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Interim Hearings – Weeks of March 17 and March 24, 2014

Mar 17

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Interim Hearings – Weeks of March 17th and March 24th

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.

 

March 17th 

Topic: Qualifications and term length of appellate court judges;  appointment of regional presiding judges

 

March 24th

House Committee on Human Services

Charge: Monitor and evaluate implementation of SB 7, 83rd Legislature, R.S., including agency preparations for the statewide rollout of STAR+PLUS

  • STAR+PLUS (Overview, Handbook, External Quality Review Organization Reports), Texas Health and Human Services Commission
  • Medicaid Managed Care Initiatives (STAR+PLUS, Long-Term Services and Supports), Texas Health and Human Services Commission

 

March 25th

House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

Topic: Classifying 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal justice system

Senate Committee on Criminal Justice

Topic: Status report from Texas Juvenile Justice Department to include a discussion of its use of facilities, specifically the utilization of the Corsicana Facility and the purposed commitment of state committed juveniles to the formerly closed Crockett Facility, and the agencies budget overruns

March 26th

House Select Committee on Criminal Procedure Reform

Topic: Paperless charging system for processing criminal cases

 

House Committee on Public Education

Charge: Implementation of HB 5, 83rd Legislature, R.S., creation of additional rigorous mathematics and science courses to meet needs of state's workforce

 

 

Charge: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) in the tested grades

 

March 27th

House Select Committee on Business & Industry

Charge: State of the Texas economy

 

Charge: Economic impact of credit card and identity theft

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Interim Hearings – Week of March 10, 2014

Mar 3

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Interim Hearings – Week of March 10th

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.

 

March 10th

House Committee on County Affairs

 

Charge 1: Population growth and impact on housing, available land resources, businesses, and the state's economy

 

Charge 2: Oversight of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, jail issues including mental health

 

Charge 3: Monitor health advisory panel from HB 3793, 83rd Legislature

 

Charge 4: Cite-and-summons policy and effect on overcrowding in county jails

 

Charge 5: Veterans courts and implementation of SB 462, 83rd Legislature (Joint Charge with House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs)

 

Charge 6: Legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 83rd Legislature

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Interim Hearings – Week of February 24, 2014

Feb 19

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Interim Hearings - Week of February 24th

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.

 

February 28th

House Committee on Technology

University Technology Commercialization

 Charge 5: Texas' competitiveness with other states in recruiting and cultivating the software industry, including entertainment software

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Interim Hearings – Week of February 17, 2014

Feb 12

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Interim Hearings - Week of February 17th
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.

 

February 21st

Topic: Trade and transportation infrastructure

February 19th

Topics: Overview of sunset process; organizational information; approval of review schedule, operating budget, and Commission rules; person-first respectful language in statutes; project to repair health and human services agencies' statutes

February 20th

Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Charge: Child Protective Services

 Charge: Women's health

 

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Interim Hearings - Week of December 16, 2013

Dec 11

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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.

 

December 18th-19th (12/19 meeting cancelled)

House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations

Topic: Invited testimony. Pursuant to Rule 4, Section 12, the Committee "may meet in executive session for the limited purpose of examining a witness or deliberating, considering, or debating a decision...."

 

After meeting in executive session the committee may consider and take action regarding matters deliberated in closed session, including planning, scheduling, courses of action, and ongoing committee business.

 

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Interim Hearings - Week of December 9, 2013

Dec 5

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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.

 

December 11th

House Committee on Administration

Topic: The Committee will meet to consider administrative actions, including the adoption of House Committee budgets for the remainder of the interim.  Testimony will not be taken.

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Interim Hearings - Week of November 25, 2013

Nov 21

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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.

 

November 25th

Senate Committee on Natural Resources

Topic: Update on recent electric discussions at the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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Interim Hearings - Week of November 18, 2013

Nov 13

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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.

 

November 20th

House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs and Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations (Joint Hearing)

Topic: Impact of federal actions (including the federal government shutdown, sequestration, military force reductions, and potential base closure or realignment) on active-duty service members, the Texas Military Department, veterans, their families, defense-related contractors, small businesses, local governments, and state agencies

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Interim Hearings - Week of November 11, 2013

Nov 6

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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.

 

November 12th-13th (11/13 meeting cancelled)

House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations

Topic: Invited testimony. Pursuant to Rule 4, Section 12, the Committee "may meet in executive session for the limited purpose of examining a witness or deliberating, considering, or debating a decision...."

 

After meeting in executive session the committee may consider and take action regarding matters deliberated in closed session, including planning, scheduling, courses of action, and ongoing committee business.

 

November 13th 

House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety

Topic: Border security

 

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Interim Hearings - Week of October 21, 2013

Oct 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.

 

October 22nd-23rd

House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations

Topic: Invited testimony. Pursuant to Rule 4, Section 12, the Committee "may meet in executive session for the limited purpose of examining a witness or deliberating, considering, or debating a decision...."

 

After meeting in executive session the committee may consider and take action regarding matters deliberated in closed session, including planning, scheduling, courses of action, and ongoing committee business.

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