House Committee on Economic Development - 75th R.S. (1997)
| Committee: | House Economic Development | |
| Title: | Appropriations, Economic Development, and Human Services Subcommittees on Welfare and Workforce Reform joint interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committees on Appropriations, Economic Development, and Human Services : subcommittees on Welfare and Workforce Reform, Texas House of Representatives joint interim report, 1998 : a report to the House of Representatives, 76th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Job training programs | Local Workforce Development Boards | Welfare | Welfare reform | Welfare-to-work | Workforce Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 w457 | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View report [84 pages File size: 5,093 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Actively monitor the implementation of state and federal welfare reforms. Conduct a comprehensive review of the Texas Workforce Commission, including its organization, rules, plans, and spending. Establish specific goals for welfare reform and assess problems and opportunities for the attainment of those goals. (Joint with House Committees on Appropriations and Human Services; coordinate with the Workforce Development Legislative Oversight Committee) | |
| Committee: | House Economic Development | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Economic Development Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1998 : a report to the House of Representatives, 76th Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Border economy | Border environment | Border issues | Border transit corridors | Border transportation | Environmental protection | North American Free Trade Agreement | Unemployment benefits | Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund | Unemployment taxes | Workforce Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.75 ec74h | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View report [171 pages File size: 7,064 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Conduct a comprehensive review of the unemployment compensation system, including employer contribution rates, benefit determination factors, long-term financial stability, efficiency of benefit delivery and adjudication procedures, and any problems faced by employers or beneficiaries. | |
| 2. | Assess the effects of NAFTA on major industrial, business, agricultural, and labor sectors, as well as trade. Review any other positive or negative impacts, including such areas as environmental and public safety issues. Report on the responses of Texas economic sectors to changes brought about by NAFTA. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House Economic Development | |
| Title: | The Smart Jobs funding problem: fiscal year 1998: September 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997 / House Economic Development Committee briefing document, January 1998 | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1801.9 EC74H 75 | |
| Session: | 75th R.S. (1997) | |
| Online version: | View document [116 pages File size: 8,134 kb] | |
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