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 7 Top
House Committee on County Affairs
Charge: Texas Commission on Jail Standards, resources and structure in oversight, regulation, and enforcement of county jails
- Agency Strategic Plan for the Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, June 23, 2016
- 2014 Annual Report, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, January 31, 2015
- Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 2 - Oversight of Texas Commission on Jail Standards), House Committee on County Affairs, January 2015
- Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Charge 3 - County jails), House Committee on County Affairs, January 2013
- The Texas Commission on Jail Standards: The State's Solution for Implementing a Strong County Jail System, While Protecting Counties From Liability, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, 2012
- An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Commission on Jail Standards, Texas State Auditor's Office, August 2011
- Texas Commission on Jail Standards: Final Report, Sunset Advisory Commission, July 2009
- Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Technical Assistance Bulletins, Non-Compliant Jails, Budget Reports, County Population Reports, 84th Legislature Information and Documents)
Charge: Internet publication of mug shots and criminal history information
- Mug Shots and Booking Photo Websites (Overview and 2012-2016 state legislation), National Conference of State Legislatures, April 13, 2016
- Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2014, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2015
- Criminal Records in the Digital Age: A Review of Current Practices and Recommendations for Reform in Texas, William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, The University of Texas School of Law, March 2013
Charge: Risk and mitigation of wildfires, floods, and other natural hazards in the wildland-urban interface; natural disasters
- Committee Meeting Handouts - Natural Disasters, House Committee on County Affairs, May 16, 2016
- "New Technologies Aiding States' Disaster Response," Capitol Ideas, Council of State Governments, May/June 2016
- Texas Emergency Management Executive Guide: Fiscal Year 2015 Edition, Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas Division of Emergency Management, Revised January 4, 2016
- Lessons From Texas: 10 Years of Disaster Recovery Examined, Texas Appleseed, September 15, 2015
- State of Texas Hazard Mitigation Plan: 2013 Update, Texas Department of Public Safety, 2013
Charge: County cybersecurity policies
- Committee Meeting Handouts - County Cybersecurity, House Committee on County Affairs, June 10, 2016
- "Senators Propose Help for Hacking the Hackers" (Blog), National Association of Counties, April 8, 2016 and State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2016, S.2665, 114th Cong. (2015-2016)
- Moving Forward: Leadership Toolkit for State CISOs, National Association of State Chief Information Officers, 2015
- Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (in response to Executive Order 13636), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Cybersecurity Framework, February 12, 2014
- "Why Cybersecurity Matters to You," County News, National Association of Counties, January 14, 2013
- Cyber for Counties Guidebook v1.0, National Association of Counties, Center for Internet Security, 2013
- Building a More Secure And Prosperous Texas: A Report, Texas Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council, December 1, 2012
Charge: Services provided by sheriffs and constables and whether fee schedules allow cost recovery
- Guide to Texas Laws for County Officials, 2016 (Sheriff and Constable), Prepared by David B. Brooks for Texas Association of Counties, June 2016
- Sheriffs' and Constables' Fees, Texas Ahead, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Effective December 15, 2015
Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies, including Child Protective Services and 1115 Transformation Waiver
- Committee Meeting Handouts - Child Protective Services, House Committee on County Affairs, June 10, 2016
- Committee Meeting Handouts - 1115 Transformation Waiver, Child Protective Services, House Committee on County Affairs, May 16, 2016
July 12 Top
House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics
Charge 4: State agencies' use of emergency leave and settlement payments
- Memorandum from Governor Greg Abbott and Comptroller Glenn Hegar to State Agency Heads RE: New Emergency Leave Policy, June 1, 2016
- Texas Government Code § 661.902, Emergency Leave
House Committee on Human Services
Charge 3: Foster care system
- Child Protective Services Handbook (Section 6900 - Adoption Services, Section 7000 - Foster and Adoptive Home Development), Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Latest revision June 1, 2016
- Progress Report to the Sunset Advisory Commission: Child Protective Services Transformation, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, April 2016
- An Assessment of the Economic Implications of Redesigning the Foster Care System in Selected Counties and the State of Texas, The Perryman Group, April 2016
- Meeting the Needs of High Needs Children in the Texas Child Welfare System, The Stephen Group, November 2015
- Foster Care Redesign: Implementation Plan (Draft), Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, April 2015
- Strategic Plan to Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, Department of Family and Protective Services and Department of State Health Services, March 2015
- Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 2 - Foster care redesign), House Committee on Human Services, January 2015
- 2015 Annual Report and Data Book, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, 2015
- DFPS CPS Operational Review Phase 1: Assessment Findings – Final Report, The Stephen Group, Revised June 12, 2014
- Texas Foster Care Redesign: Initial Insights Into Foster Care Reform, Child and Family Research Institute at The University of Texas at Austin, April 2014
- DFPS Rider 29 Report for Foster Care Redesign, 2014 (Attachment 2, August 2015), Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, February 27, 2014
July 13 Top
House Committees on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Article II and Public Health (Joint Hearing)
Joint charge: Trauma system in the state of Texas
- A National Trauma Care System: Integrating Military and Civilian Trauma Systems to Achieve Zero Preventable Deaths After Injury, National Academy of Sciences, June 17, 2016
- Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council Strategic Plan for January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015 (Draft), The Litaker Group, Texas Department of State Health Services, February 28, 2014
- The Right Patient, the Right Place, the Right Time: A Look at Trauma and Emergency Medical Services Policy in the States, National Conference of State Legislatures, September 2012
- Trauma Facility Study: An Analysis of the Need for Additional Level I and Level II Trauma Facilities in Texas (In partial response to SB 1, 81st Legislature, R.S., Article II, Rider 90), American College of Surgeons, Texas Department of State Health Services, Updated December 8, 2010
- Interim Report to the 81st Texas Legislature (Charge 8 - Trauma system infrastructure/Driver Responsibility Program), House Committee on Public Health, December 2008
- Trauma Stabilization Services in Rural Texas, Texas Legislative Council, August 2004
- Interim Report to the 78th Legislature, Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Trauma Care, November 2002
- EMS-Trauma Systems, Texas Department of State Health Services
House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Article II
Charge 9: Hospital reimbursement methodologies, including rural and children's hospitals; extension of the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement 1115 waiver
- Presentation to the House Appropriations Committee: Overview of Texas Medicaid Hospital Finance, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, May 7, 2015
- Presentation to the House Appropriations Committee on the Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver: Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, May 7, 2015
- Interim Report to the 81st Legislature, Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, January 2009
- Joint Interim Report with Health and Human Services on Medicaid Provider Rate Reimbursement Methodologies, Hospital Reimbursement and Uncompensated Care, Senate Finance Committee, January 2009
- Rate Analysis for Hospital Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Medicaid Transformation Waiver (Medicaid 1115 waiver) and Waiver Renewal, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Topic: State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT)
- 2017 State Water Plan: Water for Texas, Texas Water Development Board, adopted by the Board May 19, 2016
- State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (Information and FAQs), Texas Water Development Board
- 31 Texas Administrative Code §§363.1301-363.1312, State Water Implementation Fund for Texas and State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas
