Sunset Commission Final Report: Workers' Compensation and Office of Injured Employee Counsel (open access)

Sunset Commission Final Report: Workers' Compensation and Office of Injured Employee Counsel

Final report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers' Compensation and the Office of Injured Employee Counsel, including an overview of the agency, recommendations, and issues for further review.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Lieberknecht, Chloe; Gilmer, Erin; Kennedy, Kelly; Romig, Robert; Roberson, Dawn & McKay, Ginny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Health and Human Services Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Health and Human Services Commission

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and HHSC System Issues, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation. Issues include more efficient services, incomplete/fragmented centralization, fragmented provider enrollment, quality of health care, NorthSTAR's outdated approach, poor management, and an uncoordinated approach to webtools.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Kirkle, Sarah; Spock, Karl; Allensworth, Anne; Holley-Hurt, Carrie; Nasr, Danielle; Reed, Joey et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Final Report With Legislative Action: Texas State Boards of Architectural Examiners and Professional Engineers (open access)

Sunset Commission Final Report With Legislative Action: Texas State Boards of Architectural Examiners and Professional Engineers

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, and the Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agency Project Act. It includes background information, issues and recommendations, action taken by the Legislature, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Holley-Hurt, Carrie; Ogle, Steven; Downie, Michelle; Rencher, Faye; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report with Final Results: Texas  State Bar & Board of Law Examiners (open access)

Staff Report with Final Results: Texas State Bar & Board of Law Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Bar of Texas and the Board of Law Exminers, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Shurtleff, Sean; Hricik, Kay; Tripp, Amy; Calame, Brittany & Teleki, Katharine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Boards of Architectural Examiners and Professional Engineers (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Boards of Architectural Examiners and Professional Engineers

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, and the Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agency Project Act. It includes background information for each group, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Holley-Hurt, Carrie; Ogle, Steven; Downie, Michelle; Rencher, Faye; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Board of Law Examiners (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Board of Law Examiners

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Board of Law Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 2002
Creator: Luera, Michelle; Collier, Janelle; González, Vanessa; Mogil, Lisa; Hunley, Barbara & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of State Health Services (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of State Health Services

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of State Health Services, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Teleki, Katharine; Beverly, Eric; Bradley, Anne; Fajardo, Erick; Graham, Drew; Wood, Janet et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying (open access)

Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: 2018/2019
Creator: McDivitt, Darren; Constantino, Morgan; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: 2000
Creator: Schmidt, Jay; González, Vanessa; Latta, Karen; Levin, Ilan; Luera, Michelle; Ninaud, Christian et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Final Report with Legislative Action: Public Utility Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Final Report with Legislative Action: Public Utility Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), including background information, an overview of new issues and recommendations, provisions added by the legislature, and supplementary documentation. Issues include a lack of regulatory tools, a need for statutory changes, transferring of water and wastewater utilities, unnecessary reporting requirements, and the agency's continued need.
Date: June 2013
Creator: Spock, Karl; Beverly, Eric; Hartley, Cee & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Public Utility Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Public Utility Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation. Issues covered are the PUC's lack of regulatory tools, need for statutory changes, transfer of regulatory oversight over water and wastewater utilities, unnecessary reporting requirements, and the necessity of the continuation of the PUC.
Date: November 2012
Creator: Spock, Karl; Beverly, Eric; Hartley, Cee & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners (open access)

Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Nash, Carissa; Duran, Krystal; Calame, Brittany & Kirkle, Sarah
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Final Report: [Texas Electric and Telecommunications Utility Agencies] (open access)

Sunset Commission Final Report: [Texas Electric and Telecommunications Utility Agencies]

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC). It includes background information, an overview of new issues and recommendations, provisions added by the legislature, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Spock, Karl; Hopson, Steve; Latta, Karen; Ogle, Steven; Shurtleff, Sean; Hartley, Cee et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2016
Creator: Romig, Robert; Davis, Julie; Wood, Janet & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: October 2016
Creator: Hricik, Kay; Spock, Karl; Linebarger, Trisha & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Public Safety (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Public Safety

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Department of Public Safety, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 1992
Creator: Longley, Joey; Allen, Ron; Baker, Charla Ann; Nelson, Martha & Graves, Tim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Family and Protective Services (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Family and Protective Services

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Tripp, Amy; Nash, Carissa; Rencher, Faye; Simmons, Joel; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Aging and Disability Services (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Aging and Disability Services

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Trost, Amy; Creel, Matt; Hricik, Kay; Ninaud, Christian; Wilk, Skylar; Roberson, Dawn et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Library and Archives Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 1994
Creator: Blevins, Ann; Morgan, John; Tang, Ying & Volcik, Dawn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Initial report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2020
Creator: Johnson, Emily; Gandy, Rachel; Puente, Jaime; Smeck, Sadie & Fajardo, Erick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, including decisions on statutory recommendations for the Texas Legislature and management recommendations for the agency, as well as information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance by, and improvements to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Date: June 2020
Creator: Johnson, Emily; Gandy, Rachel; Puente, Jaime; Smeck, Sadie; Linebarger, Trisha & Fajardo, Erick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2008
Creator: Hopson, Steve; Lieberknecht, Chloe; Morales, Hector; Wood, Janet & Levine, Ken
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: 2000
Creator: Hopson, Steve; Morris, Robert; Wissolik, Erica; Whitten, Meredith; Kinney, Susan & Levine, Ken
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Commission Decisions: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, including decisions on statutory recommendations for the Texas Legislature and management recommendations for the agency, as well as information from the original staff report, such as the need for, performance of, and improvements to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: June 2020
Creator: Nasr, Danielle; McConnell, Andrew; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History