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 13, 2022
Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development
Wildfires and Prescribed Burns: Examine ways to reduce the risk of and destructive impact of wildfires. Monitor the role the Prescribed Burning Board plays in controlled burns. Recommend practices and improvements that public and private landowners may use to reduce fire risks.
- Environment and Natural Resources State Bill Tracking Database, National Conference of State Legislatures, May 25, 2022
- WUI Structure/Parcel/Community Fire Hazard Mitigation Methodology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, March 2022
- Draft California Fire Code Includes NIST Tool to Evaluate Wildfire Hazard, National Institute of Standards and Technology, September 13, 2021
- Staff Report with Final Results (Prescribed Burning Board), Sunset Advisory Commission, June 2021
- Legislative Solutions in Disaster Mitigation, National Conference of State Legislatures, June 2020
- How to Reduce Your Wildfire Risk, Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel, February 18, 2020
- Wildland Fire Management, Texas Parks & Wildlife
- Wildfire Preparedness for Businesses, Texas Department of Insurance
Monitoring: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development passed by the 87th Legislature, as well as relevant agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. Specifically, make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, or complete implementation of the following:
- HB 1247, Relating to the development of and report on a tri-agency work-based learning strategic framework by the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Education Agency, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
- HB 4110, Relating to the registration of metal recycling.
June 14, 2022
House Committee on County Affairs
Charge: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 87th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
- HB 1545, relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards;
- HB 1906, relating to grants awarded to reimburse counties for the cost of monitoring defendants and victims in cases involving family violence; and
- HB 2073, relating to quarantine leave for fire fighters, peace officers, detention officers, and emergency medical technicians employed by, appointed by, or elected for a political subdivision.
Charge: Study statutorily mandated services provided by sheriffs and constables and determine whether fee schedules are set at sufficient levels to allow for cost recovery without placing undue burdens on recipients of those services.
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 6 – Study statutorily mandated services provided by sheriffs and constables, and determine whether fee schedules allow cost recovery without placing undue burdens on recipients of those services.), House Committee on County Affairs, January 2017,
- Sheriffs' and Constables' Fees, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
House Committee on House Administration
Topic: Interim budget for The Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting.
Senate Committee on Finance
Charge: Long-term Care Funding: Examine state investments in the long-term care system. Study nursing facility funding issues and the impact of the pandemic on capacity and delivery of care. Explore nursing facility quality metrics and recommend strategies to improve the sustainability of the long-term care workforce.
- Nursing Facility Staffing Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kaiser Family Foundation, April 4, 2022
- Nursing in Texas: Charting the State's Nursing Profession, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, April 2022
- A Workforce in Peril: Shortages Threaten Patient Care, Texas Hospital Association, March 7, 2022
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission Annual Report Regarding Long-Term Care Regulation, As Required by Texas Health and Safety Code Section 242.005, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, March 2022
- Who Will Have Unmet Long-Term Care Needs and How Does Medicaid Help?, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, November 2021
- Texas Council on Long-Term Care Facilities, As Required by Senate Bill 1519, 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, Long-Term Care Facilities Council, January 2021
- Updated Nurse Supply and Demand Projections, 2018-2032, Nursing Supply and Demand Projections, Texas Health and Human Services, July 2020
Charge: Medicaid: Monitor the financial impact of federal decision-making affecting supplemental Medicaid funding for Texas hospitals and health care systems, including negotiations between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Texas Medicaid agency regarding the state's 1115 Medicaid waiver and other federal proposals reducing supplemental funding streams for Texas.
- Looming End of Federal Pandemic Emergency Threatens to Shake Texas' Medicaid Safety Net, Advocates Say, Texas Tribune, May 16, 2022
- Careful Planning Now Can Reduce Health Coverage Losses When Medicaid COVID-19 Continuous Coverage Ends, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 9, 2022
- What to Watch in Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers One Year Into the Biden Administration, Kaiser Family Foundation, January 27, 2022
- Interim Report to the 87th Legislature (Charge 1 – Health Care Costs), Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, January 2021
- Medicaid 1115 Waiver, Texas Department of Health and Human Services
June 15, 2022
House Committee on Corrections and House Committee on County Affairs (Joint Hearing)
Charge: For individuals in county jails and TDCJ facilities, or on community supervision or parole, examine:
- The availability of behavioral health services; and
- The current treatment and recovery options available for those who are experiencing withdrawal from drug or alcohol use.
Make recommendations for best practices to address the needs of individuals requiring treatment.
- Managing Substance Withdrawal in Jails: A Legal Brief, Bureau of Justice Assistance, February 2022
- Inmate Health Services Plan (Mental Health Services), Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, Reviewed and updated September 2021
- Self Evaluation Report (Issue 3: Inmates with Mental Health Issues or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities), Submitted to Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, August 2019
- Jail-Based Medication-Assisted Treatment: Promising Practices, Guidelines and Resources for the Field, National Sheriff's Association, October 2018
- Rehabilitation Programs Division - Substance Use Treatment Program, Texas Department of Criminal Justice
June 16, 2022
House Investigative Committee on The Robb Elementary Shooting (Uvalde)
The committee will meet to hear invited testimony from law enforcement authorities and other affected parties related to the facts and circumstances of the events relating to the violent acts, shootings, and murders at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Because of the quasi-judicial nature of the committee's investigation and pursuant to House Rule 4, Section 12, witnesses will be examined in executive session.
June 17, 2022
House Investigative Committee on The Robb Elementary Shooting (Uvalde)
The committee will meet to hear invited testimony from law enforcement authorities and other affected parties related to the facts and circumstances of the events relating to the violent acts, shootings, and murders at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Because of the quasi-judicial nature of the committee's investigation and pursuant to House Rule 4, Section 12, witnesses will be examined in executive session.
