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Apr 18

posted by TexasLRL in Interim hearings, 84th Session

Interim Hearings - Week of April 25

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.

April 25
April 26
April 27
April 28

April 25 Top

House Committee on Business & Industry

Charge: Texas businesses' utilization of the Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit

State Savings Under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program, Presentation to Executive Committee Task Force on State & Local Taxation, National Conference of State Legislatures, November 20, 2015
A Detailed Assessment of the Value of WOTC, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, April 2013
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), Congressional Research Service, February 4, 2013
Assessing the Effect of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2011
Rethinking Work Opportunity: From Tax Credits to Subsidized Job Placements, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), November 2011
Work Opportunity Tax Credit: Employers Do Not Appear to Dismiss Employees to Increase Tax Credits (Includes data from Texas and California), United States General Accounting Office, March 2001

April 26 Top

House Committees on Business & Industry and International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs (Joint Hearing)

Joint Charge: Manufacturing and trade

Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: Texas Manufacturing Activity Rebounds in March, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, March 28, 2016
"New 'Manufacturing Communities Act' Would Spur Broad Manufacturing Renewal," The Innovations Files, February 9, 2016
"Millennials Flocking to San Antonio - Manufacturing Pushing Education," IndustryWeek, November 5, 2015
State Imports for Texas and State Exports from Texas, U.S. Census Bureau, 2015
Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) and Alamo Manufacturing Partnership, U.S. Economic Development Administration

House Committee on Natural Resources

Charge 4: Seawater desalination

DRAFT 2017 State Water Plan: Water for Texas, Texas Water Development Board, March 3, 2016
2014 Biennial Report on Seawater Desalination: The Future of Desalination in Texas, Texas Water Development Board, December 1, 2014
Desalination, Desalination Plants Database, Texas Water Development Board
Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 3 - Desalination), House Committee on Natural Resources, January 2013

Charge 5: Funds available to Texas in relation to 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Deepwater Horizon (consent decree finalized April 4, 2016, summary, fact sheet), U.S. Department of Justice
A Comprehensive Restoration Plan for the Gulf of Mexico (final damage assessment, record of decision, fact sheet on the final plan), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RESTORE the Texas Coast: Coastal Restoration Funding for Texas from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (list of early restoration efforts in Texas), Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

Charge 9: Legislative oversight and monitoring

Senate Committee on Higher Education

Charge: Tuition and student debt, specifically: Texas comparison to peer states, variance between institutions, accountability measures, and increases in tuition since 2003

"Who's a Better Steward When it Comes to Texas College Costs? Data Show Lawmakers Hiked Tuition Faster Than Schools," Dallas Morning News (Interactive), April 4, 2016
A Guidebook on State Budgeting for Higher Education, National Association of State Budget Officers, December 2015
Trends in College Pricing 2015, Full Report (PDF), Tuition and Fees by State, College Board, November 2015
Project on Student Debt: State by State Data, Student Debt and the Class of 2014, The Institute for College Access & Success, October 2015
Higher Education: State Funding Trends and Policies on Affordability, U.S. Government Accountability Office, December 2014
College Affordability and Transparency Center, State Spending Charts, U.S. Department of Education
Tuition and Fee Data, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

April 27 Top

Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform & Relief

Charge: Property tax process

Charge: Tax burden

Senate Select Committee for Property Tax Reform & Relief, committee information, video/audio archives, documents and downloads, presentations
Interim Hearings - Week of March 21, 2016, Senate Select Committee Property Tax Reform & Relief, Legislative Reference Library, January 15, 2016

House Select Committee on Mental Health

Mental/behavioral health care services in Texas, including early identification, crisis intervention, access to care, continuity of care, coordination of services related to an integrated system of care, delivery of care in rural, urban, and underserved areas; workforce challenges

Behavioral Health Barometer, Texas, 2015, U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2016
Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan and Coordinated Expenditures: Overview and Funding, Presented to the House Select Committee on Mental Health, Legislative Budget Board, February 2016
State Mental Health Legislation 2015: Trends, Themes & Effective Practices, National Alliance on Mental Illness, December 2015
The Mental Health Workforce Shortage in Texas (As Required By HB 1023, 83rd Legislature, R.S.), Texas Department of State Health Services, September 2014
A Guide to Understanding Mental Health Systems and Services in Texas, 2nd Edition, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, The University of Texas at Austin, 2014
Analysis of the Texas Public Behavioral Health System and Recommendations for System Redesign (Pursuant to 2012-13 General Appropriations Act, HB 1, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, Article II, Department of State Health Services, Rider 71), Public Consulting Group, Texas Department of State Health Services, June 29 and October 12, 2012

April 28 Top

House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development-S/C on Small Business

Charge: Small business expansion and growth

Texas Small Business Profile, Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration, 2016
The 2016 State of Women-Owned Business Report: A Summary of Important Trends 2007-2016 (Summary Tables), Womenable, April 2016
Small Business Policy Index 2016: Ranking the States on Policy Measures and Costs Impacting Entrepreneurship and Small Business Growth, 20th Edition, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, February 2016
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Small Business: Boosting Exports and Inclusive Growth, Progressive Policy Institute, November 2015
An Agenda for America’s Economic Future: Executive Summary, Small Business Majority, September 10, 2015
The 50-State Small Business Regulation Index, Pacific Research Institute, July 2015
Small Business Tax Index 2015: Best to Worst State Tax Systems for Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, April 2015

House Committees on Economic & Small Business Development and Energy Resources (Joint Hearing)

Joint Charge: Impacts of declining price of oil and continuously depressed price of natural gas on the Texas economy and the fiscal implications for the Texas budget

Miracle on Ice? What Low Oil Prices Mean for Texas (Research Report), Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, March 2016
"Texas Economy Remains Resilient, but Low Oil Prices Loom as Future Risk," Southwest Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, First Quarter 2016
"As Oil Prices Plunge, Hegar Asked if Budget Outlook Too Rosy," Standard & Poor's Report, Collapsing Oil Prices Seep Into State Credit Profiles, Texas Tribune, January 26, 2016
"Crashing Oil Prices Decimate Texas Boomtowns," USA Today, January 21, 2016
Texas Economic Outlook: January 2016 – Lower Oil Prices Likely Will Test the Limits of the Texas Miracle, Economics Group, Wells Fargo Securities, January 6, 2016
The 2016-2017 Certification Revenue Estimate, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, October 13, 2015
"The Response of Employment to Changes in Oil and Gas Exploration Drilling," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Second Quarter 2015
Effects of Low Oil Prices, U.S. Energy Information Administration, February 12, 2015
Oil Price Drop Will Have Varying Impacts on Municipals; Local Governments Appear Most at Risk, Nasdaq Inc., January 30, 2015
Falling Oil Prices and US Economic Activity: Implications for the Future (Issue Brief 14-06), Resources for the Future, December 2014

House Select Committee on Emerging Issues In Texas Law Enforcement

Charge 3: Law enforcement training and professional needs

Final Report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing (Pillar 5: Training & Education), U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Service, May 2015
Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center , Texas State University
Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

House Committee on State Affairs

Charge: Human fetal tissue for medical and scientific purposes

"How Texas' Fetal Tissue Laws Are Helping Researchers Develop a Zika Vaccine," KUT.org, April 1, 2016
"Targeting Fetal Tissue Researchers," Inside Higher Ed, March 25, 2016
Bioethics and Fetal Tissue: Hearing before the Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, 114th Cong. 1, March 2, 2016
Fetal Tissue Research: A Weapon and a Casualty in the War Against Abortion, Guttmacher Institute, February 9, 2016
Embryonic and Fetal Research Laws, National Conference of State Legislatures, January 2016
"The Truth About Fetal Tissue Research," Nature, December 7, 2015
NIH Grants Policy Statement (4.1.14 Human Fetal Tissue Research and 4.1.14.1 Research on Transplantation of Human Fetal Tissue), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, October/November 2015

Charge: State contracting procedures (a revised notice dated 4/18/2016 removed this charge from the agenda)

State of Texas Contract Management Guide, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Updated March 1, 2016
"Contract Reform Legislation Headed to Abbott," Texas Tribune, June 1, 2015
83rd Texas Legislature Interim Report (Charge 2 - State Contracting), Senate Committee on Government Organization, December 2014
State Agency Contract Management Procedures, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Senate Bill 20: Centralized State Purchasing Study, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Contracts Database and Reporting Information, Legislative Budget Board
Tribpedia: State Contracts and Contract High (Series on state contracting problems and how the Legislature addressed the issue in 2015), Texas Tribune

Charge: Disaster preparedness

Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 1 - Emergency Preparedness), House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety, January 2015
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Disaster Preparedness) House Committee on Emergency Preparedness, December 2010
Texas Division of Emergency Management, Texas Department of Public Safety
Critical Infrastructure Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Forms and Publications (Emergency management), Texas Department of Public Safety

Charge: Continued operation of the state government and economy

Continuity of Operations Agency Plan, Texas Department of Public Safety, March 17, 2014
Continuity of Operations (COOP), Texas Department of Public Safety
Continuity of Operations Planning and Texas COOP , State Office of Risk Management

House Select Committee on Mental Health

Mental/behavioral health care services in Texas (see April 27)

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Apr 11

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Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

April 19
April 20
April 21

April 19 Top

House Committee on Appropriations

Charge 1 (partial): Potential fiscal policy challenges or economic disruptions in the 2016-17 biennium, including impact of oil and natural gas price declines on the Texas economy

"Multiple Lawsuits Could Spell Budget Doomsday for State," Texas Tribune, March 31, 2016
Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis, Pew Charitable Trusts, March 1, 2016
Miracle on Ice? What Low Oil Prices Mean for Texas (Research Report), Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, March 2016
"Texas Economy Remains Resilient, but Low Oil Prices Loom as Future Risk," Southwest Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, First Quarter 2016
"As Oil Prices Plunge, Hegar Asked if Budget Outlook Too Rosy," Standard & Poor's Report, Collapsing Oil Prices Seep Into State Credit Profiles, Texas Tribune, January 26, 2016
"Franchise Tax Lawsuit Could Cost Texas $1.5 Billion a Year," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, June-July 2015

Charge 5: Accumulation of funds in the Texas Economic Stabilization Fund, particularly in light of HB 903, 84th Legislature, R.S.; accuracy of prior ESF revenue predictions, feasibility of long-term projections

Economic Stabilization Fund Cap (Issue Brief), Legislative Budget Board, March 2016
The 2016-17 Certification Revenue Estimate, Details of the Economic Stabilization Fund - Cash Basis Reporting, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, October 13, 2015
State of Texas Annual Cash Report 2015, Economic Stabilization Fund 0599 (as of August 31, 2015), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, November 2, 2015

Senate Committee on Education CANCELLED

Charge: Digital learning, expansion of broadband access in school districts and student homes

"The Digital Divide in Texas Public Schools" (Blog), Texas AFT, March 14, 2016
"Bridging a Digital Divide That Leaves Schoolchildren Behind," New York Times, February 22, 2016
"20th Century Living: These Texas Cities Have the Fewest High-Speed Internet Connections," AustinInno, December 7, 2015
Public School Network Capabilities Study (See November 2015), Texas Education Agency, December 1, 2015
"Major Effort Underway to Eliminate RGV’s Digital Divide," Rio Grande Guardian, November 19, 2015
The 2015 State of the States: A report on the State of Connectivity in America's K-12 Public Schools, EducationSuperHighway, 2015
Broadband and Education - Connecting Students in Texas, Connected Texas, September 2014
Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 3 - Barriers to virtual schools), January 2013 and Committee Handouts/Written Testimony, October 8, 2012, Senate Committee on Education
Broadband Landscape (maps), Connected Texas

April 20 Top

House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV & V

Charge: Implementation of HB 9, 84th Legislature, R.S., and updated projections towards actuarial soundness of the Employees Retirement System; cost of living adjustments or "13th Checks" to retired state employees

ERS Retirement Trust Fund FAQ (7 - Why hasn’t ERS given a cost-of-living adjustment or 13th check to retirees since 2001?), Employees Retirement System of Texas, 2016
Actuarial Valuation Reports for Pension Plans Administered by ERS as of August 31, 2015, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company, November 23, 2015
2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Employee Retirement System of Texas, November 16, 2015
"ERS Requests Changes to Make Trust Actuarially Sound," The Administrator Quarterly Newsletter (Texas State Agency Business Administrators' Association), February 27, 2015
Path to Stability: ERS at the Crossroads, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, December 2014
Benefits for State Employees and Public and Higher Education Employees: Legislative Primer, Second Edition, Legislative Budget Board, October 2014

House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues CANCELLED

Organizational meeting

Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Charge: Higher acuity children with trauma and mental illness in the state foster care system

Psychotropic Medication Utilization Parameters for Children and Youth in Foster Care (5th Version), Developed by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, March 31, 2016
Meeting the Needs of High Needs Children in the Texas Child Welfare System, The Stephen Group, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, November 2015
Understanding Trauma-Informed Care in the Texas Child Welfare System: Data and Recommendations from the Field, Texas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), October 2015
Mental Health and Foster Care, National Conference of State Legislatures, May 20, 2015
Respecting the Needs of Children and Youth in Texas Foster Care: Acknowledging Trauma and Promoting Positive Mental Health Throughout The System: Recommendations of the Texas CASA Mental Health Task Force, Texas CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, December 2014
Mental Health, Common Mental Health Issues for Children, Youth, and Families Involved in Child Welfare, Child Welfare Information Gateway, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Charge: Disrupted foster care adoptions

Permanency Strategic Plan, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, November 2015
Adoption Disruption and Dissolution, Child Welfare Information Gateway, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, June 2012

Charge: Current Child Protective Services process to track recurrence of child abuse and neglect

Within Our Reach: A National Strategy to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Final Report, 2016, Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, March 17, 2016
2015 Annual Report and Data Book (Child Protective Services), Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, February 1, 2016
Protect Our Kids Commission Report, Protect Our Kids Commission, December 1, 2015
Understanding Texas' Child Protection Services System, TexProtects: The Texas Association for Protection of Children, October 2014

April 21 Top

Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Topic: Update from the Inspector General of the Health and Human Services Commission on efforts to reform the Office of the Inspector General, and on the IG Integrity Initiative

Charge: Refugees relocating to Texas, Refugee Resettlement Program

Office of Refugee Resettlement Annual Report to Congress FY 2014 (State Administered Program), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Administration For Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement, March 18, 2016
The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program: A Primer for Policymakers (See “What is the Role of the States”), National Conference of State Legislatures, February 20, 2016
"Here's How Much the United States Spends on Refugees," Washington Post, November 30, 2015
The High Cost of Resettling Middle Eastern Refugees, Center for Immigration Studies, November 2015
Texas Refugee Health Program 2014 Refugee Health Report, Texas Department of State Health Services, Posted September 9, 2015
FY 2015 Targeted Assistance Formula Allocations (State Letter 15-11, April 14, 2015), Office of Refugee Resettlement, Last Reviewed September 8, 2015
FY 2015 Social Services Formula Allocations (State Letter 15-04, April 28, 2015), Office of Refugee Resettlement, Last Reviewed September 8, 2015
Revised Medical Screening Guidelines for Newly Arriving Refugees (State Letter 12-09, July 29, 2013), Office of Refugee Resettlement, Last Reviewed September 8, 2015

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Apr 4

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Interim Hearings - Week of April 11

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.

April 11
April 12
April 13
April 14

April 11 Top

Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System

Topic: Desirability and feasibility of constructing a coastal barrier system

2015 Annual Report on the Houston-Galveston Area Protection System, Rice University, Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center, September 2015
Interim Report - Ike Dike Concept for Reducing Hurricane Storm Surge in the Houston-Galveston Region (DRAFT), Jackson State University, September 2015
Coastal Spine System - Interim Design Report, Texas A&M University at Galveston, June 2015
Report to the 84th Texas Legislature, Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System, December 1, 2014
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 2 - Implementation of HB 3459, 83rd R.S., coastal barrier system), House Committee on Land and Resource Management, December 2014
Ike Dike: A Coastal Barrier Protecting the Houston/Galveston Region from Hurricane Storm Surge (includes project description, reports, articles, presentations, and FAQs), Texas A&M University at Galveston
Report on the Economic Impacts of Coastal Protection from Surge-Induced Flood Damage (DRAFT), Texas A&M University at Galveston
Rice University, Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center (research projects and updates)

April 12 Top

House Committee on Investments & Financial Services

Charge 1: Cybersecurity of financial institutions

Cybersecurity Assessments & the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Industry Notice 2015-8, Texas Department of Banking, September 15, 2015
Cybersecurity: Bank and Other Depository Regulators Need Better Data Analytics and Depository Institutions Want More Usable Threat Information, U.S. Government Accountability Office, July 2015
Remarks of Deputy Secretary Raskin at the Texas Bankers' Association Executive Leadership Cybersecurity Conference: Cybersecurity for Banks: 10 Questions for Executives and Their Boards, U.S. Department of Banking, December 3, 2014
Cybersecurity Awareness (FFIEC Resources, Statements and Alerts Regarding Threats and Vulnerabilities), Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)

Charge 4: Community bank consolidation

"As Many Community Banks Vanish, Some West Texas Banks Thrive," Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, May 17, 2015
National and Regional Trends in Community Banking, University of New Orleans, Social Science Research Network, March 31, 2015
The State and Fate of Community Banking, Harvard Kennedy School , Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, M-RCBG Associate Working Paper Series, No. 37, February 2015
"Community Banking Mergers Drive Texas M&A Surge," Law360, January 23, 2014

Charge 5: Investment climate and resources available to businesses

"Starting a New Business: How Texas Compares," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, February 2016
Halo Report: 2015 Annual Report (Angel investing, includes Texas), Angel Resource Institute at Willamette University, March 9, 2016
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge - Venture capital), House Committee on Economic and Small Business Development, December 2014
Texas Intrastate Crowdfunding (Rules, Forms, Guides, FAQ), Texas State Securities Board

April 13 Top

House Committee on Pensions

Charge: Public pension funds

Public Pension Plan Investment Return Assumptions (Issue Brief), National Association of State Retirement Administrators, Updated February 2016
"The Transparency That Public Pensions Need," Governing, February 16, 2016
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 8), Senate Committee on State Affairs, January 2015
Investments Division and Reports and Studies (Financial reports and actuarial valuation reports), Employee Retirement System of Texas
Investments and TRS Publications (Financial reports and actuarial valuation reports), Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Publications & Reports, Texas Pension Review Board

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring

Senate Committee on State Affairs

Charge: Changes made to the Employment Retirement System regarding member contributions and proposed reforms to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Actuarial Valuation Reports for Pension Plans Administered by ERS as of August 31, 2015, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company, November 23, 2015
2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, November 18, 2015
2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Employee Retirement System of Texas, November 16, 2015
Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Actuarial Valuation Report For the Year Ending August 31, 2015, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company, November 11, 2015
"Tough Reform Talk, But No Action Four Years After Revelation of Fat Incentives" (re Teacher Retirement System of Texas), Texas Watchdog, May 29, 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 8), Senate Committee on State Affairs, January 2015
Path to Stability: ERS at the Crossroads, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, December 2014
State and Local Pension Costs: Pre-Crisis, Post-Crisis, and Post-Reform (Texas Fact Sheet, ERS, TRS), Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, February 2013
No One Benefits: How Teacher Pension Systems Are Failing Both Teachers and Taxpayers, National Council on Teacher Quality, December 2012
Your Money and Pension Obligations, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, December 2012

Charge: Electronic voting program for certain military members serving overseas

Review of FVAP’s Work Related to Remote Electronic Voting for the UOCAVA Population, Federal Voting Assistance Program, U.S. Department of Defense, December 29, 2015
"8 Texas Soldiers Voted Via Email; Pilot Program Called 'Success'," Austin American-Statesman, April 13, 2015
Report to the 84th Legislature on House Bill 1129 (83rd Legislature) Relating to a Program Allowing Certain Military Voters on Active Duty Overseas to Cast a Ballot Electronically, Texas Secretary of State, 2014
Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 10 - MOVE Act and military voters), Senate Committee on State Affairs, December 2012
Democracy From Afar: States Show Progress on Military and Overseas Voting, Pew Center on the States, January 2012
Moving Toward a Better Election System for Military and Overseas Voters, Pew Center on the States, December 2010
Texas Secretary of State’s Adoption of Federal MOVE Act (Memo, Secretary Hope Andrade), Texas Secretary of State, 2010
No Time to Vote: Challenges Facing America's Overseas Military Voters, Pew Center on the States, January 2009
Report to the 81st Legislature on Senate Bill 90 (80th Legislature) Relating to the Pilot Program for Emailing Balloting Materials to Overseas Military Personnel, Texas Secretary of State, 2008

Joint Committee on TRS Health Benefit Plans

Topic: Health benefit plans administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; TRS-ActiveCare

2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, November 18, 2015
Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Actuarial Valuation Report For the Year Ending August 31, 2015, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company, November 11, 2015
TRS-Care Retiree Health Care Plan, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Actuarial Valuation Report For the Year Ending August 31, 2015, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company, November 11, 2015
“TRS-ActiveCare Rates Rise Across the Board for 2015-16,” HR Exchange, Texas Association of School Boards, June-July 2015
Summary of LBB Budget and Policy Recommendations for the 2016-17 Biennium (Teacher Retirement System and TRS Overview), Legislative Budget Board, February 13, 2015
Guide to Public Retirement Systems in Texas, State Pension Review Board, February 12, 2015
TRS-Care Sustainability and TRS-ActiveCare Affordability Study, Texas Retirement System of Texas, November 18, 2014
Strategic Plan FY 2015 - FY 2019, Texas Retirement System of Texas, July 7, 2014
TRS Presentation to Senate Committee On State Affairs (TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare), Texas Retirement System of Texas, November 11, 2012

April 14 Top

Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

Charge: Improving military value at military installations

"States Throw Money at Military Bases to Keep Them Open," Associated Press, December 9, 2015
2014 Texas Military Value Task Force: Preparing for the Future, Texas Military Value Task Force, 2014
Preparing for Duty: State Policy Options in Sustaining Military Installations (Funding Programs to Preserve or Enhance the Value of Military Installations and Appendix D), National Conference of State Legislatures, October 2013
Texas Military Preparedness Commission, Office of the Governor

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Mar 29

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Interim Hearings - Week of April 4

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.

April 5
April 6
April 7

April 5 Top

House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation

Charge: State cybersecurity policies and safety of personal information held by state agencies

Interim Hearings - Week of March 28, 2016, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, Charge: State cybersecurity and protection of financial and personal information, Legislative Reference Library, March 21, 2016
State of the States on Cybersecurity: California, Maryland , Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Pell Center, November 2015
83rd Texas Legislature: Interim Report, (Charge 3 - Cybersecurity), Senate Committee on Government Organization, December 2014
Building a More Secure and Prosperous Texas, Texas Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council, December 1, 2012
Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 2 - Cybersecurity), Senate Committee on Open Government, December 2012
Information Security and Technology Legislation (84th Legislature) , Texas Department of Information Resources

Charge: Purchasing practices by state agencies

Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature, House Select Committee on Government Efficiency and Accountability, January 2011
State Purchasing, Statutes and Procedures, and Publications (Purchasing), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Charge: Commercial cloud computing by state agencies and institutions of higher education

Texas Cloud Services: Guide for State Agencies and institutions of Higher Education, Texas Department of Information Resources, December 2014
2014 Biennial Performance Report: On the Use of Information Resources Technology by Texas State Agencies (Priority: Cloud Services), Texas Department of Information Resources, November 15, 2014
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Charge 4 - Cloud computing), House Committee on Technology, January 2013
Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Cloud computing), House Committee on State Affairs, December 2012

House Committee on Public Health

Charge 2: Chronic disease in Texas; direct and indirect costs associated with obesity, tobacco, and other related chronic health conditions

State of Tobacco Control 2016: Texas, American Lung Association, February 2016
Texans and Tobacco, Texas Department of State Health Services, December 2015
Diabetes: Addressing the Costs: 50-State Budget Survey for FY 2014, National Conference of State Legislatures, November 2015
The State of Obesity 2015: Better Policies for a Healthier America, Full report, Texas state brief, Trust for America's Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, September 2015
Adult Obesity Facts (including obesity prevalence maps with state-specific data), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 21, 2015
Childhood Obesity Facts (including prevalence of obesity among low-income children aged 2 through 4 years, by state and income, 2011), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 19, 2015
The Health Status of Texas 2014 and Data Supplement, Texas Department of State Health Services, October 2014
Checkup Time: Chronic Disease and Wellness in America: Measuring the Economic Burden in a Changing Nation, Milken Institute, January 2014 (follow-up to An Unhealthy America: The Economic Burden of Chronic Disease: Charting a New Course to Save Lives and Increase Productivity and Economic Growth, October 2007)
Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 5 - Obesity and diet-related disease), Senate Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs, and Homeland Security, February 2013
Lots to Lose: How America’s Health and Obesity Crisis Threatens our Economic Future, Bipartisan Policy Center, June 5, 2012
Interim Report to the 82nd Legislature (Charge 7 - Obesity and chronic disease), Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, December 2010
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Charge 1 - Obesity), House Committee on Public Health, December 2010
Long Live Texans: How Much Does Chronic Disease Cost Us?, Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Health Data, Texas Department of State Health Services, Center for Health Statistics
Prevention Status Reports: Texas (including alcohol-related harms, heart disease and stroke, HIV, nutrition, physical activity, and obesity, tobacco use), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

House Committee on Urban Affairs

Charge: Cities' cybersecurity policies

Interim Hearings - Week of February 22, 2016, House Committee on Urban Affairs, Charge 2 - Cities' cybersecurity policy, Legislative Reference Library, February 23, 2016

April 6 Top

House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development

Charge: Local economic development programs and economic development corporations

Investing in Texas: Economic Incentives and Programs, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association Research Foundation, February 2015
Texas Municipal League Economic Development Handbook, Texas Municipal League, Updated January 2015
Economic Development Corporation Report, Fiscal Years 2012-2013,Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, November 1, 2014
Catalyst for Growth: The Importance of 25 Years of Projects Facilitated by the Texas Sales Tax for Economic Development, The Perryman Group, October 2014
Type A and B Economic Development Corporations, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Interim Report to the 80th Legislature (Charge 2 - History of the Development Corporation Act of 1979, Sections 4A and 4B), House Committee on Economic Development, January 2007

Charge: Economic development incentives and regulations

14th Annual State Competitiveness Report (Press release with rankings), Beacon Hill Institute, June 2015
Small Business Policy Index 2014: Ranking the States on Policy Measures and Costs Impacting Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 19th Annual Edition, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, December 2014
The 2014 State New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, June 2014
2014 State Tech and Science Index: Enduring Lessons for the Intangible Economy, Milken Institute California Center, 2014
Top Trends in State Economic Development, National Governors Association, August 2013
Trends in Tech-Based Economic Development: Local, State and Federal Action in 2013, State Science & Technology Institute, 2013
Enterprising States: Policies that Produce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, June 2012

House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Article II

Charge 10: Texas Medicaid programs providing long-term services and supports to adults or children with medical, physical, or intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)

Medicaid and Long-Term Services and Supports: A Primer, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, December 2015
Compare Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Programs, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, Updated May 1, 2015
Long-Term Services and Supports Quality Review Biennial Summary Report 2015, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, January 2015
Raising Expectations: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers, AARP, Commonwealth Fund, SCAN Foundation, Second Edition, June 2014

Charge 12: Historical growth of Texas Medicaid program, caseload and cost trends, Medicaid policy initiatives

Audit of Medicaid and CHIP MCO Special Investigative Units (Presentation to House Human Services Committee), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, March 8, 2016
Audit of Medicaid and CHIP MCO Special Investigative Units, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Office of Inspector General, February 5, 2016
Quarterly Report, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Office of Inspector General, December 2015
Texas Medicaid and CHIP in Perspective (10th Edition), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, February 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 7), Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, December 2014
Presentation to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services: Initiatives to Reduce Fraud, Waste and Abuse, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, August 14, 2014
Expansion of Medicaid Managed Care, Texas Health and Human Services Commission

April 7 Top

House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Article II

Charges 10 and 12, continued

House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Charge 4: Tourism, youth education, and economic development through heritage, cultural, recreational, historical, and nature programs and preservation practices; economic impact of state parks and state and state and local historic sites, the Texas Heritage Trails Program, the Alamo Mission Complex, and rural community revitalization in promoting recreation and heritage tourism

Texas Travel Impacts Data (interactive website on travel economic impact by regions, Senate and House Districts, counties, metro areas, selected cities), Dean Runyan Associates, Prepared for Texas Tourism, Office of the Governor, Texas Economic Development & Tourism, c. 2007-2016
The Economic Impact of Travel on Texas: 1990-2014p, Dean Runyan Associates, Prepared for Texas Tourism, Office of the Governor, Texas Economic Development & Tourism, June 2015
Economic Impact of Historic Preservation in Texas: Update 2015, Technical Analysis, Executive Summary (including heritage tourism, Texas Heritage Trails Program, state historic sites), The University of Texas at Austin, Rutgers University, Texas Historical Commission, 2015
The Economic Contributions of Texas State Parks, Texas A&M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, November 2014
2012 Texas Outdoor Recreation Plan, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, 2012
The Rationale for Recreation Services for Youth: An Evidenced Based Approach, National Recreation and Park Association, 2010

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Mar 21

posted by TexasLRL in Interim hearings, 84th Session

Interim Hearings - Week of March 28

Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

March 29
March 30
March 31
April 1

March 29 Top

House Select Committee on Federal Environmental Regulation

Topic: Organizational hearing on the effects that existing and proposed federal environmental regulations will have on the Texas economy

States' Reactions to EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards (final rule for future and existing power plants, regulatory authority, legal challenges, state action), National Conference of State Legislatures, March 7, 2016
EPA Regulations: Too Much, Too Little, or On Track? (includes tables of major EPA rules and modifications expected to be proposed or finalized in 2016, and major rules and modifications under development at EPA, as well as appendix of major or controversial EPA rules promulgated since 2009), Congressional Research Service, February 9, 2016
EPA and the Army Corps' Rule to Define "Waters of the United States," Congressional Research Service, January 4, 2016
ERCOT Analysis of the Impacts of the Clean Power Plan: Final Rule Update, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, October 16, 2015
Well Within Reach: How Texas Can Comply With and Benefit From the Clean Power Plan, Environmental Defense Fund, October 2015
Analysis of the Impacts of the Clean Power Plan, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Energy Information Administration, May 2015
Impacts of Environmental Regulations in the ERCOT Region, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, December 16, 2014
How EPA's Clean Power Plan Impacts Texas, Bipartisan Policy Group, December 1, 2014
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 4 - Review of EPA's Clean Power Plan), House Committee on Environmental Regulation, December 2014

House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety

Charge: Texas Division of Emergency Management and the state's natural disaster preparedness planning efforts

Texas Emergency Management Executive Guide. Fiscal Year 2015 Edition. Texas Department of Public Safety. Texas Division of Emergency Management. Revised January 4, 2016.
Emergency Management Planner's Guide: The Planner's Toolkit. (Draft). Texas Department of Public Safety. Texas Division of Emergency Management. February 2015.
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 1 -Emergency Preparedness), House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety, January 2015.
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 2 ), Senate Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Homeland Security, December 2014.
State Emergency Management Director Handbook (Comprehensive guide for state emergency managers including overview of each state’s programs.), National Emergency Management Association, 2011

Charge: Implementation of the "two steps, one sticker" program

"More Confusion Possible as '1-Sticker' System Enters 2nd Year," Houston Chronicle, March 4, 2016
Chairman's Report to the Governor on State of Affairs of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. (Annual Report 2015.) Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, February 3, 2016
Vehicle Safety Inspections: Improved DOT Communication Could Better Inform State Programs. (Publication No. GAO-15-705), U.S. Government Accountability Office, August 2015
"New Car Registration System 'Poorly Launched,' Local Official Says," Houston Chronicle, March 10, 2015.

Charge: Implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 84th Legislature

House Committee on Investments & Financial Services

Charge 3: Elder financial abuse

Financial Crimes Against the Elderly, 2015 Legislation, National Conference of State Legislatures, November 20, 2015
"Lies, Secrets, and Scams: How to Prevent Elder Abuse," Consumer Reports, November 3, 2015
"Why Elder Financial Abuse Is Such A Slippery Crime," Forbes, February 13, 2015
Cumulative 2015 Elder Financial Abuse Legislation, American Bankers Association, updated as of January 26, 2015
The True Link Report on Elder Financial Abuse 2015, True Link Financial, January 2015
"Protecting the Elderly: Should Montana Provide Civil Cause of Action for Elder Abuse?," 40 Montana Lawyer 15, November 2014
Georgia Akers, Associate Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 3, "Elder Abuse, Exploitation and Consumer Scams: Ethical Duties," 2014 CPE by the Sea, Houston TSCPA Foundation and TSCPA CPE Foundation, Inc., Galveston, Texas, June 11-13, 2014
Recommendations and Report for Financial Institutions on Preventing and Responding to Elder Financial Exploitation and Advisory for Financial Institutions on Preventing and Responding to Elder Financial Exploitation, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, March 23, 2016

Charge 6: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies

House Committee on Urban Affairs CANCELLED

Charge: Cities' cybersecurity policies

Interim Hearings - Week of February 22, 2016, House Committee on Urban Affairs, Charge 2 - Cities' cybersecurity policy, Legislative Reference Library, February 23, 2016

Senate Committees on Education and Higher Education (Joint Hearing)

Charge: Implementation of HB 5, 83rd R.S., and current projections for preparation of Texas high school students for postsecondary education and workforce training

House Bill 5 Evaluation, American Institutes for Research, October 2015, Revised December 2015
Using Dual Enrollment to Improve the Educational Outcomes of High School Students, ACT, December 2015
60x30TX: 60 Percent of "Generation Texas" Will Have a Postsecondary Credential or Degree by 2030, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, July 17, 2015.
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 1 - HB 5, 83R), House Committee on Public Education, December 2014
Dual Credit Report, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, March 2012
Improving Access to Postsecondary Education Through Early College High Schools, Council of State Governments, August 2009
House Bill 5: Foundation High School Program (Overview, FAQs, resources), Texas Education Agency

Charge: Teacher shortage and retention, educator preparation programs

"Schools Look to Puerto Rico in Search of Bilingual Teachers," Stateline (Pew Charitable Trusts), October 13, 2015
2014 Teacher Prep Review: A Review of the Nation's Teacher Preparation Programs, National Council on Teacher Quality, Revised February 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 4 - Teacher preparation, Charge 5 - Dual Credit), Senate Committee on Higher Education, December 2014
Teacher Shortage Areas Nationwide Listing 1990-1991 through 2014-2015, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, March 2014
English Language Learners in America's Great City Schools: Demographics, Achievement, and Staffing, Council of the Great City Schools, 2013
Resources, National Coalition on Personnel Shortages in Special Education and Related Services
Tackling the STEM Crisis: Five Steps Your State Can Take to Improve the Quality and Quantity of Its K-12 Math and Science Teachers, National Council on Teacher Quality

Senate Committee on State Affairs

Charge: Compensation to private property owners for property taken by eminent domain authority

Understanding the Condemnation Process in Texas, Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, July 2015
2015 Educational Series: Eminent Domain, Texas Department of Transportation, December 2014
Protecting Property Rights: Just Compensation or Just Take It?, Texas Public Policy Foundation, December 2014
Eminent Domain and Fair Market Value in a Depressed Real Estate Market, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, October 2014
"In Pursuit of Just Compensation in Texas: Assessing Damages in Takings Cases Using the Property’s Tax-Appraised Value," 46 St. Mary’s Law Journal 105, 2014
"'Fairness and Equity,' or Judicial Bait-And-Switch? It’s Time to Reform the Law of 'Just' Compensation," 4 Albany Government Law Review 38, April 2011
Interim Report to the 80th Legislature (Determination of adequate compensation), Joint Interim Committee to Study the Power of Eminent Domain, December 2006
Protecting Private Property Rights: Reforming Eminent Domain in Texas, Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute’s Property Rights and Land Use Task Force, November 2006

Senate Committee on Transportation

Charge: State Highway Fund grants and loans to Regional Mobility Authorities (RMA)

Regional Mobility Authorities in Texas: History and Current Status: Final Report, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, February 2016

Charge: Oversize and overweight vehicles

Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 2 - Oversize and overweight vehicles), Senate Committee on Transportation, February 2013
Accommodating Oversize and Overweight Loads: Technical Report, Texas Transportation Institute, July 2012

Senate Select Committee on Transportation Planning

Topic: Transportation planning, financing, and performance

"It's Time for States to Invest in Infrastructure," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, February 23, 2016
"Falling Oil Prices Leading to Drop in Texas Road Funding" and Comptroller Glenn Hegar's testimony to House Select Committee on Transportation Planning, Texas Tribune, January 20, 2016
Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2015, Texas Department of Transportation, December 16, 2015
84th Texas Legislature, Interim, House Subcommittee on Long-Term Infrastructure Planning, Testimony on future funding needs, alternative funding options, major revenue enhancement strategies enacted by other states (2008 to 2015), response to questions asked, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, September 10 and October 14, 2015
HB 20 - Initial Report: Revenue Projections, Funding Categories & Allocations, Performance-Based Decision Making, Texas Department of Transportation, September 1, 2015
Texas Transportation Plan 2040, Texas Department of Transportation, Adopted February 26, 2015
Transportation Funding Options: Legislative Policy Report, Legislative Budget Board, February 2015
84th Legislature 2015: Mapping for the Future: Summary of Enacted Legislation, Texas Department of Transportation, 2015
State Transportation Statistics, 2015, U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2015
Transportation Funding: Understanding Funding in Texas, Texas Department of Transportation, 2014-2015 Edition
Funding Needs and Potential Sources, Texas Department of Transportation
Transportation Policy Research Center: Finance, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

March 30 Top

House Committee on Insurance

Charge 3: Texas prompt payment law and penalty calculations

Prompt Pay FAQs ,Texas Department of Insurance, Updated March 8, 2016
An Interstate Comparison of Healthcare Prompt-Pay Laws, Texans for Lawsuit Reform Foundation, January 31, 2016
Fourth Quarter 2015 Dissolution Progress Report, Texas Health Insurance Pool, December 2015
2014 Annual and Retrospective Report, Texas Health Insurance Pool, 2015
28 Texas Administrative Code §21.2815, Failure to Meet the Statutory Claims Payment Period, Texas Department of Insurance
"Tort Reform Foes Team Up To Force Insurance Companies to Pay Promptly," Austin American Statesman, January 27, 2013

Charge 7: Implementation of HB 2929, 83rd R.S.

28 Texas Administrative Code §§21.3101-21.3107, Coverage for Acquired Brain Injury, Texas Department of Insurance
40 Texas Register 3179-3183, Preamble to Adopted Rules - Coverage for Acquired Brain Injury, Texas Department of Insurance, May 29, 2015
Recommendations for Improving the Lives of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury, Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council, 2014
Texas Mandated Benefit Cost and Utilization Summary Report October 2013 - September 2014 Reporting Period, Texas Department of Insurance, 2014
Texas Mandated Benefit Cost and Utilization Summary Report October 2012 - September 2013 Reporting Period, Texas Department of Insurance, 2013
State Health Care Spending, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, April 2011 (Appendices)

Charge 8: Prosecution of workers' compensation insurance fraud

"Prosecutors, Texas Mutual Change Controversial Funding Deal," Texas Tribune and Austin American-Statesman, December 18, 2015
"Paid to Prosecute: Private Insurer Pays Government Lawyers to Pursue Fraud Charges," Texas Tribune and Austin American-Statesman, September 9, 2015
Fraud in the Texas Workers' Compensation System: Executive Summary, Texas Department of Insurance, Last Updated September 6, 2014
Fighting Fraud, Texas Mutual Workers Compensation Insurance
Texas Insurance Code §2054.455, Funding Agreements for Criminal Prosecutions, Texas Mutual Insurance Company

House Committee on Pensions

Topic: Organizational meeting, current issues and concerns facing pension systems

84th Regular Legislative Session: Pension Legislation Passed, Pension Review Board, June 25, 2015
Guide to Public Retirement Systems in Texas, Pension Review Board, February 2015
Study of the Financial Health of Texas Public Retirement Systems, Pension Review Board, December 2014
Texas Transparency: Public Pension Search Tool, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

House Committee on Transportation

Topic: Update on HB 2612, 84th R.S. - debt service on bonds issued for each toll project in this state, plan to eliminate all toll roads

Texas Toll Road Primer: Final Report, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, February 2014
Investor Relations, Texas Department of Transportation

House Select Committee on Transportation Planning

Topics: Update from TxDOT working group on project selection criteria, rules and policies for project prioritization and selection, and funding categories (TxDOT); latest revenue projections related to state and federal funds; outstanding debt and repayment schedule

"It's Time for States to Invest in Infrastructure," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, February 23, 2016
"Falling Oil Prices Leading to Drop in Texas Road Funding" and Comptroller Glenn Hegar's testimony to House Select Committee on Transportation Planning, Texas Tribune, January 20, 2016
Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2015, Texas Department of Transportation, December 16, 2015
84th Texas Legislature, Interim, House Subcommittee on Long-Term Infrastructure Planning, Testimony on future funding needs, alternative funding options, major revenue enhancement strategies enacted by other states (2008 to 2015), response to questions asked, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, September 10 and October 14, 2015
State Transportation Statistics, 2015, U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2015
Funding Needs and Potential Sources, Texas Department of Transportation
Transportation Policy Research Center: Finance, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Senate Committee on Business & Commerce

Charge: State cybersecurity and protection of financial and personal information

"Privacy and Cybersecurity Get Political Legs," TechTank, Brookings Institution, February 25, 2015
Internet of Things: Privacy & Security in a Connected World, FTC Staff Report, Federal Trade Commission, January 2015
"States Ascend Into the Cloud," Stateline (Pew Charitable Trusts), October 14, 2014
"The Importance of Cybersecurity in the Age of the Cloud and Internet of Things," Government Technology, October 2, 2014
Big Data: Big Opportunities, Big Risks…and Big Realities, National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit, August 21, 2014
Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values, Executive Office of the President, May 2014
Cloud Computing: Constitutional and Statutory Privacy Protections, Congressional Research Service, March 22, 2013

Charge: Implementation of legislation, specifically federal electronic verification of employment authorization program and consent policy for state disclosure of personal data

"A New Chapter for E-Verify Policy in Texas," Texas Tribune, August 27, 2015
State E-Verify Action, National Conference of State Legislatures, August 19, 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 4 - Consumer informed consent), Senate Committee on State Affairs, January 2015
E-Verify: The Impact of Its Mandatory Use on Texas Workers and Business, National Immigration Law Center, February 2013
USCIS E-Verify, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Topic: Updates from Public Utility Commission of Texas and Electric Reliability Council of Texas

Senate Committee on Criminal Justice

Charge 2: County and municipal jails, mental health in corrections

Correctional Managed Health Care Policy Manual (See sections on decision making, classification, programs, and treatment tracks for mentally ill offenders), Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Updated 2016
Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2013 - Statistical Tables, U.S. Department of Justice, August 2015
2014 Annual Jail Report, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Updated February 12, 2015
Callous and Cruel: Use of Force Against Inmates with Mental Disabilities in US Jails and Prisons, Human Rights Watch, May 2015
Statewide Law Enforcement/Mental Health Efforts, Council of State Governments, Justice Center, December 2012

Senate Committee on Finance

Charge: Franchise tax, Property Tax Relief Fund

Failure of Texas' Business Margin Tax, Texas Public Policy Foundation, December 2015
The 2016-17 Certification Revenue Estimate (Franchise tax) and (Funding sources of the Property Tax Relief Fund), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, October 2015
Tax Exemptions & Tax Incidence: A Report to the Governor and the 84th Legislature (Franchise tax), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, March 2015
Biennial Revenue Estimate (2016-2017) (Franchise tax) and (Funding sources of the Property Tax Relief Fund), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, January 2015
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Charge 1 - Revised franchise tax), House Committee on Ways & Means, January 2011
Tax Fairness: Property Tax Relief for Texans, Texas Tax Reform Commission, March 29, 2006

Charge: Sales tax holiday

Sales Tax Holidays: Politically Expedient but Poor Tax Policy 2015, Tax Foundation, August 17, 2015
Sales Tax Holidays: An Ineffective Alternative to Real Sales Tax Reform, Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy, July 22, 2015
"States Expand Sales Tax Holidays Beyond Back-to-School Items," Stateline (Pew Research Center), July 10, 2013
An Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of a Sales Tax Holiday in the State of Georgia, Washington Economics Group, Inc., January 5, 2012
Sales Tax Holiday: FAQs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
2016 State Sales Tax Holidays, Federation of Tax Administrators

Charge: Budget formats of other states; reduction of state liabilities; incentivize state agencies

Budget Processes in the States, National Association of State Budget Officers, Spring 2015
"State Budgeting With an Eye on Results," Stateline (Pew Research Center), August 28, 2014
NCSL Fiscal Brief: Zero-Base Budgeting in the States, National Conference of State Legislatures, January 2012
Public Employee Pension System Data: FY 2014 vs. FY 2013, Governing
State Budget Procedures and Performance Based Budgeting: Fact Sheet, National Conference of State Legislatures
Pensions, State Budget Solutions
Texas Transparency: Pension Obligations, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Joint Committee on TRS Health Benefit Plans

Topic: Health benefit plans administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; TRS-Care

2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, November 18, 2015
Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Actuarial Valuation Report For the Year Ending August 31, 2015, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company, November 11, 2015
TRS-Care Retiree Health Care Plan, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Actuarial Valuation Report For the Year Ending August 31, 2015, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company, November 11, 2015
Guide to Public Retirement Systems in Texas, State Pension Review Board, February 12, 2015
TRS-Care Sustainability and TRS-ActiveCare Affordability Study, Texas Retirement System of Texas, November 18, 2014
Strategic Plan FY 2015 - FY 2019, Texas Retirement System of Texas, July 7, 2014

March 31 Top

House Committees on Agriculture & Livestock and International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs (Joint Hearing)

Charge: Promotion of domestic agriculture products, and strengthening international ties for exporting Texas food and fiber

Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade, U.S. Department of Agriculture, February 2016
"Going Global: Agricultural Exports are Booming - and States are Taking Notice," Capitol Ideas, Council of State Governments, May/June 2015
Texas State Resources, Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, Iowa State University
Marketing Programs, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Go Texan, Texas Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service - Texas Field Office (Texas agricultural statistics, county estimates, Census of Agriculture for Texas, crop and livestock reports), U.S. Department of Agriculture
Global Agricultural Trade System (Data Source: U.S. States), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service

Topic: Impact of an open U.S.-Cuba trading relationship on Texas

"Texas Sees Business Potential in Trade with Cuba," Dallas Morning News, November 29, 2015
The Potential for Texas Agricultural Exports to Cuba, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Center for North American Studies, November 2015
U.S. Agricultural Trade with Cuba: Current Limitations and Future Prospects, Congressional Research Service, October 1, 2015
Cuba (Data & Analysis), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service

Joint Legislative Committee on Health & Human Services Transition, Oversight

Invited and public testimony

Health and Human Services Commission - Overview of Transition Plan
- Transition Plan: Health and Human Services System, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, March 2016
- HHS Transformation and HHS Transformation - Presentations, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Workforce Commission - Overview of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Transfer
- Plan for the Transfer of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Other Services Program, Amended February 29, 2016
- Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services Program Transition, Texas Workforce Commission
Department of Family and Protective Services - Update of Child Abuse Prevention Services Consolidation
- Progress Report to the Sunset Advisory Commission: Child Protective Services Transformation, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, October 2015
- Transition Plan: Health and Human Services System (Department of Family and Protective Services), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, March 2016
- Transformation, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

April 1 Top

Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development

Charge 3: Economic development

Tax Incentive Evaluation Law: Texas (Fact sheet), Pew Charitable Trusts, June 22, 2015
Investing in Texas: Economic Incentives and Programs and Part 2: How to Measure the Benefits of Economic Incentives (and How Not To), TTARA Research Foundation, February 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature, House Select Committee on Economic Development Incentives, January 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Incentives), House Committee on Economic and Small Business Development, December 2014
An Analysis of Texas Economic Development Incentives 2010, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, March 2011
Economic Development & Tourism - Incentive Programs, Office of the Governor

Charge 4: Expedited permitting

Implementation of the Expedited Permitting Program, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Revised August 2015
The 84th Legislative Session Adjourns on a Successful Note for the TCEQ (Key bills passed include drought planning, water needs and expedited permitting), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Charge 7: Implementation of legislation, specifically:

1) Legislation relating to Texas aerospace incentives;

2) Expedited permitting; and

3) Electric utility rate adjustments

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Mar 14

posted by TexasLRL in Interim hearings, 84th Session

Week of March 21

Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

March 21

House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence

Charge: Indigent defense and innocence projects

Conviction Integrity Unit Best Practices, The Innocence Project, October 15, 2015
An Evaluation of the Texas Innocence Projects: A Report to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, Texas A&M Public Policy Research Institute and Texas Indigent Defense Commission, May 15, 2015
Indigent Defense Data for Texas (County-by-county data on indigent defense expenditures, plans, attorney caseloads, number of cases, grants and funding), Texas Indigent Defense Commission, Fiscal Year 2015 (and earlier)
Guidelines for Indigent Defense Caseloads: A Report to the Texas Indigent Commission, Texas A&M Public Policy Research Institute and Texas Indigent Defense Commission, January 15, 2015
Improving Indigent Defense: Evaluation of the Harris County Public Defender, Council of State Governments Justice Center, September 30, 2013
When Excessive Public Defender Workloads Violate the Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel Without a Showing of Prejudice, American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, March 2011
Interim Report to the 82nd Legislature (Charge 3 - Performance of Fair Defense Act and Task Force on Indigent Defense), Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, December 2010
Justice Denied: America’s Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel, National Right to Counsel Committee, The Constitution Project, April 2009

House Select Committee on Emerging Issues In Texas Law Enforcement

Charge 1: Body cameras, minimum standards set by SB 158, 84th R.S.

"Concerns Raised about Accessibility of Police Body Camera Footage," Houston Chronicle, February 7, 2016
"States Grapple with Public Disclosure of Police Body-Camera Footage," Stateline (Pew Charitable Trusts), September 22, 2015
"What We Can Learn From the Police That Pioneered Body Cameras," Governing, April 13, 2015
The Use of Body-Worn Cameras by Law Enforcement: Guidelines for Use and Background Paper, The constitution Project Committee on Policing Reforms, January 28, 2015
Implementing a Body-Worn Camera Program: Recommendations and Lessons Learned, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Police Executive Research Forum, 2014
Body Worn Camera Policies, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform & Relief

Charge: Property tax process, including appraisal system

Committee Introductory Presentation, Senate Select Committee for Property Tax Reform & Relief, January 27, 2016
Overview of Property Tax System in Texas (Presentation), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, December 7, 2015
Texas State Government Effectiveness and Efficiency: Selected Issues and Recommendations (Property Appraisals), Legislative Budget Board, January 2015
Appraising the Appraisals: Local Values and Property Taxes, Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, July 2014
Interim Charge Recommendations to the 82nd Legislature (Property Tax System), Senate Committee on Finance, January 2011
Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Property Tax Appraisals), House Committee on Ways & Means, January 2011
Interim Report (Property Tax Appraisal System), Senate Finance Subcommittee on Property Appraisal and Revenue Caps, January 2009
Interim Report to the 81st Legislature, House Select Committee on Property Tax Relief and Appraisal Reform, December 2008
Interim Report to the 81st Legislature (Charge 4), House Committee on Local Government Ways and Means, December 2008
Findings and Recommendations: a Report from the Texas Task Force on Appraisal Reform, Texas Task Force on Appraisal Reform, January 2007
Texas Property Tax System, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Charge: Reducing tax burden

"In U.S., State Tax Burden Linked to Desire to Leave State ," Gallup, February 12, 2016
State-Local Tax Burden Rankings FY 2012 and State and Local Tax Burden, 1977-2012, Tax Foundation, January 2016

March 22

House Committee on Business & Industry

Charge 7: Designated doctor process in the Texas workers' compensation system

Designated Doctor Resources and Information, Designated Doctors and Appointments by County and Month, Designated Doctor Update, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation

Charge 8: Benefits for injured employees in the Texas workers' compensation system who qualify for lifetime income benefits, death benefits

Workers' Compensation Income and Medical Benefits (including Lifetime Income Benefits, Death and Burial Benefits), Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, last updated October 20, 2015
Income Benefit Adequacy in the Texas Workers’ Compensation System, 2000-2011, Texas Department of Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group, July 3, 2013
Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 2 - Adequacy of workers' compensation benefits), Senate Committee on State Affairs, December 2012
Interim Report to the 82nd Legislature (Charges 10-11 - Workers' compensation benefits), Senate Committee on State Affairs, December 2010

Charge 10: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies

House Select Committee on Mental Health

Topic: Children's mental health/behavioral health, including, but not limited to clinical medicine, treatment, public education, and juvenile justice

Behavioral Health Barometer, Texas, 2015, U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, February 2016
State Mental Health Legislation 2015: Trends, Themes & Effective Practices (Children and youth, appendix 7: children and youth, appendix 8: school mental health, appendix 13: juvenile justice), National Alliance on Mental Illness, December 2015
Achieving Well-Being for Children and Youth: Texas System of Care Consortium 2014 Legislative Report, Texas System of Care Consortium, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, 2015
Are the Children Well? A Model and Recommendations for Promoting the Mental Wellness of the Nation's Young People, Child Trends, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, July 2014
Improving Children's Mental Health, Legisbrief, National Conference of State Legislatures, January 2014
Children's Mental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

March 23

House Committee on Business & Industry

Charge 6: Requirement for state agencies to purchase insurance through the State Office of Risk Management (SORM)

Op. Tex. Att’y Gen. No. GA-1061 (2014), Whether state agencies, including institutions of higher education, must obtain approval from the State Office of Risk Management prior to purchasing insurance coverage (RQ-1169-GA), Attorney General of Texas, May 21, 2014
Risk Management for Texas State Agencies Guidelines, State Office of Risk Management

Charge 10: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies

Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations, Subcommittee on Border Security

Charge: Local law enforcement and federal Priority Enforcement Program (PEP)

"Texas Sheriffs, Jails on Immigration Front Line," Texas Tribune, February 16, 2016 and Bordering on Insecurity (Border Security and Immigration Series), Texas Tribune
Detainer Use Stabilizes Under Priority Enforcement Program, Transactional Records Access Clearing House(TRAC), January 21, 2016
"Activists Sue 10 Federal Agencies Over Secrecy in Deporting Alleged Criminals," Texas Tribune, January 20, 2016
Interim Report to the 81st Legislature (Charge - Border security) , Senate Committee on International Relations and Trade, January 2009
Interim Report to the 81st Legislature (Charge 7), House Committee on Corrections, January 2009
Interim Report to the 81st Legislature (Charge 3 - Illegal immigration and border security), House Committee on County Affairs, December 2008
Report to the 81st Legislature (Charge - Border security), Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security, December 2008
Priority Enforcement Program, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

March 24

House Committees on Higher Education and Appropriations, Subcommittee on Article III (Joint Hearing)

Joint charge: Community college funding

Texas Community and Technical Colleges Funding Formulas for the FY 2018-2019 Biennium, Recommendations of the Community and Technical Colleges Formula Advisory Committee (CTCFAC), Draft Report, Community and Technical Colleges Formula Advisory Committee, January 2016
Commissioner’s Charge to the Community and Technical Colleges Formula Advisory Committee (CTCFAC) for the 2018-2019 Biennial Appropriations (Overview of competency-based education), Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, October 2015
Commissioner’s Charge to the Community and Technical Colleges Formula Advisory Committee (CTCFAC) for the 2018-2019 Biennial Appropriations (Overview of college funding formulas and THECB’s formula funding recommendations for 2014), Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, August 2015
Performance-Based Funding for Higher Education, National Conference of State Legislatures, July 31, 2015
"States to Colleges: Prove You're Worth It," Stateline (Pew Charitable Trusts), July 28, 2015
Federal and State Funding of Higher Education: A Changing Landscape, Pew Charitable Trusts, June 11, 2015
Issue Brief: How Higher Education Funding Shortchanges Community Colleges, The Century Foundation, May 28, 2015
Community Colleges in Context: Exploring Financing of Two- and Four-Year Institutions (included in Bridging the Higher Education Divide: Strengthening Community Colleges and Restoring the American Dream), Century Foundation Task Force on Preventing Community Colleges from Becoming Separate and Unequal, May 23, 2013
Financing Higher Education in Texas: Legislative Primer, 5th Edition, Legislative Budget Board, February 2013

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Mar 4

posted by TexasLRL in Interim hearings, 84th Session

Interim Hearings - Week of March 14

Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

March 17

House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Topic: Veteran issues of state concern

"Texas A&M Hosts 18th Annual Veterans Summit to Address Needs of Vets Across State," Bryan Eagle, February 10, 2016
State Help for Returning Veterans (veteran transition assistance programs and commissions, employment, education, access to benefits, housing, mental health), National Conference of State Legislatures, November 10, 2015
Housing and Services Needs of Our Changing Veteran Population: Serving Our Older Veterans, Female Veterans and Post-9/11 Veterans, National Housing Conference, Center for Housing Policy, June 2015
Mental Health Program for Veterans (Required by HB 2392, 83rd R.S., and General Appropriations Act 2014-15, SB 1, 83rd R.S., Article II, Rider 86), Texas Department of State Health Services, February 2015
Legislative Update for the 84th Legislature (mental health, health care), Texas Veterans Commission, 2015
Report and Recommendations to the 84th Texas Legislature, Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, December 2014
Texas Veterans Commission (claims, employment services, education, fund for veterans assistance, women veterans, veteran entrepreneurs)

Topic: Updates on legislation passed by the committee during the 84th Legislature

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Feb 26

posted by TexasLRL in Interim hearings, 84th Session

Interim Hearings - Week of March 7

Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

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March 7 Top

House Committee on Energy Resources

Charge: Enforcement policies of the Railroad Commission of Texas

Pipeline Safety Enforcement Cases (Calendar Year 2011 to Current Date), Railroad Commission of Texas, Updated February 2, 2016
Report on Oil and Gas Field Operations' Violations and Enforcement FY 2015 (Includes oil & gas field operations data, violations by rule, and oil & gas enforcement and docket data), Railroad Commission of Texas, 2015
Rule 3.107, Penalty Guidelines for Oil and Gas Violations, Railroad Commission of Texas, Title 16 Texas Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter 3, 2015 Edition
Railroad Commission of Texas: Sunset Final Report with Legislative Action (Issue 4, Enforcement processes), Sunset Advisory Commission, July 2013
Texas Railroad Commission: Inadequate Enforcement Means Irresponsible Oil and Gas Development, Earthworks, September 2012
An Audit Report on Inspection and Enforcement Activities in the Field Operations Section of the Railroad Commission, Texas State Auditor’s Office, August 2007

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies; implementation of major energy legislation including regulated surface activity on oil and gas sites; and seismic research needs for the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and any response to research findings by the Railroad Commission of Texas

"UT-Led Collaborative Study Hopes to Settle Seismic Activity Origins in Texas," Daily Texan, February 4, 2016
"State Will Begin to Install Earthquake Monitors in the Spring," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 12, 2016
"H.B. 40, 84th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2015)," Harvard Law Review, December 10, 2015
Self-Evaluation Report (Texas Sunset Advisory Commission), Railroad Commission of Texas, September 2015
TexNet and CISR: Integrated Seismicity Monitoring and Research in Texas (Presentation), Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, August 2015
"Texas 84th Legislative Session Wrap-Up," Shale Oil & Gas Business Magazine, July 17, 2015
TexNet (Network Status/Data), Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
Research and Statistics, Railroad Commission of Texas

March 8 Top

House Committees on Energy Resources and International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs (Joint Hearing)

Joint charge: Mexican energy transformation effect on energy economy in Texas

"Mexico's Energy Deregulation Could Benefit Texas," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, June-July 2015
Economic Impact and Legal Analysis of the Shale Oil and Gas Activities in Mexico: Preliminary Report, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), Asociación de Empresarios Mexicanos (AEM), Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Faculty of Law and Criminology (UANL- FACDYC), and the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, May 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 6 - Impact on Texas' economy and business of the recent expansion of oil and gas production in Mexico), House Committee on Energy Resources, January 2015
Written Testimony and Presentations (Alfredo Ramos, Carlos Rubenstein, Dr. Cesar Martinez, Jesus Cañas, Jolanda Prozzi, José María Lujambio, Leodoro Martinez, Jr., Nathaniel Karp, Thomas Tunstall), Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Studying Impacts of Mexico's Energy Reforms on Texas, September 19, 2014
Mexican Energy Reform, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, Prepared for Goldman Sachs, June 2014
"'Reforma Energética': Mexico Takes First Steps to Overhaul Oil Industry," Southwest Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Second Quarter 2014

House Committee on Higher Education

Charge 4: Sexual assault on college campuses

Appendix D: Policy on Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct, Interpersonal Violence, and Stalking (University Catalog), The University of Texas at Austin, Accessed February 19, 2016
Report on the AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct (Prepared for The Association of American Universities), Westat, September 21, 2015
Health and Well Being: Texas Statewide Sexual Assault Prevalence Study, Final Report, The University of Texas Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, August 2015
“From Tenure to ‘Yes Means Yes,’ State Lawmakers Delve into University Policies,” Stateline (Pew Charitable Trusts), July 10, 2015
Sexual Assault Prevalence in Texas, Texas Association Against Sexual Assault / The University of Texas Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, April 28, 2015
The Blueprint for Campus Police: Responding to Sexual Assault, The University of Texas at Austin Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, February 2016 (released on 2/29/16)
Community Colleges and Sexual Misconduct: Unique Challenges and Opportunities, Association for Student Conduct Administration, Release Date: April 18, 2015
Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault, April 2014
Rape and Sexual Assault: A Renewed Call to Action, The White House Council on Women and Girls, January 2014

House Committee on Human Services

Charge 4: Medicaid managed care, contract management, Vendor Drug Program

A Report on Health and Human Services Commission Contracts (Medicaid Managed Care Contracts), Texas State Auditor's Office, October 2015
Medicaid Managed Care (Presentation), Health Management Associates, February 19, 2015
Texas Medicaid Managed Care: Cost Impact Study (Prepared for Texas Association of Health Plans), Milliman, February 17, 2015
Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 3 - SB 7 implementation timeline 2014-2020), House Committee on Human Services, January 2015
Interim Report to the 83rd Legislature (Charge 2 - Cost containment initiatives), Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, December 2012
Texas Medicaid and CHIP - Managed Care Medical and Dental Plans, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Medicaid and CHIP - Managed Care Contracts and Manuals, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Medicaid/CHIP Vendor Drug Program, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Managed Care and Managed Care State Profiles and State Data Collections, Medicaid.gov
Medicaid and Managed Care, National Conference of State Legislatures

March 10 Top

Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

Charge: Veteran health and mental health in Texas, progress of state strike force teams

State Help for Returning Veterans (veteran transition assistance programs and commissions, employment, education, access to benefits, housing, mental health), National Conference of State Legislatures, November 10, 2015
Mental Health Program for Veterans (Required by HB 2392, 83rd R.S., and General Appropriations Act 2014-15, SB 1, 83rd R.S., Article II, Rider 86), Texas Department of State Health Services, February 2015
Legislative Update for the 84th Legislature (mental health, health care), Texas Veterans Commission, 2015
Report and Recommendations to the 84th Texas Legislature (Charge 3 - State strike force teams, and Charge 6, Mental health), Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, December 2014

Charge: Veteran employment and hiring policies in state agencies

Report and Recommendations to the 84th Texas Legislature (Charge 2 - Employment of veterans at state agencies), Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, December 2014
"The Employment of Veterans in State and Local Government Service," Public Management and Policy Faculty Publications, Paper 11, ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University, July 2014
Veterans in Government (Texas Government Guide for Veterans, Hiring Manager’s Guide), Texas Veterans Commission

Charge: Veteran's courts, including successes and challenges, rehabilitation, recidivism

"Proportional Response: The Need for More—And More Standardized—Veterans' Courts," University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Volume 48, Issue 4, Summer 2015
"Veterans Treatment Courts: An Experiment in Therapeutic Jurisprudence for Combat Veterans," Social Sciences Capstone Projects, Paper 21, Pacific University Common Knowledge, 2013
Report and Recommendations to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Charge 7 - Veterans courts), Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, January 2013
Veterans Defender Resource, Texas Indigent Defense Commission, 2012
Veterans Treatment Court Studies and Statistics, Justice for Vets
Veterans Courts, Resource Guide, National Center for State Courts
Veterans Courts in Texas (County Directory), Texas A& M University System

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Feb 18

posted by TexasLRL in Interim hearings, 84th Session

Interim Hearings - Week of February 22

Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

February 23

House Committee on Urban Affairs

Charge 2: Cities' cybersecurity policy

Committee Meeting Handouts on cybersecurity, House Committee on Urban Affairs, January 20, 2016
Interim Hearings - Week of January 18, 2016, House Committee on Urban Affairs, Charge 2: Cities' cybersecurity policy, Legislative Reference Library, January 15, 2016
The Future of Smart Cities: Cyber-Physical Infrastructure Risk, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis, August 2015
Keeping Smart Cities Smart: Preempting Emerging Cyber Attacks in U.S. Cities, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, IOActive Security Services, Securing Smart Cities, July 2015

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Feb 8

posted by TexasLRL in Interim hearings, 84th Session

Interim Hearings - Week of February 15

Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.

February 17

Senate Committee on State Affairs

Charge: First Amendment religious liberty protections

State Religious Freedom Restoration Acts, National Conference of State Legislatures, October 15, 2015
"Indiana's Flawed Religious Freedom Law," Indiana Law Review, Volume 49, Number 1, 2015
Report to the 77th Legislature: Charge 9, Monitoring Implementation of Texas RFRA and Electronic Filing (History Behind SB 138, 76th Legislature, R.S., Religious Freedom Restoration Act; Appendix I, Written Testimony of Douglas Laycock, The University of Texas School of Law, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice, April 13, and May 5, 2000), Senate Committee on State Affairs, November 1, 2000

February 18

House Select Committee on Mental Health

Invited testimony

Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Charge: Healthy aging

Healthy Aging Summit: Summary of Proceedings, American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), July 2015
How State Health Agencies Can Support Healthy Aging (Issue brief), Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2014
Aging Texas Well (Texas Healthy Lifestyles), Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Program on Healthy Aging, Texas A&M Health Science Center
Healthy Aging, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Center for Healthy Aging, National Council on Aging

Charge: Long-term care

Department of Aging and Disabilities Services: Sunset Staff Report with Final Results (Summary of Final Results and Issue 4) Sunset Advisory Commission, July 2015
Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Innovative Long-Term Care Strategies), Joint Legislative Committee on Aging, January 2013
An Audit Report on Nursing Facility Complaint Processing at the Department of Aging and Disability Services, State Auditor's Office, August 2011
Interim Report 2004, 79th Texas Legislature (Regulation and Quality of Care), Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Long-Term Care, November 2004

Charge: "Wrongful birth" cause of action

"Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds 'Wrongful Birth' Statute," Jurist, November 20, 2015
"Statutory Prohibitions on Wrongful Birth Claims &Their Dangerous Effects on Parents," Boston College Journal of Law & Social Justice, Vol. 34, Issue 2, May 2014
"The Disabling Impact of Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life Actions," Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, Vol. 40, No. 1, Winter 2005

Senate Committee on State Affairs

Charge: Judicial salaries, legislators' retirement annuities, straight-ticket voting

Retirement Benefits for Elected State Officials, Employees Retirement System of Texas, January 2016
"Analysis: A Judicious Swipe at Lawmaker Pensions," Texas Tribune, November 19, 2015
"Texas: Latest in Two Decades of Efforts to End Straight Ticket Voting for Judicial Races," Gavel to Gavel: A Review of State Legislation Affecting the Courts, March 6, 2015
"It’s Time to End Straight-Ticket Voting in Texas," Representative Ron Simmons, Texas Tribune, February 15, 2015
Studies of Political Statistics: Straight Ticket Voting in Texas 1998-2014, Report #9, Austin Community College, Updated December 17, 2014
Report of the Judicial Compensation Commission, Office of Court Administration, November 21, 2014
Report on Judicial Salaries and Turnover for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013, Office of Court Administration, June 2014
"How Lawmakers’ Pensions Would Grow Under Budget," Texas Tribune, May 13, 2013
"Straight-Ticket Voting Takes a Trusting Soul," New York Times, October 13, 2012
"Straight-Ticket Voting and Judicial Accountability: Can the Two Coexist?", Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, September 24, 2012
Interim Report to the 79th Texas Legislature (Charge 2 - Judicial salaries, retirement, and benefit; and visiting, and retired), Senate Committee on Jurisprudence, December 2004

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