Interim Hearings - Week of October 10
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.
Week of October 10
October 12
House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics
Charge 4: State agencies' use of emergency leave and settlement payments
- Emergency Leave' Cost Texas Taxpayers Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars, Auditor's Report Shows," Dallas Morning News, September 15, 2016
- Analysis of State Agencies' Use of Separation Agreements (Report to the House Committee on General Investigating and Ethics), State Auditor's Office, September 14, 2016
- Lawmakers Ask Whether Agencies Abused Emergency Leave Policy," Texas Tribune, July 12, 2016
- Interim Hearings – Weeks of July 4 and 11, 2016, House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics, Legislative Reference Library, July 1, 2016
House Committee on Insurance
Charge 4: Texas credit for reinsurance statutes and effect on market capacity, cost of regulatory compliance, and prospect of federal preemption, and alternative credit for reinsurance statutes in other jurisdictions
- Credit for Reinsurance Model Law (2016), Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation (2013), and Reinsurance (Updated April 7, 2016, information on number of jurisdictions that have adopted models), National Association of Insurance Commissioners
- Texas Insurance Code Chapter 492, Reinsurance for Life, Health, and Accident Insurance Companies and Related Entities, Subchapter C, Credit for Reinsurance
- Texas Insurance Code Chapter 493, Reinsurance for Property and Casualty Insurers, Subchapter C, Credit for Reinsurance
- 28 Texas Administrative Code §§7.601-7.614, Reinsurance
Charge 5: Implementation of SB 900, 84th Legislature, R.S., including rulemaking by Texas Department of Insurance and adoption of updated plan of operation by Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
- 2016 Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Annual Report Card, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, June 1, 2016
- TWIA Loss Funding and Premium Surcharge Rules (SB 900) - Effective 03/09/2016, Texas Department of Insurance
- TWIA Depopulation Program Rules (SB 900) - Effective 12/22/2015, Texas Department of Insurance
- Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Resources, Texas Department of Insurance
- Depopulation Programs (SB 900), Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Joint Legislative Committee on Aging
Topic: Geriatric training and continuing education among physical and mental health professionals
- 2016 Geriatric Symposium: Texas Taking the Next Step, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, August 1-2, 2016
- Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Geriatric medical training), Joint Committee on Aging, January 2013
- Report to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Study of geriatrics), Commission on Geriatrics Study Requirement for Medical School, November 2002
- Texas Consortium Geriatric Education Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Topic: Collaborative and innovative aging services across the state
- "Texas is Graying and the State Must Adapt," Jacqueline Angel, LBJ School of Public Affairs, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 20, 2016
- Aging in Texas: An Introduction, Texas Demographic Center, June 2016
- Aging Texas Well Plan 2016-17, as required by Executive Order RP 42, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, September 2015
- Texas State Plan on Aging 2015-2017, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, Submitted to the Administration on Community Living, July 1, 2014
- How State Health Agencies Can Support Healthy Aging (Issue brief), Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2014
October 13
House Committee on Natural Resources
Charge 3: Freshwater loss
- Addressing Water Needs Using Aquifer Storage and Recovery, House Research Organization Focus Report, July 12, 2016
- Texas Salt Bayou Freshwater Inflows Restoration: Feasibility Study, Design, Engineering and Permitting, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, November 4, 2014
- Summary Report for the Development of a Regional Plan for Aquifer Storage and Recovery and Off Channel Storage in the Golden Crescent Region of Texas, City of Victoria, October 2014
- "Enabling Successful Aquifer Storage and Recovery of Freshwater Using Horizontal Directional Drilled Wells in Coastal Aquifers," 20 Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 1 (October 2014)
- Evaporation - A Loss for Humans and Wildlife in Texas, Texas Living Waters Project, September 24, 2014
- An Assessment of Aquifer Storage and Recovery in Texas, Texas Water Development Board, February 2011
Charge 1: Regional and state water planning processes, with emphasis on integration of HB 4, 83rd Legislature, R.S., regional planning groups, groundwater management, drought of record, and related issues
- 2017 State Water Plan: Water For Texas, Texas Water Development Board, adopted May 19, 2016
- Funding the State Water Plan Through the SWIFT Program, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, May 2016
- Region C and Region D 2011 Plan Interregional Conflict (Timeline and documents, Order issued on January 8, 2015), Texas Water Development Board, March 2014 - March 2015
- Uniform Standards To Be Used By Regional Water Planning Groups to Prioritize Projects, H.B. 4 Stakeholder Committee, Texas Water Development Board, Adopted December 5, 2013
- "Water Planning in Dry Times: New Water Plan Proposes Solutions," Fiscal Notes, March 2012
- Regional Water Planning, Regional Water Planning Areas - Groundwater Reports, Texas Water Development Board
Charge 9: Legislative oversight and monitoring, including review of the surface water permitting process in Texas
- Applications for Surface Water Rights and Ownership Changes and Surface Water Rights and Availability, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- A Texan's Guide to Water and Water Rights Marketing (including surface water rights, groundwater rights, and water right transfers), Texas Water Development Board
Joint Legislative Committee on Aging
Topic: Influenza and bacterial pneumonia disease in long term care facilities
- Interim Guidelines for Influenza Outbreak Management in Long-Term Care Facilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Combating Antibiotic Resistance: Policies to Promote Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- State Examples of Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- State Law and Vaccination: Requirements for Residents & Staff of Long-Term Care Facilities, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, Fall 2013
Topic: Elderly financial abuse
- Recommendations and Report for Financial Institutions on Preventing and Responding to Elder Financial Exploitation, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, March 2016
- Cumulative Elder Financial Abuse Statutes, American Bankers Association, Updated as of January 26, 2015
- Financial Crimes Against the Elderly 2014 Legislation, National Conference of State Legislatures, January 2015
- The Economic and Financial Status of Older Americans: Trends and Prospects, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, April 18, 2014
- Elder Justice: More Federal Coordination and Public Awareness Needed, United States Government Accountability Office, July 2013
- Elder Justice: National Strategy Needed to Effectively Combat Elder Financial Exploitation, United States Government Accountability Office, November 2012
House Committees on Agriculture & Livestock and Natural Resources (Joint Hearing)
Charge: Sources of water used by Texans in the production of food and fiber; water delivery methods, water conservation goals, and water-usage management practices in agriculture
- "Agricultural Impacts of Texas' Driest Year on Record," Choices Magazine (Agricultural & Applied Economics Association), Third Quarter 2012
- Status and Trends of Irrigated Agriculture in Texas, Texas Water Resources Institute, September 14, 2012
- The 2011 Texas Drought: A Briefing Packet for the Texas Legislature, John W. Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist, October 31, 2011
- Agricultural Water Conservation, Best Management Practices for Agricultural Water Users, and Irrigation Water Use Estimates, Texas Water Development Board
- The Water Source, Texas Department of Agriculture
