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10 Document(s) [ Subject: Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Commission for the ]
| Committee: | House Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report of the Committee on Human Services, Texas House of Representatives, to the Sixty-ninth legislative session. | |
| Subjects: | Alternative medicine | Blind, Texas Commission for the | Child care | Children with disabilities | Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Commission for the | Dyslexia | Food stamps | Grants | Learning disabilities | Medicaid | Occupational licenses | Persons with disabilities | Welfare | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.68 h88 | |
| Session: | 68th R.S. (1983) | |
| Online version: | View report [276 pages File size: 10,635 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | To monitor all activities and have budget oversight responsibilities for those agencies, boards and commissions as listed in Rule 3, Section 15. | |
| 2. | To study child-care needs of parents in Texas and to study child-care services in Texas. | |
| 3. | To study the duplication and coordination of various grants-in-aid programs by the federal government (categorical and block grants), relating to human services. | |
| 4. | To study dyslexia and related learning disabilities. | |
| 5. | To review the use of telecommunication devices for the deaf, including their use in state offices and emergency centers and their availability to the general deaf community. | |
| 6. | To review services to the deaf in Texas, including the deaf-blind. This study should consider each state agency that offers services to the deaf, including the State Commission for the Deaf, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission and the School for the Deaf. In addition, the study should cover federal, local and private service agencies. | |
| 7. | To study the visually-handicapped children's program in the State Commission for the Blind. | |
| 8. | To study chelation therapy, acupuncture and the practice of human ecology, in cooperation with the House Committee on Public Health. | |
| 9. | To study the need for establishing a licensing requirement and educational standard for radiological technologists. | |
| Committee: | House Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 68th Legislature : report of the / Human Services Committee, Texas House of Representatives, 67th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Aging and Disability Services, Texas Department of | Air quality | Blind, Texas Commission for the | Child abuse | Child Protective Services | Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Commission for the | Elder abuse | Hazardous substances | Manufactured housing | Medicaid | Outdoor recreation | Senior citizens | State agency budgets | Welfare | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.67 h89 | |
| Session: | 67th R.S. (1981) | |
| Online version: | View report [309 pages File size: 11,172 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Oversight functions shall be conducted for all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee for appropriative purposes during the 67th Regular Session of the Legislature. In addition, a study should be made of the impact of any federal cuts, and the differences in the operation aspect of the agencies under block vs. categorical grants. These agencies include: Department of Human Resources Texas Commission for the Blind Texas Commission for the Deaf Texas Department of Community Affairs Texas Rehabilitation Commission Board of Licensure of Nursing Home Administrators Department of Aging The Veterans Affairs Commission | |
| 2. | Track the development of the newly created Department of Aging. Investigate protective services for the elderly, currently provided by Department of Human Resources, and determine whether the Department of Aging could effectively take over those duties. | |
| 3. | Develop background information on the general subject area of battered children and conduct and investigation into protective services for children provided by state agencies. (Do agencies overlap in authority, number of calls answered per month, effective results, justification or program, etc.) | |
| 4. | Conduct and in-depth study of the AFDC program. Look at descriptive data such as turnover rate, ethnic breakdown, percentage of fraud. Consider the effect of abolishment of ceiling on payments if amendment passes in November of 1982. | |
| 5. | Monitor the development of outdoor training programs under the Commission for the Deaf. | |
| 6. | Study the detrimental effects of formaldehyde use to determine what actions need to be taken to protect the health of the general public. | |
| 7. | Monitor state procurement and program changes of Medicaid Services in Texas. | |
| 8. | Study activities and programs of the Texas Commission for the Blind including the Commission's efficiency in relation to its contracted services. | |
| Committee: | House Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 67th Legislature : report of the Committee on Human Services, Texas House of Representatives, 66th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Adoption | Blind, Texas Commission for the | Colonias | Community Affairs, Texas Department of | Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Commission for the | Senior citizens | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.66 h89 | |
| Session: | 66th R.S. (1979) | |
| Online version: | View report [167 pages File size: 5,652 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Investigate the transfer of the Governor's Committee on Aging to the Department of Community Affairs and the future organization of the Committee on Aging. | |
| 2. | Evaluate the effectiveness of the delivery of federal funds and services since the reorganization of the Department of Community Affairs. | |
| 3. | To determine what state initiatives can be taken to obtain funding from the federal government, state sources, or private organizations for solving the economic, social, health and other problems found in the colonias of South Texas. | |
| 4. | Study child adoption services in Texas with emphasis on the special needs of hard-to-place children and fee systems. | |
| 5. | Monitor the reorganization of the Commission for the Deaf. | |
| 6. | Monitor the investigation of the Commission for the Blind. | |
| Committee: | Joint Educational Services to the Deaf, Advisory | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Final report of the Subcommittees on Educational Programs and Governmental Structure of the members to the members of the Sixty-sixth Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Commission for the | Persons with disabilities | Texas School for the Deaf | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 ed83d 1 | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Online version: | View report [224 pages File size: 7,803 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | The committee shall: (1) examine and evaluate the organization and methods of operation of the departments and agencies of state government related to educational programs for the deaf; (2) develop proposals for improving the structure and administration of state educational services to the deaf in order to assure the delivery of quality governmental services at the lowest possible cost; (3) recommend suspension of government programs and services that duplicate and exceed in cost those same services offered by private business; and (4) make findings and issue reports in the execution of the duties imposed by this section. | |
| Committee: | Joint Educational Services to the Deaf, Advisory | |
| Title: | Interim Report - Appendices | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Final report of the Subcommittees on Educational Programs and Governmental Structure to the members of the Sixty-sixth Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Commission for the | Persons with disabilities | Texas School for the Deaf | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 ed83d 2 | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Online version: | View report [163 pages File size: 6,322 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | The committee shall: (1) examine and evaluate the organization and methods of operation of the departments and agencies of state government related to educational programs for the deaf; (2) develop proposals for improving the structure and administration of state educational services to the deaf in order to assure the delivery of quality governmental services at the lowest possible cost; (3) recommend suspension of government programs and services that duplicate and exceed in cost those same services offered by private business; and (4) make findings and issue reports in the execution of the duties imposed by this section. | |
| Committee: | Joint Educational Services to the Deaf, Advisory | |
| Title: | Interim Report - Recommendations and Draft Legislation | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Recommendations and draft legislation of the Subcommittees on Educational Programs and Governmental Structure to the members of the Sixty-sixth Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Commission for the | Persons with disabilities | Texas School for the Deaf | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 ed83d 3 | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Online version: | View report [100 pages File size: 3,185 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | The committee shall: (1) examine and evaluate the organization and methods of operation of the departments and agencies of state government related to educational programs for the deaf; (2) develop proposals for improving the structure and administration of state educational services to the deaf in order to assure the delivery of quality governmental services at the lowest possible cost; (3) recommend suspension of government programs and services that duplicate and exceed in cost those same services offered by private business; and (4) make findings and issue reports in the execution of the duties imposed by this section. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Joint Educational Services to the Deaf, Advisory | |
| Title: | Compilation of laws specifically related to deaf persons | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Compilation of laws specifically related to deaf persons. | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 ed83dl | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Committee: | Joint Educational Services to the Deaf, Advisory | |
| Title: | Directory of serviced for the deaf in Texas | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Directory of serviced for the deaf in Texas. | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 ed83ds | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Committee: | House Social Services | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Proposals and recommendations of the Committee on Social Services, 65th Legislature, 1977-79. | |
| Subjects: | Blind, Texas Commission for the | Corrections, Texas Department of | Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Commission for the | Jail Standards, Texas Commission on | Rehabilitation Commission, Texas | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 SO13 | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Online version: | View report [42 pages File size: 1,416 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Oversight responsibilities of agency expenditures and related transactions. This function shall encompass a review and monitoring of all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee for appropriative purposes during the 65th Regular Session of the Legislature, to wit: Commission on Alcoholism Commission for the Blind Commission for the Deaf Texas Rehabilitation Commission Texas Youth Council Department of Corrections Commission on Jail Standards Governor Committee on Visually Handicapped | |
| Committee: | House Social Services | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report of the House Committee on Social Services to the Texas Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Texas Commission on | Blind, Texas Commission for the | Corrections, Texas Department of | Deaf and hard of hearing | Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Texas Commission for the | Early childhood intervention | Juvenile justice system | Long-term care | Medical screening | Pardons and Paroles, Texas Board of | Prison population | Rehabilitation Commission, Texas | Senior citizens | Visually impaired persons | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.64 so13 | |
| Session: | 64th R.S. (1975) | |
| Online version: | View report [69 pages File size: 2,443 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Evaluate the delivery of social services to the elderly, the hearing impaired, and to young children. * | |
| 2. | Oversee the operations of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, the Commission for the Blind, and the Commission on Alcoholism. * | |
| 3. | Oversee the operations of the Texas Youth Council. * | |
| 4. | Review potential responses to increasing prison populations. * | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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