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.
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House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Article III
Charge: Sustainability of TRS-Care, funding retired teacher health care in Texas; implementation of HB 3976, 85th Legislature, R.S., and HB 30, 85th Legislature, 1st C.S.
- "Texas Teachers' Health Care Explained: State Program Was Created to Save Districts Money, but a Few Want Out," Texas Tribune, July 18, 2018
- Summary Annual Report: 2017, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, January 2018
- Final TRS-Care Plan Designs and Premiums Adopted by Board, The Pulse and TRS Board of Trustees Meeting (TAB 9 – Review and consider adoption of premiums and plan design for TRS-Care), Teacher Retirement System of Texas, September 2017
- "Texas State Government and Long-Term Obligations: Teacher Retirement System – TRS-Care," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, March 2017
- Guide to Public Retirement Systems in Texas, Texas Pension Review Board, February 2017
- Report to the 85th Legislature, Joint Interim Committee to Study TRS Health Benefit Plans, November 2016
- TRS-Care Sustainability and TRS-ActiveCare Affordability Study, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, November 18, 2014
- TRS-Care Sustainability Study, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, September 1, 2012
Charge: Appropriations made to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the E-rate Classroom Connectivity project; high-speed broadband and infrastructure in schools
- "Are Fewer Schools and Libraries Applying to the E-Rate Program?," School Library Journal, May 23, 2017
- 2017: E-Rate's Make or Break Year, Brookings Institution, March 9, 2017
- "TEA Seeks Funds to Boost School Internet Connectivity," Interim News Briefs, House Research Organization, December 15, 2016
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 1 – Broadband connectivity in schools), House Committee on Public Education, December 2016
- Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 4 – Broadband access in schools), Senate Committee on Education, November 2016
- Public School Network Capabilities Study: A Report to the Texas Legislature, Texas Education Agency, December 1, 2015
- Classroom Connectivity, Texas State Match Fund FAQ (E-rate Program), Texas Education Agency
Senate Committee on Higher Education
Charge: Improving transferability
- Texas Core Curriculum, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, April 2018
- Overview: Texas Transfer Initiatives, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, February 3, 2017
- Tracking Transfer: New Measures of Institutional and State Effectiveness in Helping Community College Students Attain Bachelor’s Degrees, Community College Research Center, January 2016
- 19 Texas Administrative Code §§ 4.21-4.36, Transfer of credit, core curriculum and field of study curricula
- Field of Study Curricula, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Texas Education Code § 61.822, Transfer of Credits; Core Curriculum
- Texas General Education Core Curriculum WebCenter, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development
Charge: Environmental safety during emergencies
- Preparing for the Next Storm: Learning from the Man-Made Environmental Disasters that Followed Hurricane Harvey, Environmental Integrity Project, August 16, 2018
- "As Lawsuits Over Texas Chemical Disaster Add Up, Advocates Blame Arkema and Rules Regulating It," Texas Tribune, March 30, 2018
- "Preventing Industrial Disasters in a Time of Climate Change: A Call for Financial Assurance Mandates," 41 Harvard Environmental Law Review 243 (2017)
- Breakdowns in Air Quality: Air Pollution from Industrial Malfunctions and Maintenance in Texas, Environment Texas, Environmental Integrity Project, April 27, 2016
- Enhancing Emergency Preparedness for Natural Disasters: Government and Oil and Natural Gas Industry Actions to Prepare, Respond, and Recover (2016 Addendum), National Petroleum Council, December 18, 2014
- State of Texas Hazard Mitigation Plan: 2013 Update, Texas Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management Mitigation Section, 2013
- Arkema Inc. Chemical Plant Fire (Includes reports), U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
- Emergency Response: Spills, Discharges, and Releases, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Charge: Waste disposal regulation, permitting, disposal fees
- Overview of Waste Management Account and the Solid Waste Disposal Fee Account (Presented to House Appropriations Committee), Texas Legislative Budget Board, May 22, 2018
- Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review – FY 2016 Data Summary and Analysis, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, October 2017
- Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 4 – Expedited permitting), Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development, November 2016
- Texas Health & Safety Code §§ 361.013-361.014, Solid Waste Disposal and Transportation Fees; Use of Solid Waste Fee Revenue
- Texas Health & Safety Code §§ 361.061-361.126, Permits (Solid waste facilities)
- 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 330, Municipal Solid Waste (Permit procedures, fees and reporting)
- Environmental Permitting: Participating in the Process, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Charge: Monitoring:
- Texas Railroad Commission Sunset and funding;
- Staff Report with Final Results: Railroad Commission of Texas, Sunset Advisory Commission, June 2017
- Overview of Funding for the Railroad Commission (Presented to House Committee on Energy Resources), Texas Legislative Budget Board, February 2017
- Environmental Regulatory and Legal Primacy
- Effectiveness of emission reductions recognized from the Texas Emissions Reduction Program (TERP) and grant flexibility
- Overview of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Account (Presented to the House Appropriations Committee), Legislative Budget Board, May 24, 2018
- Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 2 – Texas Emissions Reduction Plan), Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development, November 2016
- TERP Project Summary Reports and Publications, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 386, Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP Fund, Use of fund)
Topic: Recommendations relevant to costs, fees, and any other matters the committee determines are relevant to the compact facility and its oversight
- Interim Report to the 77th Texas Legislature (Charge 2 – Low-level radioactive waste management issues, House Committee on Environmental Regulation, November 2000
- Interim Report to the 77th Legislature: Storage and Disposal Options for Low-Level Radioactive Waste, Senate Interim Committee on Natural Resources, November 2000
- SB 1206, 73rd Regular Session (1993), Relating to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact
- Radioactive Waste Disposal: Low-Level Radioactive Waste, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 403, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact
- Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission
House Committee on State Affairs
Charge 6: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature, including SB 11, 85th Legislature, 1st C.S., 2017
- Do Not Resuscitate Order Procedures and Requirements (Proposed rule amendments), Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council, May 31, 2018
- "Health Care Facility Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders" (White paper), Texas Medical Association, April 2018
- "For End-of-Life Care, Fresh Challenges Begin," Texas Medicine, Texas Medical Association, March 2018
- "New Laws Create Potential Loopholes in Texas Advance Directives for Pregnant Women," Health Law Perspectives, 1 (2018)
- Texas Health and Safety Code §§ 166.201-166.209, Health Care Facility Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders
- New State Law Governing Inpatient Do-Not-Attempt Resuscitation Orders (Senate Bill 11), Texas Hospital Association
House Committee on Urban Affairs (Brownsville)
Charge: Affordable housing in urban and rural areas
- The State of the Nation's Housing 2018, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, June 2018
- Displacement of Lower-Income Families in Urban Areas Report, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, May 2018
- Introduction of the Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Plan for the Manufactured Housing, Affordable Housing Preservation, and Rural Housing Markets, Fannie Mae, January 1, 2018
- 2018 State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, 2018
- Housing Options for Texas Communities: A Guide for Local Engagement on Affordable Housing Development, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, April 10, 2017
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 5 - Low-income housing availability), House Committee on Urban Affairs, January 2017
- Texas Statewide Rural Housing Analysis (Prepared for Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs) Bowen National Research, September 2012
- HOME Investment Partnership Program, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
- Texas Government Code §§ 2306.251-2306.259, Housing Programs
Charge: Migrant labor housing facilities
- "States Struggle to Provide Housing for Migrant Farmworkers," Stateline (Pew Charitable Trusts), May 2, 2016
- The Status of Farm Labor Housing and the Health of Workers, California Institute for Rural Studies, March 6, 2015
- Texas Rural Farmworker Housing Analysis (Prepared for Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs), Bowen National Research, September 2012
- Migrant Labor Housing Facilities in Texas: A Report on the Quantity, Availability, Need, and Quality of Migrant Labor Housing in the State, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, September 1, 2006
- Migrant Labor Housing Facilities, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
- Texas Government Code §§ 2306.921-2306.933, Migrant Labor Housing Facilities
- 10 Texas Administrative Code §§ 90.1-90.8, Migrant Labor Housing Facilities
