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BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE House of Representatives of the State |
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of Texas, that House Rule 13, Section 9, be suspended in part as |
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provided by House Rule 13, Section 9(f) to enable consideration of, |
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and action on, the following specific matters which may be |
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contained in the Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill 8. |
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A. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
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the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 4. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: COVID-19 |
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SERVICES. (a) The amount of $2,000,000,000 is appropriated to the |
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Department of State Health Services from money received by this |
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state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 |
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(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus |
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Relief Fund No. 325 during the period beginning on the effective |
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date of this Act and ending January 1, 2023, for the following |
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purposes related to costs incurred during the period beginning |
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March 3, 2021, and ending January 1, 2023, due to the coronavirus |
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disease pandemic: |
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(1) providing funding for surge staffing at state and |
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local hospitals, long-term care facilities, psychiatric hospitals, |
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and nursing facilities; |
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(2) purchasing therapeutic drugs, including drugs for |
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monoclonal antibody treatments; and |
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(3) providing funding for the operation of regional |
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infusion centers. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 13.05, page IX-64, Chapter 1053 |
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(S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the |
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General Appropriations Act), the Department of State Health |
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Services shall expend any Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds |
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freed-up as a result of reimbursements received by the Department |
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of State Health Services from the Federal Emergency Management |
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Agency related to expenditures paid from money appropriated under |
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Subsection (a) of this section only after prior approval of the |
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Legislative Budget Board. |
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B. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
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the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 6. DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE: COMPENSATION. |
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(a) The amount of $359,673,191 is appropriated to the Department of |
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Criminal Justice from money received by this state from the |
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Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) |
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established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. |
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No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief |
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Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing compensation for agency |
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employees for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021. |
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(b) The Department of Criminal Justice shall: |
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(1) in consultation with the comptroller of public |
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accounts and the Legislative Budget Board, determine the proper |
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allocation of benefits included in the appropriations made under |
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Subsection (a) of this section; and |
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(2) identify the strategies and objectives for which |
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the appropriations made under Subsection (a) of this section are |
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directed. |
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(c) It is the intent of the legislature that the Department |
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of Criminal Justice consider the appropriations as a change in the |
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method of finance of the compensation to be paid to agency employees |
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and not as an increase in total appropriations to the agency. |
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C. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
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the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 8. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: TEXAS |
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CHILD MENTAL HEALTH CARE CONSORTIUM. (a) The amount of |
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$113,082,887 is appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board from money received by this state from the Coronavirus State |
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Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the |
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited |
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to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose |
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of supporting the operations and expansion of the Texas Child |
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Mental Health Care Consortium to expand mental health initiatives |
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for children, pregnant women, and women who are up to one year |
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postpartum during the two-year period beginning on the effective |
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date of this Act. At the direction of the Texas Child Mental Health |
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Care Consortium, the Higher Education Coordinating Board shall |
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transfer appropriations through interagency contracts with |
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health-related institutions of higher education for the following |
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purposes: |
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(1) $20,578,442 for enhancements and expansion of the |
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Child Psychiatry Access Network; |
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(2) $56,218,976 for enhancements and expansion of the |
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Texas Child Access Through Telemedicine program; |
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(3) $32,991,791 for expansion of the child and |
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adolescent mental health workforce; and |
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(4) $3,293,676 for administrative expenses. |
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(b) Not later than December 1, 2021, out of money |
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appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section, the Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board shall transfer $3,293,676 to an |
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institution of higher education designated by the Texas Child |
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Mental Health Care Consortium for oversight and evaluation of the |
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outlined initiatives by means of interagency agreements or any |
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other necessary contracts. |
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(c) The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium may |
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transfer up to 10 percent of money appropriated for the purposes |
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described by Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section to any |
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of the other purposes described by those provisions. The Texas |
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Child Mental Health Care Consortium may transfer more than 10 |
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percent of funds for those purposes only with the prior approval for |
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the transfer and expenditure from the Legislative Budget Board. A |
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request for approval of the transfer and expenditure by the |
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consortium is considered approved unless the Legislative Budget |
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Board issues a written disapproval within 10 business days of the |
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receipt and review of the request by the Legislative Budget Board. |
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(d) Out of money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this |
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section, the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium may enhance |
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the Child Psychiatry Access Network to improve perinatal mental |
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health services. |
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D. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
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the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 10. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: |
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UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION. (a) Contingent on legislation by the |
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87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021, relating to the |
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issuance of tuition revenue bonds, becoming law, the amount of |
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$325,000,000 is appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board from money received by this state from the Coronavirus State |
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Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the |
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited |
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to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose |
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of university construction during the two-year period beginning on |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) If an appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this |
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section for any reason is determined by the United States |
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Department of the Treasury or any other qualified state or federal |
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authority to have been made for an improper use: |
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(1) the appropriated money may not be spent and shall |
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be retained in the treasury and available for later legislative |
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appropriation; and |
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(2) an amount equal to the amount of the appropriation |
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that was determined to have been made for an improper use is |
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appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board for the purpose and period described by |
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Subsection (a) of this section. |
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E. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
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the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 16. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: RIO |
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GRANDE VALLEY. The amount of $16,700,000 is appropriated to the |
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Department of State Health Services from money received by this |
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state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 |
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(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus |
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Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of upgrading existing |
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laboratory facilities associated with a level 1 trauma facility in |
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Hidalgo County and new laboratory infrastructure in Starr County |
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during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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F. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
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the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 25. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES: |
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CYBERSECURITY PROJECTS. (a) The amount of $200,000,000 is |
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appropriated to the Department of Information Resources for deposit |
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into the Technology Improvement and Modernization Fund No. 187 and |
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for use during the two-year period beginning on the effective date |
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of this Act for the purpose of cybersecurity projects from money |
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received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery |
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Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue |
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Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of |
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the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325. Before spending money |
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appropriated under this subsection, the department must receive |
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approval for the proposed cybersecurity projects from the Joint |
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Oversight Committee on Investment in Information Technology |
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Improvement and Modernization Projects established under Section |
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2054.578, Government Code. |
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(b) The capital budget authority of the Department of |
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Information Resources in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations |
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Act), is increased by $200,000,000 for the appropriation made under |
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Subsection (a) of this section. |
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G. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to exceed the amount of an item of appropriation |
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contained in one version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 31. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: PRESIDIO CUSTOMS |
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INSPECTION STATION. The amount of $15,500,000 is appropriated to |
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the Department of Transportation from money received by this state |
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from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section |
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802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. |
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No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief |
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Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding for a customs |
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inspection station on the South Orient Rail Line in Presidio, |
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Texas, during the two-year period beginning on the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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H. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
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the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 32. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: TRS-CARE AND |
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TRS-ACTIVECARE. (a) The amount of $286,337,761 is appropriated to |
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the Teacher Retirement System from money received by this state |
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from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section |
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802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. |
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No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief |
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Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding during the |
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two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for |
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coronavirus-related claims in TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare. |
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(b) It is the intent of the legislature that premiums for |
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TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare insurance policies not increase as a |
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result of coronavirus-related claims. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b) of this section, it is |
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the intent of the legislature that the premiums for TRS-Care and |
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TRS-ActiveCare programs be calculated and adjusted taking into |
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consideration the money appropriated under this section. |
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I. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
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the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 33. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: STAFFING |
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NEEDS. (a) The amount of $378,300,000 is appropriated to the |
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Health and Human Services Commission from money received by this |
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state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 |
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(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus |
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Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding during the |
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two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for the |
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Health and Human Services Commission to administer one-time grants |
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related to providing critical staffing needs resulting from |
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frontline health care workers affected by COVID-19, including |
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recruitment and retention bonuses for staff: |
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(1) of nursing facilities, assisted living |
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facilities, home health agencies, and facilities that serve persons |
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with intellectual or developmental disabilities in an intermediate |
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care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities or |
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related conditions (ICF/IID); or |
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(2) who provide community attendant services. |
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(b) It is the intent of the legislature that the Health and |
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Human Services Commission prioritize grants to grantees that comply |
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with the reporting requirements prescribed by Rider 143 (Health and |
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Human Services Commission), Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations |
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Act), the reporting requirements established by Chapter 588 (S.B. |
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809), Acts of the 87th Legislature, 2021, or equivalent reporting |
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requirements established by the Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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(c) Annually, the Health and Human Services Commission |
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shall report to the Legislative Budget Board the grants awarded |
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under this section. The report must include, for the year covered |
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by the report, the amount of grants awarded, the award recipients, |
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and the total amount of each grant used by the recipient. The |
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report must be submitted to the Legislative Budget Board not later |
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than December 1 of the year in which the report is due. |
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(d) Of the amount appropriated under Subsection (a) of this |
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section: |
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(1) $200,000,000 shall be used only for grants for |
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nursing facilities; and |
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(2) $178,300,000 shall be used only for grants for |
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assisted living facilities, home health agencies, community |
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attendants, and facilities that serve persons with intellectual or |
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developmental disabilities in an intermediate care facility for |
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individuals with intellectual disabilities or related conditions |
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(ICF/IID). |
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(e) It is the intent of the legislature that the Health and |
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Human Services Commission consider federal COVID-19 relief money |
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received by providers when allocating the money described by |
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Subsection (d)(2) of this section. |
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J. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to exceed the amount of an item of appropriation |
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contained in one version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 34. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: FEDERALLY |
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QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER INCUBATOR PROGRAM. The amount of |
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$20,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of State Health |
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Services from money received by this state from the Coronavirus |
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State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established |
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under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and |
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deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for |
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use during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of |
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this Act for the Federally Qualified Health Center Incubator |
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Program. |
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K. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (5) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either |
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version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend House Rule 13, |
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Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any |
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matter which is not included in either the House or Senate version |
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of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 35. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES: EMERGENCY |
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MEDICAL SERVICES. (a) The amount of $21,700,000 is appropriated to |
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the Department of State Health Services from money received by this |
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state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 |
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(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus |
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Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding for |
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emergency medical response service staffing, including: |
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(1) funding for programs to incentivize and increase |
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the number of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics |
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that provide care on an ambulance, including funding for emergency |
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medical services workforce development initiatives at regional |
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advisory councils; and |
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(2) funding for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) |
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education programs, including distance learning programs, to |
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increase the number of EMTs and paramedics graduating from EMS |
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education programs. |
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(b) It is the intent of the legislature that, consistent |
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with state law, the Department of State Health Services prioritize |
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funding appropriated under Subsection (a) of this section for rural |
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and underserved areas. |
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L. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
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the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 36. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: EDUCATION AND |
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OUTREACH GRANTS. The amount of $40,000,000 is appropriated to the |
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Parks and Wildlife Department from money received by this state |
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from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section |
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802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. |
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No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief |
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Fund No. 325 to be used during the two-year period beginning on the |
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effective date of this Act for the purpose of providing funding for |
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grants throughout this state as authorized by other law and |
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consistent with Strategy C.2.1., Outreach and Education, as listed |
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in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act). |
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M. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (5) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either |
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version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend House Rule 13, |
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Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any |
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matter which is not included in either the House or Senate version |
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of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 39. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: INSTITUTE FOR A DISASTER |
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RESILIENT TEXAS. (a) The amount of $1,150,000 is appropriated to |
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Texas A&M University - Galveston from money received by this state |
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from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section |
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802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. |
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No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief |
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Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding to the Institute |
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for a Disaster Resilient Texas. |
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(b) Out of amounts appropriated by Subsection (a) of this |
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section: |
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(1) $1,000,000 may be used only for Digital Flood Risk |
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Infrastructure for Underserved Communities; and |
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(2) $150,000 may be used only for office space in |
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Houston. |
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N. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (5) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either |
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version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend House Rule 13, |
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Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any |
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matter which is not included in either the House or Senate version |
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of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 40. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF |
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HOUSTON: INSTITUTIONAL ENHANCEMENTS. The amount of $100,000,000 |
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is appropriated from money received by this state from the |
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Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) |
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established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. |
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No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief |
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Fund No. 325 for institutional enhancement during the two-year |
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period beginning on the effective date of this Act to the following |
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entities and in the following amounts: |
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(1) $50,000,000 to Texas Tech University; and |
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(2) $50,000,000 to the University of Houston. |
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O. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (5) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either |
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version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend House Rule 13, |
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Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any |
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matter which is not included in either the House or Senate version |
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of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 41. COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS: TEXAS SAFE |
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KEEPING TRUST FUND. (a) The amount of $100,000,000 is appropriated |
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to the comptroller of public accounts from money received by this |
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state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 |
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(Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus |
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Relief Fund No. 325 for immediate deposit to an account or fund to |
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be managed by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company as |
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trustee for the benefit of the State Preservation Board to maintain |
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the Bob Bullock State History Museum. |
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(b) If an appropriation made under Subsection (a) of this |
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section for any reason is determined by the United States |
|
Department of the Treasury or any other qualified state or federal |
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authority to have been made for an improper use: |
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(1) the appropriated money may not be spent and shall |
|
be retained in the treasury and available for later legislative |
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appropriation; and |
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(2) an amount equal to the amount of the appropriation |
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that was determined to have been made for an improper use is |
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appropriated from the general revenue fund to the comptroller of |
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public accounts for the purpose described by Subsection (a) of this |
|
section. |
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P. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (5) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either |
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version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend House Rule 13, |
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Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any |
|
matter which is not included in either the House or Senate version |
|
of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 42. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: TEXAS STATE |
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AQUARIUM CENTER. The amount of $3,000,000 is appropriated to the |
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Parks and Wildlife Department from money received by this state |
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from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section |
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802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. |
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No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief |
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Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing funding to the Texas State |
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Aquarium Center for wildlife research during the two-year period |
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beginning on the effective date of this Act. |
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Q. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (5) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either |
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version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend House Rule 13, |
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Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any |
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matter which is not included in either the House or Senate version |
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of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 43. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: MARINE SCIENCE |
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INSTITUTE HOUSING REPLACEMENT. The amount of $3,000,000 is |
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appropriated to the University of Texas at Austin from money |
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received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery |
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Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue |
|
Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of |
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the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing |
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funding for the Marine Science Institute student housing |
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replacement for the two-year period beginning on the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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R. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (5) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either |
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version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend House Rule 13, |
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Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any |
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matter which is not included in either the House or Senate version |
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of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 44. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS. |
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The amount of $3,000,000 is appropriated to the Texas Education |
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Agency from money received by this state from the Coronavirus State |
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Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the |
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited |
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to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose |
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of providing funding for the big brothers and big sisters program |
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technological staff enhancements for the two-year period beginning |
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on the effective date of this Act. |
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S. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (5) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either |
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version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend House Rule 13, |
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Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any |
|
matter which is not included in either the House or Senate version |
|
of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 45. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN: BRISCOE GARNER |
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MUSEUM. The amount of $235,000 is appropriated to the University of |
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Texas at Austin from money received by this state from the |
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Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) |
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established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. |
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No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief |
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Fund No. 325 to the University of Texas at Austin for the Briscoe |
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Garner Museum for the two-year period beginning on the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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T. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (5) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either |
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version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend House Rule 13, |
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Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any |
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matter which is not included in either the House or Senate version |
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of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 46. HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: RURAL |
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VETERINARIANS GRANT PROGRAM. The amount of $1,000,000 is |
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appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Board from money |
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received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery |
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Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue |
|
Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of |
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the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of providing |
|
funding for the rural veterinarians grant program for the two-year |
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period beginning on the effective date of this Act. |
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U. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9b (5) to allow the Conference |
|
Committee to add an item of appropriation that is not in either |
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version of the bill to read as follows; Suspend House Rule 13, |
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Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference Committee to add text on any |
|
matter which is not included in either the House or Senate version |
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of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 47. STATE PRESERVATION BOARD: MAINTENANCE AND |
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. (a) The amount of $25,000,000 is |
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appropriated to the State Preservation Board from money received by |
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this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act |
|
of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the |
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Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 for the purpose of maintenance and |
|
capital improvement projects during the state fiscal biennium |
|
beginning September 1, 2021. |
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(b) The capital budget authority of the State Preservation |
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Board in Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is |
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increased by $25,000,000 for the appropriation made under |
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Subsection (a) of this section. |
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V. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
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Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
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the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 48. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES AND HEALTH |
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AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION: FEDERAL FUNDS FOR HOSPITALS. It is |
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the intent of the Legislature that the Department of State Health |
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Services and the Health and Human Services Commission, in |
|
distributing any money received from the Coronavirus State Fiscal |
|
Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the |
|
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited |
|
to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325 distribute the |
|
money appropriated by this Act to entities that are subject to the |
|
hospital price transparency public disclosure requirements |
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required by 45 C.F.R. Sections 180.10 - 180.60 and, on |
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implementation of rules adopted under the chapter, by Chapter 327, |
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Health and Safety Code. |
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W. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
|
Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
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the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 49. REPORT ON FEDERAL FUNDS BY LEGISLATIVE BUDGET |
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BOARD. (a) The Legislative Budget Board, in consultation with the |
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comptroller of public accounts, shall report on the board's |
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Internet website: |
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(1) for each political subdivision in this state, an |
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informational listing of any money appropriated by this Act and |
|
received by the subdivision; and |
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(2) for each state agency and each institution of |
|
higher education that receives money appropriated by this Act, an |
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informational listing of the following: |
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(A) the amount of money received by the agency or |
|
institution; |
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(B) the federal legislation that authorized |
|
distribution of the money to the state, agency, or institution and |
|
the state legislation, if applicable, that appropriated the money |
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to the agency or institution; |
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(C) the amount of money spent by the agency or |
|
institution; |
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(D) the allowable uses for which the agency or |
|
institution may spend money received by the agency or institution |
|
and the purposes for which the agency or institution has spent the |
|
money; |
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(E) the amount of money received by the agency or |
|
institution: |
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(i) that the agency or institution has not |
|
spent; and |
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(ii) that the agency or institution may |
|
spend without further appropriation; and |
|
(F) the time during which money received by the |
|
agency or institution was spent by the agency or institution, |
|
including the remaining time in which the agency or institution may |
|
spend the money without further appropriation. |
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(b) This section does not apply to a hospital licensed under |
|
Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or a hospital owned and |
|
operated by this state. |
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(c) It is the intent of the legislature that information |
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required to be provided in a report on the Legislative Budget |
|
Board's Internet website under Subsection (a) of this section must |
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be updated not less than once during each fiscal quarter and once on |
|
the first day of each fiscal quarter that occurs on or after |
|
December 1, 2021, until at least December 1, 2028. |
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X. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
|
Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
|
the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 50. LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING APPROPRIATIONS. |
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(a) It is the intent of the legislature that the appropriations |
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made by this Act: |
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(1) are one-time appropriations made for the purpose |
|
of addressing the needs of this state for the two-year period |
|
beginning on the effective date of this Act; and |
|
(2) be used: |
|
(A) only for purposes authorized by state and |
|
federal law, including guidance issued by the United States |
|
Department of the Treasury in 86 Fed. Reg. 26786 (May 17, 2021); and |
|
(B) before all other methods of finance, if more |
|
than one method of finance is available for the applicable purpose. |
|
(b) Except as specifically provided otherwise by this Act, |
|
it is the intent of the legislature that, if the United States |
|
Department of the Treasury or any other qualified state or federal |
|
authority determines that an appropriation made by this Act has |
|
been made for an improper use, the appropriated money not be spent |
|
and shall be retained in the treasury and available for later |
|
legislative appropriation. |
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Y. Suspend House Rule 13, Section 9a (4) to allow the Conference |
|
Committee to add text on any matter which is not included in either |
|
the House or Senate version of the bill to read as follows: |
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SECTION 51. APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY UNDER FEDERAL LAW. The |
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appropriations made under Sections 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, |
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14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, |
|
31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and 47 of this |
|
Act using money received by this state from the Coronavirus State |
|
Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the |
|
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) are made in |
|
accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 802(c)(1)(C), which allows money |
|
from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to be used to |
|
provide government services to the extent of a reduction in the |
|
revenue of a state government caused by the COVID-19 public health |
|
emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full |
|
fiscal year of the state government that ended before that |
|
emergency. |