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 19 Top
House Committee on Appropriations
Charge 1 (partial): Potential fiscal policy challenges or economic disruptions in the 2016-17 biennium, including impact of oil and natural gas price declines on the Texas economy
- "Multiple Lawsuits Could Spell Budget Doomsday for State," Texas Tribune, March 31, 2016
- Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis, Pew Charitable Trusts, March 1, 2016
- Miracle on Ice? What Low Oil Prices Mean for Texas (Research Report), Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, March 2016
- "Texas Economy Remains Resilient, but Low Oil Prices Loom as Future Risk," Southwest Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, First Quarter 2016
- "As Oil Prices Plunge, Hegar Asked if Budget Outlook Too Rosy," Standard & Poor's Report, Collapsing Oil Prices Seep Into State Credit Profiles, Texas Tribune, January 26, 2016
- "Franchise Tax Lawsuit Could Cost Texas $1.5 Billion a Year," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, June-July 2015
Charge 5: Accumulation of funds in the Texas Economic Stabilization Fund, particularly in light of HB 903, 84th Legislature, R.S.; accuracy of prior ESF revenue predictions, feasibility of long-term projections
- Economic Stabilization Fund Cap (Issue Brief), Legislative Budget Board, March 2016
- The 2016-17 Certification Revenue Estimate, Details of the Economic Stabilization Fund - Cash Basis Reporting, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, October 13, 2015
- State of Texas Annual Cash Report 2015, Economic Stabilization Fund 0599 (as of August 31, 2015), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, November 2, 2015
Charge: Digital learning, expansion of broadband access in school districts and student homes
- "The Digital Divide in Texas Public Schools" (Blog), Texas AFT, March 14, 2016
- "Bridging a Digital Divide That Leaves Schoolchildren Behind," New York Times, February 22, 2016
- "20th Century Living: These Texas Cities Have the Fewest High-Speed Internet Connections," AustinInno, December 7, 2015
- Public School Network Capabilities Study (See November 2015), Texas Education Agency, December 1, 2015
- "Major Effort Underway to Eliminate RGV’s Digital Divide," Rio Grande Guardian, November 19, 2015
- The 2015 State of the States: A report on the State of Connectivity in America's K-12 Public Schools, EducationSuperHighway, 2015
- Broadband and Education - Connecting Students in Texas, Connected Texas, September 2014
- Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 3 - Barriers to virtual schools), January 2013 and Committee Handouts/Written Testimony, October 8, 2012, Senate Committee on Education
- Broadband Landscape (maps), Connected Texas
April 20 Top
House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV & V
Charge: Implementation of HB 9, 84th Legislature, R.S., and updated projections towards actuarial soundness of the Employees Retirement System; cost of living adjustments or "13th Checks" to retired state employees
- ERS Retirement Trust Fund FAQ (7 - Why hasn’t ERS given a cost-of-living adjustment or 13th check to retirees since 2001?), Employees Retirement System of Texas, 2016
- Actuarial Valuation Reports for Pension Plans Administered by ERS as of August 31, 2015, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company, November 23, 2015
- 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Employee Retirement System of Texas, November 16, 2015
- "ERS Requests Changes to Make Trust Actuarially Sound," The Administrator Quarterly Newsletter (Texas State Agency Business Administrators' Association), February 27, 2015
- Path to Stability: ERS at the Crossroads, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, December 2014
- Benefits for State Employees and Public and Higher Education Employees: Legislative Primer, Second Edition, Legislative Budget Board, October 2014
House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues CANCELLED
Organizational meeting
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Charge: Higher acuity children with trauma and mental illness in the state foster care system
- Psychotropic Medication Utilization Parameters for Children and Youth in Foster Care (5th Version), Developed by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, March 31, 2016
- Meeting the Needs of High Needs Children in the Texas Child Welfare System, The Stephen Group, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, November 2015
- Understanding Trauma-Informed Care in the Texas Child Welfare System: Data and Recommendations from the Field, Texas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), October 2015
- Mental Health and Foster Care, National Conference of State Legislatures, May 20, 2015
- Respecting the Needs of Children and Youth in Texas Foster Care: Acknowledging Trauma and Promoting Positive Mental Health Throughout The System: Recommendations of the Texas CASA Mental Health Task Force, Texas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, December 2014
- Mental Health, Common Mental Health Issues for Children, Youth, and Families Involved in Child Welfare, Child Welfare Information Gateway, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Charge: Disrupted foster care adoptions
- Permanency Strategic Plan, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, November 2015
- Adoption Disruption and Dissolution, Child Welfare Information Gateway, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, June 2012
Charge: Current Child Protective Services process to track recurrence of child abuse and neglect
- Within Our Reach: A National Strategy to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Final Report, 2016, Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, March 17, 2016
- 2015 Annual Report and Data Book (Child Protective Services), Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, February 1, 2016
- Protect Our Kids Commission Report, Protect Our Kids Commission, December 1, 2015
- Understanding Texas' Child Protection Services System, TexProtects: The Texas Association for Protection of Children, October 2014
April 21 Top
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Topic: Update from the Inspector General of the Health and Human Services Commission on efforts to reform the Office of the Inspector General, and on the IG Integrity Initiative
Charge: Refugees relocating to Texas, Refugee Resettlement Program
- Office of Refugee Resettlement Annual Report to Congress FY 2014 (State Administered Program), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Administration For Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement, March 18, 2016
- The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program: A Primer for Policymakers (See “What is the Role of the States”), National Conference of State Legislatures, February 20, 2016
- "Here's How Much the United States Spends on Refugees," Washington Post, November 30, 2015
- The High Cost of Resettling Middle Eastern Refugees, Center for Immigration Studies, November 2015
- Texas Refugee Health Program 2014 Refugee Health Report, Texas Department of State Health Services, Posted September 9, 2015
- FY 2015 Targeted Assistance Formula Allocations (State Letter 15-11, April 14, 2015), Office of Refugee Resettlement, Last Reviewed September 8, 2015
- FY 2015 Social Services Formula Allocations (State Letter 15-04, April 28, 2015), Office of Refugee Resettlement, Last Reviewed September 8, 2015
- Revised Medical Screening Guidelines for Newly Arriving Refugees (State Letter 12-09, July 29, 2013), Office of Refugee Resettlement, Last Reviewed September 8, 2015
