Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Adult Criminal Justice System and Windham School District] (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: [Texas Adult Criminal Justice System and Windham School District]

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Windham School District, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. It includes background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Lieberknecht, Chloe; Kennedy, Kelly; Daly, Leah; Beverly, Eric; Reed, Joseph; Roberson, Dawn et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Preservation Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Preservation Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Preservation Board, including background information, an overview of issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 2012
Creator: Rencher, Faye; Ninaud, Christian; Tripp, Amy; Hartley, Cee & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 2012
Creator: Kirkle, Sarah; Downie, Michelle; Holley-Hurt, Carrie; Latta, Karen; Wilk, Skylar; Wood, Janet et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Commission on Judicial Conduct (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Commission on Judicial Conduct

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct, including background information, an overview of new issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 2012
Creator: Fajardo, Erick; Ogle, Steven; Roberson, Dawn & McKay, Ginny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Port of Houston Authority (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Port of Houston Authority

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Port of Houston Authority, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Teleki, Katharine; Martin, Ken; Spock, Karl; Tripp, Amy; Hartley, Cee & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Office of Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Office of Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Office of Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Shurtleff, Sean; Ninaud, Christian; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Employee Charitable Campaign (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Employee Charitable Campaign

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas State Employee Charitable Campaign, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Reed, Joseph; Lieberknecht, Chloe; Wood, Janet & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Commission on the Arts (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Commission on the Arts

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Commission on the Arts, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Johnson, Emily; Rencher, Faye; Wood, Janet & McKay, Ginny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Lottery Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Lottery Commission

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Lottery Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 2012
Creator: Trost, Amy; Shurtleff, Sean; Teleki, Katharine; Hartley, Cee & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Pension Review Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: State Pension Review Board

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas State Pension Review Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Downie, Michelle; Holley-Hurt, Carrie; Ogle, Steven; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Ethics Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Ethics Commission

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Ethics Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 2012
Creator: Spock, Karl; Johsnon, Emily; Martin, Ken; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Daly, Leah; Beverly, Eric; Kennedy, Kelly; 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 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: 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 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
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: Texas Facilities Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Facilities Commission

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Facilities Commission, including an overview of the agency, status of previous recommendations, and issues for further review.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Ogle, Steven; Johnson, Emily; Shurtleff, Sean; Roberson, Dawn & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Workforce Commission and Investment Council (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Workforce Commission and Investment Council

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Workforce Investment Council, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Rencher, Faye; Creel, Matt; Graham, Drew; Hricik, Kay; Johnson, Emily; Tripp, Amy et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Railroad Commission of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation. Some issues are: greater transparency by removing conflicts of interest and a change of the agency name, an increase in the cap on the Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Fund, increase in the Pipeline Safety Fee, Commission to need Statutory Direction to Improve its Enforcement Processes, cease the Commissions promotion of propane, more oversight on interstate pipelines, and implement better procedural safeguards for mineral owners.
Date: November 2012
Creator: McKay, Ginny; Ogle, Steven; Reed, Joey & Wood, Janet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Education Agency (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Education Agency

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Education Agency, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Latta, Karen; Fajardo, Erick; Kirkle, Sarah; Trost, Amy; Wikl, Skylar; Hartley, Cee et al.
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: University Interscholastic League (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: University Interscholastic League

This is a report done by the Sunset Advisory Commission on the University Interscholastic League (UIL). The report is designed to provide recommendations over issues found by review. Such issues found on UIL are a lack of statutory basis for programs, hearing processes don not ensure consistent treatment, there is no longer a need for the interscholastic league advisory council, and the need and effectiveness of the State's Steroid Testing Program.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Johnson, Emily; Ogle, Steven; Roberson, Dawn & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Latta, Karen; Holley-Hurt, Carrie; Shurtleff, Sean; Hartley, Cee & McKay, Ginny
System: The Portal to Texas History