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Interim Hearings – Week of September 15, 2014

Sep 8

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Interim Hearings – Week of September 15th    

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.

September 15th Top

Senate Committee on State Affairs

Charge: Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs)

 Charge: Emerging negative impacts of Affordable Care Act, including navigators, rising health insurance premiums, lack of access to healthcare, etc.

 Charge: Medical price transparency, including impact of SB 1731, 80th Legislature, R.S.

 Charge: Texas Mutual Insurance Company and residual market for workers' compensation insurance

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Edwards Aquifer

Topic: Update on the Edwards Aquifer Authority

September 16th Top

House Select Committee on Health Care Education & Training

Topic: Mental health care workforce in Texas

Senate Committee on State Affairs

Charge: Personal privacy of Texas residents from governmental and commercial surveillance

 Charge: Personal data collected by governmental and commercial entities

  • DNA collection and databases

  • Gun owner privacy

  • Protection of private health care information

  • Anonymous data handling

  • Data Disposal Laws, National Conference of State Legislatures, last updated December 26, 2013

 Charge: Citizens' ability to know what data is being collected, including analysis of consumer informed consent

 Charge: Online legislative resources from Texas Senate Committee websites

Topic: Future reliability of all current state transportation funding sources

 Topic: Alternatives that may increase available state funding for transportation

 Topic: Alternative transportation funding options used nationally and internationally

Charge: Access to services provided by non-profit organizations to veterans, their families, and survivors, including 2-1-1 system

 Charge: Veterans'  mental health

House Committee on Ways & Means

Charge: Implementation of recent amendments to the franchise tax

Topic: Texas Economic Outlook

Topic: Dynamic Scoring and Analysis use in tax policy

September 17th Top

Senate Committee on Transportation

Charge: Impact of increased oil and gas production on roadways and bridges

 Charge: Implementation of SB 1792, 83rd Legislature, R.S., toll nonpayment

 Charge: Uninsured motorists

September 19th Top

Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Studying Impacts of Mexico's Energy Reforms on Texas  

Charge: Impact on Texas' economy and businesses of the recent expansion of oil and gas production in Northern Mexico, Mexico's efforts to recover shale gas from Eagle Ford Shale

 

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Interim Hearings - Week of September 8, 2014

Sep 2

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Interim Hearings - Week of September 8th

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.

September 9th Top

House Committee on Higher Education

Charge: Strategies and business models for funding General Academic institutions.

 

Senate Committee on Business & Commerce

Charge: Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) business practices, litigation, exposure reduction, qualifications for building inspectors conducting inspections

Charge: Texas FAIR Plan's organizational and financial structure as the state's insurer of last resort for residential homeowner's insurance coverage

Topic: Updates from the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas

 

House Committees on Insurance and Land & Resource Management (Joint Hearing)

Charge: Examine opportunities to improve the resiliency of the Texas coast to withstand tropical storms. Study hazard mitigation, building codes, and insurance. Coordinate as necessary with the joint interim committee created by HB3459 (83R).

 

September 10th Top

House Select Committee on Child Protection

Border Support Operations, Sunset staff recommendations, Child Protective Services workforce, use of data to improve outcomes

House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism  CANCELLED

Topic: Efforts to preserve and promote the Alamo building and history, and redevelopment of HemisFair Park

September 11th Top

House Committee on Energy Resources

Study the implementation of SB 1747 (83R) to ensure effective implementation in keeping with legislative intent.

 

Joint Committee on Border Wait Times

Topic: Opportunities and efficiencies in border crossings

 

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Interim Hearings – Week of September 1, 2014

Aug 25

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Interim Hearings – Week of September 1st

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.

September 3rd Top

House Committee on Human Services

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction, including implementation of the Balancing Incentives Program and legislation passed by the 83rd Legislature

 

September 4th Top

House Committee on Appropriations

Topic: Strategic Fiscal Review directive by the Speaker of the House

 

House Committees on Higher Education and Human Services (Joint Hearing)

Charge: Foster youth in higher education

 

Topics: Potential revenue sources, Identified savings and efficiencies (per HB 1, 83rd 3rd C.S.), Surplus property report, Debt reduction possibilities, Funding formula presentation

House Committee on State Affairs

Charge: Methods state agencies use for planning for investment in future infrastructure

 

Charge: State agency contracting

 

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs

 

September 5th Top

Joint Interim Committee on Education Policy for a Skilled Workforce

Charge:  Linking postsecondary education with the needs of the labor market, high school and postsecondary curricula requirements, opportunities for new education-workforce partnerships, and the impact of emerging industrial sectors on the Texas workforce

 

Charge:  Career and technical education's impact on high school graduation, transitions to postsecondary education, industry-based certification, a postsecondary certificate, or an associate's degree

 

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Interim Hearings – Week of August 25, 2014

Aug 18

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Interim Hearings – Week of August 25th

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 25th Top

House Committee on Energy Resources

 

 

August 26th Top

Senate Committee on Education

Charge 1: Examine STAAR writing scores and review types of writing required.  Explore need for targeted professional development in writing

 

Charge #2: Monitor implementation of legislation and make recommendations needed to improve, enhance and/or complete implementation:

  • HB 5, update from previous hearing on the passing rates of STAAR End-of-Course assessments for the graduating class of 2015

 

  • HB 1926, relating to the operation of the state virtual school network and courses provided through other distance learning arrangements

 

  • SB 376, relating to breakfast for certain public school students

 

  • HB 617, relating to transition and employment services for public school students enrolled in special education programs.

 

House Committee on Energy Resources

Charge 1: Study the impact of the expanding oil and gas exploration and production occurring across the state. The study should review of the following issues:

 

  • The effect on the state budget and the Economic Stabilization Fund;

  • The overall impact on the state economy;

  • The impact on property values and local taxes;

  • The effect on roads;

  • The impact on local school districts;

  • The complex relationship between land owners, royalty owners, and operators;

  • The impact on the environment, including emissions and injection wells;

  • Projected water needs and how those fit with our state water plan; and

  • The housing issues created by the number of workers needed in areas of shale plays.

 

Charge 2: Study the efficiency and effectiveness of the P5 permitting process at the Railroad Commission

 

Charge 3: Study and review the appropriation of general revenue dollars allocated to the Railroad Commission for improvements in IT systems to ensure those funds are being utilized to streamline the permitting process and to allow access to information for all parties that conduct business at the Commission.

 

Charge 4: Review the application of Texas Business & Commerce Code, Section 9.343, to determine the legal rights of unperfected security interests of oil and gas producers with respect to subsequent purchasers, specifically in the context of a bankruptcy proceeding such as Arrow Oil & Gas, Inc. v. SemCrude, L.P. and subsequent cases.

 

Charge 5: Monitor the implementation of HB 2982 (83R) to ensure that the required rulemaking is completed efficiently and in a timely manner.

 

House Committee on Transportation

Charge: Usage of state funds by the Texas Department of Transportation for improving road quality in areas impacted by Energy Sector activities

 

Charge: Implementation of "Turn-Back Program" by the Texas Department of Transportation, specifically fiscal impact to municipalities and taxpayers

 

Charge: County authority to utilize tax increment financing and transportation reinvestment zones to fund transportation projects

 

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction

 

August 27th Top

House Select Committee on Economic Development Incentives

Testimony from various state incentive programs, including the moving image industry, special events funds, and local programs, and coordination between state and local economic development entities

 

Charge: Current restrictions on state and local government relating to construction of critical infrastructure, including transportation and water projects

 

Charge: Application of Public Information Act to requests for large amounts of electronic data

August 28th Top

Topic: Current state of the health care workforce in Texas

 

 

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Interim Hearings – Week of August 11, 2014

Aug 4

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Interim Hearings – Week of August 11th

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 12th Top

House Select Committee on Economic Development Incentives

Topic: Texas Enterprise Fund, Emerging Technology Fund, and incentives which help to stimulate innovation and creativity

 

Senate Committee on Finance   

Topics: Budget process, General revenue outlook, Texas economy, Constitutional spending limits, Economic Stabilization Fund, Methods of finance, Border related issues impacting state budget

 

August 13th Top

Topic: Commission decisions

House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Topic: Effectiveness and responsibilities of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission (TMPC), Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Task Force (SB 1200, 83rd R.S.)

 

August 14th Top

Senate Committee on Government Organization

Charge: State agency training, policies, and procedures for monitoring and reporting performance of state contracts

 

Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Charge 7: Implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, including Medicaid long-term care; reducing fraud, waste, and abuse in Texas Medicaid and other programs; Dental Board reforms; and Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

 

Charge 4: Cost-effective alternatives to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to better connect low income individuals to health care services through private market-based solutions, including Medicaid block grants and waivers

 House Committee on House Administration

Topic: Select committee budgets

 

August 15th Top

Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Charge 2: Implementation of programs created or expanded by the 83rd Legislature to improve mental health and substance abuse services

 

Charge 6: Current state of prescription drug abuse and strategies for reducing prescription drug abuse in Texas

 

Charge 5: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program structure

 

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Interim Hearings – Weeks of July 28 and August 4, 2014

Jul 28

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Interim Hearings – Weeks of July 28th and August 4th

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.

July 29th Top

House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

Charge 2: Effectiveness of deferred adjudication and orders for non-disclosure; extending use of expunction of criminal records history

 Charge 4: Association between co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorders and parole revocation among TDCJ inmates; dual mental health diagnosis

 Charge 5: Current pecuniary loss thresholds associated with graffiti offenses; existing Graffiti Abatement Programs

 Charge 7: Utilization of community supervision in state jail felonies and effectiveness of state jail in light of its original purpose

August 4th Top

Joint Committee on Coastal Barrier System

Topic: Feasibility and desirability of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system

 

 

August 5th Top

Topic: Storage of ammonium nitrate and authority of first responders to inspect and respond to safety concerns

 Topic: Driver Responsibility Program

 Topic: Update regarding ongoing border operations

Topic: Potential revenue from new and existing sources

Topic: Report and testimony from the Comptroller of Public Accounts regarding the financial condition of the state

 

August 7th Top

Topic:  Study the implementation of all legislation from the 83rd Regular Session that seeks to develop a model to require state agencies regulating occupational licenses which require an apprenticeship to credit veterans' relevant military experience toward the apprenticeship requirements.

 

Topic:  Alternative certification programs that give returning military service men and women credit for skills learned and time served while on active duty.

 

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Interim Hearings – Weeks of July 14 and 21, 2014

Jul 15

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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.

July 16th Top

House Committee on House Administration

Topics: Personnel matters, committee budgets, and administrative oversight of technology changes for the House of Representatives

 

House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations

 

July 22nd Top

Senate Committee on Higher Education

Charge: Improvements in teacher preparation and certification programs

 

Charges: Impact of technology on education instruction

 

July 23rd Top

House Select Committee on Economic Development Incentives

Topic: Overall examination of the use of incentives as an economic development tool

 

House Select Committee on Child Protection

 

Topic: Child welfare system: regulatory policy and contract oversight

Topic: Foster and kinship families

 

Topic:  Child welfare system: reporting maltreatment

 

Joint Committee on Human Trafficking

Topics: Ways to further combat human trafficking along the Texas border and region, Services available to victims

 

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Interim Hearings – Week of July 7, 2014

Jun 30

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Interim Hearings – Week of July 7th
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.

July 8th Top

House Research Organization Steering Committee

Topic: House Research Organization budget for fiscal 2015

 

July 9th Top

House Committee on Pensions

Charge: New reporting requirements proposed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)

 

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs


July 10th Top

House Committees on Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V and Pensions (Joint Hearing, 9:00 a.m.) 

Charge: Fiscal impact of the Employees Retirement System (ERS) employee health care plan

 

House Committees on Appropriations - S/C on Article III and Pensions (Joint Hearing, 10:00 a.m.)

Charge: Health care for active public school employees, increases in premium and out-of-pocket costs

 

Charge: Fiscal impact of the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) health care plan (TRS-Care)

 

House Committees on Appropriations - S/C on Article III and Pensions (Joint Hearing, 1:00 p.m.)

Charge: Current public education funding formulas, whether items funded outside base formulas (Foundation School Program) should be included inside the formulas

 

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Interim Hearings – Week of June 30, 2014

Jun 23

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Interim Hearings – Week of June 30th

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.

June 30th Top

Joint Committee on Water Desalination

Topic: Water desalination, with special focus on brackish groundwater desalination

House Committee on Land & Resource Management

Charge: Regulatory authority of municipalities in extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ)

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs

 

July 1st Top

House Select Committee on Child Protection

Topics: Organizational hearing, issues related to child protection

 

 

Topic: Texas Emergency Medical Task Force (EMTF), part of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP)

Topic: Draft legislation on storage of ammonium nitrate and authority of first responders

 

Topic: Department of Public Safety on current border operations

 

July 2nd Top

Topics:

 

 

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Interim Hearings – Week of June 23, 2014

Jun 16

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Interim Hearings – Week of June 23rd

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.

June 23rd Top

Senate Committee on Open Government

Charge: Transparency of information available on state websites regarding state expenditures, reports, and contracts

 

Senate Committee on Transportation

Invited testimony updates from the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Texas Department of Public Safety

Charge: Texas Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Planning Organization's progress on reducing congestion on the 100 Most Congested Roadway segments

 

Charge: Comprehensive Development Agreements (CDA) and Design/Build project delivery methods

 

Joint Committee on Water Desalination

Topic: Water desalination, with special focus on ocean and saltwater desalination

 

June 24th Top

Topics: Future reliability of all current state transportation funding sources; alternatives that may increase available state funding for transportation; use of debt financing in state transportation funding, including the uses of the Texas Mobility Fund; alternative transportation funding options used nationally and internationally

 

June 25th Top

House Committee on Natural Resources

Charge: Groundwater availability, management, and development, brackish groundwater, and groundwater district permitting

 

Charge: Protection of privately owned lands in state's water supply and environmental flows

 

Charge: Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) projects

 

June 26th Top

House Committee on Natural Resources

Charge: Implementation of HB 4 and SJR 1, 83rd Legislature, R.S., and progress of Texas Water Development Board to provide a stable, long-term funding source for the State Water Plan

 

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs

 

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