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.
House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Charge: Penal laws, "red flag" or mental health protective orders for firearms (school safety)
- Possession of Firearms by People with Mental Illness (State Laws), National Conference of State Legislatures, January 5, 2018
- Protective Orders in Texas: A Primer for Advocates, Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, January 2017
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders (Summaries of Federal and State Laws), Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, 2018
- The Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017 (S. 1212, 115th Congress, Introduced May 24, 2017), Library of Congress
- Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 17.292-17.293, Magistrate's Order for Emergency Protection
- Texas Family Code Chapter 83, Temporary Ex Parte Orders (Family Violence)
- Texas Penal Code § 46.06, Unlawful Transfer of Certain Weapons (Persons Under Active Protective Order)
Charge: Current statutes designed to protect minors from accessing firearms without proper supervision; safe firearm storage
- Proper Firearm Storage to Prevent Theft & Accidental Injury to a Child, Texas Department of Public Safety, February 2018
- Despite Rising Gun Theft, Most American Owners Aren't Required to Lock Up Their Firearms, The Trace, December 4, 2017
- Child Access Prevention: State by State, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Updated November 16, 2017
- Child Access Prevention Laws on the Books, Everytown For Gun Safety, June 2015
- Texas Penal Code § 46.13, Making a Firearm Accessible to a Child
House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse
Charge: Impact of overdose reporting defense laws known as "Good Samaritan" laws
- Preventing the Consequences of Opioid Overdose: Understanding 911 Good Samaritan Laws, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, November 8, 2017
- Legal Interventions to Reduce Overdose Mortality: Naloxone Access and Overdose Good Samaritan Laws, The Network for Public Health Law, July 2017
- Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.151, Liability for Emergency Care
Charge: How opioids and substance abuse have impacted the normal scope of work for law enforcement, first responders, and hospital emergency department personnel
- Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants (Background, epidemiology), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2018 (released February 7, 2018)
- Combatting the Opioid Crisis: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in International Mail; Staff Report, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations), January 23, 2018
- How Can Prescription Drug Misuse Be Prevented?, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Updated January 2018
- The Unprecedented Opioid Epidemic: As Overdoses Become A Leading Cause Of Death, Police, Sheriffs, And Health Agencies Must Step Up Their Response, Police Executive Research Forum, September 2017
- "Facing More Hoops," Texas Medicine, November 2017
- "Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 7, 2017
- "Hospitalizations for Endocarditis and Associated Health Care Costs Among Persons with Diagnosed Drug Dependence — North Carolina, 2010–2015," Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 9, 2017
- Fentanyl: A Briefing Guide for First Responders, U.S. Department of Justice, June 2017
- "Waiting Lists Grow for Medicine to Fight Opioid Addiction," Stateline (Pew Charitable Trusts), February 11, 2016
- Provisional Counts of Drug Overdose Deaths, as of 08/06/2017, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
House Committees on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Article II and General Investigating & Ethics (Joint Hearing)
Appropriations Charge 18/General Investigating & Ethics Charge 10: Monitor agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and implementation of legislation:
Oversight of the Texas Health & Human Services Commission's management of Medicaid managed care contracts
- Managed Care: Contract Oversight and Monitoring (Presentation to House Human Services Committee), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, June 20, 2018
- Pain & Profit, Dallas Morning News
- Part 1, "The Preventable Tragedy of D'ashon Morris," June 3, 2018
- Part 2, "As Patients Suffer, Companies Profit," June 3, 2018
- Part 3, "Texas Pays Companies Billions for 'Sham Networks' of Doctors," June 4, 2018
- Part 4, "Glossover of the Horror," June 5, 2018
- Part 5, "Parents vs. the Austin Machine," June 6, 2018
- Documents behind Pain & Profit investigation
- House Human Services Committee Hearing: Interim Charge 2 (Presentation), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, May 9, 2018
- Medicaid: CMS Should Take Steps to Mitigate Program Risks in Managed Care, U.S. Government Accountability Office, May 2018
- Health and Human Services System and Managed Care Report, As Required by Senate Bill 1, 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (Article II, Special Provision 25), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, May 2018
- Interim Hearings – Week of May 8, 2018, House Committee on Human Services, May 9, Legislative Reference Library, April 30, 2018
House Committee on Land & Resource Management (Brownsville)
Charge: Local and state zoning and land use regulations, balance of disaster preparedness and private property rights
- "Houston Surveys Post-Harvey Policy Landscape: The 'Bayou City' Considers Land Use Rules Changes," Land Lines, April 2018
- Regulations of Harris County, Texas for Flood Plain Management, Harris County Engineering Department, Amended December 5, 2017
- "Houston, We Have a Problem: Could Legal Codes, Land Use Regulations, and Zoning Requirements Blunted Harvey’s Devastation?" 2 x 4 x 10, ABA Forum on Construction Law, Division 10 (Winter 2017)
- Texas Local Government Code § 240.901, Land Use Regulation for Flood Control in Coastal Counties
House Committee on Public Education
Charge: Effectiveness of schools' current multi-hazard emergency operation plans, violence prevention strategies
- School Marshals and Other School District Personnel Carrying Firearms (Including multi-hazard emergency operations plan requirements), Texas Association of School Boards, Updated May 2018
- School Violence: Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 22, 2017
- "School Resource Officers and Violence Prevention: Best Practices (Part Two)," FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Federal Bureau of Investigation, May 10, 2017
- "School Resource Officers and Violence Prevention: Best Practices (Part One)," FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Federal Bureau of Investigation, April 11, 2017
- Violence Prevention in Schools: Enhancement Through Law Enforcement Partnerships, Federal Bureau of Investigation, March 2017
- Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, June 2013
- Emergency Management (Emergency operations plans), Texas School Safety Center, Texas State University
- Texas Education Code § 37.108, Multihazard Emergency Operations Plan; Safety and Security Audit
- School Violence Prevention, Threat Assessment for School Administrators & Crisis Teams, National Association of School Psychologists
Charge: Current school facilities and grounds, research-based 'best practices' to provide a more secure environment
- School and Firearm Safety Action Plan, Governor Greg Abbott, May 30, 2018
- State Policy Responses to School Violence, Education Commission of the States, May 3, 2018
- School Safety (State legislation, additional resources), National Conference of State Legislatures, March 28, 2018
- Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2017, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education; Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, March 2018
- "The School-Security Industry Is Cashing in Big on Public Fears of Mass Shootings," The Nation, August 29/September 5, 2016
- Texas School Safety Practices Survey 2015-2016, Texas School Safety Center, Texas State University, 2016
- Campus Safety and Security Needs Assessment Report 2015-2016, Texas School Safety Center, Texas State University, 2016
House Committees on Defense & Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security & Public Safety (9:00 A.M., Joint Hearing)
Charge: Experience of other states in prioritizing retired peace officers and military veterans for school security
- School and Firearm Safety Action Plan (Recommendation: retired police officers & military veterans), Governor Greg Abbott, May 30, 2018
- "Does School Security Mean Transforming Facilities into Fortresses?," NJ Spotlight, April 19, 2018 and A1258, 218th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Nj. 2018). Pilot program to recruit, select, and train veterans for school security positions.
- "How States are Addressing School Safety," National Conference of State Legislatures Blog, April 5, 2018
- School Safety, National Conference of State Legislatures, March 28, 2018
- "Arciero Bill Would Hire Retired Police as School Resource Officers," Lowellsun.com, March 26, 2018 and H. 4378, 190th Leg., (Ma. 2018)
- "North Carolina Representative Introduces Two School Safety Bills," Carolina Journal, March 7, 2018 and H.R. 5186, 115th Cong. (2018)
- "Senate Passes Comprehensive School Safety Package to Improve Security and Keep Students Safe" (Press Release), New York State Senate, March 5, 2018
- "New Law Allows Retired Officers to Take School Security Post," Daily Record, December 4, 2016 and S86, 217th Leg., (Nj. 2016)
House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety (15 minutes after adjournment of 9:00 A.M. Joint Hearing)
Charge: Options to increase the number of school marshals available, and current statutory requirements that limit utilization of the program
- School Marshals and Other School District Personnel Carrying Firearms, Texas Association of School Boards, Updated May 2018
- Texas Education Code § 37.0811, School marshals: public schools
Charge: Mental health services for children, strategies to enhance overall school safety
- Committee Meeting Handouts (Mental Health and Children), House Committee on Public Health, May 17, 2018
- Interim Hearings – Week of May 14, 2018, House Committee on Public Health, Legislative Reference Library, May 7, 2018
- Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Public Hearing #2: Mental and Behavioral Health Services and Treatments For Children), House Select Committee on Mental Health, December 2016
- Committee Meeting Handouts (Overview of Children's Mental Health), House Select Committee on Mental Health, March 22, 2016
House Committee on Public Health (1:00 P.M.)
Charge: Population health and health care delivery in rural and urban medically underserved areas, role of telemedicine, rural hospital closures
- The Financial Impact of the American Health Care Act's Medicaid Provisions on Safety-Net Hospitals, The Commonwealth Fund, June 2017
- Tackling Rural Hospital Closures (LegisBrief), National Conference of State Legislatures, June 2017
- What's Next? Practical Suggestions for Rural Communities Facing a Hospital Closure, Texas A&M University Rural & Community Health Institute, Episcopal Health Foundation, May 2017
- 2017 Major State Issues for Texas Rural Hospitals, Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals, Updated February 27, 2017
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 3 – Telemedicine), House Committee on Public Health, December 2016
- Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 7 – Telehealth), Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, November 2016
- A Look at Rural Hospital Closures and Implications for Access to Care: Three Case Studies, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, July 2016
- Advancing Telehealth Through Connectivity, U.S. Senate, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, April 21, 2015
- Texas Occupations Code Chapter 111, Telemedicine and Telehealth
- 22 Texas Administrative Code §§ 174.1-174.8, Telemedicine
