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.
Senate Committee on Transportation
Charge: Unified Transportation Program (UTP)
- Interim Hearings – Week of April 23, 2018, Senate Committee on Transportation, April 24, Legislative Reference Library, April 16, 2018
- Unified Transportation Program - Public Involvement, Texas Department of Transportation
Charge: Toll road penalties
- "TxDOT to Forgive $1.3 Billion in Unpaid Toll Fees and Fines," Austin American Statesman, April 19, 2018
- "As Texas Slashes Tollway Fines, Houston Drivers are Faced with Two-Tier System," Houston Chronicle, March 14, 2018
- "Why Toll Fees Remain Uncapped on Some Central Texas Roads," Austin American Statesman, Updated March 5, 2018
- "Austin Toll Agency Says New Paxton Opinion on Fee Cap Doesn't Apply," Austin American Statesman, February 26, 2018
- Texas Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0184 (Extent to which the administrative fee provisions of subsection 228.0547(b) of the Transportation Code apply to an entity operating a toll lane pursuant to subsection 228.007(b) of the Transportation Code), February 26, 2018
Senate Committee on Administration
Charge: Programmatic budget structure for legislative agencies
Charge: Legislative agency report review, fiscal note and government efficiency report process
- Guide to Fiscal Notes: Instructions for Legislative Committees: Following the Legislative and Fiscal Notes Processes and Using the Fiscal Notes System, Legislative Budget Board, January 2017
- "The Fiscal Noting Process: Doing the Math on New Legislation," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, December 2016/January 2017
- Interim Report: Sixty-Fifth Legislative Session (Charge 2, Report of the Subcommittee on Fiscal Notes), House Committee on Appropriations, October 1976
- Performance Audits and Evaluations (LBB Staff Reports, Government Effectiveness and Efficiency Report), Legislative Budget Board
Joint Legislative Committee on Aging
Charge: Access to care and veterans
- Texans' Experience with Health Care Affordability and Access, Kaiser Family Foundation, July 2018
- Veterans Choice Program: Improvements Needed to Address Access-Related Challenges as VA Plans Consolidation of Its Community Care Programs (GAO-18-281), U.S. Government Accountability Office, June 2018
- Older Veteran Behavioral Health Resource Inventory, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, May 4, 2018
- Front of the Line Veterans Policy (Bicentennial Blueprint, Framing Our Future), Governor Greg Abbott, November 2017
- Improving Access to Care in Rural and Underserved Communities: State Workforce Strategies, National Conference of State Legislatures, August 2017
- Elderly Veterans, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Human Resources Code §§ 102.001-102.005, Rights of the Elderly
Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Charge: Implementation of legislation to deregulate occupational licensing
- TDLR 2019-2023 Strategic Plan (Recommendations and resulting legislation), Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation, Texas Commission of Licensing & Regulation, June 8, 2018
- Implementation Report Senate Bill 202, Article 1 (Transition plan, 84th Leg.), Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, December 2017
- Results of the 85th Texas Legislature for TDLR (Overview, deregulation), Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, 2017
- Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 1 – Occupational licensure), Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, November 2016
- A Bold Direction for Tomorrow's Texas: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Handout), House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee, August 23, 2016
- Reforming Occupational Licensing Polices, The Hamilton Project (Brookings), January 2015
Charge: Occupational licensing and fees
- Too Much License? A Closer Look at Occupational Licensing and Economic Mobility, Archbridge Institute, April 2018
- The State of Occupational Licensing: Research, State Policies and Trends, National Conference of State Legislatures, October 11, 2017
- License to Work: A National Study of Burdens from Occupational Licensing, 2nd Edition, Institute For Justice, November 2017
- Occupational Regulation in Texas: Occupational Licenses and Statutory Penalties for Violations Relating to Occupational Licenses (FY 07 revenue from fees), Texas Legislative Council, October 2008
Charge: Social media access – digital assets of decedents, social media privacy laws
- State Social Media Privacy Laws, National Conference of State Legislatures, January 2, 2018
- Access to Digital Assets of Decedents, National Conference of State Legislatures, October 2, 2017
- "The New Uniform Digital Assets Law: Estate Planning and Administration in the Information Age," 52 Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal 51 (Spring 2017)
- "Posthumous Privacy, Decedent Intent, and Post-Mortem Access to Digital Assets," 24 George Mason Law Review 183 (2016)
- "Policing Social Media: Balancing the Interests of Schools and Students and Providing Universal Protection for Students' Rights," 121 Penn State Law Review 583 (2016)
- "Social Media and the Job Market: How to Reconcile Applicant Privacy with Employer Needs," 48 University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform 503 (Winter 2015)
- Teens, Social Media, and Privacy, Pew Research Center, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, May 21, 2013
Charge: Texas state jail system, including its original intent, sentencing guidelines, effectiveness, and recidivism rates
- Overview of Criminal Justice Correctional Population Projections, Recidivism Rates, and Costs Per Day (Presented at the House Committee on Corrections Hearing), Legislative Budget Board, February 2017
- Statewide Criminal and Juvenile Justice Recidivism and Revocation Rates, Legislative Budget Board, January 2017
- Fiscal Year 2016 Statistical Report, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 2016
- Putting "Corrections" Back in State Jails: How to Reform Texas’ Expensive, Ineffective State Jail System, Texas Public Policy Foundation, November 2012
- Interim Report to the 81st Texas Legislature (Charge 3 – State jail system), House Committee on Corrections, January 2009
House Committee on Corrections (after adjournment of 10:30 AM joint hearing)
Charge 3: Current Texas criminal justice system policies and practices regarding 17- to 25- year-olds, specific to probation, parole, state jail confinement, and discharge from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or county jail; causes of recidivism
- Cognitive Behavioral Theory, Young Adults, and Community Corrections: Pathways for Innovation, Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, Harvard Kennedy School, April 2018
- Overview of Criminal Justice Correctional Population Projections, Recidivism Rates, and Costs Per Day (Presented at the House Committee on Corrections Hearing), Legislative Budget Board, February 2017
- Statewide Criminal and Juvenile Justice Recidivism and Revocation Rates, Legislative Budget Board, January 2017
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 2 – Recidivism), House Committee on Corrections, December 2016
- "Getting Young Adults Back on Track: Tailoring Justice System Approaches to a Population at a Crossroads," Capitol Ideas, September/October 2016
- Fiscal Year 2016 Statistical Report, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 2016
- Reducing Recidivism and Improving Other Outcomes for Young Adults in the Juvenile and Adult Criminal Justice Systems, The Council of State Governments Justice Center, November 2015
- Community-Based Responses to Justice-Involved Young Adults, New Thinking in Community Corrections Bulletin, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, September 2015
Charge 6: Texas Department of Criminal Justice policies and protocols to prevent the spread of infectious diseases
- "Infection Prevention Protocols Keep Illness at Bay in TDCJ's Correctional Facilities," Criminal Justice Connections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, November/December 2017
- Interim Report to the 81st Legislature (Charge 4 – TDCJ programs, Control and containment of infectious diseases), Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, December 2008
- Correctional Managed Health Care Infection Control Policy Manual, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Charge 7: Board of Pardons and Paroles and parole panel determination of an inmate's risk of recidivism; GPS technology to monitor offenders
- Parole Guidelines Annual Report FY 2017, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, January 2018
- Policies – Parole Division, Policy and Operating Procedures PD/POP-3.5.1, Electronic Monitoring Program, February 17, 2011, and PD/POP-3.15.10, Global Positioning System (GPS) Monitoring, July 1, 2003, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- Parole Division, Contract Information – Electronic Monitoring, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Charge 8: Texas prison system heat-related litigation; Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) compliance within Texas state and county criminal justice facilities
- Related court documents, Keith Cole et al. v. Bryan Collier et al. (Extreme heat in Wallace Unit prison), U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, Case 4:14-cv-01698, Legislative Reference Library
- Safe Prisons/Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Program: Calendar Year 2016, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, PREA Ombudsman, Office of Inspector General, July 2017
- Letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch regarding compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Governor Greg Abbott, May 15, 2015
- Texas Board of Criminal Justice, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Ombudsman, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Charge 9: Monitor agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature
House Committee on Human Services (Edinburg)
Charge 2: History and any future roll-out of Medicaid managed care in Texas
- "Remodeling Medicaid," Texas Medicine, July 2018
- Managed Care: Contract Oversight and Monitoring (Presentation to House Human Services Committee), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, June 20, 2018
- Medicaid Managed Care in Texas (Presented to the House Committees on General Investigations and Ethics and Appropriations Subcommittee), Legislative Budget Board, June 2018
- Implications of the ACA Medicaid Expansion: A Look at the Data and Evidence, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, May 2018
- Texas Medicaid and CHIP in Perspective (11th Edition), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, February 2017
- Summary of Activities: Quality, Timeliness, and Access to Health Care for Texas Medicaid and CHIP Recipients, Texas Health and Human Services, 2017
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Expansion of Managed Care, Texas Health and Human Services
Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Border Security
Charge: Border security - law enforcement, public safety partnerships
- Delegation of Immigration Authority Section 287(g) Immigration and Nationality Act, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Last reviewed/updated August 10, 2018
- Border Security and Immigration: Initial Executive Order Actions and Resource Implications (Federal-State Agreements), U.S. Government Accountability Office, June 2018
- U.S. Immigration: A Primer for State Policymakers (Immigration Enforcement and States), National Conference of State Legislatures, June 2018
- Updated Facts on ICE's 287(g) Program, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Last reviewed/updated January 10, 2018
- Agency Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2017 to 2021, Texas Department of Public Safety, 2017
- Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan 2015-2020, Texas Office of Homeland Security, September 30, 2015
Charge: Border - invasive species
- Environmental Assessment: Supporting the Mechanical Control of Carrizo Cane in the Rio Grande Basin in Texas (Final), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, December 2016
- Improving Border Security and Restoring Ecosystem Function of the Rio Grande Through Invasive Species Control, Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, October 14, 2016
- "New Effort to Wipe Out Carrizo Cane Reignites Environmental Debate," Texas Tribune, April 5, 2016
- Rio Grande Carrizo Cane Eradication Program, Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
- 31 Texas Administrative Code §§ 530.1-530.7, Carrizo Cane Eradication Program
Charge: Monitoring
- SB 27 by Campbell, 85th Legislature, R.S., relating to the mental health program for veterans;
- SB 277 by Campbell, 85th Legislature, R.S., relating to ad valorem tax incentives for wind-powered energy devices near military aviation facilities; and
- SB 389 by Rodriguez, 84th Legislature, R.S., relating to the addition of military occupational specialty codes on state agency employment listings.
Commission decisions:
- Texas Military Department
- Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
- Department of Public Safety
- Finance Agencies:
- River Authorities:
Staff presentation and public testimony:
House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Charge 1: Impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Texas criminal justice system
- Hurricane Harvey Update: Information Regarding Status of Bureau Facilities and Hurricane Relief Efforts, Federal Bureau of Prisons, September 11, 2017
- "Harvey Deals Costly Blow to Local Criminal Justice System," Houston Chronicle, September 5, 2017
- Criminal Justice Connections Newsletter, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Volume 25, Issue 1, September/October 2017
Charge 7: Office of Court Administration work on pre-trial risk assessment tools for the Texas judiciary; implementation of legislation regarding imposition of fines, fees, and court costs in criminal courts
- Criminal Court Costs in effect as of January 1, 2018, Texas Judicial Council Office of Court Administration, April 2018
- Liberty and Justice: Pretrial Practices in Texas, Texas Indigent Defense Commission / Texas A&M Public Policy Research Institute, March 2017
- Criminal Justice Committee Report and Recommendations: Pretrial Decision-Making Practices, Texas Judicial Council, October 2016
- Risk, Not Resources: Improving the Pretrial Release Process in Texas, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, June 2016
- Study of the Necessity of Certain Court Costs and Fees in Texas, Texas Judicial Council Office of Court Administration, September 1, 2014
- Bail and Pretrial Release: Summary of Recent Research on What Works, Texas Appleseed
- Criminal Court Costs (Historical Charts), Texas Judicial Council Office of Court Administration
- Legislative Recommendations on Pretrial Release, Texas Judicial Council Office of Court Administration
- Recent Texas Cases that have Ruled Court Costs Unconstitutional, Texas Judicial Council Office of Court Administration
Staff presentation and public testimony:
