** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    State Affairs 

TIME & DATE:  9:00 AM, Monday, October 22, 2012 

PLACE:        Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:        Senator Robert Duncan 

 ** MEETING CANCELED **

The Senate State Affairs Committee will meet to take up and consider the following interim charges:

Charge 2:  Examine the Texas Workers Compensation system and make recommendations for changes to meet the needs of Texas employers and employees.  Specifically, review the following

·                the dispute resolution process and benefits available from employers that do not subscribe to workers compensation;

·                the adequacy of income benefits in the workers' compensation system, specifically on high wage earners receiving the maximum compensation rate;

·                identify and report on fatalities in the Workers' Compensation System, including the amount of death and burial benefits paid to beneficiaries and the Subsequent Injury Fund since 2000;

·                the return-to-work numbers and results for injured employees in the Workers' Compensation System that are referred to the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.

Charge 10:  Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the State Committee on State Affairs, 82nd Legislature, Regular and Called Sessions, and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation.  Specifically, monitor the following:

·                implementation of SB 100, relating to the implementation of the MOVE Act, and the impact on local and statewide elections and military voters.

* Public testimony will be limited to three minutes per person.

* If submitting written testimony, please provide 20 copies with your witness affirmation card to the committee staff prior to testifying.

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **