Legislative Reference Library of Texas : Interim hearings

Interim Hearings – Week of October 15, 2018

Oct 10

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.

October 16
- House Committee on Natural Resources
October 17
- House Committee on County Affairs

October 16

House Committee on Natural Resources (Waco)

Charge 4: Water markets in Texas

Dynamic Incentives and Market Design: Implications for Water Markets, Global Water Forum, May 2, 2018
Water Markets as a Response to Climate Change, Property and Environment Research Center, R Street Institute, February 2018
The Case for a Texas Water Market, Texas Public Policy Foundation, April 2017
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 2 – Status of water markets), House Committee on Natural Resources, December 2016
Water Share: Using Water Markets and Impact Investment to Drive Sustainability, The Nature Conservancy, 2016
Why Water Markets are Not Quick Fixes for Droughts in the Western United States, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University, November 2014
Shopping for Water: How the Market Can Mitigate Water Shortages in the American West, The Hamilton Project, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, October 2014
"Water Scarcity a Potential Drain on the Texas Economy," Southwest Economy (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas), Fourth Quarter 2013
Environmental Water Markets: Restoring Streams Through Trade, Property and Environment Research Center, 2010

Charge 5: Information and awareness campaign regarding water issues in Texas

Interagency Agreement Between Texas State University and The Texas Water Development Board, Texas Water Development Board, December 4, 2017
Statewide Water Conservation Quantification Project, Texas Water Development Board, August 2017
Water IQ, Water Conservation Implementation Task Force, Texas Water Development Board, 2016
A Report on Progress of Water Conservation in Texas: Report to 84th Legislature, Water Conservation Advisory Council, December 2014

Charge 7: Water Availability Models for river basins in this state

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Select Water Issues (Water Availability Modeling), Testimony before the House Natural Resource Committee Hearing, Office of Water, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, March 1, 2017
Water Availability Models, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Charge 10: Monitor agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature

October 17

House Committee on County Affairs (Houston)

Charge 1: Emergency response activities, impact of natural disasters on county finances

Interim Hearings – Week of June 4, 2018, House Committee on County Affairs, June 6, Legislative Reference Library, May 31, 2018
Interim Hearings – Week of February 5, 2018, House Committee on County Affairs, February 6, Legislative Reference Library, January 29, 2018

Charge 2: County ordinance-making and enforcement authority to deal with flood risk in unincorporated rural and suburban areas

Interim Hearings – Week of February 5, 2018, House Committee on County Affairs, February 6, Legislative Reference Library, January 29, 2018

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

Interim Hearings – Week of September 24, 2018, House Committee on County Affairs, September 25, Legislative Reference Library, September 19, 2018

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

Interim Hearings – Week of September 24, 2018, House Committee on County Affairs, September 25, Legislative Reference Library, September 19, 2018

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Interim Hearings – Week of October 8, 2018

Oct 3

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.

October 9
- House Committee on Appropriations
October 10
- House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
October 12
- House Committee on Pensions

October 9

House Committee on Appropriations

Charge: Availability of federal funding and Governor's Criminal Justice grants that may directly or indirectly improve school safety; potential costs of proposals identified by the Governor and House Committees related to improving access to mental health services for children, improved school safety, and enhanced firearm safety

"Governor Abbott Releases School Safety Action Plan Summary" (Press release), Governor Greg Abbott, August 30, 2018
"Gov. Abbott Gives Out $5.7M in School Safety Grants After Santa Fe Shooting," Dallas Morning News, August 22,2018
"Governor Abbott Announces $1.8 Million In Santa Fe Grants" (Press release), Governor Greg Abbott, August 22, 2018
"Texas Senate School Safety Committee Recommends Focusing on Mental Health, Avoids Gun Control," Texas Tribune, August 6, 2018
Report to the 86th Legislature, Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Security, August 2018
Committee Meeting Handouts (Joint - Pub Ed and Pub Health - Children and Mental Health), House Committee on Public Health, June 28, 2018
Competitive grant opportunity from US Department of Justice: STOP School Violence (To The Administrator Addressed correspondence), Texas Education Agency, June 26, 2018
Interim Hearings – Week of June 25, 2018, House Committees on Public Education and Public Health (Joint Hearing), June 28, Legislative Reference Library, June 20, 2018
Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) and Awards for Fiscal Year 2018, U.S. Department of Education

Topic: Special Education Strategic Plan

Improving Special Education in Texas (Special Education Strategic Plan), Texas Education Agency, April 23, 2018

October 10

House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

Charge: Central filing system for filing financing statements that cover farm products being sold and purchased in this state that are subject to an agricultural lien

Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 3 – Agricultural liens), Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs, November 2016

October 12

House Committee on Pensions (Houston)

Charge: Legislative oversight – state's oversight of pension systems and implementation of relevant legislation passed during the 85th Legislature

Benefits for State Employees and Public and Higher Education Employees: Legislative Primer (Significant legislation, 85th Leg.), Texas Legislative Budget Board, July 2018
85th Regular Legislative Session – Pension Legislation Passed, Texas Pension Review Board, August 2017
Summary of Enactments: 85th Legislature (Public retirement systems), Texas Legislative Council, 2017
Summary of 2017 TRS-Related Legislation, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, 2017
Legislative Activity Related to ERS, Employment Retirement System of Texas, 2017

Charge: Funding soundness – ways to strengthen and improve Texas public pension systems; including effectiveness of corrective mechanisms, such as the Funding Soundness Restoration Plan and Pension Review Board Funding Guidelines

Assessing the Risk of Fiscal Distress for Public Pensions: State Stress Test Analysis, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School, May 2018
Government Code Title 8, Subtitle A: Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems (Funding Soundness Restoration Plan, §§ 802.2015-802.2016), Texas Pension Review Board, September 2017
Guide to Public Retirement Systems in Texas (Funding Soundness Restoration Plan, Appendix A - Legislation adopted by the 82nd–84th Legislatures), Texas Pension Review Board, February 2017
Pension Funding Guidelines (Effective June 30, 2017), Texas Pension Review Board, Adopted January 26, 2017
“ERS Requests Changes to Make Trust Actuarially Sound,” The Administrator (Texas State Agency Business Administrators’ Association), February 27, 2015
Path to Stability: ERS at the Crossroads, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, December 2014
Study of the Financial Health of Texas Public Retirement Systems, Texas Pension Review Board, December 2014

Charge: State retirement systems – governance structures of the Employees Retirement System, Texas Municipal Retirement System, Texas County and District Retirement System, and Texas Emergency Services Retirement System; including best practices and recommendations to strengthen oversight within the systems

The Politics of Public Pension Boards, Manhattan Institute, September 2018
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Years Ended December 31, 2017 & 2016, Texas County & District Retirement Systems, June 5, 2018
Audited Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2017, Texas Emergency Services Retirement System, December 20, 2017
An Update on the Texas Municipal Retirement System (Presentation at Texas Municipal League Annual Conference), Texas Municipal Retirement System, October 5, 2017
Legislative Handbook: A Reference Guide to ERS (ERS reports and studies), Employee Retirement System of Texas, February 2017
"The Time to Fix Texas's Public Pensions is Now," City Journal (Manhattan Institute), "Texas Rising" 2016
Pension Benefit Design Study, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, September 1, 2012
Public Pension Search Tool (Details on state and local pension plans in Texas), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

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Interim Hearings – Week of October 1, 2018

Sep 26

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.

October 2
- House Committee on Land & Resource Management
October 3
- House Committee on Land & Resource Management
- Joint Interim Committee on Prescribing & Dispensing Controlled Substances

October 2

House Committee on Land & Resource Management (Dallas)

Charge: Texas' eminent domain statutes and balance between infrastructure growth and fair compensation for landowners

Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 5 – Eminent domain), Senate Committee on State Affairs, November 2016
Understanding the Condemnation Process in Texas, Real Estate Center, Texas A&M University, Revised July 2015
Eminent Domain Authority in Texas, Texas Legislative Council, October 2012
The State of Texas Landowner's Bill of Rights, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, March 2012

Charge: State Power Program operated by the GLO

"Lawmakers Consider Bill That Could Raise Schools' Electricity Costs," Houston Chronicle, April 25, 2017
State Energy Marketing Program (SEMP) including State Power Program, Texas General Land Office
Texas General Land Office State Power Program (benefits, eligible public retail customers), Represented by Cavallo Energy Texas LLC

October 3

House Committee on Land & Resource Management (Corpus Christi)

Charge: General Land Office (GLO) role and efforts during the recovery period following Hurricane Harvey, disaster readiness and protocols, assessment of public lands

Hurricane Harvey: County Updates, Texas General Land Office, August 31, 2018
Recovery Tracker, The Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas, Updated August 31, 2018
State of Texas Plan for Disaster Recovery: Hurricane Harvey – Round 1, State Action Plan Summary, Action Plans and Amendments, Community Development & Revitalization Program, Texas General Land Office, June 25, 2018
Texas Rebuilds, Texas General Land Office

Charge: Texas' eminent domain statutes and balance between infrastructure growth and fair compensation for landowners

[see October 2]

Charge: State Power Program operated by the GLO

[see October 2]

Joint Interim Committee on Prescribing & Dispensing Controlled Substances

Topic: Monitoring and prescribing of controlled substances in this state

"Best Practices for Controlled Substance Monitoring," Journal of Emergency Medical Services, November 2, 2017
"Unwelcome Diversions: Technology Presents Legislative Opportunity to Crack Down on Opioid Abuse," Texas Medicine, May 2017
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Evidence – Based Practices to Optimize Prescriber Use, Pew Charitable Trusts, December 2016
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – United States, 2016, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), March 18, 2016
Texas Hospitals and the Opioid Epidemic, Texas Hospital Association
Texas Prescription Monitoring Program, Texas State Board of Pharmacy

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Interim Hearings – Week of September 24, 2018

Sep 19

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 25
- House Committee on County Affairs
September 26
- House Committee on County Affairs
- House Select Committee on Cybersecurity
September 27
- Joint Interim Committee on Disclosure of Emergency Call Information
- House Committee on Natural Resources
September 28
- Joint Interim Committee to Study State Judicial Salaries

September 25

House Committee on County Affairs

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, As Required by S.B. 1, 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017 (Article II, Health and Human Services Commission, Rider 69), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, September 2018
Committee Meeting Handouts (Behavioral health and services), House Committee on County Affairs, August 23, 2018
The Legislative Primer Series for Front End Justice: Mental Health, National Conference of State Legislatures, August 2018
Interim Report to the 85th Legislature, House Select Committee on Mental Health, December 2016
Report on the Mental Health Peer Support Re-entry Pilot Program for Fiscal Year 2016, As Required by the 2016-17 General Appropriations Act, H.B. 1, 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015 (Article II, Department of State Health Services, Rider 73), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, 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 4: Population limitations found in Local Government Code Section 154.041 and Local Government Code Section 113.047, whether counties with population below 190,000 could benefit from population limitations being removed

Charge 5: Monitor agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature: indigent defense and family drug treatment courts

Funding Announcement: Specialty Courts Program, Office of the Texas Governor, Criminal Justice Division, December 1, 2017
Texas Judicial Council Legislative Update 85th R.S. (Texas Indigent Defense Commission), Texas Office of Court Administration, June 30, 2017
Report from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for June 30, 2017 Texas Judicial Council Meeting, Texas Indigent Defense Commission, June 30, 2017
Key Indigent Defense Related Bills Status, Texas Indigent Defense Commission, May 30, 2017
Indigent Defense Legislative Brief, Texas Association of Counties, January 2017
Texas Specialty Courts by County, Office of the Texas Governor, December 5, 2016
Indigent Defense Data for Texas (County indigent defense plans, grants and funding), Texas Indigent Defense Commission
Family Treatment Drug Courts (Policy and practice resources), National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
Texas Government Code Chapter 79, Texas Indigent Defense Commission
Texas Government Code §§ 122.001-122.004, Family Drug Court Program

September 26

House Committee on County Affairs

Charge 3: Defendants' and inmates' behavioral health needs, mental health services upon release from the criminal justice system [see September 25 hearing]

Charge 5: Monitor agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature: behavioral health intervention on the school setting and Sandra Bland Act implementation

Texas Compilation of School Discipline Laws and Regulations, U.S. Department of Education, January 26, 2018
Overview of Sandra Bland Act and Possible Implications for Continuity of Medications, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, September 27, 2017
Student Mental Health After the Storm, Texas Care for Children, Update December 5, 2017
Collateral Consequences: The Increase in Texas Student Arrests Following the Parkland and Santa Fe Tragedies, Texas Appleseed
Early Mental Health Intervention, Texas Education Agency

House Select Committee on Cybersecurity

Topic: State agency cybersecurity and data privacy practices, and HB 8, 85th Legislature, R.S., implementation

Texas Cybersecurity Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2018-2023, Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, Texas Department of Information Resources, January 25, 2018
State Cybersecurity Governance Case Studies (Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington), National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), December 2017
2017 U.S. State and Federal Government Cybersecurity Report, Security Scorecard, August 24, 2017
Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 1 – State agencies' cybersecurity policies), House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation, January 2017
Report to the 85th Legislature (Charge 4 – Cybersecurity efforts undertaken by state entities), Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, November 2016
Texas Government Code §§ 2054.059-2054.0592, Cybersecurity
10 Texas Administrative Code §§ 202.20-202.26, Information Security Standards for State Agencies
Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October 2018 events and materials), Texas Department of Information Resources
Information Security (House Bill 8 implementation chart), Texas Department of Information Resources

Topic: State of election security in Texas

Election Security: State Policies, National Conference of State Legislatures, August 16, 2018
Letter to Senator Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Select Committee on Election Integrity, regarding issues related to interim charges on election integrity, Attorney General of Texas, February 5, 2018
Interim Report to the 81st Legislature (Charge 4 – Election security), Senate Committee on State Affairs, December 2008

Topic: Report on the Jack Voltaic 2 Cybersecurity Exercise

"Cybersecurity Exercise Examines Region’s Defensive Capabilities" (Press Release, Jack Voltaic 2.0 Cyber Research Project), University of Houston, July 26, 2018
"Houston Tests Its Preparedness for A Cyberattack," Houston Public Media, July 25, 2018
"Houston Prepares for Critical Infrastructure Threats Involving Cyberattacks" (Press Release), City of Houston, Office of the Mayor, July 25, 2018

September 27

Joint Interim Committee on Disclosure of Emergency Call Information

Topic: Process, rules, handling, and processing of the disclosure of recordings and transcripts of emergency calls made by a subsequently deceased individual to a public safety agency or a public safety answering point

HCR 140, 85th Legislature, R. S., Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the confidentiality of emergency calls.
HB 3640, 85th Legislature, R.S., Relating to the confidentiality of an emergency call.

House Committee on Natural Resources (Brownsville)

Charge 9: Water development opportunities involving neighboring states and Mexico; impact of noncompliance with the 1944 treaty with Mexico on the Rio Grande Valley Region

"Shallow Waters" (9-part series on border water supplies), Texas Observer and Quartz, August 16, 2018
"State Lawmaker to Trump: Don't Overlook Mexican Water Treaty," Texas Tribune, July 23, 2018
U.S.-Mexican Water Sharing: Background and Recent Developments, Congressional Research Service, March 2, 2017
"Mexico Pays Rio Grande Water Debt in Full" (Press Release), International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section, February 24, 2016
Interim Report to the 79th Texas Legislature (Charge 4 – Mexico's water debt), House Committee on Border and International Affairs, November 2004
Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande: Treaty Between the United States of America and Mexico, International Boundary and Water Commission, February 3, 1944

Charge 6: Expedited decertification process created under SB 573, 82nd Legislature, R.S.; process for resolving disputes and assessing compensation for utilities whose service areas are decertified

Water Utilities: The Latest on CCN Decertification, Compensation, and Rates (PowerPoint), Public Utility Law Section Annual Seminar, August 28, 2017
Current Water Utility CCN Decertification Issues at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Presentation), Jackson Walker L.L.P., October 2015
SB 573, CCN Decertification, and Water Utility Services Issues (Presentation), The Changing Face of Water Rights in Texas, February 2012

Specific issues related to Charge 3: Status of groundwater policy in Texas: (b) Developments in case law regarding groundwater ownership and regulation, and (d) The appropriate consideration of the service area of a water supplier when groundwater resources are allocated based on surface ownership

Groundwater Valuation in Texas: The Comparable Transactions Method, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, March 20, 2018
Basics of Texas Water Law, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, January 2018
"Water Wars," Capitol Ideas, Council of State Governments, May/June 2017
Mixing Oil and Water Law, Texas A&M University Real Estate Center, September 21, 2016
"Texas Supreme Court: Accommodation Doctrine Applies to Groundwater (Blog)," Texas Agriculture Law Blog, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, June 8, 2016
Emerging Legal Issues, Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
Surface Water Rights and Availability, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Texas Water Code § 36.002, Ownership of Groundwater

September 28

Joint Interim Committee to Study State Judicial Salaries

Topics: State judicial salaries, the salaries of the highest appellate courts of the nine most populous states other than Texas, the salaries of judges on the United States Courts of Appeals, and the average starting base salaries of first-year associate attorneys at the five largest law firms in Texas

Survey of Judicial Salaries (State judicial salary rankings), National Center for State Courts, July 1, 2018
"Major Texas Law Firms Boost Starting Salaries, Following Other National Firms," Houston Business Journal, June 25, 2018
"Salary Wars Scorecard: Which Firms Have Announced Raises and Bonuses? (2018)," Above the Law, June 5, 2018
Report of the Judicial Compensation Commission, Texas Office of Court Administration, November 2016
Report on Judicial Salaries and Turnover For Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015, Texas Office of Court Administration, September 2016
Financing the Judiciary in Texas: Legislative Primer (Appendix F – judicial salaries), Texas Legislative Budget Board, September 2016
Judicial Salary Tracker (Explore the data – compare salaries between states), National Center for State Courts
Private Sector Salaries (Findings from 2017 associate salary survey), National Association for Law Placement

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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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