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 2 Top
House Research Organization Steering Committee
Topic: House Research Organization budget for fiscal 2017
August 3 Top
Senate Committee on Education
Charge: Comprehensive performance review of all public schools in Texas
- Pocket Edition: 2014-15 Texas Public School Statistics, Texas Education Agency, January 2016
- 2014 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools: A Report to the 84th Legislature from the Texas Education Agency, Texas Education Agency, January 2015
- Texas Public Schools Sesquicentennial Handbook: 1854-2004, Texas Education Agency, 2004
- Interim Report to the 76th Legislature (Charge 1 - Efficiency of public schools), House Committee on Public Education, December 1998
Charge: Structure and performance of Harris County Department of Education and Dallas County Schools
- Texas Education Code § 11.301, Application of Former Law
- Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, Texas Education Code, Volume 2, Title 2 - Appendix - Former Chapters with Continued Application (Former Education Code Chapter 17, County Administration and Chapter 18, Countywide Equalization Fund or County Unit System of Equalization Taxation), Library Call Number: LAW-TEX
- Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2015, Harris County Department of Education, January 22, 2016
- An Audit Report on Selected State Contracts and Grants at the Harris County Department of Education, Texas State Auditor's Office, September 2015
- Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 6 - Harris County Department of Education), House Committee on Public Education, December 2014
- Harris County Department of Education, District Legal Status, Texas Association of School Boards, January 20, 2011
- Op. Tex. Att’y Gen. No. JC-0055 (1999), Whether the Harris County Auditor must audit the Harris County Department of Education; reconsideration of Letter Opinion No. 93-83 (1993) concerning reimbursement of county for expense of audit (RQ-991), Attorney General of Texas, May 26, 1999
- History of HCDE, Harris County Department of Education/Internet Archive
- Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2015, Dallas County Schools, March 31, 2016
- History, Dallas County Schools
Charge: Monitor implementation of legislation, specifically legislation to require a minimum number of minutes of instruction for each school year
- House Bill 2610: Frequently Asked Questions, Version 4, Texas Education Agency, February 9, 2016
August 4 Top
House Committee on County Affairs
Charge: County cybersecurity policies
- Committee Meeting Handouts - County Cybersecurity, House Committee on County Affairs, July 7, 2016
- 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: 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: 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, 1115 Transformation Waiver, House Committee on County Affairs, July 7, 2016
- 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
