Legislative Reference Library of Texas : 85th Session

Interim Hearings – Week of September 17, 2018

Sep 12

posted by TexasLRL in 85th Session, Interim hearings

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.

For recent posts on Interim Hearings, see Interim Hearing Resources on the LRL homepage. The "Recent Entries" list on the left provides quick access to interim hearings posts from previous weeks.

September 19
- House Committee on Higher Education
September 20
- Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform

September 19

House Committee on Higher Education (Kingsville)

Charge: Dual credit course offerings

Summary of State Funding for Dual Credit Programs (Presented to the Senate Education & Higher Education Committees), Legislative Budget Board, September 2018
Interim Hearings – Week of September 10, 2018, Senate Committees on Education and Higher Education (Joint Hearing), September 12, Legislative Reference Library, September 5, 2018
Dual Credit: Where College Meets High School, The University of Texas System & Texas Association of Community Colleges, June 2018
Perceptions Among Texas Legislators: Results from a Survey of the 85th Texas Legislature Concerning Texas Community Colleges and TACC (Dual credit), Trellis Research, Texas Association of Community Colleges, May 2018
Overview: Dual Credit, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, May 2018
Dual Credit Education in Texas and Dual Credit Data, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Charge: Financial losses to 2- and 4-year institutions, including facilities, from Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey’s Fiscal Impact on State Agencies (Presented to the Senate Finance Committee), Legislative Budget Board, September 2018
Hurricane Harvey: Fiscal Analyses and Resources, Legislative Budget Board
Information for Institutions of Higher Education (Hurricane Harvey), Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Charge: Title IX and sexual misconduct policies at institutions of higher education

"Following Backlash, Texas A&M Overhauls Its Sexual Misconduct Policies," Texas Tribune, August 20, 2018
Texas A&M University: Review of Texas A&M University's Title IX-Related Policies, Husch Blackwell, August 2018
Title IX/Student Assistance Services Processes & Procedures, Internal Review Committee, Texas A&M University, August 2018
Responding to Sexual Misconduct: A Guide for the University Community, The University of Texas at Austin, June 2018
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 4 – Sexual assault on college campuses), House Committee on Higher Education, January 2017

September 20

Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform

Charge: Voter engagement in local government decisions around budgets and property tax rates through digital media and social media

Transparency: A Means to Improving Citizen Trust in Government, Government Finance Officers Association, April 2018
How to Gain Citizen Buy-In, Counties Futures Lab, National Association of Counties, September 2017
"Elements of a Social Media Strategy: How New Technologies Can Help You Do Old Things Better," Government Finance Review, Government Finance Officers Association, October 2014

Charge: Property tax data and collection methods

Property Tax Administration in Texas, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, March 2018
Property Tax Survey Data and Reports (Appraisal Review Board Survey Data, Operations Survey Data, Property Tax Biennial Report), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Property Value Study and Self Reports, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Charge: Effective tax rate and rollback tax rate calculations; appraisal review boards (ARBs)

Property Tax Limitation Regimes: A Primer, Tax Foundation, April 2018
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Ways to improve property tax process, reduce tax burden), Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform & Relief, November 2016
Truth-in-Taxation: The Guide to How Property Tax Rates Are Set, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, August 2016
Interim Report to the 81st Texas Legislature (Charge 1 – Property tax appraisal system), Senate Finance Subcommittee on Property Appraisal and Revenue Caps, January 2009
Appraisal Review Board Training, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Truth-in-Taxation: Tax Rate Adoption, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Texas Tax Code § 5.041, Training of Appraisal Review Board Members
Texas Tax Code §§ 6.41-6.43, Appraisal Review Board
Texas Tax Code §§ 26.04-26.05, Submission of Roll to Governing Body; Effective and Rollback Tax Rates

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Interim Hearings – Week of September 10, 2018

Sep 5

posted by TexasLRL in 85th Session, Interim hearings

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.

For recent posts on Interim Hearings, see Interim Hearing Resources on the LRL homepage. The "Recent Entries" list on the left provides quick access to interim hearings posts from previous weeks.

September 10
- Senate Committee on State Affairs
September 11
- Senate Committee on Finance
September 12
September 13
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- House Committee on Public Health

September 10

Senate Committee on State Affairs

Charge: Structure of court fees; oversight of fee collection

"Fine and Fee Collection," Texas County Progress, May 8, 2018
"Why Texas Courts Will Stop 'Nickel-and-Diming' the Poor," The Atlantic, July 24, 2017
Texas Judiciary Legislative Update: 85th Legislature (Costs, fees, fines, and collections), Texas Judicial Council, July 2017
Pay or Stay: The High Cost of Jailing Texans for Fines & Fees, Texas Appleseed, Texas Fair Defense Project, February 2017
Study of the Necessity of Certain Court Costs and Fees in Texas, As Directed by SB 1908, 83rd Legislature, Texas Office of Court Administration, September 1, 2014
Courts Are Not Revenue Centers: 2011-2012 Policy Paper, Conference of State Court Administrators, 2012
Collection Improvement Program, Texas Judicial Council
Texas Government Code Chapter 101, Filing Fees and Other Fees and Costs in Civil Proceedings (Criminal proceedings, Additional fees)

Charge: Attorney General's efforts related to price-gouging

"AG Paxton: 48 Texas Gas Stations Agree to Refund Consumers for Hurricane Harvey Price Gouging" (Press Release), Attorney General of Texas, July 5, 2018
A Proclamation Relating to Price Gouging Violations During the Disaster Created by Hurricane Harvey, Governor Greg Abbott, September 1, 2017
"The Problem with Price Gouging Laws: Is Optimal Pricing During an Emergency Unethical?," Regulation (Cato Institute), Spring 2011
"Planning Disaster: Price Gouging Statutes and the Shortages They Create," 72 Brooklyn Law Review 1101 (2007)
Texas Business & Commerce Code § 17.46(b)(27), Deceptive Trade Practices Unlawful

Charge: Looting crimes during a disaster

Understanding Crime in Communities After Disaster: A Research Brief, Journalist's Resource, Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, February 25, 2016
"The Suspension Theory: Hurricane Katrina Looting, Property Rights, and Personhood," 70 Louisiana Law Review 1303 (Summer 2010)
Report to the Congress: Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in Response to the Emergency Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007 (18 U.S. Code § 1040), United States Sentencing Commission, September 2008
Individual Disaster Assistance Programs: Framework for Fraud Prevention, Detection, and Prosecution (Testimony, Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, Committee on Homeland Security), U.S. Government Accountability Office, July 12, 2006
Texas Penal Code § 12.50, Penalty if Offense Committed in Disaster Area or Evacuated Area

September 11

Senate Committee on Finance

Charge: Implementation of funding initiative, Health Care Costs Across State Agencies - coordination efforts among state agencies to improve health care and reduce costs pursuant to General Appropriations Act, Article IX, Section 10.06 and Section 10.07

Charge: Hurricane Harvey relief and recovery funds

In-Depth Infographics Detail One Year of Harvey Recovery, Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas, August 21, 2018
Rethinking Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Funding in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey, Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research and Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, July 2018
State of Texas Plan for Disaster Recovery: Hurricane Harvey – Round 1 and State Action Plan Summary, Community Development & Revitalization Program, Texas General Land Office, June 25, 2018
"FEMA to Play Long-Term Role in Recovery from Harvey," Southwest Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Second Quarter 2018
Committee Hearing Materials on Hurricane Harvey, Legislative Budget Board
Hurricane Harvey: Fiscal Analyses and Resources, Legislative Budget Board

Charge: Long-term impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Texas economy and the gulf coast region

The Texas Gulf Coast: Overview and Outlook (Presentation), Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, June 2018
"Harvey in Perspective: The Houston Economy and Hurricanes Past and Present," Institute for Regional Forecasting, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, February 6, 2018
"A Storm to Remember: Hurricane Harvey and the Texas Economy," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, February 2018

September 12

Senate Committee on Criminal Justice

Charge: Identify successful re-entry programs

Reentry Resource Guide, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Reentry and Integration Division, Revised November 22, 2017
Criminal Background Checks: Impact on Employment and Recidivism, Urban Institute, Updated November 2017
Critical Connections: Getting People Leaving Prison and Jail The Mental Health Care and Substance Use Treatment They Need, The Council of State Governments Justice Center, The National Reentry Resource Center, U.S. Department of Justice, January 2017
Texas Government Code Chapter 501.103 Reentry and Parole Referral Report, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Reentry and Integration Division / Parole Division, December 2016
A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future, The Federal Interagency Reentry Council, August 2016
County Resources, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
Reentry and Integration Division (Reentry resource guide, reentry articles and reports), Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Resources for Former Inmates, Federal Bureau of Prisons

Charge: State jail review to improve outcomes

Inmate Occupational Training Directory, U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons, March 31, 2017
Annual Performance Report: School Year 2016 – 2017, Windham School District, 2017
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 2 – Recidivism), House Committee on Corrections, December 2016
Rehabilitation Programs Division, Peer Recovery Support Services, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Charge: Telemedicine in correctional facilities

State Prisons and the Delivery of Hospital Care, Pew Charitable Trusts, July 2018
"Telehealth: Increasing Access to High Quality Care by Expanding the Role of Technology in Correctional Medicine,” Journal of Clinical Medicine, February 2017
"State Prisons Turn to Telemedicine to Improve Health and Save Money," Pew Charitable Trusts, January 21, 2016

Charge: Human trafficking awareness and prevention

Human Trafficking Near Texas Public Schools, Children at Risk, April 10, 2018
Jurist in Residence Letter Detailing Texas' Response and Efforts Related to Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention, Children's Commission, January 22, 2018
Pretesting a Human Trafficking Screening Tool in the Child Welfare and Runaway and Homeless Youth Systems, Urban Institute, April 2017
Texas Spotlight: 2017 National Human Trafficking Hotline Statistics, National Human Trafficking Hotline, 2017
Human Trafficking by the Numbers: The Initial Benchmark of Prevalence and Economic Impact for Texas (Final Report), Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, The University of Texas at Austin, December 2016
Human Trafficking of School-aged Children, Texas Education Agency
Recognizing the Signs of Human Trafficking in Schools: A Guide for Texas Educators, Texas State School Safety Center

Charge: Monitoring

SB 12, 85th Legislature, R.S., Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist law enforcement agencies with the purchase of bulletproof vests and body armor;
SB 30, 85th Legislature, R.S., Relating to the inclusion of instruction regarding interaction with peace officers in the required curriculum for certain public school students and in driver education courses and to civilian interaction training for peace officers; and
SB 1326, 85th Legislature, R.S., Relating to procedures regarding criminal defendants who are or may be persons with a mental illness or an intellectual disability and to certain duties of the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System related to persons with mental illness

Senate Committees on Education and Higher Education (Joint Hearing)

Charge: Dual credit

Dual-Credit Education Programs in Texas: Phase II (Discusses HB 505, 84th Legislature, R.S.), American Institutes for Research, July 26, 2018
Dual Credit and Success in College: Dual Credit Study, University of Texas System, 2018
What Happens to Students Who Take Community College "Dual Enrollment" Courses in High School?, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, September 2017
"Dual Enrollment's Expansion: Cause for Concern," NEA Higher Education Journal (National Education Association), Summer 2017
Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 1 – Implementation of HB 5, 83rd Legislature, R.S., dual credit), Senate Higher Education Committee, November 2016
50-State Comparison: Dual/Concurrent Enrollment Policies, Education Commission of the States, March 25, 2016
Dual-Credit/Dual-Enrollment Coursework and Long-Term College Success in Texas, ACT Inc., October 2014
Dual Credit Report In Satisfaction of Rider 33 of the Appropriations Act, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, March 2012
An Audit Report on Dual Credit Programs at Selected Public School Districts and Higher Education Institutions, Texas State Auditor's Office, September 2010
Texas Education Code § 28.009, College Credit Program
19 Texas Administrative Code §§ 4.81-4.85, Dual Credit Partnerships Between Secondary Schools and Texas Public Colleges

Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Charge: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, 85th Legislature and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation, including but not limited to:

Initiatives to increase capacity and reduce waitlists in the mental health system, including the construction of state hospitals and new community grant programs;
Initiatives to better understand the causes of maternal mortality and morbidity, including the impact of legislation passed during the first special session of the 85th Legislature. Recommend ways to improve health outcomes for pregnant women and methods to better collect data related to maternal mortality and morbidity;
Initiatives intended to improve child safety, Child Protective Services workforce retention, and development of additional capacity in the foster care system. Make additional recommendations to ensure children with high levels of medical or mental health needs receive timely access to services in the least restrictive setting;
Efforts to transfer case management of foster children and families to Single Source Continuum Contractors (SSCCs). Monitor the progress of this transition and make recommendations to ensure the process provides continuity of services for children and families and ongoing community engagement;
Initiatives to strengthen oversight of long-term care facilities to ensure safety and improve quality for residents and clients of these entities; and
Abortion complications and other reporting legislation that was passed by the 85th Legislature.

Topic: Rural hospitals

Joint Legislative Committee on Health & Human Services Transition

Progress Report on Transformation of the Health and Human Services System, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, July 2018
Presentation to the Transition Legislative Oversight Committee (Transformation Update), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, May 24, 2018
Health and Human Services System Transition Plan: Report to the Transition Legislative Oversight Committee: October 2017 Addendum and August 2016 Plan, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, October 7, 2017
Health and Human Services Transformation (Transition plan, timeline, Sunset process, and presentations), Texas Health and Human Services Commission

House Committees on Public Health and Urban Affairs (Joint Hearing)

Charge: Housing instability, homelessness, and mental illness

Housing for People with Serious Mental Illness (Policy Brief), Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, December 2012
Pathways Home: A Framework for Coordinating State Administered Programs with Continuum of Care Planning to Address Homelessness in Texas and Addendum: Pathways Home, Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless, August 2012
Adult Mental Health Housing, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Homelessness and Housing, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

September 13

House Committee on Natural Resources (Del Rio)

Specific issue related to Charge 3: Status of groundwater policy in Texas, g. emerging issues in groundwater and surface water interaction, in particular in areas of increasing competition for scarce resources

Interim Hearings – Week of May 21, 2018, House Committee on Natural Resources, May 23, Legislative Reference Library, May 14, 2018
Phantom Capital: How Regulation Weakens Texas Groundwater Resources, Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, 2016
Groundwater Depletion in the United States (1900-2008), U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2013
Texas Water Code § 36.002, Ownership of Groundwater

Charge 8: Hazards presented by abandoned and deteriorated groundwater wells

"In West Texas, Abandoned Well Sinks Land, Sucks Tax Dollars," Texas Tribune, January 22, 2017
Interim Report to the 77th Texas Legislature (Abandoned water wells), House Committee on Natural Resources, October 2000
Abandoned Water Well Resources, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Abandoned Water Wells, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Water Wells (Abandoned wells, well contamination), Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
Texas Water Code § 28.012, Certain Wells to be Plugged or Cased

House Committee on Public Health

Charge: Women's health services, Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force, pre-term and low birth weight births and use of alcohol and tobacco

Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force and Department of State Health Services Joint Biennial Report, As Required by Chapter 34, Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 34.015, Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force, Texas Department of State Health Services, September 2018
Texas Women's Health Programs Report Fiscal Year 2017, As Required by Senate Bill 1, 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (Article II, Health and Human Services Commission, Rider 97), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, May 2018
Legislative Brief: Investigating Maternal Mortality in Texas, Texas Department of State Health Services, November 2017 – Revised
The Health of the States: Spotlight on Birth Outcomes, Center on Society and Heath, Virginia Commonwealth University, Urban Institute, March 3, 2017
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 4 – Birth outcomes/substance abuse, House Committee on Public Health, December 2016
Center for Health Statistics, Texas Department of State Health Services
DSHS Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Presentations and Publications, Texas Department of State Health Services

Charge: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature, specifically, implementation of HB 10, HB 13, and SB 292, 85th Legislature, R.S.

Topic: Implementation update regarding HB 337, 85th Legislature, R.S.

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Interim Hearings – Week of September 3, 2018

Aug 29

posted by TexasLRL in 85th Session, Interim hearings

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.

For recent posts on Interim Hearings, see Interim Hearing Resources on the LRL homepage. The "Recent Entries" list on the left provides quick access to interim hearings posts from previous weeks.

September 5
September 6

September 5

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)

September 6

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Facility Legislative Oversight Committee

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

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Interim Hearings – Week of August 27, 2018

Aug 22

posted by TexasLRL in 85th Session, Interim hearings

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 27
- Senate Committee on Transportation
August 28
August 29
August 30
- House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
- Sunset Advisory Commission

August 27

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

August 28

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

August 29

House Committees on Corrections and Criminal Jurisprudence (Joint Hearing)

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.

Sunset Advisory Commission

Commission decisions:

River Authorities:

Staff presentation and public testimony:

August 30

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

Sunset Advisory Commission

Staff presentation and public testimony:

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Interim Hearings – Week of August 20, 2018

Aug 15

posted by TexasLRL in 85th Session, Interim hearings

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 20
- House Select Committee on Texas Ports, Innovation & Infrastructure
- House Committee on Urban Affairs
August 22
- Senate Committee on Higher Education
August 23
- House Committee on County Affairs

House Select Committee on Texas Ports, Innovation & Infrastructure (San Antonio)

Charge: Benefits and needs of Texas' Inland/Dry Ports

Texas Freight Mobility Plan 2017, Texas Department of Transportation, March 7, 2018
"Texas Ports: Gateways to World Commerce," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, February 2017
Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Inland ports), Senate Select Committee on Texas Ports, November 2016
Texas' Ports of Entry: Economic Impact (Economic snapshots), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 2017
Survey of State Funding Practices for Coastal Port Infrastructure (Includes inland ports), Texas A&M Transportation Institute, May 2015
Inland Ports: Economic Generators in Texas?, Texas Department of Transportation, August 22, 2013
Failure to Act: The Economic Impact of Current Investment Trends in Airports, Inland Waterways, and Marine Ports Infrastructure, American Society of Civil Engineers, Economic Development Research Group, 2012
Incorporating Inland Port Strategies Into TXDOT Planning: An Implementation Manual, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin, Revised July 2005
Impacts of Inland Ports on Trade Flows and Transportation in Texas: A Summary (Part 1 – The Identification and Classification of Inland Ports; Part 2 – Inland Ports: Planning Successful Developments), Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin, October 2002

House Committee on Urban Affairs (Houston)

Charge: Housing needs in areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey and related flooding, including local, state and federal governments' responses, and changes in affordable and low-income housing needs

State of Texas Plan for Disaster Recovery: Hurricane Harvey – Round 1 (Economic impact – employment, construction standards, housing impact), Texas General Land Office, Community Development & Revitalization Program, June 25, 2018
"Harvey Highlights Houston MUD Bond Development Funding," Southwest Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Second Quarter 2018
An Affordability Framework for the National Flood Insurance Program, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, April 17, 2018
Frequently Asked Questions About Direct Housing Programs in Texas, Texas General Land Office/Texas Rebuilds, 2017
Disaster Housing Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hurricane Harvey Response (Various rules, notices, and reports concerning storm damage), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Individuals and Households Program Unified Guidance, U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency, September 2016

Charge: Recommendations to improve and accelerate the response to existing and future housing needs related to Hurricane Harvey and future natural disasters, including set-asides and how best to rebuild and revitalize

Hurricane Harvey Response 2017: After Action Review Report, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, April 3, 2018
"Houston Surveys Post-Harvey Policy Landscape: The 'Bayou City' Considers Land Use Rules Changes," Land Lines, April 2018
Preparedness, Response, and Rebuilding: Lessons from the 2017 Disasters (Testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security), Reed Clay, Chief Operating Officer for Texas Governor Greg Abbott, March 15, 2018
"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)
Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 3 – Disaster preparedness planning and coordination, background on process to rebuild housing and efficiency of disaster recovery), Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, November 2016

August 22

Senate Committee on Higher Education

Charge: Mandate reduction

Required Reports Prepared by State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education (Fiscal Year 2017) (Required Reports by Preparer: Higher Education Institutions, All; Public Community/Junior Colleges, All; State Agencies and Higher Education Institutions, All), Texas State Library and Archives Commission, October 2016
Interim Report to the 74th Legislature (Charge – Study of higher education mandated reports to the legislature and legislative agencies), House Committee on Higher Education, November 1994
Federal Mandates (Institutions of higher education), National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, U.S. Department of Education, American Institutes for Research
Institutional Resources & Programs, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Charge: Monitoring; specifically, updates on construction of facilities as a result of tuition revenue bonds and development and implementation of the Texas OnCourse program, and monitor the following:

SB 2118, 85th Legislature, R.S., relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
HB 2205, 84th Legislature, R.S., relating to the State Board for Educator Certification, educator preparation programs, educator certification, issuance of certain teaching permits, and certain procedures for investigating educator misconduct.
SB 887, 85th Legislature, R.S., relating to a requirement that certain participating institutions under the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board provide loan debt information to certain students.
SB 802, 85th Legislature, R.S., relating to a study and report regarding best practices in the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.
SB 810, 85th Legislature, R.S., relating to open educational resources.
HB 2223, 85th Legislature, R.S., relating to developmental coursework offered by public institutions of higher education under the Texas Success Initiative.

August 23

House Committee on County Affairs (Dallas)

Charge 1: Emergency response activities, impact of natural disasters on county finances; Charge 2: County ordinance-making and enforcement authority to deal with flood risk in unincorporated rural and suburban areas

Committee Meeting Handouts, House Committee on County Affairs, June 6, 2018
Interim Hearings – Week of June 4, 2018, House Committee on County Affairs, June 6, Legislative Reference Library, May 31, 2018
"County Affairs Committee Discusses Natural Disaster Recovery," Texas Association of Counties, June 1, 2018 (including Written Testimony of Jim Allison, County Judges & Commissioners Association of Texas, May 10, 2018)
Committee Meeting Handouts, House Committee on County Affairs, May 10, 2018

Charge 3: Defendants' and inmates' behavioral health needs, mental health services upon release from the criminal justice system

Annual Report on the Screening of Offenders With Mental Illness, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, September 2017
Interim Report to the 85th Legislature, House Select Committee on Mental Health, December 2016
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 4 – Serious mental illness and substance use disorders), House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, January 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 2 – Medical and mental health care treatment in Texas prison system), Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, December 2014

Charge 5: Monitor agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature

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Interim Hearings – Week of August 13, 2018

Aug 8

posted by TexasLRL in 85th Session, Interim hearings

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 13

House Committee on Urban Affairs

Charge: Process of cleaning firefighters' equipment, and associated health risks

"Amid Probe of HFD, Texas Fire Commission Adopts Stricter Rule on Gear Cleaning," Houston Chronicle, Updated July 13, 2018
"State Launches Probe into HFD Safety Procedures," Houston Chronicle, Updated July 9, 2018
New Requirements for PPE SOPs (Personal Protective Equipment Standard Operating Procedures), Texas Commission on Fire Protection
37 Texas Administrative Code Rule § 435.1, Protective Clothing, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, amended to be effective August 2, 2018

Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations

Charge: ETJ [extraterritorial jurisdiction] limitations and notice

Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 4 – Extraterritorial jurisdiction), House Committee on Land and Resource Management, December 2016
Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 1 – Extraterritorial jurisdiction), Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, November 2016
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 42, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Municipalities
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 43, Municipal Annexation

Charge: Municipal Management District uniformity

Texas Municipal League Economic Development Handbook (Municipal Management Districts), Texas Municipal League, Updated October 2017
"The City with (Almost) No Limits," UrbanLand Magazine, August 30, 2017 (republished from 2015)
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 1 – Municipal Management Districts and/or Improvement Districts), House Committee on Special Purpose Districts, December 2016
Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 4 – Municipal Management Districts), Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, November 2016
Invisible Governments: Special Purpose Districts in Texas (Municipal Management Districts, Tables), Texas Senate Research Center, October 2014
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Charge 8 – Municipal Management Districts; Appendices H-1 to H-2), Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, December 2010
Texas Local Government Code Chapter 375, Municipal Management Districts in General, Municipal Management Districts in General (Amended by SB 1987, § 3, 85th Legislature, R.S.)
Texas Government Code § 313.006, Notice for Laws Establishing Municipal Management Districts (Amended by SB 1987, §§ 1-2, 85th Legislature, R.S.)

August 14

House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Charge 2: Non-traditional methods of resolving legal disputes and interacting with the legal system; self-help resources, access to justice for unrepresented litigants, online dispute resolution

Improving Access to Justice in Texas Courts: A Case Study of Self-Help Resources for Debt Collection Claims in Justice Courts, Texas Appleseed, February 3, 2017
Annual Statistical Report for the Texas Judiciary, Fiscal Year 2017 (Self-Representation), Office of Court Administration, 2017
Forms for Pro Se Litigants (Summary of development of family law forms, commission reports, exhibits, briefs, research from other states, and pro se statistics), Texas Access to Justice Commission
TexasLawHelp.org (Legal information & forms, legal help), Texas Legal Services Center

Charge 4: Specialty courts

Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature (Specialty Courts), Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor, December 2016
Specialty Courts (Issue Brief), Legislative Budget Board, July 2016
Specialty Court Programs, Office of the Texas Governor
Specialty Courts, Office of Court Administration

Charge 5: Jurisdictional threshold

Annual Statistical Report for the Texas Judiciary: Fiscal Year 2017 (Texas Court Structure), Texas Office of Court Administration, 2017
Civil Jurisdiction Thresholds, National Center for State Courts, 2015
Examining Texas County Courts at Law Civil Court Reorganization: Final Report, National Center for State Courts, December 2012
Report of the Court Administration Task Force (Jurisdictional limits), State Bar of Texas, October 2008
Texas Government Code § 24.007, Jurisdiction (District courts)
Texas Government Code § 25.0003, Jurisdiction (Statutory county courts)
Texas Government Code § 26.042, Civil Jurisdiction; Juvenile Jurisdiction (County courts)
Texas Government Code § 27.031, Jurisdiction (Justice courts)

Charge 6: Office of Court Administration's guardianship compliance program

State Adult Guardianship Legislative Summary: Directions of Reform – 2017, American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, 2017
Guardianship Compliance Project Performance Report, Office of Court Administration, December 2016
Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 7 - Guardianship Compliance Pilot Project), Senate Committee on State Affairs, November 2016
Elders: Committee Report & Recommendations (Guardianship), Texas Judicial Council, October 2016
Guardianships: Cases of Financial Exploitation, Neglect, and Abuse of Seniors, U.S. Government Accountability Office, September 30, 2010
Guardianship Compliance Project (Guardianship resources), Texas Judicial Branch
Texas Estates Code Chapter 1151, Rights, Powers, and Duties Under Guardianship
Texas Government Code Chapter 155, Duties Respecting Guardianship (Guardianship certification)

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Interim Hearings – Week of August 6, 2018

Aug 1

posted by TexasLRL in 85th Session, Interim hearings

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 7
- House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse
August 8
- House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse
- House Committee on Public Education
August 9
- House Committee on Public Health and House Committee on Human Services (Joint hearing)

August 7

House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse

Charge: Impact of substance abuse and substance use disorders on Texans who are involved in the adult or juvenile criminal justice system and/or the Child Protective Services system

Substance Use, the Opioid Epidemic, and the Child Welfare System: Key Findings from a Mixed Methods Study, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 7, 2018
"Feeling Heard and Not Judged: Perspectives on Substance Use Services Among Youth Formerly in Foster Care," Child Maltreatment 23, no. 1, February 2018
The Foster Care System was Unprepared for the Last Drug Epidemic—Let’s Not Repeat History, Brookings Institution, January 31, 2018
Critical Connections: Getting People Leaving Prison and Jail The Mental Health Care and Substance Use Treatment They Need, The Council of State Governments Justice Center, The National Reentry Resource Center, U.S. Department of Justice, January 2017
A Record of Progress and a Roadmap for the Future, The Federal Interagency Reentry Council, August 2016
"Clinical Report: Families Affected by Parental Substance Use," Pediatrics 138, no. 2, American Academy of Pediatrics, August 2016
Texas School Survey of Drug and Alcohol Use, The Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University, 2016
Reducing Teen Substance Misuse: What Really Works, Trust for America's Health, November 2015
"How Many Families in Child Welfare Services Are Affected by Parental Substance Use Disorders? A Common Question that Remains Unanswered," Child Welfare 94, no. 4, 2015

Charge: Specialty courts in Texas that specialize in substance use disorders

Identifying and Rectifying Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Treatment Courts (Table of contents), Journal for Advancing Justice, June 2018
"How Drug Courts Can Respond to the Opioid Crisis" (Commentary), The Crime Report, Center on Media Crime and Justice at John Jay College, April 12, 2018
"Completion Rates: An Analysis of Factors Related to Drug Court Program Completion," Cogent Social Sciences, March 24, 2017
Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature (Specialty courts), Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor, December 2016
"Drug Courts Failing Black Offenders," Austin American Statesman, December 26, 2015
"Suspicious of Drug Courts? Don’t Be," Texas Bar Journal, April 2014
Specialty Court Programs, Office of the Texas Governor
Drug Courts, National Institute of Justice
Drug Treatment Court Programs in the United States, National Drug Court Resource Center
Government Code Chapter 122, Family Drug Court Program and Government Code, Chapter 123, Drug Court Programs

August 8

House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse

Topic: Public testimony on all previously considered committee charges

Committee Meeting Handouts, House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse, March 27 - June 26, 2018
Interim Hearings – Week of June 25, 2018, House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse, Legislative Reference Library, June 20, 2018
Interim Hearings – Week of May 14, 2018, House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse, Legislative Reference Library, May 7, 2018
Interim Hearings – Week of April 16, 2018, House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse, Legislative Reference Library, April 9, 2018
Interim Hearings – Week of March 26, 2018, House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse, Legislative Reference Library, March 19, 2018

House Committee on Public Education

Charge: State mechanisms for identifying and rewarding educators

Policy Snapshot: Teacher Development and Advancement, Education Commission of the States, March 2018
Policy Snapshot: Teacher Evaluations, Education Commission of the States, March 2018
A Coming Crisis in Teaching? Teacher Supply, Demand, and Shortages in the U.S., Learning Policy Institute, September 2016
No Time to Lose: How to Build a World-Class Education System State by State, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2016
Getting the Best People Into the Toughest Jobs: Changes in Talent Management in Education, Center for American Progress, April 2013
"Teacher Performance Pay Programs and Necessary Communication Actions," Journal of School Public Relations, Spring 2013
Getting to Excellence: A Legislator’s Guide to Educator Effectiveness Policy, National Conference of State Legislatures, February 2013
Educator Initiatives, Texas Education Agency

Charge: Charter school system in Texas

"Dallas-area Charters Lag Behind Traditional Public Schools, According to New Report," Dallas Morning News, May 16, 2018 and State of Education in North Texas: 2018 School Rankings, Children at Risk, May 2018
"Are Charter Schools Private? In Texas Courts, It Depends Why You're Asking," Texas Tribune, May 7, 2018
50-State Comparison: Charter School Policies (State profile – Texas), Education Commission of the States, January 23, 2018
"Pensions Under Pressure: Charter Innovation in Teacher Retirement Benefits," Education Next, Spring 2018
Charter School Performance in Texas, Center for Research on Education Outcomes, Stanford University, August 2, 2017
Report to the 85th Legislature (Interim Charge 2 – Charter schools), Senate Committee on Education, November 2016
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Charge – Charter schools system), House Committee on Public Education, January 2013
Report to the 83rd Legislature (Interim charge 5 – Charter schools), Senate Committee on Education, January 2013
Charter Schools, Charter School Finance, and Charter Schools - Reports, Texas Education Agency
Education Code Chapter 12, Charters

August 9

House Committee on Public Health and House Committee on Human Services (Joint hearing)

Charge: Children involved with Child Protective Services (CPS) due to substance abuse or mental illness

"Report: Drugs or Alcohol Factor Into Half of Texas Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths," (Report), Texas Tribune, March 20, 2018
Substance-Affected Infants: Additional Guidance Would Help States Better Implement Protections for Children, U.S. Government Accountability Office, January 2018
The Impact of Drug and Alcohol Addiction on the Foster Care System, RehabCenter.net, August 10, 2017
Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Resources, National Conference of State Legislatures, February 2, 2017
Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 2B – High acuity foster kids with mental illness), Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, November 2016
"Drug Addiction Epidemic Creates Crisis in Foster Care," Stateline (Pew Charitable Trusts), October 7, 2016
The Status and Outcomes of Children Who Enter DFPS Conservatorship Due to Mental Health Needs (SB 1889 Legislative Report), Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, October 2016
Mental Health and Foster Care, National Conference of State Legislatures, May 9, 2016
Meeting the Needs of High Needs Children in the Texas Child Welfare System, The Stephen Group, November 2015
Parental Substance Use and the Child Welfare System, Child Welfare Information Gateway, October 2014

Invited testimony on residential child care facilities, particularly the number of licensed facilities, recent complaints received regarding treatment of children at these facilities, and the status of pending licenses

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Interim Hearings – Week of July 23, 2018

Jul 18

posted by TexasLRL in 85th Session, Interim hearings

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 24

House Committees on Business & Industry and Licensing & Administrative Procedures (Houston)

Charge: Workforce to rebuild key infrastructure, as well as residential and commercial properties damaged by Hurricane Harvey; labor needs within construction industry

State of Texas Plan for Disaster Recovery: Hurricane Harvey – Round 1 (Economic impact – employment, construction standards, housing impact), Texas General Land Office, Community Development & Revitalization Program, June 25, 2018
Interim Hearings – Week of April 30, House Committee on Business & Industry, May 2-3, 2018, Legislative Reference Library, April 23, 2018

House Committee on Business & Industry (Houston)

Charge 2 (Partial): Existing law concerning consumer rights and protections, including but not limited to statutes that address deceptive practices, landlord/tenant agreements, and homeowner/contractor disputes. Determine whether the provisions offer adequate guidance and protections in disaster and recovery situations.

Homeowner/Contractor disputes

Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools & School Security

Charge: Current protective order laws, merits of Extreme Risk Protective Orders, or "Red Flag" laws; Legal due process to protect Second Amendment rights

Possession of Firearms by People with Mental Illness (State Laws), National Conference of State Legislatures, January 5, 2018
Extreme Risk Protection Orders, Mental Health Reporting, Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, 2018
"Navigating the Rights of the Mentally Ill and the Second Amendment: Defining Responsibility, Balancing Safety, and Weighing Constitutional Rights," 19 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 731 (March 2017)
"Prohibition of Persons with Mental Illness from Gun Ownership under Tyler," 45 Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 478 (2017)
"Taking Aim at Recent Legislative Proposals to Curb Gun Violence from Mental Illness: A Second Amendment Response," 53 Harvard Journal on Legislation 369 (2016)
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 17.292-17.293, Magistrate's Order for Emergency Protection
Texas Government Code §§ 411.052-411.0521, Federal Firearm Reporting, Report to Department Concerning Certain Person's Access to Firearms
Texas Health & Safety Code § 574.088, Relief from Disabilities in Mental Health Cases (Relief from a firearms disability)
Texas Penal Code § 46.06, Unlawful Transfer of Certain Weapons (Persons Under Active Protective Order)
37 Texas Administrative Code §§ 27.141-27.144, Federal Firearms Disabilities

July 25

House Committee on Business & Industry (Houston)

Charge 2: Existing law concerning consumer rights and protections, including but not limited to statutes that address deceptive practices, landlord/tenant agreements, and homeowner/contractor disputes. Determine whether the provisions offer adequate guidance and protections in disaster and recovery situations.

Earned Paid leave/Sick leave
Ban the Box
State office of Risk Management (SORM)
Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) and Firefighters/EMS
Zombie debt
Adverse Possession
Surprise balance billing

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Interim Hearings – Week of July 16, 2018

Jul 11

posted by TexasLRL in 85th Session, Interim hearings

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 17
- House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
July 18
July 19
- House Committee on Special Purpose Districts

July 17

House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

Charge: Role of Texas Department of Agriculture and the Texas Animal Health Commission in the response to Hurricane Harvey; Impact of hurricane on producers in the agriculture and livestock industries in Texas

Emergency Preparation & Response, Texas Animal Health Commission
STAR Fund – Helping Texas Farmers and Ranchers Recover from Disaster, Texas Department of Agriculture

Charge: How to improve, promote, and standardize the Texas olive and olive oil industry; Necessity of creating a commodity board or similar type of organization

The Future of Olives in Texas, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, February 24, 2018
Overview of Olive Production in Texas & California, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, 2017
Multi-Disciplinary U.S. Olive Oil Stakeholders Strategy Session Final Report, American Olive Oil Producers Association, September 18-19, 2016
United States Standards for Grades of Olive Oil and Olive–Pomace Oil, United States Department of Agriculture, October 25, 2010

Charge: Privatizing Texas Department of Agriculture's Seed Certification Program and related areas through a nonprofit crop improvement association

Seed Bills Stall in Texas Legislature (State News), American Seed Trade Association, May 18, 2017
Texas Certified Fall Seed Directory (Texas Seed Certification), Texas Department of Agriculture, 2017
Seed Certification, Texas Department of Agriculture
Seed Certification, Texas Foundation Seed Service, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Agriculture Code Chapter 62, Seed and Plant Certification

Charge: Rules, regulations, and enforcement authority of the Texas Department of Agriculture's Structural Pest Control Service

Structural Pest Control Service Penalty Matrix, Texas Department of Agriculture, September 27, 2016
An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Structural Pest Control Service, Texas State Auditor, October 2008
Structural Pest Control Service (Resources, reports and publications), Texas Department of Agriculture
Structural Pest Control Service Complaint Process, Complaint Resolution Procedures, Texas Department of Agriculture
Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1951, Structural Pest Control
4 Texas Administrative Code §§ 7.114-7.205, Structural Pest Control Service

Charge: Evaluate the uses of industrial hemp and the economic feasibility of developing an industrial hemp market

Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity, Congressional Research Service, June 22, 2018
State Industrial Hemp Statutes, National Conference of State Legislatures, April 18, 2018
A Flourishing Hemp Industry is Growing in Colorado, Foundation for Economic Education, March 31, 2018
"This Extract is Driving a Hemp Gold Rush. But is it Legal?," Stateline (Pew Charitable Trusts), February 5, 2018
A Stakeholder Review of the Feasibility of Industrial Hemp By-Products as Animal Feed Ingredients, Colorado Department of Agriculture, December 29, 2017
Industrial Hemp: From Seed to Market, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell University, May 2017
"High Hopes for Industrial Hemp Farming," Brown Political Review, Brown University, November 8, 2016
Industrial Hemp: Opportunities and Challenges for Washington, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Updated February 2015

July 18

Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools & School Security

Charge: Root cause of mass murder in schools including, but not limited to, risk factors such as mental health, substance use disorders, anger management, social isolation, the impact of high intensity media coverage, and desensitization to violence resulting from video games, music, film, and social media

"The Myth of Blunted Gamers: No Evidence for Desensitization in Empathy for Pain After a Violent Video Game Intervention in a Longitudinal fMRI Study on Non-Gamers," Neurosignals, January 18, 2018
First Strike: The Violence Connection, Humane Society of the United States, 2018
"Don’t Name Them, Don’t Show Them, But Report Everything Else: A Pragmatic Proposal for Denying Mass Killers the Attention They Seek and Deterring Future Offenders," American Behavioral Scientist, October 15, 2017
"School Shooters: The Warning Signs," Forensic Digest, February 12, 2016
"Emotional Desensitization to Violence Contributes to Adolescents’ Violent Behavior," American Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, January 2016
"Thresholds of Violence: How School Shootings Catch On," The New Yorker, October 19, 2015
"Technical Report on the Review of the Violent Video Game Literature," American Psychological Association Task Force on Violent Media, August 13, 2015
"Contagion in Mass Killings and School Shootings," PLOS One, July 2, 2015
Final Report of The Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, March 6, 2015
"Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms," American Journal of Public Health, February 2015

House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism and House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock (Joint Hearing)

Charge: Cause of declining populations of monarch butterflies and bees; impact of these migratory species' decline on agricultural production and the economy

Monarch Butterflies:

"Mechanisms Behind the Monarch's Decline," Science, June 22, 2018
"Unlikely Allies are Crowdsourcing Funding and Habitat to Save the Monarch Butterfly" (Blog), Environmental Defense Fund, March 1, 2018 and Monarch Butterfly Habitat Exchange
Texas Monarch and Native Pollinator Conservation Plan, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, April 2016
The Monarch Butterfly & Other Insect Pollinators, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
The Monarch Butterfly (Southwest Region) and Save the Monarch Butterfly, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Monarch Butterfly (Texas: Overview) and Monarch Butterflies, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Bees:

"Warmer Winters Have Texas Bees Buzzing, But Here's Why That's Not So Sweet," Dallas Morning News, December 22, 2017
An Updated Understanding of Texas Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Species Presence and Potential Distributions in Texas, USA, PeerJ. 2017; 5: e3612, National Institute of Health, August 10, 2017
Pollinators in Peril, A Systematic Status Review of North American and Hawaiian Native Bees, Center for Biological Diversity, February 2017
"New Map Highlights Bee Population Declines Across the U.S.," Smithsonian.com, February 23, 2017
Bumble Bee Conservation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Honey Bee Surveys and Reports, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Protecting Bees and Other Pollinators from Pesticides, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Charge 1: Roles of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's and the Texas Historical Commission's in the response to Hurricane Harvey; economic, recreational, and biological impacts and needed repairs from Harvey as they relate to applicable state agencies and the following areas and industries under the purview of the Committee:

State parks
Wildlife and fish
Historic sites and buildings
Art and cultural resources
Travel and tourism
Recommendations for timely recovery of these areas from Harvey, and mitigation of future natural disasters

"Hurricane Harvey Recovery a Slow, Costly Process for State's Parks, Other Areas," Houston Chronicle, November 16, 2017
"Harvey's Historic Wrath: Hurricane Damages THC's Fulton Mansion, Impacts Other Historic Sites," The Medallion, Texas Historical Commission, Fall 2017
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 1 – Prevention and mitigation of natural disasters), House Committee on County Affairs, January 2017
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 1 – Repair of state parks damaged by natural disasters), House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism, January 2017
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 1 – Natural disaster preparedness), House Committee on State Affairs, January 2017
Hurricane Harvey: Fiscal Analyses and Resources (Agency expenditures, projected costs, contracts, disaster related transfers, state and federal resources, LBB committee hearing materials), Legislative Budget Board
Hurricane Harvey 2017 (List of parks that sustained damage with photos), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Charge 2: Feasibility of establishing and mobilizing a volunteer contingency of private boat owners through the boat registration and license database administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to assist first responders during natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey

Boat Registration and Titles – Frequently Asked Questions, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

House Committee on Urban Affairs

Charge 5: Local government oversight of abandoned and substandard buildings, including buildings of historical significance

Texas Local Government Code Chapter 214, Municipal Regulation of Housing and Other Structures

Charge 7: Monitor agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature

July 19

House Committee on Special Purpose Districts

Topic: Discussion of sections of the interim report

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Interim Hearings – Week of June 25, 2018

Jun 20

posted by TexasLRL in 85th Session, Interim hearings

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 25
- House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
June 26
- House Select Committee on Opioids & Substance Abuse
June 27
June 28

June 25

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

June 26

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

June 27

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

June 28

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

House Committees on Public Education and Public Health (9:00 A.M., Joint Hearing)

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

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