This Report is being provided by Sarah C. Narendorf, Ph.D to the 84th Texas Legislative Session’s House Bill 679 (Appendix A) requires the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), in conjunction with other members of the Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless (TICH), to conduct a study of homeless youth and submit a report to the Texas Legislature. In the study, TDHCA is directed to 1) collect data on the number of homeless youth in the state; 2) examine the needs of homeless youth and the degree to which current programs are meeting those needs; 3) identify any sources of funding that might be available to provide services to homeless youth; and 4) develop a strategic plan establishing steps to be taken and timelines for reducing youth homelessness in this state.

Document containing presentation slides outlining various legislation during the 84th Texas regular session and the ways that the court system will be affected in terms of resources and procedures, with detailed descriptions of certain laws.

This report describes the state’s new higher education strategic plan to assigns a new urgency to accelerating completions for the population of underprepared students. The previous plan, Closing the Gaps by 2015, included access to and success in higher education as its major goals; the new plan build on these goals and continues to focus on completions in higher education.

This is the the State Office of Risk Management Biennial Report, as the guidelines for oversight in developing and maintaining effective risk management programs; specialized assistance and training; comprehensive data collection, monitoring, and analysis; and the workers’ compensation program.