Final Results of Sunset Reviews 2014–2015 (July 2015)
Report to the 84th Legislature (February 2015)
Sunset faced a challenging review cycle dominated by Texas’ extensive health and human services system. In the end, the 84th Legislature adopted the vast majority of changes recommended by the Sunset Commission, including the consolidation of two major health and human services agencies into a functionally reorganized Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). These changes will have long-term positive impacts on the delivery of services statewide for years to come.
In all, the 84th Legislature enacted 14 Sunset bills, containing 134, or 72 percent, of the Sunset Commission’s statutory recommendations to the Legislature. These statutory changes, along with the Sunset Commission’s 138 management directives to the agencies, will result in more than $34 million in savings and revenue gains over the next two years by eliminating waste, duplication, and inefficiency in state government. See the summary report, Final Results of Sunset Reviews 2014-2015, and the complete final report on each agency for more details.
Agencies Continued in 2015
- Developmental Disabilities, Texas Council for
- Education Agency, Texas
- Facilities Commission, Texas
- Family and Protective Services, Department of
- Health and Human Services Commission
- Health Services, Department of State
- People with Disabilities, Governor's Committee on
- Workforce Commission, Texas
- Workforce Investment Council, Texas
Agencies Abolished and Functions Transferred in 2015
- Aging and Disability Services, Department of
- Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Department of
- Children with Special Needs, Interagency Task Force for
- Purchasing from People with Disabilities, Texas Council on