Themes & and Best Practices in State Mental Health Legislation, National Alliance on Mental Illness, October 28, 2013
- A Guide to Understanding Mental Health Systems and Services in Texas, HOGG Foundation for Mental Health, November 2012
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Texas Department of State Health Services
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Public Reporting System (SB 126, 83R), Texas Department of State Health Services
Charge 6: Current state of prescription drug abuse and strategies for reducing prescription drug abuse in Texas
- Commissioner Testifies: Closed Pharmacy Formulary Successfully Reduces Opioid Drug Prescriptions for Injured Employees, Texas Department of Insurance, April 7, 2014
- Prevention of Prescription Drug Overdose and Abuse, National Conference of State Legislatures, updated July 28, 2014
- Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic, Trust for America’s Health, October 2013
- DPS Launches Online Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to Curb Abuse, Texas Academy of Family Physicians, August 21, 2012 and Texas Prescription Program, Texas Department of Public Safety
- NABP PMP InterConnect: Fact Sheet: (Prescription Monitoring Programs), National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Charge 5: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program structure
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Potential Options to Improve Performance and Oversight, U.S. Government Accountability Office, May 15, 2013
- Texas State Plan for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, The State of Texas, October 2010
- Texas Works Handbook (policies and procedures used to determine eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), Texas Health and Human Services
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Office of Family Assistance, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Welfare Reform/TANF, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), Urban Institute
