** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:   County Affairs 

TIME & DATE: 10:00 AM, Friday, June 10, 2016 

PLACE:       Texas Tech University School of Law 
CHAIR:       Rep. Garnet Coleman 

 

The hearing will be held at:

 

Texas Tech University School of Law

Hunt Court Room (LANR 156)

1802 Hartford Ave.

Lubbock, Texas 79409

 

Parking is available to the public in lot R21.

 

If you plan to testify, you MUST sign both a Witness Affirmation Form and a release form allowing Texas Tech University to live broadcast the hearing. 

 

To watch the hearing live, please copy and paste the following link into your search engine:

 

mediaservices.law.ttu.edu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=0b9e3401-3a3c-4f01-b025-8b4d0f49d635

 

 

 

The committee will hear invited and public testimony on the following interim charges:

 

Identify and address potential gaps in counties’ cybersecurity policies and ensure that personal information held by counties and other local governmental entities is secure.

 

Evaluate the Texas Commission on Jail Standards to determine if the Commission has the resources and structure to provide sufficient oversight, regulation, and enforcement over Texas county jails.

 

Study the implications and effects on law enforcement agencies and individuals that stem from the publication, republication, or other dissemination for public internet access of mug shots and other criminal history information regarding involvement of an individual in the criminal justice system.

 

Study statutorily mandated services provided by sheriffs and constables, and determine whether fee schedules allow cost recovery without placing undue burdens on recipients of those services.

 

Study the effect of Proposition 5 (SJR 17 (84R)) on the quality of private roadways in counties with a population of less than 7,500. Make recommendations to ensure the amendment does not result in undue competition between counties and private industry, and whether additional counties could benefit from a similar authorization.

 

Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 84th Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should:

     a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more

      responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens;

     b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be   appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate;

     c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and      efficient manner; and

     d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while      maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs.

·                Child Protective Services

·                1115 Transformation Waiver

 

 

 

 

 

 

**         See Committee Coordinator for previous versions         **
of the schedule, if applicable.


NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.