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Interim Hearings – Week of June 23, 2014

Jun 16

posted by TexasLRL in 83rd Session, Interim hearings

Interim Hearings – Week of June 23rd

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

June 23rd Top

Senate Committee on Open Government

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

 

Senate Committee on Transportation

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

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

 

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

 

Joint Committee on Water Desalination

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

 

June 24th Top

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

 

June 25th Top

House Committee on Natural Resources

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

 

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

 

Charge: Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) projects

 

June 26th Top

House Committee on Natural Resources

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

 

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring of agencies and programs

 

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Week in Review, June 12th

Jun 12

posted by TexasLRL in Week in review

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Explore school discipline and strategies for keeping children in school and out of the juvenile justice system. (The Council of State Governments Justice Center, June 3, 2014)
  • Review an audit of wait times by region at VA medical facilities across the country. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, June 9, 2014)
  • See what cities are the top people magnets, driving population shifts across the country. (Stateline, June 6, 2014)
  • Check out 40 maps, charts, and graphs that explain where Americans get their food. (Vox Media, accessed June 11, 2014)
  • Take a quiz to see what type of library user you are. (Pew Research, ©2014)

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Interim Hearings - Week of June 16, 2014

Jun 9

posted by TexasLRL in 83rd Session, Interim hearings

Interim Hearings - Week of June 16th 

 

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.

Charge: Administration of new state funding to expand behavioral health services; public mental health system funding methodology

 

Joint Committee on Water Desalination

Invited and public testimony regarding water desalination

 

Charge: Implementation of provisions of SB 7, 83rd Legislature, R.S., and Article II Special Provisions Section 48 regarding the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

 

Charge: Implementation of cost-containment initiatives in health and human services programs directed by Health and Human Services Commission Rider 51 (Medicaid Funding Reduction and Cost Containment)

 

Senate Committee on Government Organization

Charge: State agencies' mandated reporting practices

 

Charge: Implementation of SB 1597, 83rd Legislature, R.S., relating to state agency information security plans

 

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New Pinterest Board - Women's Firsts

Jun 6

posted by TexasLRL in LRL news, Texas history

The library has a new Pinterest board highlighting historic firsts of women in the Texas legislative community.  Learn about trailblazers such as Edith Wilmans and Barbara Jordan, two women who lived in different times but made great strides for women's history. Wilmans was the first woman to serve in the Texas legislature, and Jordan was the first African-American woman to serve. The board also focuses on lesser-known individuals, such as the first woman to chair a House committee, the first woman to filibuster in the Texas Senate, and the first woman to serve as a legislative officer.  We invite you to view the board at: http://www.pinterest.com/texaslrl/historic-firsts-for-texas-women/
Image of Pinterest board on Women's Firsts in the Texas legislative community.

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Week in Review, June 5th

Jun 5

posted by TexasLRL in Week in review

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Examine scheduling practices and patient wait times at VA medical facilities. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, May 28, 2014)
  • Read about the EPA's Clean Power Plan proposed rule, a plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, June 2, 2014)
  • Consider the rise in cases of measles in the country. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 29, 2014)
  • Try fostering seven habits of highly effective readers. (Book Riot, May 30, 2014)

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Interim Hearings - Week of June 9, 2014

Jun 2

posted by TexasLRL in 83rd Session, Interim hearings

Interim Hearings - Week of June 9th

 

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.

House Committee on County Affairs

Charge: Legislative oversight and monitoring, Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program 1115 Waiver

 

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

 

Charge: State Strike Force Team

 

Topic: Veterans Health Care Access

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Week in Review, May 29th

May 29

posted by TexasLRL in Week in review

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.
  • Consider the fastest-growing cities in the U.S., three of which are in the Austin area. (U.S. Census Bureau, May 22, 2014)
  • See how Arkansas is using Medicaid premium assistance to expand coverage to more individuals. (Capitol Ideas, May/June 2014)
  • Read about some states that provide Medicaid coverage to qualifying college students by covering the cost of the undergraduate student health plan premium. (Kaiser Health News, May 27, 2014)
  • Find burial locations of veterans and their family members. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, accessed May 2014)

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Interim Hearings - Week of June 2, 2014

May 23

posted by TexasLRL in 83rd 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.

 

Topic: Organizational meeting in accordance with Section 15.438 of the Texas Water Code

 

Charge: Implementation of SB 393 and SB 1114, 83rd Legislature, R.S., and determine school districts that have implemented graduated sanctions in SB 393

 

Charge: Implementation of statewide electronic filing as mandated by the Texas Supreme Court, and determine those jurisdictions that have imposed the local transaction fee, as created by HB 2302, 83rd Legislature, R.S.

 

Topic: Allegations requiring the forfeiture of future rights to nondisclosure as a condition of plea agreements in certain counties

 

Charge: Crisis resources for individuals with co-occurring mental illness and intellectual/developmental disabilities

 

Charge: STAR+PLUS managed care expansion/transition

  • STAR+PLUS Expansion, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
  • STAR+PLUS (Overview, Handbook, External Quality Review Organization Reports), Texas Health and Human Services Commission

 

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Week in Review, May 22nd

May 22

posted by TexasLRL in Week in review

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.

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Interim Hearings – Week of May 26, 2014

May 19

posted by TexasLRL in 83rd 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.

House Committee on Business & Industry

Charge: Existing lien laws, specifically: enforcement of contract liens affecting real property; imposition of mechanics' liens on automobiles; and ad valorem tax lien lending after implementation of SB 247, 83rd Legislature, R.S.

Charge: Wage theft

 

House Committee on Business & Industry CANCELLED

The Committee will only meet if all testimony was not completed in Business & Industry's May 27th hearing. If all testimony was heard, this hearing for May 28th will be cancelled. 

 

House Committee on Ways & Means

Charge: Review state event trust fund accounts, including Major Events Trust Fund, Special Events Trust Fund, Events Trust Fund, and Motor Sports Racing Trust Fund

 

House Committees on Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V  and Corrections (Joint Hearing)

Charge: Correctional Managed Health Care system and forecasts for short and long-term criminal justice populations and health care cost trends

 

Charge: Information technology (IT) infrastructure, data center consolidation, and the Department of Information Resources' Cooperative Contracts Program

 

House Committee on Corrections

Charge: Correctional facilities and processes review, with emphasis on efficiencies, effectiveness, and recidivism

 

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