Staff Report: Health Licensing Consolidation Project (open access)

Staff Report: Health Licensing Consolidation Project

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Health Licensing Consolidation Project, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2016
Creator: Levine, Ken; Nash, Carissa; Romig, Robert & Hartley, Cee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report: Texas Optometry Board (open access)

Staff Report: Texas Optometry Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Optometry Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2016
Creator: Hricik, Kay; Spock, Karl & Calame, Brittany
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Department of Transportation (open access)

Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Department of Transportation

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Transportation, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Tripp, Amy; Leonard, Alan; Schiff, Tamara; Teleki, Katharine; Hartley, Cee & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: State Securities Board (open access)

Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: State Securities Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Securities Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: 2018/2019
Creator: Leonard, Alan; Sheikh, Taj; Calame, Brittany & Ogle, Steven
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  Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (open access)

Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Board of State Accountancy, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: 2018/2019
Creator: Leonard, Alan; Nash, Carissa; Ogle, Steven; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas State Boards of Examiners for Family Therapists, Counselors, Social Workers, and Psychologists (open access)

Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas State Boards of Examiners for Family Therapists, Counselors, Social Workers, and Psychologists

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas state board of examiners of marriage and family therapists, Texas state board of examiners of Professional Counselors, Texas state board of examiners of social worker examiners,Texas state board of examiners of psychologists including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 2018
Creator: Romig, Robert; Wood, Janet & Jones, Jennifer
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset  Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas State Library and Archives Commission (open access)

Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: 2018/2019
Creator: Schiff, Tamara; Pfeffier, Abby; Calame, Brittany & Teleki, Katharine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (open access)

Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report: Texas Windstorm Insurance Association

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: 2018/2019
Creator: Nash, Carissa; Ames, Lauren; Pfeiffer, Abby; Wood, Janet & Ogle, Steven
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Military Department (open access)

Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Military Department

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Military Department, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Sunset Advisory Commission
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: 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
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 Information Resources & Comptroller Procurement and Support Services Division (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Information Resources & Comptroller Procurement and Support Services Division

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Department of Information Resources and the Comptroller Procurement and Support Services Division, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: November 2012
Creator: Teleki, Katharine; Tripp, Amy; Lieberknecht, Chloe; Martin, Ken; Hartley, Cee; Roberson, Dawn et al.
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 Commission regarding the Department of Public Safety, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: 2018/2019
Creator: Trost, Amy; Davis, Julie; Fajardo, Erick & Jones, Jennifer
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: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Red River Authority of Texas, Nueces River Authority. (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Red River Authority of Texas, Nueces River Authority.

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Red River Authority of Texas, Nueces River Authority, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2018
Creator: Nasr, Danielle; Jhonson, Emily; Sheikh, Taj; Linebarger, Trisha & Levine, Ken
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: Lower Colorado River Authority (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Lower Colorado River Authority

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Lower Colorado River Authority, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: October 2018
Creator: Fajardo, Erick; Garrison, Mikayla; McConnell, Andrew; Nasr, Danielle & Linebarger, Trisha
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: 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: 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: Railroad Commission of Texas (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Railroad Commission of Texas

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Railroad Commission of Texas, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: April 2016
Creator: Trost, Amy; Beverly, Eric; Long, Tim; Nash, Carissa; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
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