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.
November 6
Senate Committee on Education (Houston)
Charge: State and local K-12 hurricane recovery efforts, crisis management response of TEA
- "School Superintendents Hit by Harvey Ask Lawmakers for Help with Recovery Costs," Texas Tribune, October 12, 2017
- Hurricane Harvey Response: Summary of Agency Actions and Disaster Support (p. 73 of PDF), Testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations, Texas Education Agency, October 2, 2017
- Hurricane Harvey Recovery: Mental Health Resources for Schools, Texas Education Agency and The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
- Hurricane Harvey Resources, Texas Education Agency
Charge: School finance impact of student enrollment calculations or property valuation, student displacement from Hurricane Harvey
- Hurricane Harvey's Fiscal Impact on State Agencies, Testimony to the Senate Committee on Finance, Legislative Budget Board, October 24, 2017
- Commissioner's Adjustment to Average Daily Attendance (ADA) for School Districts and Charter Schools Experiencing Declines in Enrollment Because of Hurricane Harvey for the 2017–2018 School Year (Letter to Administrators, including FY2017-18 Hurricane Harvey ADA Adjustment Status by school district), Texas Education Agency, October 9, 2017
- Transportation for Students Displaced Due to Hurricane Harvey (Letter to Administrators), Texas Education Agency, October 9, 2017
- Hurricane Harvey School Finance Issues (p. 67 of PDF), Testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations, Texas Education Agency, October 2, 2017
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Hurricane Harvey - The Fiscal Toolbox, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, September 2017
- Immunization Requirements for Students Displaced by Hurricane Harvey, Texas Department of State Health Services, August 30, 2017
- Hurricane Harvey Resources, Texas Education Agency
Charge: Use of federal funds in response to Hurricane Harvey, federal funds and investment in infrastructure projects to reduce impact of future natural disasters
- "Texas Bracing for Federal Auditors as Harvey Recovery Continues," Houston Chronicle, October 25, 2017
- "Red Tape Ties Up Harvey Rebuilding Money," Houston Chronicle, October 24, 2017
- HUD Allocates Additional $58 Million to Help Texas Recover from Hurricane Harvey (Press Release), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, October 20, 2017
- "In Harvey's Wake, How Much Has Been Raised For Harvey Relief — And How's It Being Spent?," Texas Tribune, Updated October 9, 2017
- Hearing Materials Packet - Hurricane Harvey Interim Charge 1, House Committee on Appropriations, October 2, 2017
- Interim Hearings - Week of October 2, 2017, House Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Reference Library, September 25, 2017
- Interim Charge Recommendations to the 82nd Legislature (Disaster Recovery Funding), Senate Committee on Finance, January 2011
- Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Charge 3), House Committee on Urban Affairs (Joint Charge with House Committee on Appropriations), December 2010
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Charge: Public health response to Hurricane Harvey
- Hurricane Harvey (News Update), Texas Department of State Health Services, October 11, 2017
- TCEQ/EPA: Updated Status of Systems Affected by Hurricane Harvey (News Release), October 6, 2017 and Hurricane Response (Current Conditions), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Hurricane Harvey Aerial Mosquito Control Efforts Complete (News Release), Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas, September 28, 2017
- Texas to Conduct Aerial Mosquito Control in Wake of Hurricane Harvey (News Release), September 6, 2017 and Texas Urges Health Precautions for Residents Affected by Hurricane Harvey (News Release) August 30, 2017, Texas Department of State Health Services
- "Hurricane Harvey's Public-Health Nightmare," The Atlantic, September 2, 2017
- "Flooding from Hurricane Harvey Causes a Host of Public Health Concerns," Scientific American/The Conversation US, September 2, 2017
- Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, 2016, Trust for America's Health, December 2016
Charge: Juvenile justice and child welfare systems - impact of Hurricane Harvey
- "In Harvey's Wake, How Harvey-Affected Kids in Jail or on Probation are Getting Help in Houston," Texas Tribune, October 26, 2017
- As TX Juvenile Justice System Recovers from Harvey, Addressing Trauma is Job One (Blog), Texans Care for Children, September 25, 2017
- How the Hurricane is Challenging CPS & Other Services for TX Kids (Blog), Texans Care for Children, September 12, 2017
- "Texas CPS, Foster-Care Providers Go All Out to Protect Vulnerable Children from Hurricane Harvey," Dallas Morning News, September 11, 2017
- "In Harvey's Wake, Harvey Deals a Blow to Texas' Already Struggling Child Welfare System," Texas Tribune, September 8, 2017
- "Texas Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare Respond to Harvey," The Chronicle of Social Change, August 28, 2017
Charge: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Disaster-SNAP programs following Hurricane Harvey
- Texas Expands Food Benefits for Harvey Victims, Office of the Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, September 11, 2017
- Block-Granting SNAP Would Abandon Decades-Long Federal Commitment to Reducing Hunger, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Revised March 30, 2017
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): A Primer on Eligibility and Benefits, Congressional Research Service, December 29, 2016
- Texas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Outreach Final Report for Fiscal Year 2016, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, December 2016
- Review of Managing the Fraud Risk in the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP), Administered by the Department of Social Services, Office of the State Inspector General (South Carolina), October 2016
- "Multi-State Public Assistance Fraud Pilot Shows Promise," Government Technology, August 26, 2015
- Disaster SNAP Guidance: Policy Guidance, Lessons Learned, and Toolkits to Operate a Successful D-SNAP, United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, July 2014
- Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Charge 4 – SNAP eligibility), House Committee on Human Services, December 2010
