This might help bridge the gap between the legislative and executive branches in Texas. As we've discussed in 2306 earlier this semester, the legislature established the Sunset Advisory Commission in 1977 to review each state level executive agency an determine whether it is to be kept as is, modified, merged with another agency or abolished. Each agency is set to expire unless it is reauthorized by the commission.
This is the basic question it asks about each agency:
“Does the agency and its functions continue to be needed and if so, what improvements need to be made?”
Here's background on the commission:
- Click here for the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission.
- FAQ's.
- Texas Sunset Act.
- Agency History.
- Government Code: Title 3, Subtitle C, Chapter 325.
- This is the list of all agencies subject to review.
These are the agencies under review this session, the links take you to the reports for each:
- Administrative Hearings Tax Division, State Office of
- Administrative Hearings, State Office of
- Aging and Disability Services, Department of
- Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Department of
- Children With Special Needs, Interagency Task Force for
- Developmental Disabilities, Texas Council for
- Education Agency, Texas ( Limited Scope Review )
- Facilities Commission, Texas ( Re-review )
- Family and Protective Services, Department of
- Health and Human Services Commission
- Health Care Information Council, Texas ( Special Purpose Review )
- Health Services Authority, Texas
- Health Services, Department of State
- People with Disabilities, Governor’s Committee on
- Purchasing from People with Disabilities, Texas Council on
- Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agencies, Entry Criteria for ( Special Review )
- Soil and Water Conservation Board, State ( Limited Scope Review )
- University Interscholastic League
- Workforce Commission, Texas
- Workforce Investment Council, Texas
It's currently looking at two of the largest, The Texas Education Agency and the Heath and Human Services Commission.
