Senate Committee on Finance - 75th R.S. (1997)

Committee: Senate Finance
Title: Interim report
Library Catalog Title: Interim report of the Senate Finance Committee : recommendations to the 76th Legislature.
Subjects: Government travel costs | State budgets | State employee salaries | State employees |
Library Call Number: L1836.75 f49
Session: 75th R.S. (1997)
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Charges: This report should address the charges below.
1. Based upon the work of the Finance Subcommittees, make any necessary recommendations for legislative or state agency action.
2. Review the use of riders in the Appropriations Bill and recommend guidelines to evaluate proposed riders for appropriateness and legality.
Committee: Senate Finance
Title: Interim report
Library Catalog Title: Interim report of the Senate Finance Subcommittees on Articles II and VII Agencies on the performance-based budgeting process to the Senate Finance Committee.
Subjects: Lawsuits |
Library Call Number: L1836.75 f49/75scr/art. 2,8
Session: 75th R.S. (1997)
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Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Evaluate all (i) judgements; (ii) settlement agreements; and (iii) pending legal claims, whether or not asserted in a lawsuit, which will or may impact agencies' FY '98-2001 budget process.
Committee: Senate Finance
Title: Interim report
Library Catalog Title: Interim Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Article III Agencies : final report.
Subjects: Lawsuits | State agencies |
Library Call Number: L1836.75 f49/75scr/art. 3
Session: 75th R.S. (1997)
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Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Evaluate all judgements, settlement agreements and pending legal claims, whether or not asserted in a lawsuit, which will or may impact the next two budget cycles.
Committee: Senate Finance
Title: Interim report
Library Catalog Title: Recommendations for consideration.
Library Call Number: L1836.75 f49/75scr/art.1,6,7
Session: 75th R.S. (1997)
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Committee: Senate Finance
Title: Interim report - Government technology
Library Catalog Title: Supplemental charge on government technology : recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee.
Subjects: High technology | State agencies |
Library Call Number: L1836.75 f49/75scrt/art.1,6,7
Session: 75th R.S. (1997)
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Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Evaluate whether state agencies timely receive and appropriately consider information on advances in technology. Identify any barriers, financial or otherwise, that impede the exchange of information and make suggestions to eliminate them. The Committee may also make recommendations, if necessary, to increase innovative use of technology in state government to better serve Texas.
Committee: Senate Finance
Title: Interim report - Texas' chest hospitals
Library Catalog Title: Supplemental charge to evaluate TDH's long range plan for Texas' chest hospitals : recommendations to the Senate Finance Interim Committee.
Subjects: Health, Texas Department of | Hospitals | South Texas Hospital | Texas Center for Infectious Disease | Tuberculosis | University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler |
Library Call Number: L1836.75 f49/75scrl/art. 2,8
Session: 75th R.S. (1997)
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Charge: This report should address the charge below.
1. Supplemental charge: Evaluatethe Texas Department of Health Hospitals Long Range Plan.
Committee: Senate Finance
Title: Interim report
Library Catalog Title: Recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee
Subjects: Consultants | State agencies | State agency budgets | State agency mandated reports | State Auditor's Office, Texas | State employees |
Library Call Number: L1836.75 f49/75scrs art. 4,5
Session: 75th R.S. (1997)
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Charges: This report should address the charges below.
1. Each Finance Subcommittee shall for agencies within its jurisdiction as enumerated in the FY'98-99 Budget (Appropriations Bill, HB 1) report.
2. Evaluate the usefulness of the agencies' performance measures.
3. Analyze the agencies' accuracy in reporting on performance measures.
4. Evaluate agencies' budgets and identify reasons for differences in budget requests and appropriated amounts.
5. Examine the history of agencies' unexpended balances and the causes for those balances.
6. Evaluate agencies' caseload, population or enrollment forecast methods.
7. Monitor agencies' responses to State Auditor reports;
8. Analyze agencies' line-item strategies and determine if they are essential to and reflective of the agencies' missions;
9. Review increases and decreases in the number of agencies' full- or part-time employees and use of consultant/contract individuals; and
Supporting documents
Committee: Senate Finance
Title: Committee documentation: daily minutes record
Library Catalog Title: Minutes
Library Call Number: L1803.9 F49 75
Session: 75th R.S. (1997)
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